F F       C C       Dm Dm     Bb Bb
[1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 ] x2

[Verse 1]
F                   C
I kept my momma up late
                   Dm
On her knees as she prayed for her boy
        Bb
Who was hanging on by a thread
F               C                      Dm
I was acting a fool, I was skipping on school
                   Bbm
Getting high as a kite, gonna wind up dead
F                C
She believed I'd return like the prodigal
          Dm      Bb
Pray to God every day for a miracle
F         C                Dm             Bb
No, I'm not a lost cause, she wouldn't give up on

[Chorus]
F      C                  Dm    Bb
And I, I never would have made it
                   F    C           Dm        Bb
I never would have made it, Without you, you, you
F      C                   Dm    Bb
And I, I never would have made it
                   F        C           Dm        Bb
I never would have made it thru, Without you, you, you

[Verse 2]
F                 C                   Dm
I was coming home late,Covering every state
                 Bb
In a van with a band barely getting paid
F                  C
And the love of my life
                        Dm
She was up through the night
                       Bb
With the kids fighting tears hoping for a break
F                 C
By my side with a love unconditional
Dm                Bb
Had the faith to believe for a miracle
F         C                     Dm             Bb
No, I'm not a lost cause, she wouldn't give up on me

[Chorus]
F      C                  Dm    Bb
And I, I never would have made it
                   F    C           Dm        Bb
I never would have made it, Without you, you, you
F      C                   Dm    Bb
And I, I never would have made it
                   F        C           Dm        Bb
I never would have made it thru, Without you, you, you

[Bridge]
C
Tell me where, tell me where would I be
Dm                    Bb
Tell me where would I be without you
C
If you hadn't been praying for me
     Dm          Bb
and standing by me, Tell me, oh-oh-oh-ohh
C
Tell me where, tell me where would I be
Dm                    Bb
Tell me where would I be without you
C
If you hadn't been praying for me
     Dm          Bb
and standing by me (hold)
                          F      C
I'd be lost without you, without you - hold

[Solo]
 F         C         Dm        Bb
( 1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 )
 F         C         Dm        Bb
( 1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 | 1-2-3-4 )

[Chorus]
F      C                  Dm    Bb
And I, I never would have made it
                   F    C           Dm        Bb
I never would have made it, Without you, you, you
F      C                   Dm    Bb
And I, I never would have made it
                   F        C           Dm        Bb
I never would have made it thru, Without you, you, you