Intro: Em Em B Em (x2) 

Verse 

Em 
I had me a girl 
                    B 
Who taught me those things 
                   Em 
A young man should know 

Em                
Down, down on my knees 
                    B 
I’d beg and I’d plead 
                      Em 
To learn a little bit more 


Pre-Chorus 

Am                         Em 
Oh that woman taught me to pray 
Am                  B 
I saw Heaven every day 

Lord, she could, 


[Refrão]
Em 
Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh 
                     
ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh 
B                        
ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh  
Em 
ooooooooh 

Verse 

Em 
I had me a boy 
                B 
who buttoned me down 
           Em 
Drew me a line 

Em 
He, he washed me as clean 
                  B 
As a sinner could be 
              Em 
Showed me the light 

Am                           Em 
Oh that boy, he taught me to pray 
Am                              B 
But for all of his spit-shinin’ ways 

Lord, he could,  



[Refrão]
Em 
Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh 
                     
ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh 
B                        
ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh  
Em 
ooooooooh 


Instrumental part 

G  G/F#   Em    x3 
G  Am     B  

Em        B Em x2 

(in the original song this part is (almost) a capella, but I'm adding chords anyway for convenience) 

Em 
I had me a girl 
                B 
Like cigarette smoke 
                 Em 
She came and she went 
Em 
I slipped through his hands 
                B 
To my back door man 
Em 
Under his chin 

Am                         Em 
Oh that woman taught me to pray 
Am                        B 
But for all her wandering ways 

She could, 


[Refrão]
Em 
Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh 
                     
ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh 
B                        
ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh  
Em 
ooooooooh 

B Em