Tom: Am
G7 C
Sunday morning in the valley
D7 G7
We would gather for the service
C
Emily Jane would run to meet me
D7 G7
She'd smile at papa kinda nervous
E7 Am
All the people came from miles around
D7 G7
I can still hear the sound
[Chorus]
F C
As they sang thanks to the Lord
F
For the sun up in the sky
D7
For the corn that's growing high
G7
And for the child that didn't die
C F
Thanks to the Lord for the crops and for the farm
D7
For the strength in my right arm
G7
And for keepin' us from harm
C G7 Am F
Thanks thanks thanks thanks
C G7 F G7 C
Thanks to the Lord for a girl like Emily Jane
[Verse 2]
G7 C
Came the day when we were married
D7 G7
All our folks in the congregation
C
Emily Jane was like an angel
D7 G7
The sweetest thing in all creation
E7 Am
Papa hugged me and my momma cried
D7 G7
Everybody smiled with pride
[Chorus]
F C
As they sang thanks to the Lord
F
For the sun up in the sky
D7
For the corn that's growing high
G7
And for the child that didn't die
C F
Thanks to the Lord for the crops and for the farm
D7
For the strength in my right arm
G7
And for keepin' us from harm
C G7 Am F
Thanks thanks thanks thanks
C G7 F G7 C
Thanks to the Lord for a girl like Emily Jane
