{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1484751,"song":"The Prayer","artist":"Kid Cudi","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1484751-the-prayer-chords-by-kid-cudi/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1484751?type=chord","rating":4.55535,"votes":3,"content":"This is one of my favored songs by Kid Cudi, so I figured I should try playing it on the guitar.\r\nYou can use a capo on the first fret if you want it to match the original.\r\nI suggest finger-picking this song with some standard picking-pattern. I encourage you to play\r\naround with it on your own, but I like to play it like this:\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\ne|--1-------1--------|--0-------0--------|--3-------3--------|--0-------0--------|\r\nB|------1-------1----|------1-------1----|------0-------0----|------1-------1----|\r\nG|----2-------2---2--|----0-------0---0--|----0-------0---0--|----2-------2---2--|\r\nD|--------3----------|--------2----------|-------------------|--------2----------|\r\nA|-------------------|--3----------------|--------2----------|--0----------------|\r\nE|--1----------------|-------------------|--3----------------|-------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy heart thump not from being nervous[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSometimes I'm thinking God made me special here on purpose[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo all the while 'til I'm gone make my words important so[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIf I slip away, if I die today[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe last thing you remember won't be about some apple bottom [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nJeans with the boots with the fur.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBaby how I dream of being free since my birth[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCursed but the demons I confronted would disperse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHave you ever heard of some shit so real[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBeyond from the heart, from the soul you can feel[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd if I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut please don't cry, just know that I have made these songs for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd if I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n'Cause I'm ready for a funeral[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy mind runs I could never catch it, even if I got a head start[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGod please help me I am feeling so alone - wait[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI don't need to worry 'cuz I know the world will feel this nigga[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                         \r\nBlessing in disguise but I am not hiding who I am open your eyes bro[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nif I ever met you I appreciate the love yo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch] \r\ngirls that I dated It's ok I am not mad yo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch] \r\nUnless you stabbed me in the heart, no love ho, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nthis shit is so ill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nPlay it back from the top if you recognize real[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd if I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut please don't cry, just know that I have made these songs for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd if I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n'Cause I'm ready for a funeral[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd if I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut please don't cry, just know that I have made these songs for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd if I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n'Cause I'm ready for a funeral[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\nI like to end the song it on [ch]C[/ch] instead of [ch]Am[/ch], but that's your call ;)","plain_text":"This is one of my favored songs by Kid Cudi, so I figured I should try playing it on the guitar.\nYou can use a capo on the first fret if you want it to match the original.\nI suggest finger-picking this song with some standard picking-pattern. I encourage you to play\naround with it on your own, but I like to play it like this:\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nF C G Am\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nF C G Am\nF C G Am\n\nI like to end the song it on C instead of Am, but that's your call ;)","chords":["F","C","G","Am","B","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}