Little boy's prayer chords by
Porter Wagoner

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

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Darling,

I don't know whether you can hear me or not

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Because of this lump in my throat,

I can't talk very loud

But I've got to tell you 'bout our

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little son's prayer tonight

If you could've heard it honey,

Verse 2

you'd have been so proud

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I'd already left a note on the

table for mom and dad

As if they didn't know what was wrong

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Now,

I asked them to take a care of him

Now, that you and I we're both

gone

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After I finished the note, I

Verse 3

figured that he was asleep

So, I've slipped in to see him just once

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But he was just startin' to pray

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And his words froze me at the door

Verse 4

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And he said, "Dear God,

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it's late I hope I did_ n't get you up

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But there's somethin' we gotta

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talk about

You see God,

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my mommy was buried today

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And my daddy needs straighten out

Verse 5

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Ever since mommy got sick, he's

been nervous

And hollered at me a lot

But that part I can't understand

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'Cause even a little boy like me

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knows that

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Worry sometimes overload a man

Verse 6

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But God, he loved mommy so much

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And he used to tell her nothing

Would ever come between 'em

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Now, I know that's

what's botherin' him

Verse 7

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Now 'cause somethin' has

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and I'm afraid

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He's thinkin' about join_

in' her somehow

God, I'm glad that

he loved mommy

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I want him to be with her again

one of these days

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But I want to

Verse 8

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talk to him and tell him

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That first he's got me to raise

Tell him, every now and then

Verse 9

A little boy needs a helping hand

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And I guess, you probably still need

Your daddy even after

you're a full grown man

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And God, if I'd lost him and

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mommy both

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It'd be more than I could stand

Verse 10

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I know my grandma

and grandpa

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Would take care of me

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'Cause they both love me a whole lot

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But God, they're older and they

don't always understand

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The prob_ lems a little boy like

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me has got

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Well God, I won't bother anymore tonight

Verse 11

But tomorrow night,

I'll be sure and talk to you again

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You take care of my daddy, now you hear thank you,

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Amen

Verse 12

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I've just stood there thinkin'

About his prayer and all that

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he said in it

Finally I opened the door

and asked him

Verse 13

If I could talk to him for a minute

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We sat down on the edge of his

bed

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And both took turns laugh_ in' and cryin'

for a while

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And he could tell it'd been a change

in me

Because for the first time in the long

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time I saw him smile

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So darling, you go on ahead

Verse 14

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but you walk slow

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And someday when you'll turn around

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I'll be there

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But it'll be a while

'cause I'm gonna spend

The next few dozen years

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Being an answer to our little boys prayer

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The original key of Little boy's prayer by Porter wagoner is G major.

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