Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

x 2

 Just a girl born in Dixie

Washed in the blood

 And raised on the banks

 Of the Mississippi mud

 She always had a thing

 About fallin' in love with a bad boy

 Yea, they could see it all comin'

 But her daddy never dreamed

 She'd grow up that fast

 You know what I mean

 The way a girl gets when she turns 17

 Kinda crazy

**Chorus**

 She's a rebel child

 And a preacher's daughter

 She was baptized in dirty water

Her mama cried the first time

 They caught her with me

 They knew they couldn't stop her

She holds tight to me and the Bible

 On the back seat of my motorcycle

Left her daddy standin' there

Preachin' to the choir you see...God love her

 Oh me and God love her

 She kissed her mama goodbye

Said I'll be sure 'n phone ya

 She called from a truck stop

 In Tucson Arizona

 With amazing grace

We made California line

 And then my gypsy life

 Started takin' it's toll

 And the fast lane got empty

 and out of control

 And just like an angel

 She saved my soul from the devil

**Repeat Chorus then solo**

Now she holds tight to me and the Bible

 On the back seat of my motorcycle

Left her daddy standin' there

Preachin' to the choir you see...God love her

 Oh me and God love her