Kneeling Drunkards Plea tab - johnny cash

From MARYNICK@MEENA.CC.UREGINA.CA Sun May  4 10:27:10 1997
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 13:20:12 -0600 (CST)
From: MARYNICK@MEENA.CC.UREGINA.CA
Subject: crd: "Kneelin Drunkard's Plea"

Kneeling Drunkard's Plea (Written by June, Helen and Anita Carter)
        --  Johnny Cash (Unchained Album)

        C         G
Chorus: Lord have mercy on me
                D5         C
was the kneelin drunkard's plea
                      D5     D 
and as he knelt there on the ground
  C                G             C
I know that God in Heaven looked down {X2 last time}

        C                     G
1.      I went down by an old country church
                   D5          C
I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch
                      D5      D
and as he reached his mothers grave
  C                 G         C
I saw that drunkard kneel and pray
(Chorus)

2.      Bring my darlin boy to me
was his mothers dyin plea
and as staggered through the gate
alas he came just one day too late

3.      Three years have passed since she went away
her son is sleepin beside her today
and I know in heaven his mother will see
for God has heard that drunkard's plea
(Chorus)

D5 X0023X   - I think it is some D chord and this is the best one

tabbed by Darren Marynick
marynick@meena.uregina.ca

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Me singing 'The Kneeling Drunkards Plea' the Bill Joe Shaver version. Kneeling Drunkards Plea Lord have mercy on me Was the kneeling drunkard's plea And as he knelt there on the ground I know that God in heaven looked down I went down by an old country church I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch And as he reached his mother's grave I saw that drunkard kneel and pray Bring my darling boy to me Was his mother's dying plea And as he staggered through the gate Alas he came just one day too late Years have passed since she went away Her son is sleeping beside her today And I know that in heaven his mother he'll see For God has heard that drunkard's plea

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