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Sometimes A Prayer Will Do

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(yes I know D#/G should be D#/F##, but UG doesn't register double-sharps, nor do you want to read them)
ORDER: I V1 C1 INT V2 C2 FC1 FC2 O
[INTRO]
 B|  Emaj9   E6/9|  B|  Emaj9| |
[VERSE 1]
Sometimes we BstumbleEsus2  
Sometimes we eBven fallEsus2  
And we can't find a Bmaj7/D#friendE6/9  
Can't comprehend F#5it allB/F#  F#  
And we are BlostEsus2  
With nothing to hold G#m7on        B/F#toEadd9  
When we can't find    B/F#the answerF#sus4  
Sometimes a prayer Bwill doEadd9/B  B  
[CHORUS 1]
          F#add9/A#And though we G#mwonder
          EUncertain if we B/D#will D#/Gget  G#mthrough
          E6To face the B/F#fu - ture
          F#7sus4Sometimes a prayer Bwill doEadd9/B  B  Eadd9/B  
[INTERLUDE]
 B   Eadd9/B| B  
[VERSE 2]
Sometimes we BreachEadd9  
For what's not realBly thereEadd9  
Sometimes we lose our Bmaj7/D#gripE-5  E  
Come tumbling through F#midairB/F#  F#7  
And we are BsearchingEadd9  
For something to hold G#m7on        B/F#toEmaj7  
When we can't find    B/F#the answerF#sus4  
Sometimes a prayer Bwill doEadd9/B  B  
[CHORUS 2]
          F#add9/A#And though we G#mwonder
          EUncertain if we B/D#will D#/Gget  G#mthrough
          E6To face the B/F#fu - ture
          F#7sus4Sometimes a prayer Bwill doEadd9/B  B  Eadd9/B  
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
      Then we are Amstronger
      FSomehow we know we C/Gwill E/G#get  Amthrough
      F6To face the C/Gfu - ture
      G7sus4Sometimes a prayer Cwill doFadd9  C  
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
      G/BYeah, we are AmstrongerAm/G  
                        F    C/G   E/G#      Amn.c.
      Somehow we know we will get through
(piano/vocals only)
      To face the C/Gfu - ture
      G7sus4Sometimes a prayer Cwill doFadd9  C  
[OUTRO]
SomeFmaj9times a prayer will CdoFmaj9  C  

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Sometimes A Prayer Will Do

by Secret Garden

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj9

E6/9

Esus2

Bmaj7/D#

F#5

B/F#

G#m7

Eadd9

F#sus4

Eadd9/B

F#add9/A#

G#m

B/D#

D#/G

F#7sus4

E-5

F#7

Emaj7

(yes I know D#/G should be D#/F##, but UG doesn't register double-sharps, nor do you want to read them)

ORDER: I V1 C1 INT V2 C2 FC1 FC2 O

[INTRO]

B Emaj9 E6/9 B Emaj9

| | | | |

[VERSE 1]

B Esus2

Sometimes we stumble

B Esus2

Sometimes we even fall

Bmaj7/D# E6/9

And we can't find a friend

F#5 B/F# F#

Can't comprehend it all

B Esus2

And we are lost

G#m7 B/F# Eadd9

With nothing to hold on to

B/F# F#sus4

When we can't find the answer

B Eadd9/B B

Sometimes a prayer will do

[CHORUS 1]

F#add9/A# G#m

And though we wonder

E B/D# D#/G G#m

Uncertain if we will get through

E6 B/F#

To face the fu - ture

F#7sus4 B Eadd9/B B Eadd9/B

Sometimes a prayer will do

[INTERLUDE]

B Eadd9/B B

[VERSE 2]

B Eadd9

Sometimes we reach

B Eadd9

For what's not really there

Bmaj7/D# E-5 E

Sometimes we lose our grip

F# B/F# F#7

Come tumbling through midair

B Eadd9

And we are searching

G#m7 B/F# Emaj7

For something to hold on to

B/F# F#sus4

When we can't find the answer

B Eadd9/B B

Sometimes a prayer will do

[CHORUS 2]

F#add9/A# G#m

And though we wonder

E B/D# D#/G G#m

Uncertain if we will get through

E6 B/F#

To face the fu - ture

F#7sus4 B Eadd9/B B Eadd9/B

Sometimes a prayer will do

[FINAL CHORUS 1]

Then we are stronger

F C/G E/G# Am

Somehow we know we will get through

F6 C/G

To face the fu - ture

G7sus4 C Fadd9 C

Sometimes a prayer will do

[FINAL CHORUS 2]

G/B Am Am/G

Yeah, we are stronger

F C/G E/G# Am

n.c.

Somehow we know we will get through

(piano/vocals only)

C/G

To face the fu - ture

G7sus4 C Fadd9 C

Sometimes a prayer will do

[OUTRO]

Fmaj9 C Fmaj9 C

Sometimes a prayer will do

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