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 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 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