Mamas Prayer

Key: E Verse 1: E N.C. A N.C. E N.C. Back when I was doing time, there's a night I can't forget E N.C. B7 N.C. A mad man with a knife in hand tried to kill me while I slept E N.C. E7 N.C. A N.C. E N.C. Somehow the knife missed its mark and I pinned the raging man E N.C. B7 N.C. E N.C. Somehow my Mama's prayers had worked again Verse 2: E N.C. E7 N.C. A N.C. E N.C. One night, while we were driving across the mighty Texas plains E N.C. B7 N.C. A car pulled out with its headlights out, head on into our lane E N.C. E7 N.C. A N.C. E N.C. As Deanrow swerved to miss the car I felt a mighty hand E N.C. B7 N.C. E N.C. Somehow my Mama's prayers had worked again

Chorus: A Mama's prayers were always with me through the battlefield of life E B7 She prayed for me and said amen in the name of Jesus Christ E A E From the death house in San Quentin, I walked away a better man E B7 E Somehow my Mama's prayers had worked again [Instrumental Break] A E B7 E A E E B7 E Chorus: A Mama's prayers were always with me through the battlefield of life E B7 She prayed for me and said amen in the name of Jesus Christ E A E From the death house in San Quentin, I walked away a better man E B7 E Somehow my Mama's prayers had worked again