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- Date: 8/22/97; 11:17:54 PM
- From: John and Marsha Nelson <mnelson@fgi.net>
- Subject: Gospel According to Luke, Skip Ewing
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- The Gospel According to Luke
- by Skip Ewing
- transcribed by Marsha Nelson
-
- I do it in the key of D and use the number system.
- 1=D, 4=G, 5=A, 6m=Bm
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- Intro 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4
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- 1 5 1
- 1. He was an old hand at livin' and makin' his way
- 6m 5 4 5
- He smelled like old whiskey and he needed a shave
- 6m 5 4
- His home was an alley off 8th Avenue
- 1 5 4
- If you had a minute or an hour or two
- 1 5 1 1 1 4 1
- He'd tell you the Gospel according to Luke
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- 2. Luke carried his Bible in a crown royal bag
- He wiped off his brow with an old dirty rag
- He'd tell you straight out just the way he believed
- Faith in the good Lord was all that ya need
- I remember the mornin' he first preached to me
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- 6m 5 4 1
- CH: He said give to your brother is he is in need
- 6m 5 4 5
- Offer up thanks for the gifts you receive
- 6m 5 4
- There's treasure in heaven for the generous few
- 1 5 1 1 1 4 1
- That was the gospel according to Luke
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- 3. So I bought him breakfast at the Daylight Cafe
- Biscuits and gravy, hot coffee, and eggs
- He was hungry and ragged, hadn't eaten in days
- But I was the one there who felt out of place
- When he folded his hands, bowed his head, and said grace
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- lead break 6m 5 4 4 6m 5 4 4 5 5
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- 4. A week ago Wednesday, I saw him again
- Downtown at the mission, surrounded by friends
- Handin' out all the change he'd collected that week
- Sayin' you boys might need this a lot more than me
- I try hard to practice the words that I preach
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- CH: Give your brother if he is in need
- Offer up thanks for the gifts you receive
- There's treasure in heaven for the generous few
- That was the gospel according to Luke
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- 5. He was an old hand at livin' and makin' his way
- He smelled like old whiskey and he needed a shave
- His home was an alley off 8th Avenue
- If you had a minute or an hour or two
- He'd tell you the Gospel according to Luke