Chords with lyrics
Tom Ames Prayer, by Steve Earle
appears on Steve Earle, "Train a Comin"
and Robert Earl Keen, "Gringo Honeymoon"
(G+G)Everyone ..
would ..(D MajorD)end,
Cause the (E minorEm)..(C majorC)chickens ..
(G+G)time ..(D MajorD)he was (G+G)ten.
(G+G)One ..
and ..(D MajorD)hand,
He said (E minorEm)..(C majorC)..
your (G+G)..(D MajorD)under(G+G)stand.
(G+G)So ..
and ..(D MajorD)thanks,
Fell (E minorEm)..(C majorC)border town
and he (G+G)took to (D MajorD)robbin' (G+G)banks.
(solo over)
Em-C- G- D MajorD
Em-C- G+G - D MajorD -G
(G+G)Outside ..
a ..(D MajorD)went;
Til ..(E minorEm)..(C majorC)Abilene
with (G+G)..(D MajorD)..(G+G)spent.
(G+G)And ..
he ..(D MajorD)tried;
He (E minorEm)..(C majorC)do it
but he (G+G)..(D MajorD)to the (G+G)sky.
(G+G)He ..
I ..(D MajorD)you
(E minorEm)I ..(C majorC)miracle Lord
a (G+G)little ..(D MajorD)luck will (G+G)do.
(G+G)You ..
cause ..(D MajorD)me
that (E minorEm).. (C majorC)beggin'
and I (G+G)don't take (D MajorD)chari(G+G)ty.
break:
Em-C-G-D
Em-C G-D-G
(G+G)Lord, ..
as ..(D MajorD)know
I've (E minorEm)had ..(C majorC)devil himself's
been (G+G)strictly (D MajorD)touch and (G+G)go.
(G+G)Right .
I ..re(D MajorD)call
how they (E minorEm)nearly .(C majorC)stealin' .
in (G+G)Ft. (D MajorD)Smith, (G+G)Arkansas
(G+G)Judge ..
just ..(D MajorD)shot
I (E minorEm)went away (C majorC)quietly
I beg(G+G)an to (D MajorD)file and (G+G)plot.
(G+G)They ..
he ..(D MajorD)hope,
(E minorEm)he'll ..(C majorC)have, son
when you (G+G)hit the (D MajorD)end ..(G+G)rope."
(G+G)Well, ..
but ..(D MajorD)me
(E minorEm)I ..(C majorC)golden throat
and asked the (G+G)deputy (D MajorD)for the (G+G)key.
(G+G)Ah, ..
there ..(D MajorD)me
(single strum each chord)
(E minorEm)So .., (C majorC)spit ..and (G+G)walked in(D MajorD)to that (G+G)street.
(break and end.)
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