Pray For The Lights To Go Out

Intro chords A A B7 E7 A A F#7 B7 E7 A N.C. A7 N.C. D N.C. Dm N.C. A A B7 E7 A A A Ah ah ah, B7 E7 A Get ready for the judgment day A F#7 Ah ah ah, B7 E7 You’ll never get to heaven that way A A It’ll make you sinners want to shout B7 E7 A Pray for the lights to go out A A Well, my father was a deacon in a hard shell church, B7 E7 A Way down south where I was born; A F#7 People used to come to him from miles around, B7 E7 Just to hear the Holy work go on A A Father grabs a sister ‘round the neck and says, B7 E7 A Sister won’t you sing me this song. A F#7 The sister tells the deacon she did not have time, B7 E7 Felt religion coming on A A Just then somebody got up turn’d the lights all out B7 E7 A And you ought to heard that sister shout. A She hollered, Brother, F#7 If you want to spread joy; B7 E7 A Just pray for the lights to stay out. A F#7 She called the Deacon for to kneel and pray, B7 E7 You ought to heard that sister shout A N.C. She took off both shoes A7 N.C. Took off both socks D N.C. Dm N.C. Got low down and did the eagle rock A F#7 She shouted, "Brother, If you want to spread joy; B7 E7 A Just pray for the lights to stay out. A A Ah, ah, ah B7 E7 A I’m teaching the sermon as I tell it to ‘em A A Ah, ah, ah B7 E7 A The absence of nepotism is appalling here A A Ah, ah, ah B7 E7 A Now all you brother’s have been drinking too much beer A A Ah, ah, ah B7 E7 A You want to get ready for the judgement day? A A Ah, ah, ah B7 E7 A Then get out your little pray books and get with what I’m about to say A A Ah, ah, ah Outro 1 A N.C. You take two steps forward A7 N.C. Two steps back D N.C. Get low down Dm N.C. Baller-Jack A She shouted, brother F#7 If you want to spread joy B7 E7 A F#7 Pray for the lights to go out B7 E7 A E7 A Pray for the lights to go out A A Father tried to quiet down his lovin’ flock B7 E7 A Called on all the saints up above A F#7 All that he could here way down there in the dark B7 E7 Was baby, Honey, turtle dove A A Deacon grabs a bible firmly in his hand, B7 E7 A Prayed to be shown wrong from right. A F#7 Just then as if his prayers were answered from above, B7 E7 Someone got up turned on the light, A A He feels himself slippin’ grabs the first gal near, B7 E7 A And she sings this sweet song in his ear. A She shouted, brother F#7 If you want to spread joy B7 E7 A Pray for the lights to go out