INTRO: G5 A5 C5 G5 
 
        G5 
He said I know this ain't the time or place 
    A5 
But Lord I need to talk 
     C5 
In a business suit in a corner booth 
     G5 
In a crowded little restaurant 
G5 
We all tried not to listen 
   A5 
We all tried not to look 
      C5 
But a whole room full of customers 
        D5 
And the waitress and the cook 
    E5                   C5                       G5 
All stopped what we were doing when he bowed his head 
        E5               C5             D5 
In that silence we heard every word he said 


                  G5                   C5 
CHORUS: I've been trying to do things my way 
        D5                   G5 
        Down here on life's highway 
        C5                G5 
        Slippin' slidin' sideways 
                D5 
        Between no way and nowhere 
                   G5           C5 
        If I could only gain a foothold 
        D5                E5        D5 
        Up there on your high road 
             C5              G5 
        Lord if you hear me help me 
                C5            G5 
        I'll do anything you tell me to 
        C5               G5             
        All I've got to offer you is this 
        D5           ( G5 )  
        Backslider's prayer 
 
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         G5 
Well the waitress made the first move 
         A5  
When she filled his coffee cup 
         C5 
She said you ain't alone here mister 
       G5 
You're speaking for the rest of us 
G5 
I heard some scattered amens 
      A5 
And a couple of I've been there's 
     C5 
Then things got back to normal 
    D5  
The dishes and the silverware 
     E5              C5  
Were clanging in the kitchen 
                G5 
Like an angel's band 
     E5               C5 
As I took my place in line 
             D5 
To shake his hand 'cause 
 
CHORUS 
 
SOLO: 
G5 C5 D5 G5 C5 G5 D5 D5 
 
           G5           C5  
If I could only gain a foothold 
D5                E5        D5   
Up there on your high road 
     C5              G5 
Lord if you hear me help me 
        C5            G5 
I'll do anything you tell me to 
C5               G5 
All I've got to offer you is this 
D5   C5        G5 
Backslider's prayer 
 
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