Am                                                    G 
Well, the rain was a-falling and the ground turned to mud 
      Am                                       D 
I was watching all the people running from the flood 
     Am                                            G 
So I started to prayin' though I ain't no prayin' man 
        Em             Am              Em         Am 
For the Lord to come a helpin' knowing he'd understand 

G            D/F#             Em 
Deliver your children to the good good life 
C                  G/B           Am 
Give 'em peace and shelter and a fork and knife 
        G            D/F#           Em 
Shine a light in the morning and a light at night 
         G     D/F#  Em                C    G/B  Am 
And if a thing goes wrong you'd better make it   right 

Am                                       G 
Well, I had me a woman, she was good and clean 
    Am                                D 
She spent all day with the washing machine 
            Am                            G 
But when it came to lovin' she was never around 
        Em          Am      Em      Am 
She was out getting dirty  all over town 

            Dm                              C 
Well, I was low on money and my truck broke down 
      Dm                        G 
I was on my way to the lost and found 
     Dm                                  C 
So I took it to a dealer, I said make it run 
        Am            Dm          Am       Dm 
Well, I ain't got no money, but I got me a gun 

           Dm                                   C 
I said you robbed me before so I'm robbing you  back 
          Dm                                                G 
And if it don't put you straight it'll put you on the right track 
        Dm                            C 
Well, I ain't no devil and I ain't no saint 
    Am           Dm            Am           Dm 
But I can tell a dealer by the color of his paint 

G            D/F#             Em 
Deliver your children to the good good life 
C                  G/B           Am 
Give 'em peace and shelter and a fork and knife 
        G            D/F#           Em 
Shine a light in the morning and a light at night 
         G     D/F#  Em                C    G/B  Am 
And if a thing goes wrong you'd better make it   right 

Solo Am  G  Am  D 
       Am  G  Em  Am   
       Em  Am 

G            D/F#             Em 
Deliver your children to the good good life 
C                  G/B           Am 
Give 'em peace and shelter and a fork and knife 
        G            D/F#           Em 
Shine a light in the morning and a light at night 
         G     D/F#  Em                C    G/B  Am 
And if a thing goes wrong you'd better make it   right 

       Am                                 G 
If you want good eggs you gotta feed that hen 
           Em              Am 
And if you wanna hear some more 
           Em         Am 
Well, I'll sing it again