Tom Ames Prayer, by Steve Earle appears on Steve Earle, "Train a Comin" and Robert Earl Keen, "Gringo Honeymoon" (G)Everyone .. would ..(D)end, Cause the (Em)..(C)chickens .. (G)time ..(D)he was (G)ten. (G)One .. and ..(D)hand, He said (Em)..(C).. your (G)..(D)under(G)stand. (G)So .. and ..(D)thanks, Fell (Em)..(C)border town and he (G)took to (D)robbin' (G)banks. (solo over) Em-C- G- D Em-C- G - D -G (G)Outside .. a ..(D)went; Til ..(Em)..(C)Abilene with (G)..(D)..(G)spent. (G)And .. he ..(D)tried; He (Em)..(C)do it but he (G)..(D)to the (G)sky. (G)He .. I ..(D)you (Em)I ..(C)miracle Lord a (G)little ..(D)luck will (G)do. (G)You .. cause ..(D)me that (Em).. (C)beggin' and I (G)don't take (D)chari(G)ty. break: Em-C-G-D Em-C G-D-G (G)Lord, .. as ..(D)know I've (Em)had ..(C)devil himself's been (G)strictly (D)touch and (G)go. (G)Right . I ..re(D)call how they (Em)nearly .(C)stealin' . in (G)Ft. (D)Smith, (G)Arkansas (G)Judge .. just ..(D)shot I (Em)went away (C)quietly I beg(G)an to (D)file and (G)plot. (G)They .. he ..(D)hope, (Em)he'll ..(C)have, son when you (G)hit the (D)end ..(G)rope." (G)Well, .. but ..(D)me (Em)I ..(C)golden throat and asked the (G)deputy (D)for the (G)key. (G)Ah, .. there ..(D)me (single strum each chord) (Em)So .., (C)spit ..and (G)walked in(D)to that (G)street. (break and end.) juddy@aol.com (Jud Branam)