These are Brother Joe by Ole 60 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Well Brother Joe never
had a life
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He became a man of God
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Started preachin' at the
church
Down by mile marker 17
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He works his days he
works his nights
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Spends his time saving lives
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When the day ends, goes home
to hid beautiful family
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His sweet, sweet Valerie
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Well she's the only reason
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He ever found God in the
first place
He thinks back to the
first day
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He was nervous jumbling
his words
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Sweatin' when he tried
to flirt
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But he just never seen a
woman in the world
Who's beautiful as her
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She told him all about
Jesus
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The love He had to give
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Few years have passed now
And they're thinkin'
;bout some kids
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He popped out a couple few
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To sit upi in the
front pew
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Every Sunday morning
when he's
in the pulpit
Spreading gospel to the room
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[Verse]
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The preacher man he's so
in love
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With God, his woman,
his three sons
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And every morning when
he wakes
He thanks the good Lord
up above
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His sloppy wheel well
did enough
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Sometimes things get tough
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But he does it for his
Valerie
Who pulled him from the rough yeah
[Instrument]
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[Verse]
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It wasn't Sunday night
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He was back in his office
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He was writing down talking
points
For the sermon next week
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He was writing 'bout forgiveness
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And rolling with the punches
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If you catch one on the chin
You just gotta turn the
other cheek
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The phone started ringing
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He was busy singing
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Some ole gospel hymn
He learned from sweet,
sweet Valerie
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He checked who was calling
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He knew something was off
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When he saw the sherrif's
office
On the caller I.D.
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He picked up the call
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And his heart started
dropping
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You don't get this way
often
But he's gritting his
teeth
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Someone broke into
the parsonage
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Neighbors heard the poppin'
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'Fore the lady flinched
He was down on his knees
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She told him they ain't
cotton
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Two broken locks and
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Three little bodies
And his sweet, sweet
Valerieeeeeee
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Well the preacher man
he’s got a gun
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He don’t wanna hurt
no one
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But he believed that
Jesus needed him
To leave a bullet in a man’s head
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He knows that come
the risen sun
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It’ll all be said and
done
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He ain’t gonna make it
right tonight
If he don’t paint the walls red
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Puts the steel in his own head
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Two words is all he said
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Tears streamin down his cheek
As he let out that Jesus wept
[Verse]
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What the hell was all
this for
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Lifeless body hits
the floor
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So he’s heading home
sweet home
To his three boys
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And his sweet, sweet
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Valerie
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And his sweet, sweet
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Valerie
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Ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhh
[Outro]
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Brother Joe never
had a lot
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He became a man of God
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Started preaching
at the church
Down by mile marker 17