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One Hell Of An Amen

Brantley Gilbert

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
D××
A×
Em
Bm×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: G D G D G D A 
 
 
G             D 
  Preacher said he died too young, 
 
G           D 
  Over there totin' that gun,  
 
G        D              A         
  For Uncle Sam and our freedom... 
 
G              D 
  Mom and Daddy dressed in black,  
 
G           D 
  They folded up that flag, 
 
G            D              A 
  Handed it to Dad, started prayin, 
 
      Em                   G 
  Yeah he went out, 21 guns, blazin, and that's one... 
 
G   D           A 
  Hell of an amen, 
 
             Bm     A     G 
  That's the only way to go, 
 
          D      
  Fightin' the good fight,  
 
           A                      
  Til' the good lord calls you home, so be...  
 
G    D     A 
  Well my friend, 
 
         Bm    A      G 
  Until I see you again,  
 
        D             A 
  This is our last goodbye,  
 
 
  And it's a hell of an amen... 
 
 
  G, D, G, D, G, D, A 
 
 
G            D   
  Doctor said he ain't got long, 
 
G                D 
  He just smiled, said bring it on, 
 
G               D   
  If you think I'm scared, 
 
             A 
  You got it all wrong... 
 
G               D 
  A little cancer can't break me, 
 
G                  D 
  My heart's right and I believe, 
 
G               D 
  We all hit our knees,  
 
          A 
  Started prayin'...  
 
        Em 
  No he never gave up,  
 
                        G 
  Just said the good lord's waitin', and that's one... 
 
G   D         A 
  Hell of an amen,  
 
            Bm      A     G 
  That's the only way to go,  
 
          D       
  Fightin' the good fight,  
 
           A 
  Til' the good lord calls you home, so be...  
 
G   D      A  
  Well my friend, 
 
         Bm    A    G 
  Until I see you again, 
 
       D             A           
  This is our last goodbye,  
 
 
  And it's a hell of an amen... 
 
 
  G, D, A, G, D, A, 
 
 
 
  So be... 
 
   G D       A 
  Well my friend,  
 
          Bm   A    G 
  Until I see you again, 
 
        D                   A  
  Yeah this is our last goodbye, 
 
 
  And it's a hell of an amen... 
 
 
  G, D, G, D, G, D, A 
          
 

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Chord set

G · D · A · Em · Bm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.