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Thoughts And Prayers

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[Intro]
D  Am
[Verse 1]
DHow can the grim reaper creep
AmIf he really doesn't have the time?
DAnd how long would you sleep
AmIf the sun decided not to shine?
[Verse 2]
DThere's a man who lives up the block
AmHe doesn't even own a clock
DSometimes he stays awake for days
AmHe's doin' it his own wayC  G  D  
[Chorus]
CI used to gGive my friends a Dcall
CNow there's Gno one left at Dall
CI think my Gfather used to Dsay
C"There's got to be a Gdifferent way
To mFake myself feEmel okay"
DOr maybe that's just how he used to pray
[Bridge]
Am  D  Am
D  Am  D Am
[Verse 3]
DAnd who cares how people live
AmIf living's all they got?
DAnd who knows how money grows?
AmDrop a nickel in a pot
[Verse 4]
DI wrote a letter down to you
AmLike I'm Sullivan Ballou
DIt's a recipe for blue
AmLike it's 1862C  G  D  
[Chorus]
CMaybe I'm jGust a castawayD  
COr a poor bGoy led astrayD  
CThere's no Gone left here Dto betray
CThe only child Gof the earth
FNobody left here Emto give birth
DmIt's hard to tell now what that's worth
[Solo]
Am  D  Am
D  Am  D  Am  D  Am  D  Am
[Chorus]
CI used to lGook up at the Dsky
CUp at the bGeautiful blue Dsky
CBut now the Gearth has turned to Dgray
CThere's got to be a Gbetter way
FTo talk to God and Emhear her say
D"There are reasons why it is this way"

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Thoughts And Prayers

by The Raconteurs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Am

[Verse 1]

How can the grim reaper creep

If he really doesn't have the time?

And how long would you sleep

If the sun decided not to shine?

[Verse 2]

There's a man who lives up the block

He doesn't even own a clock

Sometimes he stays awake for days

Am C G D

He's doin' it his own way

[Chorus]

C G D

I used to give my friends a call

C G D

Now there's no one left at all

C G D

I think my father used to say

C G

"There's got to be a different way

F Em

To make myself feel okay"

Or maybe that's just how he used to pray

[Bridge]

Am D Am

D Am D Am

[Verse 3]

And who cares how people live

If living's all they got?

And who knows how money grows?

Drop a nickel in a pot

[Verse 4]

I wrote a letter down to you

Like I'm Sullivan Ballou

It's a recipe for blue

Am C G D

Like it's 1862

[Chorus]

C G D

Maybe I'm just a castaway

C G D

Or a poor boy led astray

C G D

There's no one left here to betray

C G

The only child of the earth

F Em

Nobody left here to give birth

It's hard to tell now what that's worth

[Solo]

Am D Am

D Am D Am D Am D Am

[Chorus]

C G D

I used to look up at the sky

C G D

Up at the beautiful blue sky

C G D

But now the earth has turned to gray

C G

There's got to be a better way

F Em

To talk to God and hear her say

"There are reasons why it is this way"

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