Intro
(G) (D) (Em) (C) x 2
VerseG
Just a girl born in Dixie
D
Washed in the blood
Em
And raised on the banks
D
Of the Mississippi mud
C
She always had a thing
GD
About fallin' in love with a bad boy
G
Yea, they could see it all comin'
D
But her daddy never dreamed
Em
She'd grow up that fast
D
You know what I mean
CG
The way a girl gets when she turns 17
D
Kinda crazy
ChorusG
She's a rebel child
D
And a preacher's daughter
EmC
She was baptized in dirty water
GD
Her mama cried the first time
Em
They caught her with me
CD
They knew they couldn't stop her
GD
She holds tight to me and the Bible
EmC
On the back seat of my motorcycle
G
Left her daddy standin' there
DEmCGD
Preachin' to the choir you see...God love her
EmC
Oh me and God love her
VerseG
She kissed her mama goodbye
D
Said I'll be sure 'n phone ya
Em
She called from a truck stop
D
In Tucson Arizona
C
With amazing grace
GD
We made California line
G
And then my gypsy life
D
Started takin' it's toll
C
And the fast lane got empty
Em
and out of control
G
And just like an angel
D
She saved my soul from the devil
**Repeat Chorus then solo**
GD
Now she holds tight to me and the Bible
EmC
On the back seat of my motorcycle
G
Left her daddy standin' there
DEmCGD
Preachin' to the choir you see...God love her
EmC
Oh me and God love her
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