E A E
Born and raised in Oklahoma the young man moved to Tennessee
B A E
He started runnin' with the devil chasin' that honky tonker's dream
E A E
Well at some dive out on life's highway headed southbound
B A E
She was sent from up above and her true love turned his world around
[Chorus]
A E
God bless angels and pray for outlaws
B E E7
To find a new found love for their lost cause
A E A
Lord knows she loved him despite all his flaws
E B
And he loved her cause she made him wanna be
E
A better man
[Verse 2]
E A E
No there weren't no halo above her beautiful brown hair
B A E
No he never saw her wings he always knew that they were there
E A E
Lord she had this way of knowin' when he needed her the most
B A E
It's like she had some kind of connection with the father son and the holy ghost
[Chorus]
A E
God bless angels and pray for outlaws
B E E7
To find a new found love for their lost cause
A E A
Lord knows she loved him despite all his flaws
E B
And he loved her cause she made him wanna be
E
A better man
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
A E
Lord knows it wasn't cold as hell
B E
Like everybody thought it would be
A E
Lord it was actually a beautiful July morning
B A
When he and that preacher man came walking
E
Up out of that tree
[Chorus]
A E
God bless angels and pray for outlaws
B E E7
To find a new found love for their lost cause
A E A
Lord knows she loved him despite all his flaws
E B
And he loved her cause she made him wanna be
E
A better man
E B
He loved her cause she made him wanna be
E
A better man
E
And he was
