[Verse 1]
Am
He’s got old time religion
Dm
Buries his cash in a coffee can
Am
And he makes his decisions
G5
Down on his knees yeah he’s a full grown man
Am
And he had a vision
Dm
Of a fire it burned up all of the land
Am
You could call it superstition
Dm G5
You could run just as fast as you can
Am
He took a beating
Dm
His father screamed at the top of his lungs
Am
An Old Testament reading
G5
If you spare the rod you spoil the son
Am
He’s got scars for his bleeding
Dm
Fear of God fills everyone
Am
You can listen to Him pleading
Dm
Pleadings for the holy son (to)
[Chorus]
Am
Give me that old time religion
Dm
Give me that old time religion
Am
Give me that old time religion
G5
It’s good enough for me
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 2]
Am
He’s got a King James edition
Dm
With all of the words of Christ in red
Am
And he reads the inscription
Dm
Every night when he goes to bed
Am
And he goes fishing
Dm
For sin in men like Jesus said
Am
Got an old time conviction
G5
Keeps the bodies in the shed
Am
He had a woman
Dm
Took her to church every Sunday morn
Am
He said submit to your husband
Dm
Submit to me thus, sayeth the Lord
Am
Well he never saw it coming
Dm
When she tried to get away in his ‘34 Ford
Am G5
Now a widower is strumming on a banjo with a missing cord
[Chorus]
Am
Give me that old time religion
Dm
Give me that old time religion
Am
Give me that old time religion
G5
It’s good enough for me
[Instrumental break]
[Outro]
Am
Give me that old time religion
Dm
Give me that old time religion
Am
Give me that old time religion
G5
It’s good enough for me
