Backslider's Prayer lyrics and chords

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Backslider's Prayer
Recorded by Ty England
Written by Bob Regan and Mark D. Sanders

G                                               Am             A7
He said I know this ain't the time or place but Lord I need to talk
     C                                    G
In a business suit in a corner booth in a crowded little restaurant
                              A7
We all tried not to listen we all tried not to look
      C                                    D7
But a whole room full of customers and the waitress and the cook
    Em                   C                       G
All stopped what we were doin' when he bowed his head
        Em               C             D7
In that silence we heard every word he said

          G                   C           D7             G
I've been tryin' to do things my way down here on life's highway
C                G              D7
Slippin' slidin' sideways tween no way and nowhere
           G               C       D7                 Em
If I could only gain a foothold up there on your high road
D7      C           G               C            G
Lord if you hear me help me I'll do anything you tell me to
C               G                 D7           G
All I've got to offer you is this backslider's prayer

                                               Am                A7
Well the waitress made the first move when she filled his coffee cup
    C                                       G
She said you ain't alone here mister you're speakin' for the rest of us
                                   A7
I heard some scattered amens and a couple of I've been there's
     C                             D7
Then things got back to normal the dishes and the silverware
     Em              C                       G
Were clangin' in the kitchen like an angel's band
     Em               C                 D7
As I took my place in line to shake his hand

repeat #2 Cause I've been

D7         G               C       D7                 Em
If I could only gain a foothold up there on your high road
D7      C           G               C            G
Lord if you hear me help me I'll do anything you tell me to
C               G                 D7           G
All I've got to offer you is this backslider's prayer

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