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Teenage Prayer:Gale Storm.
on DOT REcords in 1956.
[Intro]
(COhhhhhhh-Amwhoaaaaaa-DmohhhhhGhhhhh..Cohhhhhhh-
 Amwhoaaaaaa-FohhhhhGhhhhh..)
[Verse 1]
CMy friends all Amknow it, Dmhow I adore Ghim.
CI've whispered to Amangels Dmwhat I'd do Gfor him.
CHe is the Amanswer Dmto a GteenDmage Cprayer.G  D  G  
[Verse 2]
CHe won't go Amsteady, the Dmcrowd Fhas Gtold me.
CBut I keep Amwaiting, to Fhave him Ghold me.
CWhy won't you Amlisten, Dmto a FteenGage Cprayer?F  C  C7  
[Bridge]
I Dmwait by the Cwindow at seven, Gand Fchill Gwhen 
my Fthrill passes Cby.
His Bkiss could send me to Emheaven, Dinto his arms 
I could Gfly.
[Verse 3]
CMy girlfriend, AmBetty, Dmtells me he's Glazy.
CBut I know AmBetty Dmloves him like Gcrazy.
CHe is the Amanswer Dmto a Gteenage CprayerAm.Dm  G  
[Outro]
Yes, Che's the Amanswer Dmto a Gteenage CprayerF.C  

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Teenage Prayer

by Gale Storm

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Teenage Prayer:Gale Storm.

on DOT REcords in 1956.

[Intro]

C Am Dm G C

(Ohhhhhhh-whoaaaaaa-ohhhhhhhhhh..ohhhhhhh-

Am F G

whoaaaaaa-ohhhhhhhhhh..)

[Verse 1]

C Am Dm G

My friends all know it, how I adore him.

C Am Dm G

I've whispered to angels what I'd do for him.

C Am Dm G Dm C G D G

He is the answer to a teenage prayer.

[Verse 2]

C Am Dm F G

He won't go steady, the crowd has told me.

C Am F G

But I keep waiting, to have him hold me.

C Am Dm F G C F C C7

Why won't you listen, to a teenage prayer?

[Bridge]

Dm C G F G

I wait by the window at seven, and chill when

F C

my thrill passes by.

B Em D

His kiss could send me to heaven, into his arms

I could fly.

[Verse 3]

C Am Dm G

My girlfriend, Betty, tells me he's lazy.

C Am Dm G

But I know Betty loves him like crazy.

C Am Dm G C Am Dm G

He is the answer to a teenage prayer.

[Outro]

C Am Dm G C F C

Yes, he's the answer to a teenage prayer.

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