Verse 1: 
 
B                            A 
Everybody gathered where the river  
     E            B              A     E 
runs wider at the edge of town 
   B                    A         E 
To see if that Eddy Lee Vaughn baptism 
    B                A     E 
was really gonna go down 
B                     A 
Folks bet hard-earned money 
     E              B                A   E 
that water wouldn't change a thing 
     B                 A          E 
They set the odds at a hundred to one, 
    B                      A       F# 
his soul would never come clean 
          
Then the preacher said people take a moment or two 
F# 
There's something we need to do 

Refr?o -------------
 (nothing)   B 
Pray for the fish, 
           A           E 
they won't know what's comin' 
          B                          A        E 
when then sins start rollin' off the likes of him 
B                     A          E 
Lord be with 'em they ain't done nothin' 
B 
Please won't you leave 'em 
       A             E       F# 
just a little bit of room to swim 
 (nothing)   B 
Pray for the fish
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Verse 2: 
         B 
Well the preacher ducked him under 
     A          E              B             A     E 
that cool clear water, then he did it again 
B                         A       E 
Eddy came up yelling, "Oh Lord in Heaven, 
     B                      A         E 
Hallelujah, I'm a brand new man" 
         B 
Well the water got to bubblin' 
    A          E 
the sky got to rumblin',  
        B                     A        E 
and the thunder backed up the choir 
    B 
The fish started jumpin' 
       A              E             B             A   E 
it was like they were swimmin' in a lake of fire 
     F# 
Then Eddy's mamma stepped out of the crowd 
    F# 
and started yellin' out loud 
 
Chorus; 
 (nothing)   B 
Pray for the fish, 
           A           E 
they won't know what's comin' 
         B                          A        E 
when the sin starts rollin' off the likes of him 
B                      A          E 
Lord be with 'em , they ain't done nothin' 
B 
Please won't you leave 'em , 
       A             E       F# 
just a little bit of room to swim 
 (nothing)   B 
Pray for the fish 
 
Tag: 
        E 
He said everybody cross your fingers 
              F# 
and fold your hands 
 E                                    F# 
Pray for ole Eddy, but before we say Amen, 
 
Chorus: 
             B      A   E    B    A   E 
Pray for the fish 
B                     A          E 
Lord be with 'em they ain't done nothin' 
B 
Please won't you leave 'em 
       A             E       F# 
just a little bit of room to swim 
 (nothing)   B     A   E   B 
Pray for the fish 
A          E       B     A    E    B    A 
Lord, Pray for the fish