The Night I Learned How Not To Pray chords by Iris DeMent
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
I was laying (G major) on my
belly in the (C major) middle of the living (G major) floor
I was watch (E minor) ing Howdy Doody so I'm guess
(Asus4) ing it (A major) was right around four (A minor) (D major)
When I saw (G major) my baby brother tum
(C major) bling from the top of the (G major) stairs (E minor)
He was ly (G major) ing limp and silent and the
blood (D major) was trickling through his shiny
(G major) Hair
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Verse 2
When my mom (G major) saw my little brother she
said (C major) you better run and get your (G major) dad
And her voice (E minor) was high and she was shak
(A major) ing so I knew that this was bad (A minor) (D major)
Well we stood (G major) out at the mailbox watching
(C major) her and dad and brother drive
Away (G major) (E minor)
And I did (G major) n't waste no time I got down (D major) on
my knees right there and (G major) began to
Pray
Verse 3
Well I prayed (G major) into the evening,
never even (C major) took the time to have a (G major) bite
I was sure (E minor) if I prayed hard enough
(A major) that God would make (A minor) it right (D major)
We were at (G major) the kitchen table long pas
(C major) t bedtime when we finally got (G major) that
Call (E minor)
And I knew (G major) that it was over when my sister
(D major) slammed that phone against the
Wall
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Verse 4
(G major) That was the night I (C major) learned
how not (G major) to pray
(E minor) God does what (A major) God
wants to (A minor) any way (D major)
(G major) And I never did tell my mother, (C major)
I (G major) kept it from my sisters and all my (C major)
Brothers
(G major) That was the night I (D major) learned how not to pray (G major)
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Interlude 1
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Verse 5
It was (G major) 41 years later when (C major) I took my
brothers pic (G major) ture out of a box
(E minor) Hung it on the wall and sat across
(A major) from him and I began to (A minor) talk (D major)
(G major) When the evening started I (C major) didn't
know what I was going to (G major) say (E minor)
But before (G major) the night was over I told them
(D major) all about how I learned not (G major) to
Pray (C major)
Verse 6
(G major) That was the night I (C major) learned
how not (G major) to pray
(E minor) God does what (A major) God
wants to (A minor) any way (D major)
(G major) And I never did tell my mother, (C major)
I (G major) kept it from my sisters and all my (C major)
Brothers
(G major) That (D major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) was the night I
learned (D major) how (G major) (C major) (G major) not
(D major) to (G major) pray
The Night I Learned How Not To Pray
Iris DeMent
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