KISSED BY AN ANGEL
As recorded by Shaboozey
(From the 2026 Album THE OUTLAW CHERIE LEE & OTHER WESTERN TALES)
Intro
[C]
Verse 1
[C]
Somewhere on the long trail
[F] [C]
Pistol on the side
[G]
Talkin' to some old friends
[F] [C]
They whisper in the night
[C]
Grab a bottle or a Bible
[F] [C]
Woman or a wife
[G] [F]
But it's time for a wretched old man like me
[C]
To leave it all behind
Chorus
[G/B] [Am] [G]
Have mercy on my soul
[F] [C]
I'm praying on my knees
[G/B] [Am] [Em]
But all the wrong I've done
[F] [C] [G/B]
Has left it's mark on me
[Am] [G]
You restin' on my shoulder
[F] [C]
They speak to me so sweet
[G] [F]
Kissed by an angel
[C] [F] [C]
But the devil's got a brand on me
Verse 2
[Am]
Drinkin' in the morning
[F] [C]
Made my mama cry
[G] [F] [C]
I could fill up a dried out river with the tears from her eyes
[C]
Gotta get my life together
[F] [C]
'Cause you don't get another try
[G]
If I'm out of second chances
[F] [C]
I won't leave without a fight
Chorus
[G/B] [Am] [G]
Show mercy on my soul
[F] [C]
I'm praying on my knees
[G/B] [Am] [Em]
But all the wrong I've done
[F] [C] [G/B]
Has left it's mark on me
[Am] [G]
You restin' on my shoulder
[F] [C]
They speak to me so sweet
[G] [F]
Kissed by an angel
[Am]
But the devil's got a brand on me
[Instrumental Break]
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [G/B]
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [G/B]
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [G/B]
[Am] [G] [F] [C]
[Out-Chorus]
[G/B] [Am] [G]
Show mercy on my soul
[F] [C]
I'm praying on my knees
[G/B] [Am] [Em]
But all the wrong I've done
[F] [C] [G/B]
Has left it's mark on me
[Am] [G]
You restin' on my shoulder
[F] [C]
They speak to me so sweet
[G] [F]
Kissed by an angel
[C]
But the devil's got a brand on me
[F] [C]
The devil's got a brand on me
