Vince Gill - Bread And Water

bread and water
by : vince gill
drop D tuning
capo 7

intro :
D5 G/D D5 G/D D5 G/D D5

verse
D5 G/D D5
one night he wandered in to that old mission ,
A7sus D5
the one down on the poor side of town .
G/D D5
he really had no int’rest in salvation ,
A7sus D5
just a place to lay his drunk old body down .
G/D D5
he said , ma’am , i sure Am hungry
A7sus D5
and i don’t have a penny to my name .
G/D D5
lord knows i hadn’t worked in a month of sundays .
A7sus D5
i’m dirty , dead ’broke and so ashamed .

chorus :
G/D
i need bread an water man that’s all i need .
G/D
bread and water , a place to rest my feet .
Em7 G/F#
i ain’t too proud to get down on my
G
knees for bread and water’s free .

interlude :

D5 G/D D5

verse 2 :
D5 G/D D5
she said , you’re always welcome at this table ,
A7sus D5
said , brother you look like you could use a friend .
G/D D5
and there’s no need to pay if you’re not able ,
A7sus D5
’cause even jesus was a homeless man .
G/D
well , she opened up the word and started
D5
reading about the savior
A7sus D5
and the woman at the well .
G/D D5
said it ain’t for me to judge this life you’re leading ,
A7sus D5
there’s only two things that can save your soul from hell .

chorus :
G/D
it’s bread and water ,

man , that’s all you need .
D5
bread and water , a place to rest your feet .
Em7 G/F# G
you ain’t to proud to get down on your knees

for bread and water’s free .

interlude :

D5 G/D D5

verse 3 :
D5 G/D D5
when he bowed his head he kind of choked up ,
A7sus D5
they spoke ev’ry word of our lord’s prayer .
G/D D5
he closed his eyes , and never woke up .
A7sus D5
and he’ll find bread and water waiting there .

outro chorus :

G/D
bread and water , man , that’s all you need .
D5
bread and water , place to rest your feet .
G
bread and water , man , that’s all you need .
D5
bread and water , brother just believe .
Em7 G/F#
if you ain’t too proud to get down on
G
your knees for bread and water’s free .

for bread and water’s free .

outro :

D G D G D5 G D5