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My Special Prayer

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|./.   |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-Counts.
INTRO: |     G|./.    |./.    |./.
VERSE 1:
         |           G|./.        |     D|./.   
While the choir sings,      Ave Ma-ria.
                           (Ave Ma-ria)
     |./.           |./.     |      G|./.
I was singing   with all   my hea -   rt.
     |./.                   |       G7|     C|./.
And I sent a special prayer,     up to heaven.
              |        G|             D|         G|./.
That you´ll re-turn   to me  before I   fall apart.
VERSE 2:
         |          G|./.        |      D|./. 
While the choir sings,      Halle-lujah.
                           (Halle-lujah)
     |./.           |./.     |      G|./.
I was singing   with all   my hea -   rt.
       |./.    |                    G7|             C|./.
Darling please,    come back and never leave me again.
             |        G|             D|     G|./.
And this will be   your answer   to my prayer.
CHORUS:
        |    D|./.              |      G|./.
And I´ll wait,     here  for the answer.
           |        D|./.            |     G|./.
That you´ll come back,    come back I pray.
          |      D|./.             |     G|./.
For if you stayed,     away another hour.
       |     A|                 A7|         D|D#  
I don´t think,    I could last  an-other da - y.
VERSE 3:
         |          G#|./.       |     D#|./. 
While the choir sings,      Halle-luyah.
                           (Halle-lujah)
     |./.           |./.     |    G#|./.
I was singing   with all   my hea -  rt.
       |./.    |G7#                   |C#            |./.
Darling please,    come back and never leave me again.
             |                  G#|            D#|    G#|./.    |
And this will be              your answer   to my prayer.
                (this will be your answer)   
OUTRO:
G#      |./.    |: Repeat and Fade Out
   Um  - hm.

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My Special Prayer

by Percy Sledge

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|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-Counts.

INTRO: | |./. |./. |./.

VERSE 1:

G D

| |./. | |./.

While the choir sings, Ave Ma-ria.

(Ave Ma-ria)

|./. |./. | |./.

I was singing with all my hea - rt.

G7 C

|./. | | |./.

And I sent a special prayer, up to heaven.

G D G

| | | |./.

That you´ll re-turn to me before I fall apart.

VERSE 2:

G D

| |./. | |./.

While the choir sings, Halle-lujah.

(Halle-lujah)

|./. |./. | |./.

I was singing with all my hea - rt.

G7 C

|./. | | |./.

Darling please, come back and never leave me again.

G D G

| | | |./.

And this will be your answer to my prayer.

CHORUS:

D G

| |./. | |./.

And I´ll wait, here for the answer.

D G

| |./. | |./.

That you´ll come back, come back I pray.

D G

| |./. | |./.

For if you stayed, away another hour.

A A7 D D#

| | | |

I don´t think, I could last an-other da - y.

VERSE 3:

G# D#

| |./. | |./.

While the choir sings, Halle-luyah.

(Halle-lujah)

|./. |./. | |./.

I was singing with all my hea - rt.

|./. |G7# |C# |./.

Darling please, come back and never leave me again.

G# D# G#

| | | |./. |

And this will be your answer to my prayer.

(this will be your answer)

OUTRO:

G# |./. |: Repeat and Fade Out

Um - hm.

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