#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From: "Lee" <sumradagnoth@mindspring.com> Subject: "Baptism" - Kenny Chesney/Randy Travis Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 02:10:20 -0500 ãBaptismä Performed by Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis Written by Mickey Cates Album: ãEverywhere We Goä Transcribed by Lee Boruchow Note: This is the way the song is done on the recording. To play it exactly, drop the sixth string to a D and then capo on the second fret. This changes the chord configurations slightly, as noted at the bottom of the file. DADGBE Capo II Intro - D Bm7 G A (twice) {D} The summer {Bm7} breeze made {G} ripples on the {A} pond {D} Rattled through the {Bm7} reeds and the {G} willow trees {A} beyond {Bm7} Daddy in his {A} good hat {G} momma in her Sunday {D} dress {G} Watched with pride as I {D} stood there in the {G} water up to my {D} chest {F}Preacher spoke {Bm7} about the cleansing {D} blood And I {G} sank my {D/F#} toes into that {Em} east Tennessee {A} mud Chorus: {D} Then it was down with {Bm7} the old man {G} Up {A} with the {D} new {G} Raised to {D/F#} walk in the way of {Em} light and {A} truth {Bm7} Didn't see no {G} angels, just a {D/F#} few saints on the {G}shore {D} But I felt like a {A/C#} new born {Bm7} baby {A} Cradled up {G} in the {A} arms of the {D} Lord Intro (once) {D} Amazing {Bm7} grace {G} oh how sweet the {A} sound There was {D} glory in the {Bm7} air, there was {G} dinner on the {A} ground {Bm7} My sins which were {A} many where {G} washed away and {D} gone {G} Along with a buffalo {D} nickel I {G} forgot to {A} leave it {D} home {F} That seems like {Bm7} such a small small {D} price to pay For the {G} blessed {D/F#} peace of mind {Em} that came to me that {A} day Repeat Chorus {F} This road is long and {Em} dusty Sometimes a {A} soul it {A/C#} must be {D} cleansed And I {F} long to feel that {Em} water {G} Rushing over me {A} again {D} Then it was down with {Bm7} the old man {G} Up {A} with the {D} new {G} Raised to {D/F#} walk in the way of {Em} light and {A} truth {Bm7} Didn't see no {G} angels, just a {D/F#} few saints on the {G}shore {D} But I felt like a {A/C#} new born {Bm7} baby {A} Cradled up {G} in the {A} arms of the {Bm7} Lord {A} {D} I felt like a {A/C#} new born {Bm7} baby {A} Cradled up {G} in the {A} arms of the {D} Lord Intro (once) CHORDS: Diagramed from lowest to highest string. Numbers indicate fret. D 0x0232 Bm7 x24232 occasionally x2403x G 5x003x and 5x020x A x02220 F 3x321x D/F# 4x023x Em 222000 A/C# x42220