Chords for Hank Williams Jr - Little Boys Prayer
Tempo:
80.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
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A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [A]
[G] Darling, I don't know whether you can hear me or not, [C] because of this lump in my throat
I can't talk very loud, but [G] I've got to tell you about our little son's prayer tonight.
If you could have heard it, [D] honey, [Am] you'd have been [D] so proud.
I'd already left a [G] note on the table for [Dm] Mom and Dad, [G] as if they didn't know what was wrong.
[C] I asked them to take care of him, now that you and I both were gone.
[G] After I finished the note, I figured he was asleep, so I slipped [D] in to see him once more.
[G] But he was just starting to pray, [C] and [G] his words froze me at the door.
He said, Dear God, it's late, and I hope I didn't get you up, [C] but there's something we
got to talk about.
You see, God, my mommy was buried [G] today, and my daddy needs straightening out.
Ever since Mommy got sick, he's [D] been nervous and hollering at me a lot, but that part I
can understand, [G] because even a little boy like me knows that worries sometimes overload a man.
But, [C] God, he loved Mommy so much, [G] he used to [C] tell her nothing would ever come between
them, [G] and I know that's what's bothering him now, because something [D] has.
And I'm afraid he's thinking about [G] joining her somehow.
[C] [G] God, I'm glad he loves Mommy, and I want him to be with her again one of these days.
But I want you to talk to him and tell him that [C] just now he's got me to raise.
Tell him every now and then a little boy needs a helping hand.
[G] I guess you probably still need your daddy, even after you're a full-grown man.
[D] And God, if I lost him and Mommy both, it'd be more than I could stand.
[G] I know my grandma and grandpa would take care of me, because they both love me a lot.
[C] But God, they're older, and they don't always understand the problems a little boy like
me has [G] got.
Well, God, I won't bother you any more tonight, [D] but tomorrow night I'll be sure to [G] talk to you again.
You take care of my daddy now, you hear me?
Thank you, God.
Amen.
I just [C] stood there thinking [G] about his prayer and what he'd said in [C] it.
Finally, I opened the door and asked him if I could talk to him for a minute.
[G] We sat down on the edge of his bed, and we both took turns laughing and crying for a while.
[D] And he could tell that Ben are changing me, because for the first time in a long time,
I [G] saw him smile.
So darling, you go on ahead, but you walk slow.
[C] And someday when you turn around, I'll be there.
But [G] it'll be a while, because I'm going to spend the next few dozen [D] years being [G] the answer
to our [C] little boy's prayer.
[G] [D] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[G] Darling, I don't know whether you can hear me or not, [C] because of this lump in my throat
I can't talk very loud, but [G] I've got to tell you about our little son's prayer tonight.
If you could have heard it, [D] honey, [Am] you'd have been [D] so proud.
I'd already left a [G] note on the table for [Dm] Mom and Dad, [G] as if they didn't know what was wrong.
[C] I asked them to take care of him, now that you and I both were gone.
[G] After I finished the note, I figured he was asleep, so I slipped [D] in to see him once more.
[G] But he was just starting to pray, [C] and [G] his words froze me at the door.
He said, Dear God, it's late, and I hope I didn't get you up, [C] but there's something we
got to talk about.
You see, God, my mommy was buried [G] today, and my daddy needs straightening out.
Ever since Mommy got sick, he's [D] been nervous and hollering at me a lot, but that part I
can understand, [G] because even a little boy like me knows that worries sometimes overload a man.
But, [C] God, he loved Mommy so much, [G] he used to [C] tell her nothing would ever come between
them, [G] and I know that's what's bothering him now, because something [D] has.
And I'm afraid he's thinking about [G] joining her somehow.
[C] [G] God, I'm glad he loves Mommy, and I want him to be with her again one of these days.
But I want you to talk to him and tell him that [C] just now he's got me to raise.
Tell him every now and then a little boy needs a helping hand.
[G] I guess you probably still need your daddy, even after you're a full-grown man.
[D] And God, if I lost him and Mommy both, it'd be more than I could stand.
[G] I know my grandma and grandpa would take care of me, because they both love me a lot.
[C] But God, they're older, and they don't always understand the problems a little boy like
me has [G] got.
Well, God, I won't bother you any more tonight, [D] but tomorrow night I'll be sure to [G] talk to you again.
You take care of my daddy now, you hear me?
Thank you, God.
Amen.
I just [C] stood there thinking [G] about his prayer and what he'd said in [C] it.
Finally, I opened the door and asked him if I could talk to him for a minute.
[G] We sat down on the edge of his bed, and we both took turns laughing and crying for a while.
[D] And he could tell that Ben are changing me, because for the first time in a long time,
I [G] saw him smile.
So darling, you go on ahead, but you walk slow.
[C] And someday when you turn around, I'll be there.
But [G] it'll be a while, because I'm going to spend the next few dozen [D] years being [G] the answer
to our [C] little boy's prayer.
