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(Karen Taylor-Good/Jason Blume)
EI knew alAl the Eanswers
EThe way my Alife should Ego
AAnd when I used to Asus4say my prAayers
EI would tAell God Eso
BIt seemed He wasn't listening
C#mI thought He didn't cAare
F#mBut lookin' back
It's pElain to see
BHe was always there
Chorus
'Cause AI prayed for strBength
And I got paEin that made me stArong
F#mI prayed for coBurage
And got fAear to overEcome
When AI prayed for faBith
My empty heart broEught me to my kAnees
I dF#mon't always get what I wBant
I get what I AneeEd
EI'm not sayin' Athat it's Eeasy
EOr that it doAesn't Ehurt
AWhen nothing seems to Asus4go my wAay
ENothing seAems to wEork
BThese days I'm getting better
At C#mgoin' with the fAlow
F#mAccepting that soEmetimes the answer
To a prBayer is no
Chorus
'Cause AI prayed for strBength
And I got paEin that made me strAong
F#mI prayed for coBurage
And got feAar to overEcome
When AI prayed for fBaith
My empty heart broEught me to my kAnees
I dF#mon't always get what I wBant
I get what I AneeEd
AEvery time I've haBd a door slammed Ein my face
In tF#mime a better one was opened Bin it's place
Chorus
I Aprayed for stBrength
And I got paEin that made me stArong
F#mI prayed for couBrage
And got fAear to oveErcome
When I Aprayed for faiBth
My empty heart brEought me to my knAees
I doF#mn't always get what I waBnt
I get what I AneeEd
Oh I dF#mon't always get what I Bwant
I get what I AneeEd

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What I Need

by Collin Raye

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Asus4

C#m

F#m

(Karen Taylor-Good/Jason Blume)

E A E

I knew all the answers

E A E

The way my life should go

A Asus4 A

And when I used to say my prayers

E A E

I would tell God so

It seemed He wasn't listening

C#m A

I thought He didn't care

F#m

But lookin' back

It's plain to see

He was always there

Chorus

A B

'Cause I prayed for strength

E A

And I got pain that made me strong

F#m B

I prayed for courage

A E

And got fear to overcome

A B

When I prayed for faith

E A

My empty heart brought me to my knees

F#m B

I don't always get what I want

A E

I get what I need

E A E

I'm not sayin' that it's easy

E A E

Or that it doesn't hurt

A Asus4 A

When nothing seems to go my way

E A E

Nothing seems to work

These days I'm getting better

C#m A

At goin' with the flow

F#m E

Accepting that sometimes the answer

To a prayer is no

Chorus

A B

'Cause I prayed for strength

E A

And I got pain that made me strong

F#m B

I prayed for courage

A E

And got fear to overcome

A B

When I prayed for faith

E A

My empty heart brought me to my knees

F#m B

I don't always get what I want

A E

I get what I need

A B E

Every time I've had a door slammed in my face

F#m B

In time a better one was opened in it's place

Chorus

A B

I prayed for strength

E A

And I got pain that made me strong

F#m B

I prayed for courage

A E

And got fear to overcome

A B

When I prayed for faith

E A

My empty heart brought me to my knees

F#m B

I don't always get what I want

A E

I get what I need

F#m B

Oh I don't always get what I want

A E

I get what I need

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