Chord/Tab song: The Wings of Mama's Prayers

On The Wings Of Mama's Prayers
Jeff Bates
("Rainbow Man" CD)

Intro D-A-D
I'd b[G]een to Church on Sunday, and I'd been in j[D]ail.
And [Em]I put my family [G] through livin' h[D]ell.
And I[Bm]'d been a h[A]eavy cross to b[G]ear,
On the w[A]ings of Mama's pr[D]ayers.

I s[G]pent her last do[D]llar [G] on somethin' bad for [D]me.
I fi[Em]nally hit rock bottom,[G] couldn't get up on my k[D]nees.
But the st[Bm]rength came to l[A]ift me up from t[G]here,
On the wi[A]ngs of Mama's pr[D]ayers.

I s[Bm]ee her by the b[D]ed with her B[G]ible open wide,
Lookin' up at He[D]aven with te[A]ars in her eyes.
She k[Bm]new when I was tr[G]oubled, she k[D]new when I was s[G]cared.
And [D]I found salvation on the wi[A]ngs of Mama's pr[D]ayers.

Inst: D-A-D
I was l[G]ost in the darkness searching for the e[D]nd.
But the l[Em]ight of Mama's love [G] led me back a[D]gain.
An' if I[Bm]'ve got a place in He[A]aven, I'll get t[G]here,
On the wi[A]ngs of Mama's pr[D]ayers.

I s[Bm]ee her by the bed with her B[G]ible open wide,
Lookin' up at He[D]aven with t[A]ears in her e[D]yes.
She k[Bm]new when I was tr[G]oubled, she k[D]new when I was sc[G]ared.
And [D]I found salvation on the w[A]ings of Mama's pr[D]ayers.

I[D]'m still holding on to the w[A]ings of Mama's pr[D]ayers.

Ending D-A-D