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I love this song, it tells my story to a T. Learn it and pass it on. God Bless! (Capo on 1st Fret...Per CD)...The C/G chord is 3X2013 Intro Chords: Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em C D G G C/G G Daddy never went to church on Sunday G C/G G He said that's one thing I'll never do C G But mama never gave up she said one day Am7 C Dsus D He'll be sitting here beside me and you G C/G G I can still hear mama softly talking G C/G G with her tears falling on her folded hands C G So that Easter Sunday Daddy walked in Am7 C Dsus D That's when I began to understand Chorus: Em C G D When mama prayed, good things happen Em C Dsus D When mama prayed, lives were changed Em D/F# Not much more than five foot tall G C Em7 Am D But mountains big and small, crumbled all away Em Cmaj7 Em C D G When mama prayed [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/randy-travis/220187.html ] G C/G G Seventeen and wild I hit the bottle G C/G G Doing anything I dang well pleased C G Burning down life's highway at full throttle Am7 C Dsus D While mama burned a candle on her knees G C/G G Then one night I came home half sober G C/G G I saw mama kneeling in the den C G As I listened, her and Jesus talked it over Am7 C Dsus D And I knew my restless days were 'bout to end Chorus: Em C G D When mama prayed, good things happen Em C Dsus D When mama prayed, lives were changed Em D/F# Not much more than five foot tall G C Em7 Am D But mountains big and small, crumbled all away G When mama prayed Bridge: Bm C It isn't like everyone of them got answered G D But the times they weren't it seems to me were rare Bm C Em7 You almost felt sorry for the devil Am C Dsus D Cause heaven knows he didn't have a prayer Em C G D When mama prayed Em C Dsus D Em D/F# Not much more than five foot tall G C Em7 Am D But mountains big and small, crumbled all away Em C Em7 When mama prayed Am Dsus D They crumbled all away Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em C D G When Mama Prayed |