Kneeling Drunkard's Plea chords by Billy Joe Shaver
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Verse 1
(D major) (A major) (D major) Lord have mercy (A major) on me
Was the kneeling (G major) drunkard's (D major) plea
And as he knelt there on (G major) the ground
I (D major) know that God in Heaven (A major) looked (D major) down
Verse 2
(D major) I went down by an old (A major) country church
I saw the drunkard stagger (G major) and (D major) lurch
And as he reached his mother's (G major) grave
I saw (D major) that drunkard kneel (A major) and pray (D major)
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Verse 3
Lord (D major) have mercy (A major) on me
Was the kneeling (G major) drunkard's plea (D major)
And as he knelt there on (G major) the ground
I (D major) know that God in (A major) Heaven looked
(D major) down
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
Bring my darling (D major) (A major) boy to me
Was his mother's dying (G major) (D major) plea
And as he staggered through (G major) the gate
A lassie (D major) came just one (A major) day too (D major) late
Verse 5
(D major) Three years have passed
since (A major) she went away
Her son is sleeping be (G major) side her today (D major)
And I know in Heaven his (G major) mother he'll see
For (D major) God has heard that drunkard's (A major) plea (D major)
Verse 6
Lord (D major) have mercy (A major) on me
Was the kneeling (G major) drunkard's plea (D major)
And as he knelt there on (G major) the ground
I (D major) know that God in (A major) Heaven
looked (D major) down
Outro 1
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Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
Billy Joe Shaver
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