Ty England - Backsliders Prayer

      [Intro]
G Am7 C G

[Verse]
        G
He said I know this ain't the time or place
    Am7
But Lord I need to talk
     C
In a business suit in a corner booth
     G
In a crowded little restaurant
G
We all tried not to listen
   Am7
We all tried not to look
      C
But a whole room full of customers
        D
And the waitress and the cook
    Em                   C                       G
All stopped what we were doing when he bowed his head
        Em               C             D
In that silence we heard every word he said

[Chorus]
                  G                   C
        I've been trying to do things my way
        D                   G
        Down here on life's highway
        C                G
        Slippin' slidin' sideways
                D
        Between no way and nowhere
                   G           C
        If I could only gain a foothold
        D                Em        D
        Up there on your high road
             C              G
        Lord if you hear me help me
                C            G
        I'll do anything you tell me to
        C               G
        All I've got to offer you is this
  G
D
        Backslider's prayer

[Verse]
         G
Well the waitress made the first move
         Am7
When she filled his coffee cup
         C
She said you ain't alone here mister
       G
You're speaking for the rest of us
G
I heard some scattered amens
      Am7
And a couple of I've been there's
     C
Then things got back to normal
    D
The dishes and the silverware
     Em              C
Were clanging in the kitchen
                G
Like an angel's band
     Em               C
As I took my place in line
             D
To shake his hand 'cause

[Chorus]
                  G                   C
        I've been trying to do things my way
        D                   G
        Down here on life's highway
        C                G
        Slippin' slidin' sideways
                D
        Between no way and nowhere
                   G           C
        If I could only gain a foothold
        D                Em        D
        Up there on your high road
             C              G
        Lord if you hear me help me
                C            G
        I'll do anything you tell me to
        C               G
        All I've got to offer you is this
  G
D
        Backslider's prayer

[Solo]
G C D G C G D D


           G           C
If I could only gain a foothold
D                Em        D
Up there on your high road
     C              G
Lord if you hear me help me
        C            G
I'll do anything you tell me to
C               G
All I've got to offer you is this
D   C        G
Backslider's prayer