Chords for Johnny Paycheck-The Outlaw's Prayer

[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [C] _ _
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[B] _ [C] _ _ [G] [C] You know, I worked a big package [F] show in Fort Worth Saturday night.
_ Well, [C] they Sunday to rest and relax
[Am] Before I caught another flight
[D] So _ [G] I decided to walk [C] downtown get myself a little fresh [G] air
[C] Before long I found myself [F] in front of a big church on the corner of the square
Boy, _ [C] _
I could hear that singing way out [Am] in the street.
Sure was a [C] beautiful sound
So [G] _
[C] I just walked up the steps and [Em] opened the door
[A] [G] Started to go [C] inside and sit down
[Dm] _ [C] _ [F] But before [C] I could a young man walked over to me said excuse me, sir
[G] But [C] I can't let you [Dm] in with that big [C] black hat
[F] those jeans
[C] That beard and long [G] hair
So _ [C] _
[G] I [C] just left
Went back outside
[F] Sit down on that curb.
_ I thought [C] to myself
That's the [Am] house of the Lord
[C] Guys got a hell of a nerve
[G] _ _ [C] Telling me I can't worship [G] anywhere.
I [Eb] please
[B] _ [C] _ It's right [C] there in front of that church.
I just [F] knelt down on my knees. _ _ _ _
_ [C] I
said Lord, [Am] I
Know I don't look like much
[D] But _ [G] I didn't think you'd mind.
_ [C] I just wanted to be with your [G] people Lord.
[C] _ _ [F] It's been a long time _ _
_ _ _ [C] Well ago, I saw wine [Am] over there in the alley.
Oh man over in [C] tears
And [G] [C] I thought how one stained-glass [G] window [D] from this [G] church
[C] Feed [G] his family [C] for years _ _
[F] _ [C] _ Then there's those fine cars [G] parked outside
[C]
Too many for [G] me to count
[C] Made [F] _ [C] me think how people walked for days
[G] Hear your sermon on the mount
[C] Then [G] _ [C] _
there's those [F] fine ladies in the choir Lord
Singing like they really love it
[C] Hell last night.
They were dancing [Am] on the front row of my show
[C] Drinking beer and screaming [G] sing shove [C] it
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[G] _ [C] _ [G] You know even [C] John the Baptist wouldn't be welcome in this [F] place
with his coat made of camel hair
sandals on [C] his feet and a long beard [Am] on his face
You [D] _ know [G] Lord
When you come back to get your [C] children
And [G] take them [C] beyond the clouds
To [F] live forever in heaven with you
_ Yeah, I'd [C] sure hate to be in this crap
You [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] know [C] Lord, I'm not perfect
Some [Em] [Eb] even call me [G] no count _
[C] _ [G] But [C] I'll tell you I believe a man is [F] judged by what's in [C] his heart not his bank account
_ _ _ [G] [C] So if this is what religion [G] is
[C] Big car and [F] suit and a [C] tie
And I might as [G] well forget it Lord
Cuz [C] I can't qualify.
_ [G] _ [C] _ _
[F] Oh
By the way, Lord
[C] [F] Right before they kicked me out
[C] Didn't I see a picture of you?
_ [Am] [D] with sandals and the [Am] beard
[C] Believe you had [G] long hair too
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [Bm] [C] Yeah, this paycheck [G] [C] is I don't know _ [F] I'll be seeing you Lord _ _ _ [C] I hope
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