Carrie Newcomer - A shovel is a prayer

A ^Dshovel is a prayer to a ^Afarmer's foot When he ^Bmsteps down and the soft earth gives ^Cway ^G A ^Dbaby is a prayer when it's ^Afinally asleep A ^Bmwhispered, 'Amen' at the ^Cend of ^Gday

And a ^Cfriend is a ^Gprayer when they ^Fbring ^Gover ^Csoup When they ^Glaugh at your jokes and they ^Ddon't ask for proof It's a ^Csong that you ^Gsing when ^Fyou ^Gare a^Clone When you're ^Gweary or lonely or^A that far from home

For all your searching, there's nothing to ^Ado ^Em What you've been looking for, is ^Bmlooking for ^Cyou

I'm the ^Dprodigal daughter, you're the ^Adissonant son We've been ^Bmwashed in rainwater, we're the ^Cfortunate ^Gones On the ^Dother side of midnight, ^Ajust before the dawn You can ^Bmfeel it coming up when the ^Clong night is ^Gdone

It's as ^Cheavy as ^Ggrief and it's ^Fweight^Gless as ^Csmoke It's the ^Gdream you forgot, it's the ^Dletter you wrote It's the ^Cfirst birds of ^Gmorning that ^Fsound ^Glike a ^Chymn Throw ^Gopen the windows and^A let the light in

I'm a ^Dwayfaring stranger, you're ^AIndiana Jones We are ^BmGracie and George, we're ^CWatson and ^GHolmes The air is ^Dfilled with angels, there's no ^ADevil to outrun Just ^Bmsigh and kiss the ground when the ^Clong night is ^Gdone

It's a ^Ccollar turned ^Gup, a kiss ^Fon the ^Gfore^Chead A ^Gstring and two cans, it's the ^Dlast thing you said It's a ^Chunch that you ^Gfollow, a ^Flight ^Gin the ^Cdark An idiot ^Gcheck, it's a ^Abalm for your heart ^Em

For all your searching, there's nothing to ^Ado ^Em What you've been looking for, is ^Bmlooking for ^Cyou