Intro: (x2) Verse I had me a girl Who taught me those things A young man should know Down, down on my knees I’d beg and I’d plead To learn a little bit more Pre-Chorus Oh that woman taught me to pray I saw Heaven every day Lord, she could, Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh Verse I had me a boy who buttoned me down Drew me a line He, he washed me as clean As a sinner could be Showed me the light Oh that boy, he taught me to pray But for all of his spit-shinin’ ways Lord, he could, Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh Instrumental part x3 Em x2 (in the original song this part is (almost) a capella, but I'm adding chords anyway for convenience) I had me a girl Like cigarette smoke She came and she went I slipped through his hands To my back door man Under his chin Oh that woman taught me to pray But for all her wandering ways She could, Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh
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