Key: G
Introduction: G Am7 C G
G
He said I know this ain't the time or place
Am7
But Lord I need to talk
C
In a business suit in a corner booth
G
In a crowded little restaurant
G
We all tried not to listen
Am7
We all tried not to look
C
But a whole room full of customers
D
And the waitress and the cook
Em C G
All stopped what we were doing when he bowed his head
Em C D
In that silence we heard every word he said
G C
CHORUS: I've been trying to do things my way
D G
Down here on life's highway
C G
Slippin' slidin' sideways
D
Between no way and nowhere
G C
If I could only gain a foothold
D Em D
Up there on your high road
C G
Lord if you hear me help me
C G
I'll do anything you tell me to
C G
All I've got to offer you is this
D
Backslider's prayer
INTRO
G
Well the waitress made the first move
Am7
When she filled his coffee cup
C
She said you ain't alone here mister
G
You're speaking for the rest of us
G
I heard some scattered amens
Am7
And a couple of I've been there's
C
Then things got back to normal
D
The dishes and the silverware
Em C
Were clanging in the kitchen
G
Like an angel's band
Em C
As I took my place in line
D
To shake his hand 'cause
CHORUS
G C
If I could only gain a foothold
D Em D
Up there on your high road
C G
Lord if you hear me help me
C G
I'll do anything you tell me to
C G
All I've got to offer you is this
D C G
Backslider's prayer
INTRO