The Gospel According To Luke

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G7

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He was an old hand at living and making his way

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G7

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G7

He smelled like old whiskey and he needed a shave

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G7

F

His home was an alley off 8th Avenue

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G7

F

If you had a minute or an hour or two

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G7

C

He’d tell you the Gospel according to Luke

G7

C

Luke carried his Bible in a crown royal bag

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G7

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G7

He wiped off his brow with an old dirty rag

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G7

F

He’d tell you straight out just the way he believed

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G7

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Faith in the good Lord was all that ya need

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G7

C

I remember the morning he first preached to me

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G7

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C

He said give to your brother if he is in need

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G7

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G7

Offer up thanks for the gifts you receive

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G7

F

There’s treasure in heaven for the generous few

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G7

C

That was the gospel according to Luke

G7

C

So I bought him breakfast at the Daylight Cafe

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G7

F

G7

Biscuits and gravy hot coffee and eggs

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G7

F

He was hungry and ragged hadn’t eaten in days

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G7

F

But I was the one there who felt out of place

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G7

C

When he folded his hands bowed his head and said grace

G7

C

A week ago Wednesday I saw him again

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G7

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G7

Downtown at the mission surrounded by friends

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G7

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Handing out all the change he’d collected that week

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G7

F

Saying you boys might need this a lot more than me

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G7

C

I try hard to practice the words that I preach

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G7

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