Randy Travis

Pray For The Fish(Chords)

Randy Travis

Key: B

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	        Verse 1: 
 
B                            A 
Everybody gathered where the river  
     E            B              A     E 
runs wider at the edge of town 
   B                    A         E 
To see if that Eddy Lee Vaughn baptism 
    B                A     E 
was really gonna go down 
B                     A 
Folks bet hard-earned money 
     E              B                A   E 
that water wouldn't change a thing 
     B                 A          E 
They set the odds at a hundred to one, 
    B                      A       F# 
his soul would never come clean 
          
Then the preacher said people take a moment or two 
F# 
There's something we need to do 

(nothing) B Pray for the fish, A E they won't know what's comin' B A E when then sins start rollin' off the likes of him B A E Lord be with 'em they ain't done nothin' B Please won't you leave 'em A E F# just a little bit of room to swim (nothing) B Pray for the fish
Verse 2: B Well the preacher ducked him under A E B A E that cool clear water, then he did it again B A E Eddy came up yelling, 'Oh Lord in Heaven, B A E Hallelujah, I'm a brand new man' B Well the water got to bubblin' A E the sky got to rumblin', B A E and the thunder backed up the choir B The fish started jumpin' A E B A E it was like they were swimmin' in a lake of fire F# Then Eddy's mamma stepped out of the crowd F# and started yellin' out loud Chorus; (nothing) B Pray for the fish, A E they won't know what's comin' B A E when the sin starts rollin' off the likes of him B A E Lord be with 'em, they ain't done nothin' B Please won't you leave 'em, A E F# just a little bit of room to swim (nothing) B Pray for the fish Tag: E He said everybody cross your fingers F# and fold your hands E F# Pray for ole Eddy, but before we say Amen, Chorus: B A E B A E Pray for the fish B A E Lord be with 'em they ain't done nothin' B Please won't you leave 'em A E F# just a little bit of room to swim (nothing) B A E B Pray for the fish A E B A E B A Lord, Pray for the fish

Written by Phillip Moore

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