{"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":1927379,"song":"Praying For Time","artist":"George Michael","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1927379-praying-for-time-chords-by-george-michael/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1927379?type=chord","rating":4.74144,"votes":37,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n          Praying For Time – George Michael\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: George Michael\r\nFrom: \"Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1\" (1990)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\ncapo: 1st fret\r\nplay: A\r\nkey: Bb\r\n\r\nFor chords in original key, transpose +1 (and \"use flats\").\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nCHORDS\r\n\r\n[tab]        E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nDm/A    x-0-3-2-3-1\r\nG/A     x-0-5-4-3-x\r\nBm      x-2-4-4-3-2\r\nBbaug   x-1-4-3-3-x\r\nD/A     x-0-4-2-3-2\r\nE/G#    4-x-2-1-0-0[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]These voicings sound nice in the verse:\r\nA       x-0-7-6-5-0  or x-0-2-2-2-5\r\nAmaj7   x-0-6-6-5-0  or x-0-2-2-2-4\r\nA7      x-0-5-6-5-0  or x-0-2-2-2-3[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Amaj7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Amaj7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n  These are the days of the open hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThey will not be the last ... look around now[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm/A[/ch]                [ch]Dm/A[/ch]    [ch]G/A[/ch]    [ [ch]A[/ch] ] \r\nThese are the days of the beggars and the choosers[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n  This is the year of the hungry man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWhose place is in the past[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dm/A[/ch]\r\nHand in hand with ignorance[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm/A[/ch]  [ch]G/A[/ch] [ [ch]Bm[/ch] ]\r\nAnd legitimate excuses[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]Bbaug[/ch]\r\n   The rich declare themselves poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nAnd most of us are not sure if we have too much[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E/G#[/ch]                                       [ [ch]Bm[/ch] ]\r\nBut we'll take our chances cause God's stopped keeping score[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]Bbaug[/ch]\r\n   I guess somewhere along the way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nHe must have let us all out to play[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E/G#[/ch]                           [ [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\nTurned his back and all God's children crept out the back door[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n  And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]\r\n  Hanging on to hope[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm/A[/ch]         [ch]Dm/A[/ch]  [ch]G/A[/ch]    [ [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n  When there is no hope to speak of[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n  And the wounded skies above [/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSay it's much too much too late[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm/A[/ch]              [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch]        [ [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\nWell maybe we should all be praying for time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Amaj7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Amaj7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n  These are the days of the empty hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nOh you hold on to what you can[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dm/A[/ch]          [ch]Dm/A[/ch]    [ch]G/A[/ch]\r\nAnd charity is a coat you wear twice a year[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n  This is the year of the guilty man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nYour television takes a stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dm/A[/ch]              [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ [ch]Bm[/ch] ]\r\nAnd you find that what was over there is over here[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                [ch]Bbaug[/ch]\r\n   So you scream from behind your door[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nSay what's mine is mine and not yours[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nI may have too much but I'll take my chances [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]                 [ [ch]Bm[/ch] ]\r\nCause God's stopped keeping score[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                  [ch]Bbaug[/ch]\r\n   And you cling to the things they sold you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nDid you cover your eyes when they told you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E/G#[/ch]                                             [ [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\nThat he can't come back because he has no children to come back for[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n  And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]\r\n  Hanging on to hope[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm/A[/ch]         [ch]Dm/A[/ch]  [ch]G/A[/ch]    [ [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n  When there is no hope to speak of[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n  And the wounded skies above [/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSay it's much too much too late[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm/A[/ch]              [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch]        [ [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\nSo  maybe we should all be praying for time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Amaj7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Amaj7[/ch] | [ch]A7[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] | [ch]Dm/A[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n          Praying For Time – George Michael\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: George Michael\nFrom: \"Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1\" (1990)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\ncapo: 1st fret\nplay: A\nkey: Bb\n\nFor chords in original key, transpose +1 (and \"use flats\").\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCHORDS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |\n| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |\n| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |\n| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A | A","chords":["A","Bb","E","D","G","B","Dm/A","G/A","Bm","Bbaug","D/A","E/G","A7","Amaj7","E/G#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Amaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,1,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,1,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]}}}