Thank You For Praying

Intro Dm7 G7 Am G/B C G/B Am G F G C F G C I brushed some pine needles off of memories today C F G C G/B My fingers traced a stone etched with a date and a name Am G F Em Of simple country lady so gentle yet so strong Dm7 G Her mem'ry floods my heart as I recall C F G C She didn't have a lot but there was something that she knew C F G C G/B And it meant the world when she would say son I'll pray for you Am G F Em And whenever she would kneel beside her little rocking chair Dm7 G She'd turn her simple home into a holy house of prayer F Em And though she's gone away F G E/G# Am Am/G D/F# F G There's something that I really want to say C F C G C Thank you for praying, praying for me C F C G C I never could repay the time you spent down on your knees F Em I'm where I am today F G E/G# Am Am/G D/F# Because you chose to pray and intercede F G Thank you for praying, praying for me Dm7 G7 Am G/B C G/B Am G F G C F G C Everyone has someone in your life you can recall C F G C G/B A constant source of strength for you whenever you would fall Am G F Em And when you felt so lonely in times of desperate need Dm7 G You knew that you could count on them to be down on their knees F Em To our heroes of the faith F G E/G# Am Am/G D/F# F G There's something that we all would love to say C F C G C Thank you for praying, praying for me C F C G C I never could repay the time you spent down on your knees F Em I'm where I am today F G E/G# Am Am/G D/F# Because you chose to pray and intercede F G Thank you for praying F And when that day comes and all things will be revealed Am G And our Father lets us see with open eyes F We will understand that we were carried on the wings Dm7 G Of the prayers of faithful people in our lives C F C G C Thank you for praying, praying for me C F C G C I never could repay the time you spent down on your knees F Em I am where I am today F G E/G# Am Am/G D/F# Because you chose to pray and intercede F G Dm7 C Thank you for praying, praying for me F G G/B C For me