Lyr Req: Thanksgiving Prayer (Johnny Cash)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thanksgiving [Prayer?] (Johnny Cash)
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Nov 10 - 02:50 PM

chiming in on this thread a year too late......
If someone now has the chords worked out correctly, please can you share them with me?
thanks,
Jean
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thanksgiving [Prayer?] (Johnny Cash)
From: colorado boy
Date: 23 Nov 09 - 09:32 AM

THANX Open Mike for the chords to "Thanksgiving Prayer"by the late, great Johnny Cash. i also found the video on YouTube of Johnny singing the song.i'll be ready to perform it on Wed.Nov.25 at the Senior Center here in town.i stayed up all night surfing the web to find the chords to this sweet song.Should've known they'd be on Mudcat Cafe.....THANX AGAIN....vanzdufranz}

Subject: Lyr/Chord Add: THANKSGIVING PRAYER (Josef Anderson
From: open mike
Date: 18 Sep 09 - 11:27 AM

I'M THANKING THE LORD HE MADE YOU

Chords from here:

http://johnnycash.groupee.net/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/994108363/m/5521084164

Capo 2

G D Em C G D

G D Em
We've come to the time in the season
C G
When family and friends gather near
D Em
To offer a prayer of Thanksgiving
C D
For blessings we've known through the year
C G
To join hands and thank the creator
C D
And now when Thanksgiving is due
G D Em
This year when I count my blessings
C D G
I'm thanking the Lord He made you

D Em
This year when I count my blessings
C D G
I'm thanking the Lord He made you


"Thanksgiving" originally aired November 19, 1994.

The song was by Josef Anderson--more info here:

http://www.jerryosborne.com/1-20-03.htm

http://www.drquinn.nl/downloads/thanksgivingsong.doc

Also discussed at Mudcat in this thread:

Johnny Cash Songs

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thanksgiving [Prayer?] (Johnny Cash)
From: GUEST,Amy
Date: 18 Sep 09 - 11:06 AM

I how I wish I could find this song somewhere to purchase. I love it and have looked everywhere but am beginning to think he never recorded it? Sad.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thanksgiving Prayer or I'm Thanking U
From: GUEST,Heligypsy
Date: 11 Sep 09 - 02:14 PM

I've still not been able to find sheet music or chords for this song. Has anyone located them as a friend of mine wants to sing this for church service on Thanksgiving. Tks - heligypsy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: thanksgiving song wanted
From: Genie
Date: 20 Nov 01 - 05:16 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: thanksgiving song wanted
From: Karolina
Date: 22 Oct 00 - 02:00 PM

Thanks, Leeneia! Good job. The next step will be to get the chords to this song. It's really a nice one. I promise to post the chords if I get someone to write 'em. I can't :^o

Karolina

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: thanksgiving song wanted
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 22 Oct 00 - 09:55 AM

I bet that that was supposed to be "the sight of a high-ballin' train," where highball is a verb meaning that a train is travelling at top speed.

If I were singing this song, I would change "the blue in your eyes" to "the love in your eyes." I have too many nieces with beautiful brown eyes to promulgate the theory that blue eyes are the ticket. (Folk process.)

Subject: Lyr Add: THE THANKSGIVING PRAYER (Johnny Cash)
From: Karolina
Date: 22 Oct 00 - 03:44 AM

Daniel, if by any chance you're checking this thread after such a long time, here are the lyrics to the song. I might have made some mistakes while transcribing them. I recorded it some time ago straight from the TV, using a voice recorder, so the quality of the recording is rather poor. Anyway, this is what I got from it. Hope somebody'll correct me.


THANKSGIVING PRAYER
As performed by Johnny Cash on the TV series, "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman", Season 3, Episode 4, "Thanksgiving", 1994.

We've come to the time in the season
When family and friends gather near
To offer a prayer of thanksgiving
For blessings we've known through the year,
To join hands and thank the Creator
Now when thanksgivin' is due,
And this year when I count my blessin's,
I'm thankin' the Lord He made you.
This year when I count my blessin's,
I'm thankin' the Lord He made you.

I'm grateful for the laughter of children,
The sun and the wind and the rain,
The color of blue in your sweet eyes,
The sight of a highballin' train,
The moonrise over a prairie,
And old love that you've made new,
And this year when I count my blessin's,
I'm thankin' the Lord He made you.
This year when I count my blessin's,
I'm thankin' the Lord He made you.

And when the time comes to be goin',
It won't be in sorrow and tears.
I'll kiss you goodbye and I'll go on the way,
Grateful for all of the years.
I thank you for all that you gave me,
For teachin' me what love can do,
And Thanksgivin' Day for the rest of my life,
I'm thankin' the Lord He made you.
Thanksgivin' Day for the rest of my life,
I'm thankin' the Lord He made you.


Karolina

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: thanksgiving song wanted
From: GUEST,Daniel
Date: 01 Oct 00 - 06:12 PM

hi again. couldn´t find anything...perhaps someone else could help me????

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: thanksgiving song wanted
From: Roger in Baltimore
Date: 29 Sep 00 - 05:37 PM

Daniel,

You might check roughstock.com. It is a country western site and has a reasonable search engine. The song might be on there.

Roger in Baltimore

Subject: thanksgiving song wanted
From: GUEST,Daniel
Date: 29 Sep 00 - 05:05 AM

HI out there ! I´m searching for a song i heard in the tv series "Dr. Quinn - Medicine woman" . It was sung by Johnny Cash, and it was a thanks giving song. i can remember some lines. the beginning was something like "we´ve come to this time in this season, when family and friends ...???? and then there was a chorus that ended always with "I´m thanking the Lord he made you". Who can tell me if somebody recorded this song(cause i couldn´t find a recording by Johnny Cash!)? can someone tell me the lyrics? Waiting for answer, Daniel