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Pray for the Fish
By
Randy Travis
Verse 1:
BEverybody gathered where the Ariver 
runs Ewider at the Bedge of townA  E  
To Bsee if that Eddy Lee AVaughn bapEtism
was Breally gonna go dAownE  
BFolks bet hard-earned Amoney
that Ewater wouldn't Bchange a thingA  E  
They Bset the odds at a Ahundred to Eone,
his Bsoul would never come cAleanF#  
Then the preacher said people take a moment or two
F#There's something we need to do
Chorus:
 (nothing)   B  
Pray for the fish,
they won't Aknow what's Ecomin'
when then Bsins start rollin' off the Alikes of Ehim
BLord be with 'em they Aain't done Enothin'
BPlease won't you leave 'em
just a Alittle bit of Eroom to F#swim
 (nothing)   B  
Pray for the fish
Verse 2:
Well the Bpreacher ducked him under
that Acool clear Ewater, then he Bdid it againA  E  
BEddy came up yelling, "Oh ALord in EHeaven,
HalleBlujah, I'm a brand new Aman"E  
Well the Bwater got to bubblin'
the Asky got to Erumblin', 
and the Bthunder backed up the AchoirE  
The Bfish started jumpin'
it was Alike they were Eswimmin' in a Blake of fireA  E  
Then F#Eddy's mamma stepped out of the crowd
and F#started yellin' out loud
Chorus;
 (nothing)   B  
Pray for the fish,
they won't Aknow what's Ecomin'
when the Bsin starts rollin' off the Alikes of Ehim
BLord be with 'em, they Aain't done Enothin'
BPlease won't you leave 'em,
just a Alittle bit of Eroom to F#swim
 (nothing)   B  
Pray for the fish
Tag:
He said Eeverybody cross your fingers
and fold your F#hands
PEray for ole Eddy, but before we say AF#men,
Chorus:
Pray for the BfishA  E  B  A  E  
BLord be with 'em they Aain't done Enothin'
BPlease won't you leave 'em
just a Alittle bit of Eroom to F#swim
 (nothing)        B     A     E  B  
Pray for the fish
ALord, Pray Efor the Bfish﻿ A  E  B  A  

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Pray For The Fish

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Pray for the Fish

Randy Travis

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

There's something we need to do

Chorus:

(nothing)

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'

Please won't you leave 'em

A E F#

just a little bit of room to swim

(nothing)

Pray for the fish

Verse 2:

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"

Well the water got to bubblin'

A E

the sky got to rumblin',

B A E

and the thunder backed up the choir

The fish started jumpin'

A E B A E

it was like they were swimmin' in a lake of fire

Then Eddy's mamma stepped out of the crowd

and started yellin' out loud

Chorus;

(nothing)

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'

Please won't you leave 'em,

A E F#

just a little bit of room to swim

(nothing)

Pray for the fish

Tag:

He said everybody cross your fingers

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'

Please won't you leave 'em

A E F#

just a little bit of room to swim

B A E B

(nothing)

Pray for the fish

A E B A E B A

Lord, Pray for the fish

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