EARLE STEVE - "tom ames prayer" Tablature

From: Juddy@aol.com
Subject: Steve Earle, Tom Ames Prayer.pro


Tom Ames Prayer, by Steve Earle

appears on Steve Earle, "Train a Comin"
and Robert Earl Keen, "Gringo Honeymoon"

(G)Everyone ..
would ..(D)end,
Cause the (Em)..(C)chickens ..
(G)time ..(D)he was (G)ten.

(G)One ..
and ..(D)hand,
He said (Em)..(C)..
your (G)..(D)under(G)stand.

(G)So ..
and ..(D)thanks,
Fell (Em)..(C)border town
and he (G)took to (D)robbin' (G)banks.

(solo over)
Em-C- G- D
Em-C- G - D -G

(G)Outside ..
a ..(D)went;
Til ..(Em)..(C)Abilene
with (G)..(D)..(G)spent.

(G)And ..
he ..(D)tried;
He (Em)..(C)do it
but he (G)..(D)to the (G)sky.

(G)He ..
I ..(D)you
(Em)I ..(C)miracle Lord
a (G)little ..(D)luck will (G)do.

(G)You ..
cause ..(D)me
that (Em).. (C)beggin'
and I (G)don't take (D)chari(G)ty.

break:

Em-C-G-D
Em-C G-D-G

(G)Lord, ..
as ..(D)know
I've (Em)had ..(C)devil himself's
been (G)strictly (D)touch and (G)go.

(G)Right .
I ..re(D)call
how they (Em)nearly .(C)stealin' .
in (G)Ft. (D)Smith, (G)Arkansas

(G)Judge ..
just ..(D)shot
I (Em)went away (C)quietly
I beg(G)an to (D)file and (G)plot.

(G)They ..
he ..(D)hope,
(Em)he'll ..(C)have, son
when you (G)hit the (D)end ..(G)rope."

(G)Well, ..
but ..(D)me
(Em)I ..(C)golden throat
and asked the (G)deputy (D)for the (G)key.

(G)Ah, ..
there ..(D)me
(single strum each chord)
(Em)So .., (C)spit ..and (G)walked in(D)to that (G)street.

(break and end.)

juddy@aol.com (Jud Branam)