Bottles And Bibles

C/G Bottles and bibles C/G C7 Litter the floor C7 F F7 An all night revival F7 C/G Passed out around 4 C/G Now the preacher's been drinkin' C/G C7 But it's hard not to do C7 F F7 Since she ran out the screen door F7 C/G And swore they were through (Pre Chorus) Dm F Oh Lord, if you care, send a spirit down here Dm F C/G C7 Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again C7 F C/G But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow G G7 C/G C7 When everybody in town points a finger at you C7 F C/G But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled C/G G G7 C/G They don't know you at all, but they think that they do C/G He didn't believe her C/G C7 He just knew she'd come home C7 F F7 But the nights kept a' crawlin' F7 C/G As he laid there alone C/G And he'd call up to heaven C/G C7 And he'd hope and he'd pray C7 F F7 But the line's always busy F7 C/G Since he went astray Dm F Oh Lord, if you care, won't you answer his prayers Dm F C/G C7 Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again Chours C7 F C/G But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow C/G G G7 C/G C7 When everybody in town points a finger at you C7 F C/G But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled C/G G G7 C/G They don't know you at all, but they think that they do C/G Now the bottles and bibles C/G C7 Broke out in a fight C7 F F7 The whiskey fought hard, son F7 C/G And took the victory that night C/G They found him a' layin' C/G C7 Face down by the stairs C7 F F7 Dressed up for a sermon F7 C/G Nobody would hear (Pre Chourus) Dm F Oh Lord, if you care, send your angels down here Dm F C/G C7 Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again C7 F C/G But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow C/G G G7 C/G C7 When everybody in town points a finger at you C7 F F7 C/G But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled C/G G G7 C/G They don't know you at all, but they think that they do