Protected By Prayer Chords by Charlie Daniels

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_ _ He _ _ got lost from his unit in [C] the jungle _ alone, [G] with the enemy on the [D] _ advance. _ _
As the bullets and tracers flew [C] over his head, [G] he knew that he didn't [D] have a chance. _ _
He fired his rifle [C] and tried to be brave, though [G] his senses were frightened [D] and dull. _ _
He lay on the ground [C] with a lump in his throat, _ [G] cause he knew that the end would [D] soon come. _ _ _
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_ [G] Back home, my mother [D] was down on her knees, [G] praying to be with my son, keep him [D] safe by the police.
[G] When it all looked so hopeless, [D] just a one-sided fight, [E] his deliverance flew into [A] the _ _ [D] night.
[A] _ _ _ [D] And the enemy [C] _ scared _ _
_ [G] _ him as the chopper [D] touched down, _ _ _ _ _ and lifted the _ soldier _ _ _ off the hard [A]-killing _ ground. _
_ _ _ He could feel the [C] Lord's _ _ _ _ [G] presence _ in the hot jungle [D] _ air, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ surrounded [D] by _ _ mercy, _ [A] _ _ _ protected [D] by prayer. _ _
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She had to work late, she [C] was hurrying along, _
_ [G] trying to get home before [D] _ dark. _ _
Against her better judgment, she [C] turned from her way, and [G] took the shortcut that ran through [D] the park. _ _
With night falling quickly, [C] and no one around, [G] from the deep shadows there [D] stepped the man. _ _ _
She noticed a cold, [C] evil look in his eye, [G] and she saw the knife in [D] his hand. _ _ _
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[G] She cried out, Lord Jesus, [D] I'm one of you wrong, _ [G] send me help, Lord, you know I [D] can't face this alone.
[G] As the powers of heaven [D] fought the forces of hell, [E] the man tripped and stumbled _ [A] and _ [Bm] fell.
_ [A] _ She walked through [C] the _ _ _ darkness [G] _ _ without worry [D] or fear, _ _ _ _ _ knowing nothing could _ harm her, _ _ cause her angel [A] was _ near. _
_ _ _ No evil [C] could _ _ _ _ [G] touch her, no demon [D] would dare, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ surrounded [D] by _ _ mercy.
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Protected [D] by _ _ _ prayer.
[C] _ Behold, my eyes in [G] the almighty shadow, [Bb] shall be kept beneath his shelter _ [F] anyway. _ _ _
_ [C] And though I walk [Am] through [G] the valley of the shadow, [Bm] _ [E] I will not fear _ [A] anything.
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[D] He was a good husband [C] and a father too, _
[D] [G] it all began harmless [D] _ enough. _ _
He started out trying [C] the drugs just for fun, _ [G] and he was hooked [D] on the stuff. _ _
He was out on the street just [C] a thief and a bum, [G] he was dirty and out of [D] control. _ _ _
But his family wouldn't give up, [Am] they cried out to God, [G] and prayed for his lost [D] troubled _ soul. _
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[G] And one day a street preacher [D] walked up to him, he [G] said, friend, did you know Jesus [D] died for your sins?
[G] I've been sent to help you [D] find _ salvation's door, [E] you can't live like this _ [A] anymore.
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_ [A] _ _ And the heavens [C] were _ _ _ _ [G] open, _ and conviction [D] fell _ down. _
_ _ _ And he cried out for _ mercy, _ _ _ _ as he knelt on [A] the ground. _ _
_ When he stood up, [C] his soul _ _
_ [G] _ was in the good [D] shepherd's care. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Surrounded [D] by _ _ mercy, _ [A] _ _ _ protected [Bm] by prayer.
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