A Maid's Prayer Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Em]While [G]I lay me down to sleep,
I worked through [D]the worst [G]day.
If [Em]I should die be[G]fore I awa[C]ke,
[G]would [D]I s[G]till be a[Em] mai[D]d?
Would [Em]I still have to [D]rise eac[G]h day,
[C]while [D]others lay in [G]bed,
and put an ap[C]ron over [G]my
and make the holy bread.
[Em]Would I ha[G]ve to wash[D] and iron
[G]the an[Em]gels' dirty clothes?
[C]Would I have to [D]clean
[G]and scrub
the [Em]heavens' [B]floors?
[Em]And would [G]I have to dump the garbage
[C]an d all the [G]other slop?
Or when I cross [D]the river Jordan,
[C]would [G]such filthy duties stop?
Might I go to a movie
when I have my Thursdays [D]out?
[G]Or will I have to polish [C]stars
an[G]d help to hang [C]them out?
[G]Are there any streetcars
that go a [C]certain route?
Or will [G]there be a [Em]chariot
to [G]carry me [C]about?[D][G]
[D]I know I[C] would be discouraged,
[G]and I know I would be dismayed
if I should be a maid in heaven
and still be underpaid.
Now, one [D]very [G]important thing,
very important,
when I have a sweetheart,
when I find him most divine?
Will [C]we sometimes walk together
[D]with his [C]arms in mine entwined?
[G]Could we ever free ourselves
[Em]of t[C]hose beautiful white w[Gdim]ings?
[C]Or would our love af[G]fair
be just one of those broth
erly love [D]things?[G]
[C]I'm a little bit [G]worried about that.
Yes I am just a little worried
[G]about that one thing.
Oh well, how stupid can
you get anyway here
I am not the least bit [D]sick
and not the least bit tired
of [D]this great [G]big beautiful [D]world
worrying about what would happen
should I not wake [D]up
ah [C]it's stupid isn't it oh [C]me folks
I'll stop worrying right [G]this minute
this very minute
and remain a [C]Very much, [Bm]much alive,
[D]robust [Am]it's [D]made.[G]