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Beggars Prayer

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Capo 1
        F1x32xx
        Cx320xx
      Am75355xx
       G732300x
 Abmaj7b54x553x
      F/Ax032xx
      G/Bx200xx
[Intro]
F C Bbm7 G7
[Verse 1]
Mama said Flift your Chead from the Am7sieve of your G7hands
Mama say eFventuallCy this hAm7urting will G7end
But the Fshock-waves on my Cbones will Am7linger
Like the Bbm7ghost of you here in my Abmaj7b5bed
[Verse 2]
When I was Flost you Cthought me a Am7beautiful G7find
Sometimes I Fthink of you Csleeping so sAm7leep for a G7while
I find myself Fasking who'd do Cthis to Am7love
And the F/Awhite shouldered mG/Bountains they pointed aCbove
[Verse 3]
Lord you just Fdropped me Chere by this Am7side of this rG7oad
Out here's too Fcold and I Cdon't want to Am7walk it alG7one
I've got a Fbottle of your Cblood inAm7side me
And an F/Aold beggar's pG/Brayer on the tip of my tCongue
[Outro]
Mama said Flift your Chead from the Am7sieve of your hG7ands
Mama say eFventuallCy this Am7hurting will eG7nd

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Beggars Prayer

by Emilíana Torrini

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Abmaj7b5

F/A

G/B

Bbm7

Capo 1

1x32xx

x320xx

Am7

5355xx

32300x

Abmaj7b5

4x553x

F/A

x032xx

G/B

x200xx

[Intro]

F C Bbm7 G7

[Verse 1]

F C Am7 G7

Mama said lift your head from the sieve of your hands

F C Am7 G7

Mama say eventually this hurting will end

F C Am7

But the shock-waves on my bones will linger

Bbm7 Abmaj7b5

Like the ghost of you here in my bed

[Verse 2]

F C Am7 G7

When I was lost you thought me a beautiful find

F C Am7 G7

Sometimes I think of you sleeping so sleep for a while

F C Am7

I find myself asking who'd do this to love

F/A G/B C

And the white shouldered mountains they pointed above

[Verse 3]

F C Am7 G7

Lord you just dropped me here by this side of this road

F C Am7 G7

Out here's too cold and I don't want to walk it alone

F C Am7

I've got a bottle of your blood inside me

F/A G/B C

And an old beggar's prayer on the tip of my tongue

[Outro]

F C Am7 G7

Mama said lift your head from the sieve of your hands

F C Am7 G7

Mama say eventually this hurting will end

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