Merle Haggard – Mamas Prayers (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
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Chords
[Intro]
D N.C.
[Verse 1]
D N.C. Back when I was doing time G N.C. D N.C. There's a night I can't forget D N.C. A mad man with knife in hand A7 N.C. Tried to kill me while I slept D N.C. D7 N.C. But somehow the knife missed its mark G N.C. D N.C. And I pinned the raging man D N.C. A7 N.C. D N.C. Somehow my mama's prayers had worked again
[Verse 2]
D N.C. One night while we were driving G N.C. D N.C. Across the mighty Texas plains D N.C. D N.C. A car pulled out with its headlights out D N.C. A7 N.C. Head on into our lane
D N.C. D7 N.C.
As Deanrow swerved and missed the car
G N.C. D N.C. I felt a mighty hand D A7 D Somehow my mama's prayers had worked again
[Chorus]
G Mama's prayers were always with me G Through the battlefields of life D She prayed for me and said amen A7 In the name of Jesus Christ D D7 From the death house in San Quentin G D I walked away a better man D A7 D Somehow my mama's prayers had worked again
[Solo]
G
D A7
D D7 G D
D A D D7
[Chorus]
G Mama's prayers were always with me G Through the battlefield of life D She prayed for me and said amen A7 In the name of Jesus Christ D D7 From the death house in San Quentin G D I walked away a better man D A7 D Somehow my mama's prayers had worked again