When Mama Prayed
Randy Travis
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Intro Chords: Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em C D GG C/G G Daddy never went to church on SundayG C/G He said that's one thing I'llG never doC G But mama never gave up she said one dayAm7 C He'll be sitting here beside meDsus D and youG C/G G I can still hear mama softly talkingG C/G with her tears falling on herG folded handsC G So that Easter Sunday Daddy walked inAm7 C Dsus That's when I began toD understand Chorus:Em C G When mama prayed, good thingsD happenEm C Dsus When mama prayed, lives wereD changedEm D/F# Not much more than five foot tallG C Em7 But mountains big and small,Am D crumbled all awayContinues after the adEm Cmaj7 Em When mama prayedC D GG C/G G Seventeen and wild I hit the bottleG C/G G Doing anything I dang well pleasedC Burning down life's highway atG full throttleAm7 C While mama burned a candle on herDsus D kneesG C/G Then one night I came home halfG soberG C/G G I saw mama kneeling in the denC As I listened, her and Jesus talkedG it overAm7 C And I knew my restless days wereDsus D 'bout to end Chorus:Em C G When mama prayed, good thingsD happenEm C Dsus When mama prayed, lives wereD changedEm D/F# Not much more than five foot tallG C Em7 But mountains big and small,Am D crumbled all awayG When mama prayed Bridge:Bm It isn't like everyone of them gotC answeredG But the times they weren't it seemsD to me were rareBm C You almost felt sorry for theEm7 devilAm C Cause heaven knows he didn't haveDsus D a prayerEm C G D When mama prayedEm C Dsus DEm D/F# Not much more than five foot tallG C Em7 But mountains big and small,Am D crumbled all awayEm C Em7 When mama prayedAm Dsus D They crumbled all awayEm Cmaj7 Em When Mama PrayedCmaj7 Em C D G