The Allman Brothers Band – God Rest His Soul (Guitar)

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| C can be played XXX555 [Intro] D C [Verse 1]
D  C                             D  C
     A man lay dying in the streets

D  C                             D  C
     A thousand people fell down on their knees

     G
     Any other day he would have been

D  C                        D  C
     Preaching

D  C                        D  C
     Reaching all the people there

D  C                        D  C
     Oh Lord Lord
[Chorus]
         G      D       G                  D
     But Lord knows I can't change what I saw

      G                 D  C                        D  C
     I Say God Rest His Soul
[Verse 2]
D  C                        D  C
     The Memphis battleground was red

D  C                        D  C
     Cause blood came pouring from his head

     G
     Women and children fallin' down

D  C                        D  C
     Crying

D  C                        D  C
     For the man they loved so well

D  C                        D  C
     Oh Lord, Lord
[Chorus]
         G     D      G                   D
     But Lord knows I can't change what I saw

       G                   D  C                        D  C
     I say God rest his soul
[Break]
D  C        D  C
     Rhythm chages to a bit faster and funky over D to C (12 times)
(I break here) [Chorus]
         G     D      G                   D
     But Lord knows I can't change what I saw

       G                D  C                        D  C
     I say God rest his soul
[Verse 3]
D  C                        D  C
     The morning sun will rise again

D  C                        D  C
     With all the passions growing thin

     G
     What we gonna do when war is come and we're

D  C                        D  C
     Dying

D  C                        D  C
     Dying for the cause unknown
[Chorus]
                  G       D       G                  D
     (Yeah but) But Lord knows I can't change what I saw

     G                  D  C                        D  C
     Say God rest his soul
[Outro]
D  C                        D  C
Same as break to end on C
Rhythm chages to a bit faster and funky over D to C (12 times) to End