Chords for J. Vincent Edwards - Thanks 1970

[A] _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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Sunday morning in [D] the valley, _ _
[E] we would gather for [A] the service. _ _
Emily Jane would run [D] to meet me.
[G] _ [D]
[E] She smiled proper [A] kind of nervous.
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All the people [Bm] came for miles around.
[E] _
And I still can [A] hear the sound [G] as they [D] sang thanks to the Lord
[G] for the sun up in the sky, for the [E] corn that's growing high,
[A] for the child that didn't die.
[D]
Thanks to the Lord [G] for the crocks and for the palm,
[E] for the strength in my right arm, [A] and for keeping us from harm.
And [D] I'll say thanks, [A] thanks, [Bm] thanks, [G] thanks, [D]
thanks [A] to the Lord [G] for a girl
[Gm] like [D] Emily Jane.
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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Came the day that [D] we were married _ _ [E]
with all our folks in the [A] congregation. _ _ _
Emily Jane was [D] like an angel, _ [G] _ [E]
the sweetest thing in [A] all creation.
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Papa hugged me [Bm] and I cried, _ [E] _
but he [Am] smiled with pride [G] as they [D] sang
thanks to the Lord for [G] the sun up in the sky, for [E] the corn that's growing high,
for [A] the child that didn't die.
_ [D]
Thanks to the Lord for [G] the crocks and for the palm,
for the [E] strength in my right arm, and [A] for keeping us from harm.
And I'll say [D]
thanks, [A] thanks, [Bm] thanks, [G] thanks, [D]
thanks to [A] the Lord for [G] a girl
_ [Gm] _ [D] like Emily Jane.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] Yeah, [Eb]
thanks to the Lord for [Ab] the sun up in the sky,
for [F] the corn that's growing high, for [Bb] the child that didn't die.
[Eb]
Thanks to the Lord for [Ab] the crocks and for the palm,
for [F] the strength in my right arm, and [Bb] for keeping us from harm.
And I'll [Eb] say thanks, [Bb] thanks, [Cm] thanks, [Ab] thanks, [Eb]
thanks [Bb] to the Lord [Ab] for a [Abm] girl
like [Eb] Emily Jane.
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _