| Em | Em/F# | G | D | |
| Well, the rain was a-falling and the ground turned | to | mud |
| Em | D | A | |
| I was | watching all the people running from the | flo | od |
| Em | Em/F# | G | D | |
| So I | started to prayin' though I ain't no pray | in' | man |
| Bm | Em | Bm | Em | |
| for the | Lord to come a | helpin' knowing | he'd unders | tand. |
| CHORUS: |
| D | D/C# | Bm | |
| Deliver your | children to the | good good life |
| G | Bm | Em | |
| give 'em peace and | shelter and a | fork and knife |
| D | D/C# | Bm | |
| shine a | light in the | morning and a | light at night |
| D | F#m | Bm | G | Bm | Em | |
| and if a | thing | goes | wrong you'd better | make | it | right. |
| Em | Em/F# | G | D | |
| Well, I had me a woman, she was good | and cle | an |
| Em | D | A | |
| she | spent all day with the washing mac | hin | e |
| Em | G | D | |
| but w | hen it came to lovin' she was never ar | oun | d |
| Bm | Em | Bm | Em | |
| she was | out getting | dirty --- | all over | town. |
| CHORUS |
| Am | Am/B | C | G | |
| Well, I was | low on money and my truck | broke | dow | n |
| Am | G | D | |
| I was | on my way to the lost and | fou | nd |
| Am | Am/B | C | G | |
| so I | took it to a dealer, I said make | it run |
| Em | Am | Em | Em7 | Am | |
| well, I | ain't got no | money, but I | got | me a | gun. |
| Am | Am/B | C | G | |
| I said you | robbed me before so I'm robbing | you | bac | k |
| Am | G | D | |
| and if it | don't put you straight it'll put you on the right | tra | ck |
| Am | Am/B | C | G | |
| well, I | ain't no devil and I ain't | no | sai | nt |
| Em | Am | Em | Em7 | Am | |
| but | I can tell a | dealer by the | color | of his | paint. |
| CHORUS |
| Em | Em/F# | G | D | |
| If you | want good eggs you gotta feed | that | hen |
| Bm | Em | |
| and if you | wanna hear some | more |
| Bm | Em | |
| well, I'll | sing it aga | in. |
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| pjoe@charon.muc.de |