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Asus4=(x 0 2 2 3 x)
I Pray Capo 1
[Intro] 
Dsus A Dsus Esus E
[Verse 1]
 DsusI can't quote the bible, EsusI skipped Sunday School,
 And AI can't count the Asus4times I Afell,
 And broke the Golden ARule, 
 So I Bm7don't know if he listens,
 Sometimes I Awonder if he cares,
 DMaybe I'm just wishin,
 Cause I can't Esuseven prove he's there,
[Chorus]
 But I Dsuspray, He'll Esuswatch over my Echildren,
 AI pray, just to Embe a better Aman,
 To Bmfind the strength to Arise above,
 To Dbe there for the Aones I love,
 To foDrgive and be foArgiven some sweet Bm7day,  A    EI DsusprayE  
[Verse 2]
 I coDsusnfess that I don't bow my head as Esusoften as I should,
 AMostly just wheAsus4n times are Abad rarely when they're good,
 I don't Bm7hold with to much preachin, 
 I was Araised up to believe,
 That a Dman can never stand as tall,
 When he Egets down on his knees,
[Chorus]
 So I Dsuspray, He'll Esuswatch over my Echildren,
 AI pray, just to Embe a better Aman,
 To Bmfind the strength to Arise above,
 To Dbe there for the Aones I love,
 To foDrgive and be foArgiven some sweet Bm7day,  AoEh, I F#mprayA  
[Break]
Bm D F#m A D A Bm
[Bridge]
 So I Dsuspray, for a Esusworld that's gone half Ecrazy,
 I AprayAsus4,      Afor every Esuswoman, child and Aman,
 To Bmfind the strength to Arise above,
 To Dteach each other Ahow to love,
 To foDrgive and be foArgiven some sweet BmdayB,D  E  
 I DsusprayA,     I Dsuspray

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I Pray

by Lonestar

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

Esus

Asus4

Bm7

F#m

Asus4=(x 0 2 2 3 x)

I Pray Capo 1

[Intro]

Dsus A Dsus Esus E

[Verse 1]

Dsus Esus

I can't quote the bible, I skipped Sunday School,

A Asus4 A

And I can't count the times I fell,

And broke the Golden Rule,

Bm7

So I don't know if he listens,

Sometimes I wonder if he cares,

Maybe I'm just wishin,

Esus

Cause I can't even prove he's there,

[Chorus]

Dsus Esus E

But I pray, He'll watch over my children,

A Em A

I pray, just to be a better man,

Bm A

To find the strength to rise above,

D A

To be there for the ones I love,

D A Bm7 A E Dsus E

To forgive and be forgiven some sweet day, I pray

[Verse 2]

Dsus Esus

I confess that I don't bow my head as often as I should,

A Asus4 A

Mostly just when times are bad rarely when they're good,

Bm7

I don't hold with to much preachin,

I was raised up to believe,

That a man can never stand as tall,

When he gets down on his knees,

[Chorus]

Dsus Esus E

So I pray, He'll watch over my children,

A Em A

I pray, just to be a better man,

Bm A

To find the strength to rise above,

D A

To be there for the ones I love,

D A Bm7 A E F#m A

To forgive and be forgiven some sweet day, oh, I pray

[Break]

Bm D F#m A D A Bm

[Bridge]

Dsus Esus E

So I pray, for a world that's gone half crazy,

A Asus4 A Esus A

I pray, for every woman, child and man,

Bm A

To find the strength to rise above,

D A

To teach each other how to love,

D A Bm B D E

To forgive and be forgiven some sweet day,

Dsus A Dsus

I pray, I pray

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