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[Intro]
 C   G   Fx2
[Verse 1]
  CI'll send you a Gletter
from the Ffrontline
  CPlease send aGpplause
and some Fgood advice
  CYou were born with a Gcompass
a map on your Ftable
  CTell me how did you Gfind out
your bearings were Fwrong
[Chorus]
Just Cpray Gfor Fus, pray for sCunshineG  
These Cdays Gare Fcold and I'm missing CyouG  
The Fcity is no place to Emlose
Ah, but FI never thought I could Emchoose
It was Fplain from the start, plain from the start
I was Gplaying for time
I need Claughter and love
Gsome special drug
I need Fcigarettes
There's Ckillers behind us
GDevils ahead
Send proFtection
I will Cdrown in this city
I will Gdrown in this trench
Built for Fus
And the Conly thing left
Yeah, the Gonly thing left
is the Frunning
[Verse 2]
And these Cclouds keep on rolling
and GI, I don't know Fwhy
Take this Cguitar out of my Ghands
I surFrender
This Ctown don't need drunkards
or Gsingers of bad poeFtry
Thay need Cdancing and drugs and Glaughter
and we don't Fhave them
[Chorus]
Just Cpray Gfor Fus, pray for CsunshineG  
These Cdays Gare Fcold and I'm missing CyouG  
This Fletter was meant for your Emeyes
DesFtroy it and then just go Emhide
You're the Fonly thing left that makes any sense
Please don't Gblow it

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Prayer For The Paranoid

by Mojave 3

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G F

[Verse 1]

C G

I'll send you a letter

from the frontline

C G

Please send applause

and some good advice

C G

You were born with a compass

a map on your table

C G

Tell me how did you find out

your bearings were wrong

[Chorus]

C G F C G

Just pray for us, pray for sunshine

C G F C G

These days are cold and I'm missing you

F Em

The city is no place to lose

F Em

Ah, but I never thought I could choose

It was plain from the start, plain from the start

I was playing for time

I need laughter and love

some special drug

I need cigarettes

There's killers behind us

Devils ahead

Send protection

I will drown in this city

I will drown in this trench

Built for us

And the only thing left

Yeah, the only thing left

is the running

[Verse 2]

And these clouds keep on rolling

G F

and I, I don't know why

C G

Take this guitar out of my hands

I surrender

This town don't need drunkards

G F

or singers of bad poetry

C G

Thay need dancing and drugs and laughter

and we don't have them

[Chorus]

C G F C G

Just pray for us, pray for sunshine

C G F C G

These days are cold and I'm missing you

F Em

This letter was meant for your eyes

F Em

Destroy it and then just go hide

You're the only thing left that makes any sense

Please don't blow it

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