The Night I Learned How Not To Pray Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
I was [G]laying on my
belly in the [C]middle of the [G]living floor
I was watch[Em]ing Howdy Doody so I'm guess
[Asus4]ing it was r[A]ight around four[Am][D]
When [G]I saw my baby brother tum
[C]bling from the top of the [G]stairs[Em]
He was ly[G]ing limp and silent and the
[D]blood was trickling through his shiny
[G]Hair

[Verse 2]
When [G]my mom saw my little brother she
[C]said you better run and get [G]your dad
And [Em]her voice was high and she was shak
[A]ing so I knew that this was [Am]bad[D]
Well we stood [G]out at the mailbox watching
[C]her and dad and brother drive
[G]Away[Em]
And I did[G]n't waste no time I got down [D]on
my knees right there and [G]began to
Pray

[Verse 3]
Well I [G]prayed into the evening,
never [C]even took the time to have [G]a bite
I [Em]was sure if I prayed hard enough
[A]that God would make it [Am]right[D]
We were at [G]the kitchen table long pas
[C]t bedtime when we finally g[G]ot that
[Em]Call
And I [G]knew that it was over when my sister
[D]slammed that phone against the
Wall
[G][C]

[Verse 4]
[G]That was the night [C]I learned
how [G]not to pray
[Em]God does w[A]hat God
wants [Am]to any w[D]ay
[G]And I never did tell my [C]mother,
I [G]kept it from my sisters and all [C]my
Brothers
[G]That was the night I l[D]earned how not to pray[G]
[C]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
It [G]was 41 years later when [C]I took my
brothers [G]picture out of a box
[Em]Hung it on the wall and sat across
[A]from him and I began to [Am]talk[D]
[G]When the evening started I [C]didn't
know what I was going to [G]say[Em]
But before [G]the night was over I told them
[D]all about how I learned not [G]to
[C]Pray

[Verse 6]
[G]That was the night [C]I learned
how [G]not to pray
[Em]God does w[A]hat God
wants [Am]to any w[D]ay
[G]And I never did tell my [C]mother,
I [G]kept it from my sisters and all [C]my
Brothers
[G]Tha[D]t[G][C]
[G]was the night I
[D]learned [G]how [C]not[G]
[D]to pra[G]y