Praise The Lord Copyright 2000 Stan Lyness   4/4 bluegrass, male voices	broadband listen
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                           LEAD-IN:   D   E   A   A7
D                    ( D          A )
Praise the Lord!  That girl's not mine;
( D        A )     E
I caught myself in time.
    ( D       A )   ( D       A )
She'd have me working nine to five
 ( D       A )      E
to buy her cars for her to drive
  ( D       A )  ( D       A )
and raising kids I can't afford -
    Bm7           ( E )        A      A    B7   E7
but she's not mine, praise the Lord!

Allelu!  I'm finally free;
I've finally seen why she
was so insistent I become
acquainted with her dad and mom:
She'd have me be their child, too.
    Bm7         ( E )        A      A7
I'm finally free, Allelu!

D                A          D           A
As the Lord once led Israel from captivity,
Bm7           A            B7             E
so, from matrimonial jail, now He leadeth me.

Glory be!  I'm single yet
the challenge has been met
I almost faltered, almost fell,
I nearly built an earthly hell,
but lust has not quite blinded me -
I'm single yet!  Glory be!

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE

Thanks to You, Lord, I saw light.
If not for you I might
have popped the question, tied the knot
to keep me bound until I rot.
No wonder You're a bachelor, too.
  Bm7         ( Bm7 E )       F#m7   F#m7   D7   E7   A
I saw the light,    thanks to You.