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Praying For Time

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          Praying For Time – George Michael
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Written by: George Michael
From: "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" (1990)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
capo: 1st fret
play: A
key: Bb
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and "use flats").
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CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm/A    x-0-3-2-3-1
G/A     x-0-5-4-3-x
Bm      x-2-4-4-3-2
Bbaug   x-1-4-3-3-x
D/A     x-0-4-2-3-2
E/G#    4-x-2-1-0-0
These voicings sound nice in the verse:
A       x-0-7-6-5-0  or x-0-2-2-2-5
Amaj7   x-0-6-6-5-0  or x-0-2-2-2-4
A7      x-0-5-6-5-0  or x-0-2-2-2-3
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[Intro]
  A  Amaj7A7 Dm/ADm/AG/A
|  |  |  |  |   |
  A  Amaj7A7 Dm/ADm/AG/A
|  |  |  |  |   |
[Verse 1]
A                                Amaj7
  These are the days of the open hand
                     A7
They will not be the last ... look around now
      Dm/A            Dm/AG/A   A
                              [  ] 
These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
[Verse 2]
A                                Amaj7
  This is the year of the hungry man
                      A7
Whose place is in the past
                  Dm/A
Hand in hand with ignorance
       Dm/AG/ABm
          [  ]
And legitimate excuses
[Bridge]
Bm                             Bbaug
   The rich declare themselves poor
                       D/A
And most of us are not sure if we have too much
          E/G#                                     Bm
                                                 [  ]
But we'll take our chances cause God's stopped keeping score
Bm                             Bbaug
   I guess somewhere along the way
                               D/A
He must have let us all out to play
                    E/G#                         A
                                               [  ]
Turned his back and all God's children crept out the back door
[Chorus]
A                       Amaj7
  And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate
A7
  Hanging on to hope
Dm/A     Dm/AG/A   A
               [  ]
  When there is no hope to speak of
A                        Amaj7
  And the wounded skies above 
                           A7
Say it's much too much too late
     Dm/A          Dm/AG/A       A
                            [  ]
Well maybe we should all be praying for time
[Interlude]
  A  Amaj7A7 Dm/ADm/AG/A
|  |  |  |  |   |
  A  Amaj7A7 Dm/ADm/AG/A
|  |  |  |  |   |
[Verse 3]
A                                 Amaj7
  These are the days of the empty hand
                           A7
Oh you hold on to what you can
                 Dm/A          Dm/A    G/A
And charity is a coat you wear twice a year
[Verse 4]
A                                Amaj7
  This is the year of the guilty man
                        A7
Your television takes a stand
                  Dm/A          Dm/AG/ABm
                                  [  ]
And you find that what was over there is over here
[Bridge]
Bm                                Bbaug
   So you scream from behind your door
                                D/A
Say what's mine is mine and not yours
                             E/G#
I may have too much but I'll take my chances 
      E/G#               Bm
                       [  ]
Cause God's stopped keeping score
Bm                                  Bbaug
   And you cling to the things they sold you
                                  D/A
Did you cover your eyes when they told you
        E/G#                                           A
                                                     [  ]
That he can't come back because he has no children to come back for
[Chorus]
A                       Amaj7
  And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate
A7
  Hanging on to hope
Dm/A     Dm/AG/A   A
               [  ]
  When there is no hope to speak of
A                        Amaj7
  And the wounded skies above 
                           A7
Say it's much too much too late
    Dm/A          Dm/AG/A       A
                           [  ]
So  maybe we should all be praying for time
[Coda]
  A  Amaj7A7 Dm/ADm/AG/A
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  A  Amaj7A7 Dm/ADm/AG/AA
|  |  |  |  |   | 

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Free chords for Praying For Time by George Michael. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Praying For Time – George Michael
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: George Michael
From: "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" (1990)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
capo: 1st fret
play: A
key: Bb
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and "use flats").
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |
| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |
| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Coda]
| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A |
| A | Amaj7 | A7 | Dm/A | Dm/A G/A | A

Praying For Time Chords by George Michael

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