Capo 2nd fret
Intro: D A E A (4x)
The s[D]un just g[A]ot through go[E]ing d[A]own
on a sl[D]eepy li[A]ttle Te[E]xas to[A]wn
p[D]opula[A]tion pl[E]us one, mi[A]nus one[D]
A new gra[D]ndma ro[A]cks my si[E]ster's k[A]id
just like tw[D]enty y[A]ears a[E]go she d[A]id
the s[D]ame thing i[A]n that sa[E]me chair
s[A]he said t[D]his one's born to run[E]
D A E A (2x)
Everyday at noon like a chapel bell
find her,Jesus,keep her well
help her do more right than wrong,
at the end of the day
I've got five good years and a tank of gas,
fifty watts and Johnny Cash
a guitar and a broken heart just full of things to say
You t[Bm]aught me how to st[A]and those tests and t[D]rials
but you c[Bm]an't see a desert su[A]nrise in the [D]bi[E]ble
(Chorus):
She lo[D]ves me m[A]ore than a[E]nyth[A]ing
and she w[D]ants the wo[A]rld for me[E]
Her w[D]est dropped o[A]ff in [E]El Pa[A]so,
and her no[D]rth in Abilene[E]
M[D]ama I[A]'m Ok[E]ay out h[A]ere
I've s[D]een how h[A]ard the wo[E]rld can [A]be
My s[D]tep is s[A]ure and I k[E]now my [F#m]name
I'm st[D]rong just l[A]ike you pr[E]ayed I'd [A]be
I'm st[D]rong just l[A]ike you pr[E]ayed I'd [A]be
[E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A]
If I had d[D]one what [A]you and d[E]addy'd d[A]one
I wo[D]uld have never l[A]ost and ne[E]ver w[A]on
or go[D]tten my[A]self kic[E]ked when [A]I was down[D]
I wo[D]uld not kn[A]ow how to tr[E]avel we[A]ll
A hun[D]dred b[A]ucks and ch[E]eap mo[A]tels
I wo[D]uld not kn[A]ow how to fi[E]ght for m[A]y own
he[D]art next time around[E]
D[Bm]on't you cry ano[A]ther night ab[D]out me
In this c[Bm]ity I've got an[A]gels all ar[D]ound [E]me
(Chorus):
She loves me more than anything
And she wants the world for me
Her west dropped of in El Paso
And her north in Abilene
Hey Mama I'm okay out here
I've seen how hard the world can be
My step is sure and I know my name
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be
I felt it e[D]very t[A]ime you pr[E]ayed for[F#m] me
I'm str[D]ong just l[A]ike you pr[E]ayed I'd [A]be
End: D A E A (2x)
Intro: D A E A (4x)
The s[D]un just g[A]ot through go[E]ing d[A]own
on a sl[D]eepy li[A]ttle Te[E]xas to[A]wn
p[D]opula[A]tion pl[E]us one, mi[A]nus one[D]
A new gra[D]ndma ro[A]cks my si[E]ster's k[A]id
just like tw[D]enty y[A]ears a[E]go she d[A]id
the s[D]ame thing i[A]n that sa[E]me chair
s[A]he said t[D]his one's born to run[E]
D A E A (2x)
Everyday at noon like a chapel bell
find her,Jesus,keep her well
help her do more right than wrong,
at the end of the day
I've got five good years and a tank of gas,
fifty watts and Johnny Cash
a guitar and a broken heart just full of things to say
You t[Bm]aught me how to st[A]and those tests and t[D]rials
but you c[Bm]an't see a desert su[A]nrise in the [D]bi[E]ble
(Chorus):
She lo[D]ves me m[A]ore than a[E]nyth[A]ing
and she w[D]ants the wo[A]rld for me[E]
Her w[D]est dropped o[A]ff in [E]El Pa[A]so,
and her no[D]rth in Abilene[E]
M[D]ama I[A]'m Ok[E]ay out h[A]ere
I've s[D]een how h[A]ard the wo[E]rld can [A]be
My s[D]tep is s[A]ure and I k[E]now my [F#m]name
I'm st[D]rong just l[A]ike you pr[E]ayed I'd [A]be
I'm st[D]rong just l[A]ike you pr[E]ayed I'd [A]be
[E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A]
If I had d[D]one what [A]you and d[E]addy'd d[A]one
I wo[D]uld have never l[A]ost and ne[E]ver w[A]on
or go[D]tten my[A]self kic[E]ked when [A]I was down[D]
I wo[D]uld not kn[A]ow how to tr[E]avel we[A]ll
A hun[D]dred b[A]ucks and ch[E]eap mo[A]tels
I wo[D]uld not kn[A]ow how to fi[E]ght for m[A]y own
he[D]art next time around[E]
D[Bm]on't you cry ano[A]ther night ab[D]out me
In this c[Bm]ity I've got an[A]gels all ar[D]ound [E]me
(Chorus):
She loves me more than anything
And she wants the world for me
Her west dropped of in El Paso
And her north in Abilene
Hey Mama I'm okay out here
I've seen how hard the world can be
My step is sure and I know my name
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be
I felt it e[D]very t[A]ime you pr[E]ayed for[F#m] me
I'm str[D]ong just l[A]ike you pr[E]ayed I'd [A]be
End: D A E A (2x)
