Unanswered Prayers

C F just the other night and a hometown football game C Am D7 G my wife and i ran into my old high school flame F E Am F and as i introduced them the past came back to me D7 E F G and i couldn’t help but think of the way things used to be C F she was the one that i’d wanted for all times C Am D7 G and each night i’d spend prayin’ that god would make her mine F E Am F and if he’d only grant me this wish i wished back then D7 E G i’d never ask for anything again Chorus : C F G sometimes i thank god for unanswered prayers C Am D7 G remember when you’re talkin’ to the man upstairs F E Am F that just because he doesn’t answer doesn’t mean he don’t care C F G C some of god’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers C F she wasn’t quite the angel that i remembered in my dreams C Am and i could tell that time had changed me D7 G in her eyes too it seemed F E we tried to talk about the old days Am F there wasn’t much we could recall D7 E G i guess the lord knows what he’s doin’ after all F E Am and as she walked away i looked at my wife D7 E and then and there i thanked the good lord F G for the gifts in my life Chorus : C F G sometimes i thank god for unanswered prayers C Am D7 G remember when you’re talkin’ to the man upstairs F C Am F that just because he may not answer doesn’t mean he don’t care C F G some of god’s greatest gifts are unanswered . . . C F G some of god’s greatest gifts are all too often unanswered . . . C F G C some of god’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers