Bill Anderson - Rock And Roll To Rock Of Ages Chords

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I was born to a Christian country home
 
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And the first songs that I sang


Were the songs of praise and glory
 
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On Sunday morning when the church bells rang


                            
I sang them first in Sunday School
 
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Later on I sang up in the choir 


Until one Sunday morning almost without warning

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I realize that wasn't my desire 


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And that's when I went from singing Rock of Ages
 
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To singing rock and roll

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And my momma fell down on her knees 

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And prayed to God to have mercy on his soul


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And the elders and the deacons 

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Tried to get the black sheep back into the fold

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The day I went from singing Rock of Ages

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To singing rock and roll



I packed a little bag 

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And we began to travel all around the world

    
Our nights were filled with music

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And screaming propositions from the girls



I started rolling cigarettes
 
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Drinking beer and loving warm red wine


My momma wrote me letters I tied them all together

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Said I'll read 'em as soon as I get the time

 

We were picking in Chicago 

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The night the telegram came to the gig

       
It was from my little sister
 
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And she said bubba bubba come home quick



Momma's got a fever 

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And daddy says she surely must be dying 


And momma's one request the thing she loves the best
 
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Was to hear you sing the gospel one more time


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And that's when I went from singing rock and roll

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Back to singing Rock of Ages 

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And the little country church
 
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Seemed a million miles from the concert stages
 

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And the good Lord wrote my momma's name 

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In the book of everlasting pages

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I finally went from singing rock and roll

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To singing Rock of Ages

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Cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee


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Yes I finally went from singing rock and roll

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Back to singing Rock of Ages

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In the little country church
 
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Seemed a million miles from the concert stages