[G] [D] [C]
[Cm] [G]
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ Darling, I don't know whether you can hear me or not, [C] because of this lump in my throat
I can't talk very loud, but [G] I've got to tell you about our little son's prayer tonight.
If you could have heard it, [D] honey, [Am] you'd have been [D] so proud.
_ I'd already left a [G] note on the table for [Dm] Mom and Dad, [G] as if they didn't know what was wrong.
[C] I asked them to take care of him, now that you and I both were gone. _
[G] After I finished the note, I figured he was asleep, so I slipped [D] in to see him once more.
[G] But he was just starting to pray, [C] and [G] his words froze me at the door. _
He said, Dear God, it's late, and I hope I didn't get you up, [C] but there's something we
got to talk about.
You see, God, my mommy was buried [G] today, and my daddy needs straightening out.
Ever since Mommy got sick, he's [D] been nervous and hollering at me a lot, but that part I
can understand, [G] because even a little boy like me knows that worries sometimes overload a man.
But, [C] God, he loved Mommy so much, [G] he used to [C] tell her nothing would ever come between
them, [G] and I know that's what's bothering him now, because something [D] has.
And I'm afraid he's thinking about [G] joining her somehow.
[C] _ [G] God, I'm glad he loves Mommy, and I want him to be with her again one of these days.
But I want you to talk to him and tell him that [C] just now he's got me to raise.
Tell him every now and then a little boy needs a helping hand.
[G] I guess you probably still need your daddy, even after you're a full-grown man.
[D] And God, if I lost him and Mommy both, it'd be more than I could stand.
[G] I know my grandma and grandpa would take care of me, because they both love me a lot.
[C] But God, they're older, and they don't always understand the problems a little boy like
me has [G] got.
Well, God, I won't bother you any more tonight, [D] but tomorrow night I'll be sure to [G] talk to you again.
You take care of my daddy now, you hear me?
Thank you, God.
Amen.
_ I just [C] stood there thinking [G] about his prayer and what he'd said in [C] it.
Finally, I opened the door and asked him if I could talk to him for a minute.
[G] We sat down on the edge of his bed, and we both took turns laughing and crying for a while.
[D] And he could tell that Ben are changing me, because for the first time in a long time,
I [G] saw him smile.
So darling, you go on ahead, but you walk slow.
[C] And someday when you turn around, I'll be there.
But [G] it'll be a while, because I'm going to spend the next few dozen [D] years being [G] the answer
to our [C] little boy's prayer.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Darling, I don't know whether you can hear me or not, [C] because of this lump in my throat
I can't talk very loud, but [G] I've got to tell you about our little son's prayer tonight.
If you could have heard it, [D] honey, [Am] you'd have been [D] so proud.
_ I'd already left a [G] note on the table for [Dm] Mom and Dad, [G] as if they didn't know what was wrong.
[C] I asked them to take care of him, now that you and I both were gone. _
[G] After I finished the note, I figured he was asleep, so I slipped [D] in to see him once more.
[G] But he was just starting to pray, [C] and [G] his words froze me at the door. _
He said, Dear God, it's late, and I hope I didn't get you up, [C] but there's something we
got to talk about.
You see, God, my mommy was buried [G] today, and my daddy needs straightening out.
Ever since Mommy got sick, he's [D] been nervous and hollering at me a lot, but that part I
can understand, [G] because even a little boy like me knows that worries sometimes overload a man.
But, [C] God, he loved Mommy so much, [G] he used to [C] tell her nothing would ever come between
them, [G] and I know that's what's bothering him now, because something [D] has.
And I'm afraid he's thinking about [G] joining her somehow.
[C] _ [G] God, I'm glad he loves Mommy, and I want him to be with her again one of these days.
But I want you to talk to him and tell him that [C] just now he's got me to raise.
Tell him every now and then a little boy needs a helping hand.
[G] I guess you probably still need your daddy, even after you're a full-grown man.
[D] And God, if I lost him and Mommy both, it'd be more than I could stand.
[G] I know my grandma and grandpa would take care of me, because they both love me a lot.
[C] But God, they're older, and they don't always understand the problems a little boy like
me has [G] got.
Well, God, I won't bother you any more tonight, [D] but tomorrow night I'll be sure to [G] talk to you again.
You take care of my daddy now, you hear me?
Thank you, God.
Amen.
_ I just [C] stood there thinking [G] about his prayer and what he'd said in [C] it.
Finally, I opened the door and asked him if I could talk to him for a minute.
[G] We sat down on the edge of his bed, and we both took turns laughing and crying for a while.
[D] And he could tell that Ben are changing me, because for the first time in a long time,
I [G] saw him smile.
So darling, you go on ahead, but you walk slow.
[C] And someday when you turn around, I'll be there.
But [G] it'll be a while, because I'm going to spend the next few dozen [D] years being [G] the answer
to our [C] little boy's prayer.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
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