Capo: 1 Tuning:

Em Em B Em x2 [Verse]

^EmI had me a girl Who taught me those ^Bthings A young man should ^Emknow

^EmDown, down on my knees I’d beg and I’d plea^Bd To learn a little bit ^Emmore

[PreChorus]

^AOh that woman taught me to^Em pray ^AI saw Heaven every ^Bday

Lord, she could, [Chorus]

^EmOoooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ^Booooooooh oooh oooh ooh ^Emooooooooh

[Verse]

^EmI had me a boy who buttoned me ^Bdown Drew me a l^Emine

^EmHe, he washed me as clean As a sinner could ^Bbe Showed me the ^Emlight

^AOh that boy, he taught me to^Em pray ^ABut for all of his spit-shinin’^B ways

Lord, he could, [Chorus]

^EmOoooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ^Booooooooh oooh oooh ooh ^Emooooooooh

[Instrumental part] G G/F# Em x3 G A B Em B Em x2 (in the original song this part is (almost) a capella, but I'm adding chords anyway for convenience)

^EmI had me a girl Like cigarette s^Bmoke She came and she ^Emwent ^EmI slipped through his hands To my back door ^Bman ^EmUnder his chin

^AOh that woman taught me to^Em pray ^ABut for all her wandering^B ways

She could, [Chorus] x2

^EmOoooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ^Booooooooh oooh oooh ooh ^Emooooooooh

B Em

The Civil Wars - I had me a girl