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Prayer For A Friend

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Heres prayer for a friend. Just chords no stylistic licks.
Also regular tuning, no funky drop D as in other versions.
Capo on 2nd fret.
[Intro]
||F#7sus4-2------||---------2-------||
||-2------||-----------2-----||
||-4------||-------4----4----||
||-2------||-----2--------2--||
||-4------||---4-------------||
||-2------||-----------------||
[Verse 1]
ELord, I lift my friend to You, I've G#mdone all that I know to do
I A2lift my friend to EYou
EComplicated circumstances have A2clouded his view
F#mLord, I lift my A2friend up to EYou
[Chorus]
I A2fear that I Ewon't have the B2words that he G#mneeds to hear
I A2pray for Your Ewisdom, oh B2God, and a G#mheart that's C#msincere
             F#m                 A2A2x2
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
[Verse 2]
ELord, I lift my friend to You, My G#mbest friend in the world I know
He A2means much more to YouA2  
I Ewant so much to help him, but this is something A2he has to do
And F#mLord, I lift my A2friend up to EYou
[Chorus 2]
Cause there's a A2way that seems Eso right to B2him But You G#mknow where that 
Leads
A2He's becoming a Epuppet of the B2world, too G#mblind to see the C#mstrings
F#mLord, I lift my A2friend up to YouA2  
My G#mfriend up to A2You
B2, G#m, C#m, A2,
[Outro]
ELord, I lift my friend to You, I've G#mdone all that I know to do
I A2lift my friend to EYou
Chords Used:
||-F#7sus42------||-E0-||-G#m-4--||--B22--||F#m-2-||C#m-4-||-A2-0--||
||-2------||-0-||--4--||--2--||-2-||-5-||--0--||
||-4------||-1-||--4--||--4--||-2-||-6-||--2--||
||-2------||-2-||--6--||--4--||-4-||-6-||--2--||
||-4------||-2-||--6--||--2--||-4-||-4-||--0--||
||-2------||-0-||--4--||--2--||-2-||-4-||--0--||

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Prayer For A Friend

by Casting Crowns

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7sus4

G#m

F#m

C#m

Heres prayer for a friend. Just chords no stylistic licks.

Also regular tuning, no funky drop D as in other versions.

Capo on 2nd fret.

[Intro]

F#7sus4

||-2------||---------2-------||

||-2------||-----------2-----||

||-4------||-------4----4----||

||-2------||-----2--------2--||

||-4------||---4-------------||

||-2------||-----------------||

[Verse 1]

E G#m

Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do

A2 E

I lift my friend to You

E A2

Complicated circumstances have clouded his view

F#m A2 E

Lord, I lift my friend up to You

[Chorus]

A2 E B2 G#m

I fear that I won't have the words that he needs to hear

A2 E B2 G#m C#m

I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that's sincere

F#m A2

A2x2

Lord, I lift my friend up to You

[Verse 2]

E G#m

Lord, I lift my friend to You, My best friend in the world I know

A2 A2

He means much more to You

E A2

I want so much to help him, but this is something he has to do

F#m A2 E

And Lord, I lift my friend up to You

[Chorus 2]

A2 E B2 G#m

Cause there's a way that seems so right to him But You know where that

Leads

A2 E B2 G#m C#m

He's becoming a puppet of the world, too blind to see the strings

F#m A2 A2

Lord, I lift my friend up to You

G#m A2

My friend up to You

B2 G#m C#m A2

, , , ,

[Outro]

E G#m

Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do

A2 E

I lift my friend to You

Chords Used:

F#7sus4 E G#m B2 F#m C#m A2

||-2------||-0-||--4--||--2--||-2-||-4-||--0--||

||-2------||-0-||--4--||--2--||-2-||-5-||--0--||

||-4------||-1-||--4--||--4--||-2-||-6-||--2--||

||-2------||-2-||--6--||--4--||-4-||-6-||--2--||

||-4------||-2-||--6--||--2--||-4-||-4-||--0--||

||-2------||-0-||--4--||--2--||-2-||-4-||--0--||

About Prayer For A Friend Chords by Casting Crowns

Learn how to play Prayer For A Friend by Casting Crowns with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Prayer For A Friend chords”, “Prayer For A Friend guitar chords”, or “Casting Crowns Prayer For A Friend chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Prayer For A Friend chords and for experienced players who want accurate Prayer For A Friend lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, F#7sus4, E, G#m, A2, F#m.

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What key is "Prayer For A Friend" in?

The chords for "Prayer For A Friend" show the original chord names (including D, F#7sus4, E, G#m, A2, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.