Blessed chords by Ernest Tubb

Intro
D  Am G
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D  Am G
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Verse
D                   Am                          G
 Grandaddy bought this slice back in 1962
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It came with a barn, a dog in the yard, and a Chevrolet painted blue
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Well, that Chevy still starts, but that old John Deere's just sitting there in the shed
 D                            Am                            G
And every time that old whippoorwill sings, I can still hear what he said
And he said

Chorus
D                  Am
 Take time to say your prayers
 G
Even if it feels like no one's there
D                       Am
Round that field, plant that grain
G
One good rain could change everything
 D                        Am
And there's a. good chance that where you stand
 G
Is your own little piece of the promised land
 D                                     Am
If the star's still spangled and the dirt's still red
 G
And there's a roof still over your head
 D  Am G
You're blessed        .


Verse
 D                             Am
Now I'm all grown, I got a kid of my own
 G
And he wants to learn how to fish
 D                             Am
We're standing at the pond, digging up a rod, thinking
 G
"God, would You look at this "
 D
He looked up at me, said
 Am                          G
"Daddy, could it be that us and Mama got it made "
 D                          Am
I said, "Yes we do, and we always will
 G
If we just remember this one thing"
And then I said

Chorus
D                  Am
 Take time to say your prayers
 G
Even if it feels like no one's there
D                       Am
Round that field, plant that grain
G
One good rain could change everything
 D                        Am
And there's a. good chance that where you stand
 G
Is your own little piece of the promised land
 D                                     Am
If the star's still spangled and the dirt's still red
 G
And there's a roof still over your head
 D
You're blessed.


Post-Chorus
Am    G
   Amen
D  Am     G
      Amen.


Bridge
D                                       Am
 Well, I hope when he grows up
 G
He passes down that word like Grandad did for me
D                                            Am
I don't care if he's out in California
 G
Or he's up north, or stays put here in Tennessee
D                                       Am
 This land I'm standing on now is gonna be his one day
G
 Without the shadow of a doubt
D                                        Am
 He'll probably be fishing this pond with his old boy
G
 And think about this right now
And he'll say

Chorus
D                   Am
 Take time to say your prayers
G
Even if it feels like no one's there
D                        Am
Round that field, plant that grain
G
One good rain could change everything
 D                        Am
And there's a good chance that where you stand
 G
Is your own little piece of the promised land
 D                                     Am
If the star's still spangled and the dirt's still red
 G
And there's a roof still over your head
You're blessed

Outro
D  Am G
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D  Am G
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D  Am G
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D  Am G  D
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