Save A Prayer Chords

by Duran Duran
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author stevensmigs [a] 93.
3 contributors total, last edit on Jun 24, 2022
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Chords

Dm
F
Bbmaj7
G
G/C
Bm
Dmaj7
F#m
A
C6
Am7
Do
C

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This is the long version from "Rio". The radio version is a bit shorter.
 
Artist: Duran Duran
Title: Save a Prayer (Rio)
 
[Intro]
Dm   F   Bbmaj7   G    F    Dm
Dm   F   Bbmaj7   G    G/C    Dm
 
[Verse 1]
 
Dm            F            Bbmaj7    G       F         Dm
You saw me standing by the wall corner of a main street
Dm        F                  Bbmaj7         G      F
And the lights are flashing on your window sill
Dm     F              Bbmaj7           G      F       Dm
All alone ain't much fun, so you're looking for the thrill
Dm        F                Bbmaj7              G      G/C
And you know just what it takes and where to go
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Bm      Dmaj7                G    F#m                A      Bm
  Don't say a prayer for me now, save it till the morning after
Bm       Dmaj7                 G    F#m               A       Dm
No, don't say a prayer for me now, save it 'til the morning after
 
Dm    F    Bbmaj7   G   x2
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Dm            F                Bbmaj7            G     F      Dm
  Feel the breeze deep on the inside, look you down into the well
Dm      F                    Bbmaj7              G    G/C
If you can, you'll see the world in all his fire
Dm         F              Bbmaj7         G     F     Dm
 Take a chance Like all dreamers can't find another way
Dm           F              Bbmaj7              G    G/C
 You don't have to dream it all, just live a day
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Bm      Dmaj7                G    F#m                A      Bm
  Don't say a prayer for me now, save it till the morning after
Bm       Dmaj7                 G    F#m               A       Bm
No, don't say a prayer for me now, save it 'til the morning after
 
Bm    Dmaj7     G     F#m              A        Bm
                      Save it 'til the morning after
Bm    Dmaj7     G    F#m               A        Dm
                      Save it 'til the morning after
 
Dm    F     Bbmaj7     G     F     Dm   x2
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
Dm               F           Bbmaj7           G           F        Dm
 Pretty looking road, try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin
Dm           F                Bbmaj7                G    G/C
Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise, melt the ice
Dm        F                    Bbmaj7                  G      F        Dm
 And you wanted to dance so I asked you to dance but fear is in your soul
Dm             F                  Bbmaj7             G        G/C      Bm
 Some people call it a one night stand but we can call it paradise
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Bm      Dmaj7                G    F#m                A      Bm
  Don't say a prayer for me now, save it till the morning after
Bm       Dmaj7                 G    F#m               A       Bm
No, don't say a prayer for me now, save it 'til the morning after
 
Bm    Dmaj7     G     F#m              A        Bm
                      Save it 'til the morning after
Bm    Dmaj7     G     F#m              A        Bm
                      Save it 'til the morning after
Bm    Dmaj7     G     F#m              A        Bm
                      Save it 'til the morning after
Bm    Dmaj7     G     F#m              A        Dm
                      Save it 'til the morning after
 
Dm     C6     Bbmaj7      Am7
 
            Dm             C6                       Bbmaj7     Am7
Do Do Do Do Do     Do Do Do      Do Do Do     Do Do
 
Dm                        C6          Bbmaj7     Am7
Save a prayer till the morning after
Dm                        C6          Bbmaj7     Am7     C
Save a prayer till the morning after
Dm                        C6          Dm                        C6
Save a prayer till the morning after  Save a prayer till the morning after
Dm                        C6          Bbmaj7                    Am7      C    Dm
Save a prayer till the morning after  Save a prayer till the morning after
 
Dm      C6      Bbmaj7       Am7       C       Dm
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11 comments
DexterF
That Abmaj7 should be Bbmaj7 and best played x23231, with the index finger on 1st fret barred, and middle finger on the A at g-string 2nd fret, so you can keep it there coming both from the F and later from Dm
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drbulbulia
Agree, I think the author meant Bbmaj7, not Abmaj7
+2
shanola11071
Last line of verse should be Dm F Bb G C before hitting Bm in chorus.
+1