| D | A | E | A | |
| The s | un just g | ot through go | ing d | own |
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| on a sl | eepy li | ttle Te | xas to | wn |
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| p | opula | tion pl | us one, mi | nus one |
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| A new gra | ndma ro | cks my si | ster's k | id |
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| just like tw | enty y | ears a | go she d | id |
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| the s | ame thing i | n that sa | me chair |
| A | D | E | |
| s | he said t | his one's born to run |
| D A E A (2x) |
| Everyday at noon like a chapel bell |
| find her,Jesus,keep her well |
| help her do more right than wrong, |
| at the end of the day |
| I've got five good years and a tank of gas, |
| fifty watts and Johnny Cash |
| a guitar and a broken heart just full of things to say |
| Bm | A | D | |
| You t | aught me how to st | and those tests and t | rials |
| Bm | A | D | E | |
| but you c | an't see a desert su | nrise in the | bi | ble |
| (Chorus): |
| D | A | E | A | |
| She lo | ves me m | ore than a | nyth | ing |
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| and she w | ants the wo | rld for me |
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| Her w | est dropped o | ff in | El Pa | so, |
| D | E | |
| and her no | rth in Abilene |
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| M | ama I | 'm Ok | ay out h | ere |
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| I've s | een how h | ard the wo | rld can | be |
| D | A | E | F#m | |
| My s | tep is s | ure and I k | now my | name |
| D | A | E | A | |
| I'm st | rong just l | ike you pr | ayed I'd | be |
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| I'm st | rong just l | ike you pr | ayed I'd | be |
| E | D | A | E | D | A | D | A | E | A | |
| If I had d | one what | you and d | addy'd d | one |
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| I wo | uld have never l | ost and ne | ver w | on |
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| or go | tten my | self kic | ked when | I was down |
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| I wo | uld not kn | ow how to tr | avel we | ll |
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| A hun | dred b | ucks and ch | eap mo | tels |
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| I wo | uld not kn | ow how to fi | ght for m | y own |
| D | E | |
| he | art next time around |
| Bm | A | D | |
| D | on't you cry ano | ther night ab | out me |
| Bm | A | D | E | |
| In this c | ity I've got an | gels all ar | ound | me |
| (Chorus): |
| She loves me more than anything |
| And she wants the world for me |
| Her west dropped of in El Paso |
| And her north in Abilene |
| Hey Mama I'm okay out here |
| I've seen how hard the world can be |
| My step is sure and I know my name |
| I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be |
| I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be |
| D | A | E | F#m | |
| I felt it e | very t | ime you pr | ayed for | me |
| D | A | E | A | |
| I'm str | ong just l | ike you pr | ayed I'd | be |
| End: D A E A (2x) |