[Verse 1]
Mister, loosen that tie
Don't bother with [?]
I expect there'll be a few stars tonight
My soul don't need no saving
I reckon everybody in this town's been saved a few times before
We all drink a little whiskey
We all play a few cards but
The Holy Ghost runs freely in these hills

[Verse 2]
We got four chords and the Gospel
If you wanna sing a few hymns while
The children dance barefoot on the grass
We've all seen our share of sorrow
We all learned to give and to borrow
Our barns been full, our barns been bare
They say a chord of three strings
Ain't easily broken
Well, we got four chords and the Gospel

[Outro]
We've all seen our share of sorrow
We all learned to give and to borrow
Our barns been full, our barns been bare
They say a chord of three strings
Ain't easily broken
We got four chords and the Gospel, babe
We got four chords and the Gospel, babe
We got four chords and the Gospel, babe