Prayed For A Tomorrow

D A He'd sit out on the front porch F#/D G and he'd wait for the rain D A He was a farmer by trade F#/D G and he worked hard every day D A He was kind with the children F#/D G though his heart was hard as stone B/D G A and I never knew what kept him holding on D A He'd go down to the cafe F#/D G and talk to the old men D A He'd talk about the weather F#/D G and the shape his crops were in D A and he worked so hard with his hands F#/D G you could almost see the bones B/D G A I never knew what kept him holding on F#/D G He had a nickle on a dime C#/D D F#/D G Just waiting for the rain to come again A Bb But sometimes the rains would never come B/D F#/D G D He'd pray hard at night that things would work out right B/D F#/D G G#m That things would finally go his way once again B/D A G F#/D Em A D Lord he prayed for a tomorrow and not yesterday D A Now his kids have all grown up F#/D G and they've all moved away D A He is still a farmer F#/D G and he works hard everyday D A Oh in all that he has given us F#/D G We never can repay B/D G A Lord, I guess I see what kept him holding on