Intro: A E AVerso 1:
A Who did you say it was brother? E Who was it fell by the way? A When whiskey and blood run together A E A Did you hear anyone pray?A D A I didn't hear nobody pray, dear brother D A I didn't hear nobody pray A I heard the crash on the highway A E A But I didn't hear nobody prayInstrumental: A E A A E AVerso 2:
A When I heard the crash on the highway E I knew what it was from the start A I went to the scene of destruction A E A And a picture was stamped on my heart A There was whiskey and blood all together E Mixed with glass where they lay A There to lay their hand in destruction A E A But I didn't hear nobody prayA D A I didn't hear nobody pray, dear brother D A I didn't hear nobody pray A I heard the crash on the highway A E A But I didn't hear nobody prayInstrumental: A E A A E AVerso 3:
A I wish I could change this sad story E That I am now telling you A But there is no way I can change it A E A For somebody's life is now through A Their soul has been called by the Master E They died in a crash on the way A And I heard the groans of the dying A E A But I didn't hear nobody prayA D A I didn't hear nobody pray, dear brother D A I didn't hear nobody pray A I heard the crash on the highway A N.C. E N.C. A But I didn't hear nobody pray