Capo: 1

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

^GDaddy never ^C/Gwent to church on ^GSunday ^GHe said that's one ^C/Gthing I'll never ^Gdo But ^Cmama never gave up she said ^Gone day He'll be ^Am7sitting here be^Cside me and ^Dsusyou ^D

^GI can still hear ^C/Gmama softly ^Gtalking ^Gwith her tears falling ^C/Gon her folded ^Ghands ^CSo that Easter Sunday Daddy ^Gwalked in ^Am7That's when I be^Cgan to under^Dsusstand ^D

Chorus:

When mama ^Emprayed^C, good things ^Ghappen^D When mama ^Emprayed^C, lives were ^Dsuschanged ^D Not much ^Emmore than five foot ^D/F#tall But ^Gmountains big and ^Csmall,^Em7 ^Amcrumbled all a^Dway When mama pra^Emyed ^Cmaj7 ^Em ^C ^D ^G

^GSeventeen and ^C/Gwild I hit the ^Gbottle ^GDoing any^C/Gthing I dang well ^Gpleased ^CBurning down life's highway at full ^Gthrottle While ^Am7mama burned a ^Ccandle on her ^Dsusknees ^D

^GThen one night ^C/GI came home half ^Gsober ^GI saw mama ^C/Gkneeling in the ^Gden As I ^Clistened, her and Jesus talked it ^Gover And I ^Am7knew my restless ^Cdays were 'bout to ^Dsusend ^D

Chorus:

When mama ^Emprayed^C, good things ^Ghappen^D When mama ^Emprayed^C, lives were ^Dsuschanged^D Not much ^Emmore than five foot ^D/F#tall But ^Gmountains big and ^Csmall,^Em7 ^Amcrumbled all a^Dway When mama pra^Gyed

Bridge:

^BmIt isn't like everyone of them got ^Canswered But the ^Gtimes they weren't it seems to me were ^Drare You ^Bmalmost felt sorry for the ^Cdevil ^Em7 Cause ^Amheaven knows he ^Cdidn't have a ^Dsusprayer ^D

When mama pra^Emyed ^C ^G ^D Em C Dsus D

Not much ^Emmore than five foot ^D/F#tall But ^Gmountains big and ^Csmall,^Em7 ^Amcrumbled all a^Dway When mama pr^Emayed ^C ^Em7 They ^Amcrumbled all a^Dsusway ^D When Mama Pra^Emyed ^Cmaj7 ^Em ^Cmaj7 ^Em ^C ^D ^G

Randy Travis - When mama prayed