Satan is Real by The Louvin Brothers
Capitol LP 1959: Satan is Real
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czLceBSD7Cc
Lyrics and Music by Ira and Charlie Louvin
Standard Tuning:  EADGBE
Key: A

[Intro]
      

[Chorus]
             
Satan is real,

 
 working in sp

irit
             
You can see hi

              
m and hear him

              
 in this world

       
 every day
             
Satan is real,

 
 working with 

power
             
He can tempt y

             
ou and lead yo

  
u astray


[Verse 1]
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I attended service at a little church
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In the country not long ago
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A prayer was led by an old country preacher
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Who then raised his hands as everyone stood and sang
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"My God is real"
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A warm breeze through the open windows
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Brought in the smell of new mown hay in a nearby field
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And the singing of birds could be heard
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In the moment of silence
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As the preacher opened the bible to read
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And then a little old man stood up, bent with age
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His hair thin and white
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And said, "Preacher, tell them that satan is real too"
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You can hear him in songs that give praise to idols
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And sinful things of this world
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You can see him in the destruction of homes torn apart
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I know that satan is real
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For once I had a happy home
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I was loved and respected by my family
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I was looked upon as a leader in my community
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And then Satan came into my life
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I grew selfish and un-neighborly
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My friends turned against me
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And finally, my home was broken apart
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My children took their paths into a world of sin
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Yes preacher, it's sweet to know that God is real
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And know that in Him all things are possible
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And we know that Heaven is a real place
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Where joy shall never end
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But sinner friend, if you're here today
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Satan is real too
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And hell is a real place
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A place of everlasting punishment


[Chorus]
             
Satan is real,

 
 working in sp

irit
             
You can see hi

              
m and hear him

              
 in this world

       
 every day
             
Satan is real,

 
 working with 

power
            
He can tempt y

             
ou and lead yo

  
u astray


[Outtro]