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Prayer For The Dying

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Intro:
Am7/ – Fmaj7     2x 
 G6/                                                                   
      Daa-daaa   daa-daaa
Am7* – C/F* - 
Am7* – C/F*                                                                    
             Daa oohoe – 
Am7*             C/F*-                                                         
       hoo Yeah 
           Am11/D   Fmaj7/                                                          
       T aa-da-           daaah
Am7*            C/F*                                                          
       Fearless        people 
Am7*            C/F*                                                          
       Careless        needle
Am7*               C/F*                                                       
       Harsh words        spoken 
And          Am11/Dlives are         Fmaj7broken
Am7*            C/F*                                                          
       Forceful       aging 
Am7*               C/F*                                                       
       Help me I'm        fading
Am7*             C/F*                                                          
       Heaven’s        waiting it’s
       Am11/DTime to move          Fmaj7on Fmaj7  
     Fm7Crossing that       C/Ebridge 
With lessons I've      Gm7learned
Playing with     Ffire 
And not getting       Fm7burned
     Fm7I may not       C/Eknow what you're going       Gm7through
But time is the     Fspace 
Between me and     Fyou
              Am7*                 Am7*                                        
Life carries         on   It goes       on
Am7*                                                                    
       Just say die 
C/F*                               Am7*                                       
      And that would be pessimis -        tic
In your mind 
C/F*                           Am7*                                            
      We can walk across wa -        ter
Please don't cry 
C/F*                                                                        Am11/D  
      It’s just a prayer for the          dying
                Fmaj7-                         F   Fmaj7-                                  F  
I just don't             know what's got into             me 
      Fm7Crossing that       C/Ebridge 
With lessons I've       Gm7learned
Playing with     Ffire 
And not getting      Fm7burned
     Fm7I may not       C/Eknow what you're going       Gm7through
When time is the     Fspace 
Between me and       Fm7you
There is a       C/Elight through that win -       Gm7dow
Hold on say     Fyes 
While people say     Fno
              Am7*          Am7*                                              
Life carries        on  on 
Oooh –          Bbsus2hooow Bbsus2  
              Am7*          Am7*                                              
Life carries        on  on 
                     Ebadd2    Emadd4–  G–  Am7–                                                 
Ooohooo –           hooo 
 Bbsus2/  
Ooohooohoohooo
      Fm7I’m crossing that       C/Ebridge 
With lessons I've       Gm7learned   F  
     Fm7I’m playing with       C/Efire 
And not getting       Gm7burned   F  
     Fm7I may not       C/Eknow what you're going       Gm7through
But time is the      Fspace 
Between me and       Fm7you
There is a      C/Elight, through that win -       Gm7dow
Hold on say     Fyes 
While people say         Fmaj7no
                      Am7*      Am7*                                           
'Cause life carries         on 
          Am7*                Am7*                                             
It goes         on   It goes       on 
Woohoo          Fmaj7woohoo 
It carries         Fmaj7on Fmaj7  
                              Fmaj7   Fmaj7/                                       
When nothing else         matters 
Nothing else         Fmaj7matters Fmaj7  
I just don't         Fmaj7know what's got into me
                           Fmaj7/                                          
We need a prayer for the           dying 
For the dying//
Am7*     =  Am7– Am  
C/F* =  C/F– Am/F  
    Am7x02010
  Fmaj7333210
     G6520000
     Amx02210
    C/F3x2010
   Am/F3x2210
 Am11/D000010
    Fm7331111
    C/E232010
    Gm7553333
      F333211
 Bbsus2x13311
 Ebadd2111011
 Emadd4202000
      G555433

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Prayer For The Dying

by Seal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

C/F

Am11/D

Fmaj7

Fm7

C/E

Gm7

Bbsus2

Ebadd2

Emadd4

Am/F

Intro:

Am7/ – Fmaj7 2x

Daa-daaa daa-daaa

Am7 C/F

* – * -

Am7 C/F

* – *

Daa oohoe –

Am7 C/F

* *-

hoo Yeah

Am11/D Fmaj7

T aa-da- daaah

Am7 C/F

* *

Fearless people

Am7 C/F

* *

Careless needle

Am7 C/F

* *

Harsh words spoken

Am11/D Fmaj7

And lives are broken

Am7 C/F

* *

Forceful aging

Am7 C/F

* *

Help me I'm fading

Am7 C/F

* *

Heaven’s waiting it’s

Am11/D Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Time to move on

Fm7 C/E

Crossing that bridge

Gm7

With lessons I've learned

Playing with fire

Fm7

And not getting burned

Fm7 C/E Gm7

I may not know what you're going through

But time is the space

Between me and you

Am7 Am7

* *

Life carries on It goes on

Am7

Just say die

C/F Am7

* *

And that would be pessimis - tic

In your mind

C/F Am7

* *

We can walk across wa - ter

Please don't cry

C/F Am11/D

It’s just a prayer for the dying

Fmaj7 F Fmaj7 F

- -

I just don't know what's got into me

Fm7 C/E

Crossing that bridge

Gm7

With lessons I've learned

Playing with fire

Fm7

And not getting burned

Fm7 C/E Gm7

I may not know what you're going through

When time is the space

Fm7

Between me and you

C/E Gm7

There is a light through that win - dow

Hold on say yes

While people say no

Am7 Am7

* *

Life carries on on

Bbsus2 Bbsus2

Oooh – hooow

Am7 Am7

* *

Life carries on on

Ebadd2 Emadd4 G Am7

– – –

Ooohooo – hooo

Bbsus2

Ooohooohoohooo

Fm7 C/E

I’m crossing that bridge

Gm7 F

With lessons I've learned

Fm7 C/E

I’m playing with fire

Gm7 F

And not getting burned

Fm7 C/E Gm7

I may not know what you're going through

But time is the space

Fm7

Between me and you

C/E Gm7

There is a light, through that win - dow

Hold on say yes

Fmaj7

While people say no

Am7 Am7

* *

'Cause life carries on

Am7 Am7

* *

It goes on It goes on

Fmaj7

Woohoo woohoo

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

It carries on

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

When nothing else matters

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Nothing else matters

Fmaj7

I just don't know what's got into me

Fmaj7

We need a prayer for the dying

For the dying//

Am7 Am7 Am

* = –

C/F C/F Am/F

* = –

Am7

x02010

Fmaj7

333210

520000

x02210

C/F

3x2010

Am/F

3x2210

Am11/D

000010

Fm7

331111

C/E

232010

Gm7

553333

333211

Bbsus2

x13311

Ebadd2

111011

Emadd4

202000

555433

About Prayer For The Dying Chords by Seal

Learn how to play Prayer For The Dying by Seal with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Prayer For The Dying chords”, “Prayer For The Dying guitar chords”, or “Seal Prayer For The Dying chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Prayer For The Dying chords and for experienced players who want accurate Prayer For The Dying lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G6, Am7, C/F, Am11/D, Fmaj7, Fm7.

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