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[Intro]
 Dm( C  Dm)  Dm  C  
 Dm( C  Dm)  F  G  
[Verse 1]
I saw alDml sides of man iCn NeDmw OrleansDm, sang songs of the old coaCl mines
The words we Dmread that night, of the Cmedicine Dmman, gave Fheed to the changing Gtimes
Heard Dmcold winds cry like Cghosts of Dmtime, all Dmalong the LouisiCana shore
And I Dmbroke your heart in CArkansDmas, cause I'm the Fkind that never Glearns
[Chorus]
Don't Dmpray for me my CangDmel, Dmpray to the ocean Ctide
Cause we've Dmset ourselves for Cdeeper Dmseas; FHeaven knows what Gwe will Dmfind
[Instrumental]
 Dm( C  Dm)  Dm  C  
 Dm( C  Dm)  F  G  
[Verse 2]
Lord Dmgive me peace when Cwe find Dmstruggle, give me Dmspeed of the fox that Cfinds the way
DmGive me light to Cfind Dmforgiveness, Fwe both know I'm Gbound...
To Dmstray from the east, Coff to the Dmwest, from the Dmnorth to the Csouth
And I've Dmdenied tall tales abCout my Dmname, but I Fnever had my Gdoubts
[Chorus]
Don't Dmpray for me my CangDmel, Dmpray to the ocean Ctide
Cause we've Dmset ourselves for Cdeeper Dmseas; FHeaven knows what Gwe will Dmfind
[Instrumental]
 Dm( C  Dm)  Dm  C  
 Dm( C  Dm)  F  G  
[Bridge]
No the DmLord won't CwaiDmt, DmHe won't contempClate, DmHe won't wait for Cme to change my Dmways
No the DmLord won't CwaiDmt, DmHe won't contempClate, DmHe won't wait for Cme to change my Dmways
And He don't Fcare...G  
N.C.
If I beg from the hilltops
[Chorus] 
Don't Dmpray for me my CangDmel, Dmpray to the ocean Ctide
Cause we've Dmset ourselves for Cdeeper Dmseas; FHeaven knows what Gwe...
[Chorus]
Don't Dmpray for me my CangDmel, Dmpray to the ocean Ctide
Cause we've Dmset ourselves for Cdeeper Dmseas; FHeaven knows what Gwe will Dmfind
[Outro]
 Dm( C  Dm)  Dm  C  
 Dm( C  Dm)  F  G  

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Heaven Knows

by Shane Smith & the Saints

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm C Dm Dm C

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Dm C Dm F G

( )

[Verse 1]

Dm C Dm Dm C

I saw all sides of man in New Orleans, sang songs of the old coal mines

Dm C Dm F G

The words we read that night, of the medicine man, gave heed to the changing times

Dm C Dm Dm C

Heard cold winds cry like ghosts of time, all along the Louisiana shore

Dm C Dm F G

And I broke your heart in Arkansas, cause I'm the kind that never learns

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm Dm C

Don't pray for me my angel, pray to the ocean tide

Dm C Dm F G Dm

Cause we've set ourselves for deeper seas; Heaven knows what we will find

[Instrumental]

Dm C Dm Dm C

( )

Dm C Dm F G

( )

[Verse 2]

Dm C Dm Dm C

Lord give me peace when we find struggle, give me speed of the fox that finds the way

Dm C Dm F G

Give me light to find forgiveness, we both know I'm bound...

Dm C Dm Dm C

To stray from the east, off to the west, from the north to the south

Dm C Dm F G

And I've denied tall tales about my name, but I never had my doubts

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm Dm C

Don't pray for me my angel, pray to the ocean tide

Dm C Dm F G Dm

Cause we've set ourselves for deeper seas; Heaven knows what we will find

[Instrumental]

Dm C Dm Dm C

( )

Dm C Dm F G

( )

[Bridge]

Dm C Dm Dm C Dm C Dm

No the Lord won't wait, He won't contemplate, He won't wait for me to change my ways

Dm C Dm Dm C Dm C Dm

No the Lord won't wait, He won't contemplate, He won't wait for me to change my ways

F G

And He don't care...

N.C.

If I beg from the hilltops

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm Dm C

Don't pray for me my angel, pray to the ocean tide

Dm C Dm F G

Cause we've set ourselves for deeper seas; Heaven knows what we...

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm Dm C

Don't pray for me my angel, pray to the ocean tide

Dm C Dm F G Dm

Cause we've set ourselves for deeper seas; Heaven knows what we will find

[Outro]

Dm C Dm Dm C

( )

Dm C Dm F G

( )

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