p If you are looking for Tom Ames' Prayer guitar chords, you've come to the right place. You can play Tom Ames' Prayer by Steve Earle using guitar or guitar. This song by Steve Earle can also be played by that instruments. =/p p Tom Ames' Prayer guitar chords has rhythm and included in Train a Comin’ (1995) album. You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here. /p h3Tom Ames' Prayer by Steve Earle Guitar Chords/h3 br brbr# br br#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# br br##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # br##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # br# br br#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## br br#From: Juddy@aol.com br#Subject: Steve Earle, Tom Ames Prayer.pro br# br# br#Tom Ames Prayer, by Steve Earle br# br#appears on Steve Earle, Train a Comin br#and Robert Earl Keen, Gringo Honeymoon br# br[G]Everyone in Nagadoches knew Tom Ames brwould come to some bad [D]end, brCause the [Em]sheriff had caught him stealing [C]chickens and such from the br[G]time that [D]he was [G]ten. brbr[G]One day his daddy took a 10-dollar bill brand he tucked it in his [D]hand, brHe said [Em]I know you're headed for [C]trouble son, bryour [G]mama wouldn't [D]under[G]stand. brbr[G]So he took his dad's money and his brother's old bay brand he left without a word of [D]thanks, brFell [Em]in with this crowd in a [C]border town brand he [G]took to [D]robbin' [G]banks. brbr(solo over) br[Em-C-] [G-] [D] [Em-C-] [G] [-] [D] [-G] brbr[G]Outside the law his luck a-run out fast, bra few years came and [D]went; brTil he was [Em]trapped up in an alley in [C]Abilene brwith [G]all but [D]four shells [G]spent. br[G]And he realized then that prayin' was the only thing brhe hadn't ever [D]tried; brHe [Em]didn't know quite how to [C]do it brbut he [G]looked up [D]to the [G]sky. br[G]He said You don't owe me nothin and as far as I know, Lord brI don't owe nothin' to [D]you br[Em]I ain't askin for a [C]miracle Lord bra [G]little bit of [D]luck will [G]do. br[G]You know I ain't never prayed before brcause it always seemed to [D]me brthat [Em]prayin was just like [C]beggin' brand I [G]don't take [D]chari[G]ty. brbrbreak: br[Em]-[C]-[G]-[D] [Em]-[C] [G]-[D]-[G] brbr[G]Lord, I've had some breaks in my life bras you already [D]know brI've [Em]had some help from the good lord and the [C]devil himself's brbeen [G]strictly [D]touch and [G]go. br[G]Right here now with my back to the wall brI can't help but re[D]call brhow they [Em]nearly hung me for [C]stealin' a horse brin [G]Ft. [D]Smith, [G]Arkansas br[G]Judge Parker said guilty and his gavel came down brjust like a cannon [D]shot brI [Em]went away [C]quietly brI beg[G]an to [D]file and [G]plot. br[G]They sent that old preacher down to my cell brhe said, the lord is your only [D]hope, br[Em]he'll be the only friend you [C]have, son brwhen you [G]hit the [D]end of Parker's [G]rope. br[G]Well, I guess he could've kept on preachin' til Christmas brbut he turned his back on [D]me br[Em]I put a homemade blade to that [C]golden throat brand asked the [G]deputy [D]for the [G]key. br[G]Ah, but who in the hell am I talkin to? brthere ain't no one here but [D]me br[single strum each chord] br[Em]So he cocked both his pistols, [C]spit in the dirt, brand [G]walked in[D]to that [G]street. p If you want to learn Steve Earle Tom Ames' Prayer guitar chords, The 5 chords we'll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major. The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments. Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart /p p The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Tom Ames' Prayer. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it. /p