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Subject: Deliver Me       Rick Roberts     Chords/Words
E  F#m   A
EThey followed him for seven day
F#mAnd lost him when he turned away
A>From where they thought he would surely EgoA  B  
EBut they caught him up in Lewistown
F#mAnd when they shot  that convict down
AThey could hear  him praying soft and Bslow
BDelEivBer Ame  let your waters wash EoveBr Ame
EDeliBver Ame I'm lost and G#maloneC#m  C#m  B  
AAnd I wanna come hEomeF#m  
EShe was just a simple girl
F#mBeen a step behind a changing world
AEver since the day she was EbornA  B  
ESo she found herself a  city Jim
F#mHe loved her for ahile  and when
AShe cried as he  walking out the Bdoor
BDelEivBer Ame  let your waters wash EoveBr Ame
EDeliBver Ame I'm lost and G#maloneC#m  C#m  B  
AAnd I wanna come hEomeF#m  
C#mYou been using and you been using  Aall your precious time
C#mNo use crying you've been trying to F#mstay  ahead
                 F#major
Of what you left behind
You oughta stop Atrying
EI've been here for oh so long
F#mOnly barely holding on
ATo everything I always thought was tErueA  B  
EBut all my diamonds turned to dust
F#mThere's nowhere I can place my trust
ASomeone has the answer but I don't know Bwho
BDelEivBer Ame  let your waters wash EoveBr Ame
EDeliBver Ame I'm lost and G#maloneC#m  C#m  B  
AAnd I wanna come hEome
                A & M Records  1972

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Deliver Me

by Rick Roberts

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F#m

G#m

C#m

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Subject: Deliver Me Rick Roberts Chords/Words

E F#m A

They followed him for seven day

F#m

And lost him when he turned away

A E A B

>From where they thought he would surely go

But they caught him up in Lewistown

F#m

And when they shot that convict down

A B

They could hear him praying soft and slow

B E B A E B A

Deliver me let your waters wash over me

E B A G#m C#m C#m B

Deliver me I'm lost and alone

A E F#m

And I wanna come home

She was just a simple girl

F#m

Been a step behind a changing world

A E A B

Ever since the day she was born

So she found herself a city Jim

F#m

He loved her for ahile and when

A B

She cried as he walking out the door

B E B A E B A

Deliver me let your waters wash over me

E B A G#m C#m C#m B

Deliver me I'm lost and alone

A E F#m

And I wanna come home

C#m A

You been using and you been using all your precious time

C#m F#m

No use crying you've been trying to stay ahead

F#major

Of what you left behind

You oughta stop trying

I've been here for oh so long

F#m

Only barely holding on

A E A B

To everything I always thought was true

But all my diamonds turned to dust

F#m

There's nowhere I can place my trust

A B

Someone has the answer but I don't know who

B E B A E B A

Deliver me let your waters wash over me

E B A G#m C#m C#m B

Deliver me I'm lost and alone

A E

And I wanna come home

A & M Records 1972

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