The Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea chords by
The Louvin Brothers
The Louvin Brothers

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Key: Bb major
Verse 1
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D
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"Lord have mercy on me!"
C
C

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G
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Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
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And as he knelt there on the ground
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D
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G
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I know that God from heaven looked down
Verse 2
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D
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I went down by an old country church
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I saw a drunkard stagger and lurch
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And as he reached his mother's grave
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D
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I saw that drunkard kneel and pray
Verse 3
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G

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D
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"Lord have mercy on me!"
C
C

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G
G

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Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
C
C

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And as he knelt there on the ground
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G

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D
D

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I know that God from heaven looked
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G

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Interlude 1
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D
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G
G

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C
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Verse 4
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D
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"Bring my darling boy to me"
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Was his mother's dying plea
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And as he staggered through the gate
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Alas, he came just one day too
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late
Interlude 2
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D
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C
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Verse 5
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Three years have passed
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since she went away
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Her son is sleeping beside her today
And I know that in heaven
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his mother he'll see
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For God has heard that
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drunkard's plea
Verse 6
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"Lord have mercy on me!"
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G
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Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
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And as he knelt there on the ground
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G

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D
D

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C
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I know that God from heaven looked down
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