Capo 2

Intro: G 

G 
Sometimes he straddles fences 
G 
Sometimes he hangs the moon 
G 
Sometimes he rises early 
G 
So he can drink before noon 

        C 
At this rate,  
                            G 
I don’t know the path he’ll take, no 
                D 
Hades or Pearly Gates 
                                 Em     C 
Either way he’ll get a brand new start 
         G           D             G 
He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart 

G 
His momma, she was a rounder 
G 
His daddy was a man of the cloth 
G 
Sometimes he walks on water 
G 
Sometimes on alcohol 
  
        C 
At this rate,  
                            G 
I don’t know the path he’ll take, no 
                D 
Hades or Pearly Gates 
                                 Em     C 
Either way he’ll get a brand new start 
         G           D             G 
He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart 

  
E                    C              G 
He’s got a gun and a Bible with his name on it 
D                              Em              C 
God knows that I cry and that I pray, darn it’s 
  
  
        C 
At this rate,  
                            G 
I don’t know the path he’ll take, no 
                D 
Hades or Pearly Gates 
                                 Em     C 
Either way he’ll get a brand new start 
         G           D             Em    C 
He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart 
               G           D             G 
That boy needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart