Bill Anderson – Rock And Roll To Rock Of Ages (Guitar)

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G                                 C
I was born to a Christian country home

                           G
And the first songs that I sang
Were the songs of praise and glory
   D7                                   G
On Sunday morning when the church bells rang
I sang them first in Sunday School
C                         G
Later on I sang up in the choir 
Until one Sunday morning almost without warning
  D7                     G
I realize that wasn’t my desire 

           C
And that’s when I went from singing Rock of Ages

                    G
To singing rock and roll

       D7
And my momma fell down on her knees 

                                       G
And prayed to God to have mercy on his soul

        C
And the elders and the deacons 

                                           G
Tried to get the black sheep back into the fold

                            C       G
The day I went from singing Rock of Ages

   D7               G
To singing rock and roll
I packed a little bag
       C                              G
And we began to travel all around the world
Our nights were filled with music
    D7                              G
And screaming propositions from the girls
I started rolling cigarettes
C                                 G
Drinking beer and loving warm red wine
My momma wrote me letters I tied them all together
                   D7                   G
Said I’ll read ‘em as soon as I get the time
We were picking in Chicago
    C                              G
The night the telegram came to the gig
It was from my little sister
    D7                             G
And she said bubba bubba come home quick
Momma’s got a fever
    C                             G
And daddy says she surely must be dying 
And momma’s one request the thing she loves the best
                         D7              G
Was to hear you sing the gospel one more time

           C
And that’s when I went from singing rock and roll

                        G
Back to singing Rock of Ages 

        D7
And the little country church

                                        G
Seemed a million miles from the concert stages

        C
And the good Lord wrote my momma’s name 

                           G
In the book of everlasting pages

                            C        G
I finally went from singing rock and roll

   D7              G
To singing Rock of Ages

C         G         D7             G
Cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee

      C
Yes I finally went from singing rock and roll

                        G
Back to singing Rock of Ages

   D7
In the little country church

                                        G
Seemed a million miles from the concert stages