(intro) Am
             Am
Well, the rain was a-falling
                                      G 
and the ground turned to mud.
         Am
I was watching all the people
                            D
running from the flood.
        Am
So I started to prayin'
                                     G
though I ain't no praying man,
          Em                   Am
for the Lord to come a-helpin'
             Em            Am
knowing He'd understand.

    G              G/F#            Em
Deliver your children to the good, good life.
  C                        C\B               Am
Give 'em peace and shelter and a fork and knife.
            G               G/F#             Em
Shine a light in the morning and a light at night.
              G    G/F#  Em
And if a thing goes wrong,
                    C   C/B  Am
you'd better make it right.

Well, I had me a woman.
She was good and clean.
She spent all the day
with the washing machine.
But when it came to lovin'
she was never around:
she was out getting dirty
all over town.

Deliver your children to the good, good life.
Give 'em peace and shelter and fork and knife.
Shine a light in the morning and a light at night.
And if a thing goes wrong,
you'd better make it right.

                 Dm
Well, I was low on the money
                               C       
and my truck broke down.
        Dm                       
I was on my way
                        G
to the lost and found.
       Dm
So I took it to a dealer.
                        C   
I said, "Make it run.
         Am             Dm
Well I ain't got no money,
       Am          Dm
but I got me a gun."

                 Dm
I said, "You robbed me before,
                             C 
so I'm robbing you back,
            Dm
and if it don't put you straight,
                                   G
it'll put you on the right track.
          Dm
Well, I ain't no devil 
                     C
and I ain't no saint,
    Am             Dm
but I can tell a dealer
          Am             Dm
by the color of his paint."

Deliver your children to the good, good life.
Give 'em peace and shelter and fork and knife.
Shine a light in the morning and a light at night.
And if a thing goes wrong,
you'd better make it right.

(instrumental solo same as verse)
(repeat chorus)

        Am
If you want good eggs,
                             G
you gotta feed that hen.
               Em                       Am
And if you wanna hear some more,
              Em
well I'll sing
        Am    Em    Am
it again.           
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