Intro
Gm F A#
[Verse]
Gm F A#
Wendell Walker was a friend of mine.
Gm F A#
we’d stain our teeth in the summertime,
Gm F
and with lips of purple, the winter would roll
A# Dm
past the boarded windows into our souls
Gm C
and shake our weary bones.
[Verse]
Gm F A#
now this past winter was the coldest in years.
Gm F A#
it’s hard to explain if you've never lived here,
Gm F
but it locks your doors and starts your mind
A# Dm
thinking in circles just to pass the time,
Gm C
and breaks your weary heart.
[Verse]
Gm F A#
now Wendell Walker was a man of God,
Gm F A#
but he didn’t care much for his sober mind,
Gm F
and when the cold mixed in he was turned around
A# Dm
heard the voice of God and the angels sound
Gm C
a message just for him:
[Chorus]
Gm Dm Gm C Am A#
my son, my son, she is the devil’s child
Am A#
won’t you save her while you can
Am A# C
cut down the other man.
[Verse]
Gm F A#
now Wendell Walker was a friend of mine,
Gm F A#
but he married too young in the summertime.
Gm F
their hearts weren’t ripe so they fell apart
A# Dm
and I found myself with a joyful heart
Gm C
as our secret lives began.
[Verse]
Gm F A#
we found our moments in between the hours,
Gm F A#
when Wendell Walker drove his car to town.
Gm F
but one day he found a letter that I wrote for her
A# Dm
on the top of her dresser and in his winter mind
Gm C
he heard the voice of God say:
[Chorus]
Gm Dm Gm C Am A#
my son, my son, she is the devil’s child
Am A#
won’t you save her while you can
Am A# C
cut down the other man.
[Verse]
Gm F A#
with the voice of the lord ringing in his ears
Gm F A#
and the note to his wife that confirmed his fears,
Gm F
he sat down on the edge of the bed
A# Dm
read the letter again to see who’d sent it
Gm C
but it was signed ‘forever yours’.
[Verse]
Gm F A#
he stood up slow like he’d just been hit.
Gm F A#
walked into the kitchen where his wife was sitting
Gm F
he said, “my mother called on the telephone
A# Dm
she says she needs some help so I’ll be back in the morning"
Gm C
and he grabbed his heavy coat.
[Verse]
Gm F A#
my phone rang while I was watching the news.
Gm F A#
she said the house was ours to cure these winter blues.
Gm F
so I made my way, and we turned the blinds
A# Dm
and Wendell walked in just in time
Gm C
to see our secret die and say:
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Dm Gm C Am A#
my son, my son I’m gonna have to cut you down.
Am A#
he pointed his rifle to my eyes
Am A#
but his hesitating hands
Am A#
were shaking from the cold.
Am A#
so I pushed his gun away,
Am A#
just as he found his strength.
Am A#
and the bullet kissed her lips
C
and I cried:
[Chorus]
Gm Dm Gm C Am A#
my god, my god what have I done?
Am A#
and he reloaded his gun,
Am A#
and he put it in his mouth.
Am A# C
and I stood in the room that I’d created.
[Outro]
C A# x4
- 1. Chord Gitar Andy Shauf - Wendell Walker Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Andy Shauf - Wendell Walker Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan