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PRAYER FOR LOVE
Mary Black
[Intro] 
C  G  C
[Verse 1]
N.C.                      G  
Faith won't heal up everything.
CThe wound grows and you beliGeve in love.
GWalk around feeling cut in two,
CWide open, with your heGart on view.Em  
All you berAmeaved, all yDou bedazzled bGoys in need,Em  
When love won't hAmeal you, why, wDhy believe she wGill?
[Chorus]
DO lyubvi malGyu DotchCayanno.
Say it on your knGees.C  
[Verse 2]
COh, so sharp, and wGay too cool,
CLove's bright and bGiggest fool
Has to work on spGeaking slow,
CTo think hard, and to lGie low.Em  
All you berAmeaved, all yDou besotted bGoys in need,Em  
V krayu dalyAmokum, chuzhDie ne nuzhnGy.
[Chorus]
DO lyubvi malyGu DotchayaCnno.
Say it on your kGnees,C  
CCrying like a bDaby, "plGease, plCease, plGease!"
CCrying, Dhoping maybe,
DO lyubvi malGyu DotcChayanno
Say it on your knGees.C  
[Verse 3]
CCandle is a spGlendid thing--
CThe room glows, and the cGandle sings
"fly up to the oGnly light,
C"ev'ry, ev'ry tGiny wing!"Em  
The moth insiAmde you bolts oDff to join the bGeautiful;Em  
He flies and dAmies, so qDuickly, quickly wGise.
[Chorus]
DO lyubvi malyGu DotchayaCnno.
Say it on your kGneesC  
CCrying like a bDaby, "plGease, plCease, plGease!"
CCrying, Dhoping maybe,
DO lyubvi malyGu DotchayaCnno
Say it on your knGees.C  
[Outro]
Say it on your knGees.C  
   G    C(repeat to fade)

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Prayer For Love

by Mary Black

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PRAYER FOR LOVE

Mary Black

[Intro]

C G C

[Verse 1]

N.C.

Faith won't heal up everything.

C G

The wound grows and you believe in love.

Walk around feeling cut in two,

C G Em

Wide open, with your heart on view.

Am D G Em

All you bereaved, all you bedazzled boys in need,

Am D G

When love won't heal you, why, why believe she will?

[Chorus]

D G D C

O lyubvi malyu otchayanno.

G C

Say it on your knees.

[Verse 2]

C G

Oh, so sharp, and way too cool,

C G

Love's bright and biggest fool

Has to work on speaking slow,

C G Em

To think hard, and to lie low.

Am D G Em

All you bereaved, all you besotted boys in need,

Am D G

V krayu dalyokum, chuzhie ne nuzhny.

[Chorus]

D G D C

O lyubvi malyu otchayanno.

G C

Say it on your knees,

C D G C G

Crying like a baby, "please, please, please!"

C D

Crying, hoping maybe,

D G D C

O lyubvi malyu otchayanno

G C

Say it on your knees.

[Verse 3]

C G

Candle is a splendid thing--

C G

The room glows, and the candle sings

"fly up to the only light,

C G Em

"ev'ry, ev'ry tiny wing!"

Am D G Em

The moth inside you bolts off to join the beautiful;

Am D G

He flies and dies, so quickly, quickly wise.

[Chorus]

D G D C

O lyubvi malyu otchayanno.

G C

Say it on your knees

C D G C G

Crying like a baby, "please, please, please!"

C D

Crying, hoping maybe,

D G D C

O lyubvi malyu otchayanno

G C

Say it on your knees.

[Outro]

G C

Say it on your knees.

G C

(repeat to fade)

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