Pray For The Fish

Verse 1:

B                            A
Everybody gathered where the river
     E            B              
runs wider at the edge of town
A     E

   B                    A    
To see if that Eddy Lee Vaughn 
     E
baptism
    B                A     E
was really gonna go down
B                     A
Folks bet hard-earned money
     E              B             
that water wouldn't change a thing
   A   E

     B                 A          
They set the odds at a hundred to 
E
one,
    B                      A       
his soul would never come clean
F#


Then the preacher said people take a
 moment or two
F#
There's something we need to do



Refrão -------------
 (nothing)   B
Pray for the fish,
           A           E
they won't know what's comin'
          B                        
when then sins start rollin' off 
  A        E
the likes of him
B                     A          
Lord be with 'em they ain't done 
E
nothin'
B
Please won't you leave 'em
       A             E       F#
just a little bit of room to swim
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 (nothing)   B
Pray for the fish
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Verse 2:

         B
Well the preacher ducked him under
     A          E              B 
that cool clear water, then he 
            A     E
did it again
B                         A       
Eddy came up yelling, "Oh Lord in 
E
Heaven,
     B                      A     
Hallelujah, I'm a brand new man"
    E

         B
Well the water got to bubblin'
    A          E
the sky got to rumblin',
        B                     A   
and the thunder backed up the 
     E
choir
    B
The fish started jumpin'
       A              E           
it was like they were swimmin' in 
  B             A   E
a lake of fire
     F#
Then Eddy's mamma stepped out of the
 crowd
    F#
and started yellin' out loud


Chorus;

 (nothing)   B
Pray for the fish,
           A           E
they won't know what's comin'
         B                         
when the sin starts rollin' off the
 A        E
 likes of him
B                      A          
Lord be with 'em, they ain't done 
E
nothin'
B
Please won't you leave 'em,
       A             E       F#
just a little bit of room to swim
 (nothing)   B
Pray for the fish


Tag:

        E
He said everybody cross your fingers
              F#
and fold your hands
 E                                 
Pray for ole Eddy, but before we 
   F#
say Amen,


Chorus:

             B      A   E    B   
Pray for the fish
 A   E

B                     A          
Lord be with 'em they ain't done 
E
nothin'
B
Please won't you leave 'em
       A             E       F#
just a little bit of room to swim
 (nothing)   B     A   E   B
Pray for the fish
A          E       B     A    E
Lord, Pray for the fish
    B    A