Tom Ames Prayer chords by Steve Earle

Tom Ames Prayer, by Steve Earle

appears on Steve Earle, "Train a Comin"
and Robert Earl Keen, "Gringo Honeymoon"

(G)Everyone ..
would ..(D)end,
Cause the (Em)..(C)chickens ..
(G)time ..(D)he was (G)ten.

(G)One ..
and ..(D)hand,
He said (Em)..(C)..
 your (G)..(D)under(G)stand.

(G)So ..
 and ..(D)thanks,
Fell (Em)..(C)border town
 and he (G)took to (D)robbin' (G)banks.

(solo over)
Em-C-   G-   D
Em-C-   G -  D -G

(G)Outside ..
 a ..(D)went;
Til ..(Em)..(C)Abilene
 with (G)..(D)..(G)spent.

(G)And ..
 he ..(D)tried;
He (Em)..(C)do it
but he (G)..(D)to the (G)sky.

(G)He ..
I ..(D)you
(Em)I ..(C)miracle Lord
a (G)little ..(D)luck will (G)do.

(G)You ..
cause ..(D)me
that (Em).. (C)beggin'
and I (G)don't take (D)chari(G)ty.

break:

Em-C-G-D
Em-C G-D-G

(G)Lord, ..
as ..(D)know
I've (Em)had ..(C)devil himself's
been (G)strictly (D)touch and (G)go.

(G)Right .
I ..re(D)call
how they (Em)nearly .(C)stealin' .
in (G)Ft. (D)Smith, (G)Arkansas

(G)Judge ..
just ..(D)shot
I (Em)went away (C)quietly
I beg(G)an to (D)file and (G)plot.

(G)They ..
he ..(D)hope,
(Em)he'll ..(C)have, son
when you (G)hit the (D)end ..(G)rope."

(G)Well, ..
but ..(D)me
(Em)I ..(C)golden throat
and asked the (G)deputy (D)for the (G)key.

(G)Ah, ..
there ..(D)me
(single strum each chord)
(Em)So .., (C)spit ..and (G)walked in(D)to that (G)street.

(break and end.)

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