Brother Joe Chords by Ole 60

[Intro]

Am   G   D
Am   G   D
 
 
[Verse]

      Am
Well Brother Joe never had a life
G
He became a man of God
 D
Started preachin' 

at the church
 
Down by mile marker 17
 
    Am
He works his days 

he works his nights
 G
Spends his time saving lives
 D
When the day ends, 

goes home to hid beautiful family
 
 
[Verse]

     Am
His sweet, sweet Valerie
      G
Well she's the only reason
               D
He ever found God in the first place
 
He thinks back to the first day
 
        Am
He was nervous jumbling his words
 G
Sweatin' when 

he tried to flirt
    D
But he just never seen 

a woman in the world
 
Who's beautiful as her
 
 
[Verse]

     Am
She told him all about Jesus
     G
The love He had to give
D
Few years have passed now
 
And they're thinkin' 

;bout some kids
 
    Am
He popped out a couple few
    G
To sit upi in the front pew
 D
Every Sunday morning when 

he's in the pulpit
 
Spreading gospel to the room
 
 
[Verse]

     Am
The preacher man 

he's so in love
      G
With God, his woman, 

his three sons
     D
And every morning

 when he wakes
 
He thanks the good 

Lord up above
 
     Am
His sloppy wheel well did enough
 G
Sometimes things get tough
 D
But he does it for his Valerie
 
Who pulled him 

from the rough yeah
 
 
[Instrumental]

Am   G   
D    D
Am   G   
D    D
 
 
[Verse]

           Am
It wasn't Sunday night
        G
He was back in his office
        D
He was writing down talking points
 
For the sermon next week
 
        Am
He was writing 'bout forgiveness
     G
And rolling with the punches
        D
If you catch one on the chin
 
You just gotta turn the other cheek
 
 
[Verse]

     Am
The phone started ringing
G
He was busy singing
      D
Some ole gospel hymn
 
He learned from sweet,

 sweet Valerie
 
    Am
He checked who was calling
    G
He knew something was off
         D
When he saw the sherrif's office
 
On the caller I.D.
 
 
[Verse]

    Am
He picked up the call
         G
And his heart started dropping
           D
You don't get this way often
 
But he's gritting his teeth
 
         Am
Someone broke into the parsonage
 G
Neighbors heard the poppin'
  D
'Fore the lady flinched
 
He was down on his knees
 
 
[Verse]

     Am
She told him they ain't cotton
 G
Two broken locks and
 D
Three little bodies
 
And his sweet, sweet Valerieeeeeee
 
          Am
Well the preacher man 

he’s got a gun
G
He don’t wanna hurt no one
    D
But he believed that 

Jesus needed him
 
To leave a bullet in a man’s head
 
 
[Verse]

    Am
He knows that come 

the risen sun
G
It’ll all be said and done
D
He ain’t gonna 

make it right tonight
 
If he don’t paint the walls red
 
 Am
Puts the steel in 

his own head
 G
Two words is all he said
 D
Tears streamin down his cheek
 
As he let out that Jesus wept
 
 
[Verse]

 Am
What the hell was 

all this for
 G
Lifeless body hits the floor
D
So he’s heading home sweet home
 
To his three boys
 
         Am     
And his sweet, 
 G       D    D
sweet Valerie
         Am     
And his sweet, 
 G       D
sweet Valerie
 
 D      Am     G      D
Ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhh
 
 
[Outro]

Am   G   
D    D
Am   G   
D    D
Am   G   
D    D
 
 Am
Brother Joe 

never had a lot
G
He became 

a man of God
 D
Started preaching at the church
 
Down by mile marker 17

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