Blessed Chords

Intro D Am G . D Am G . Verse D Am G Grandaddy bought this slice back in 1962 D Am G It came with a barn, a dog in the yard, and a Chevrolet painted blue D Am G 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 . D Am G . D Am G . D Am G D .