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Praying For Time

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 Tuning: Standard with CAPO on the 2nd fret
 Chords:
  D:   xx0232
 A/D:  xx0220
Am/D:  xx0210
Gm/D:  xx0333
Bb6:   x10033
 C:    x32013
 A7:   x02020
Em:    022000
B7:    x24242
Em7/D: xx0000
G/B:   x20033
   D  Gm/   D     Bb6    A7  
  DThese are the days of the open hA/Dand
They will not be the lAm/Dast
Look around now
      Gm/                 D       Bb6          C  D  
These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
This is the year of the hungry A/Dman
Whose place is in the Am/Dpast
                  Gm/            D       Bb6        C  Em  
Hand in hand with ignorance and legitimate  excuses
The rich declare themselves pB7oor
And most of us are not sEm7/Dure
If we have too much but we’ll tA7ake our chances
‘Cause God stopped kB7eeping scEmore
I guess somewhere along the wB7ay
He must have let us all out to Em7/Dplay
And turned his back
And aA7ll God’s children
Crept G/Bout the bDack door
And its hard to loveA/D  
Theres so much to hateAm/D  
                   Gm/D  
Hanging onto hope
When there Bb6is no hCope to spDeak of
And the wounded skies aA/Dbove
Say its much too lAm/Date
   Gm/            D        Bb6            C      D  Gm/   D     Bb6       A7  
Oh maybe we should all be praying for time
  DThis is the year of the empty hA/Dand
Oh you hold onto what you Am/Dcan
                 Gm/           D       Bb6       C  
And charity is a coat you wear twice a year
  DThese are the days of the guilty A/Dman
your television takes a Am/Dstand
              Gm/               D  Bb6  
And you find that what was over there
Is oCver heEmre
So you scream from behind your dB7oor
Say whats mine is mine and not yEm7/Dours
I may have too much
But I’ll tA7ake my chances cause God stopped keB7eping sEmcore
And you’ll cling to the things they sB7old you
Did you cover your eyes when they tEm7/Dold you
That he cant come back
‘Cause he A7has no children
to cG/Bome back fDor
And its hard to love     A/Dwhen theres so much to hateAm/D  
                       Gm/D  
And hanging onto hope
When there Bb6is no hCope to spDeak of
And the wounded skies abA/Dove
Say its much, much Am/Dtoo late
         Gm/           D        Bb6        C         D  Gm/   D    A7  D  
Mm, well maybe we should all be praying   for time

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Praying For Time

by Carrie Underwood

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

Am/D

Bb6

Em7/D

G/B

Tuning: Standard with CAPO on the 2nd fret

Chords:

: xx0232

A/D

: xx0220

Am/D

: xx0210

Gm D

/: xx0333

Bb6

: x10033

: x32013

: x02020

: 022000

: x24242

Em7/D

: xx0000

G/B

: x20033

D Gm D Bb6 A7

D A/D

These are the days of the open hand

Am/D

They will not be the last

Look around now

Gm D Bb6 C D

These are the days of the beggars and the choosers

A/D

This is the year of the hungry man

Am/D

Whose place is in the past

Gm D Bb6 C Em

Hand in hand with ignorance and legitimate excuses

The rich declare themselves poor

Em7/D

And most of us are not sure

If we have too much but we’ll take our chances

B7 Em

‘Cause God stopped keeping score

I guess somewhere along the way

Em7/D

He must have let us all out to play

And turned his back

And all God’s children

G/B D

Crept out the back door

A/D

And its hard to love

Am/D

Theres so much to hate

Gm D

Hanging onto hope

Bb6 C D

When there is no hope to speak of

A/D

And the wounded skies above

Am/D

Say its much too late

Gm D Bb6 C D Gm D Bb6 A7

/ /

Oh maybe we should all be praying for time

D A/D

This is the year of the empty hand

Am/D

Oh you hold onto what you can

Gm D Bb6 C

And charity is a coat you wear twice a year

D A/D

These are the days of the guilty man

Am/D

your television takes a stand

Gm D Bb6

And you find that what was over there

C Em

Is over here

So you scream from behind your door

Em7/D

Say whats mine is mine and not yours

I may have too much

A7 B7 Em

But I’ll take my chances cause God stopped keeping score

And you’ll cling to the things they sold you

Em7/D

Did you cover your eyes when they told you

That he cant come back

‘Cause he has no children

G/B D

to come back for

A/D Am/D

And its hard to love when theres so much to hate

Gm D

And hanging onto hope

Bb6 C D

When there is no hope to speak of

A/D

And the wounded skies above

Am/D

Say its much, much too late

Gm D Bb6 C D Gm D A7 D

/ /

Mm, well maybe we should all be praying for time

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