Flatt & Scruggs - I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer guitar chord

I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer

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(Flatt & Scruggs)

As performed by Ricky Skaggs on The Grand Ole Opry June 28 2003

Bb F Bb

Bb F Bb

While kneeling by her bedside in a cottage on the hill

F

My mother prayed her blessings on me there

Bb Gm Bb

She was talking there to Jesus while everything was still

F Bb

and I heard my mother call my name in prayer

F Bb

Yes I heard my mother call my name in prayer

C7 F

She was pourin out her heart to Jesus there

Bb Gm Bb

Then I gave my heart to Him and He saved my soul from sin

F Bb

Yes I heard my mother call my name in prayer

She was anxious for her boy to be just what he ought to be

And she asked the Lord to take him in his care

Just the words I can't remember but I know she prayed for me

For I heard my mother call my name in prayer

So I gave my heart to Jesus and I'm livin now for him

And someday I'll go and meet him in the air

For he heard my mother praying and he saved my soul from sin

Yes he heard my mother call my name in prayer

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Note as of 9/27/03:

This song is on Ricky's new album,

"Live at the Charleston Music Hall"

I saw Ricky perform this live about a month ago, he actually

plays it the way I do most of the time, capo 2:

Bb -> G

F -> D

C7 -> A7

Gm -> F#m Ricky personally plays F->D, even though the minor

chord fits the melody very well. So, skip it if ya

want and use F->D