0Chorus: Dm0 Am1 1Hush, little baby, don't you cry. E72 E73 2Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby. Dm4 Am5 3Everything's gonna be alright. E76 E77 4The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. 5 6 Dm8 Am9 7Hush, little baby, don't you cry. E710 E711 8Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby. Dm12 Am13 9Everything's gonna be alright. E714 E715 10The Lord's gonna answer your prayer. 11 12Verse: Dm16 Am17 13Last night you had a dream you was the home-comin' queen, E718 E719 14today you're eighteen, happy birthday, Irene. Dm20 Am21 15Quit school, you had to drop out to raise your little child. E722 E723 16-Doesn't seem to be any one around.- Dm24 Am25 17You got to reach up to touch rick bottom. E726 E727 18The powers the be keep you down trodden. Dm28 Am29 19Daughter of Zion, I heard your prayer. E730 E731 Dm32 20Just cast your cares and please beware of snakes. Am33 E734 E735 21They come in all shapes and sizes, tempt you, put scales on your eyelids. Dm36 Am37 E738 22Don't waste your sorrows, they give you strength tomorrow. E739 Dm40 Am41 23Your cavalry's about to come, so keep your head up, don't you ever let up. E742 E743 24The storm will pass, you be ready for the next one. 25 26Pre-Chorus: Am44 Dm45 27Hey, little girl with the pressures of the world on Your shoulders, E746 28don't say that it's over. Am47 Dm48 29I heard your prayers, just cast your cares and I'll be there, E749 30so don't you fear. 31 32 Am50 Dm51 33I say, hey, little girl with the pressures of the world on your shoulders, E752 34don't say that it's over. Am53 E754 35I heard your prayers, just cast your cares and I'll be there, 36 37so don't you fear. 38 39Chorus: Dm55 Am56 40Hush, little baby, don't you cry. E757 E758 41Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby. Dm59 Am60 42Everything's gonna be alright. E761 E762 43The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. 44 45 Dm63 Am64 46Hush, little baby, don't you cry. E765 E766 47Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby. Dm67 Am68 48Everything's gonna be alright. E769 E770 49The Lord's gonna answer your prayer. 50 51Verse: Dm71 Am72 52Irene, I carried you when you was too weak to walk, E773 E774 53I took to you when you gave your heart to God. Dm75 Am76 54Faithful and true, that's what I'll always be to you. E777 E778 55believe in you, believe in Me Dm79 56and these mountains have to move. Am80 E781 57You have dreams as aspirations; I knew you before creation, E782 58your foundation's solid. Dm83 Am84 59I will build you a palace, restore your soul, E785 E786 60you'll be up for any challenge. Dm87 Am88 61many storms are on the way, better sharpen your faith; E789 E790 62count the cost, take up your cross and wear it ev'ryday. Dm91 Am92 63Rest in me and I will give you strength. 64 65Blessed is she, Irene, who seeks My face. 66 67Pre-Chorus: Am93 Dm94 68Hey, little girl with the pressures of the world on Your shoulders, E795 69don't say that it's over. Am96 Dm97 70I heard your prayers, just cast your cares and I'll be there, E798 71so don't you fear. 72 73 Am99 Dm100 74I say, hey, little girl with the pressures of the world on your shoulders, E7101 75don't say that it's over. Am102 E7103 76I heard your prayers, just cast your cares and I'll be there, 77 78so don't you fear. 79 80Chorus: Dm104 Am105 81Hush, little baby, don't you cry. E7106 E7107 82Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby. Dm108 Am109 83Everything's gonna be alright. E7110 E7111 84The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. 85 86 Dm112 Am113 87Hush, little baby, don't you cry. E7114 E7115 88Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby. Dm116 Am117 89Everything's gonna be alright. E7118 E7119 90The Lord's gonna answer your prayer. 91 92Bridge: Dm120 Am121 93Everything's gonna be alright. -x3- Am122 94Father, I'm stronger. I say, -x2- Am123 95Father, I'm stronger than when I first believed, yeah! Am124 96Father, I'm stronger. I say, -x2- Am125 97Father, I'm stronger than when I first believed, yeah! 98 99Outro: Dm126 Am127 100Everything's gonna be alright. E7128 E7129 101The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. 102 103The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. 104 105The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.