Prayed

Prayed C C F C C F C I left a line of blue haired ministers F C Deciding where she should go F C Along side past us this big wide limousine C/B Am Am And the holy sink they blow C F C Minds are made up a week from Saturday F C To them the doors are closed F C But poor old Virginia’s pleas are never heard C/B Am By then, she’s a travelled soul. F C F C Oh, how she pra--yed! How she pra--yed! F C Am Not like the sailor beside her, F C Am Not like the waves in the water, F C Am Am Not like the ways that he taught her. C C C How she prayed, F C Oh, how she prayed. C F C Virginia found herself a place in Tennessee F C It wasn’t much but called it home F C Her mama said “Go find yourself a Kennedy. C/B Am You’ll never go it on your own. C F C But here is something I never shared with you, F C Broken vows and broken homes F C Mom never really cared for you C/B Am Am Tried to tell you all along. F C F C Oh, how she pra--yed! How she pra--yed! F C Am Not like the sailor beside her, F C Am Not like the waves in the water, F C Am Am Not like the ways that he taught her. F C F C Oh, how she pra--yed! How she pra--yed! F C Am Not like the sailor beside her, F C Am Not like the waves in the water, F C Am Am Not like the ways that he taught her. C F C How she prayed, Oh, how she prayed. C F C How she prayed, Oh, how she prayed.