Prayin Chords

Standard tuning Capo optional(2 or 4)
 
* = single strums
 
 
[Verse 1]
G*             Bm*
Oh Lord above, if I just killed a man
F#*                   F#m*
Let somebody take the blame
G*             Bm*
Oh Lord above, if I'm knelling down
F#*                           F#m*
My prayer, take away this pain, oh, nothing helps
 
 
[Hook 1]
G               Bm
I'm praying, oh Lord, I'm praying to you
F#              F#m
Take away this guilt all up in my head
G               Bm
I'm pleading, oh Lord, I'm pleading with You
F#                      F#m
We got some dealings to do before the day I'm dead
 
G Bm F# F#m
 
 
[Verse 2]
G           Bm                      F#
He came for me just like I knew he would,
          F#m                                G
But this time I was ready, and I killed him good
G                Bm                       F#
But we weren't alone, there was one more left
             F#m                           G
He took my weapon from me, put it to the test
G                       Bm                  F#
That's when this angel appeared out of the dark
                       F#m                   G
With the devil in his eyes but God in his heart
               Bm                          F#
He slayed him down, saved me from a sudden death
          F#m
But I've still done wrong
 
 
[Hook]
G            Bm                         F#
I'm praying, oh Lord, I'm praying to you
                F#m                  G
Take away this guilt all up in my head
              Bm                          F#
I'm pleading, oh Lord, I'm pleading with you
                        F#m
We got some dealings to do before the day I'm dead
 
G Bm F# F#m
 
[Verse 3]
G              Bm                F#
So there we are, an angel and a man
                   F#m                     G
Both just standing there, blood on our hands
G                 Bm                F#
"What we gon' do now?" Is what I thought
                   F#m                     G
But before I could say it, the angel talked
G                           Bm
He said, "I'm in here for life anyway
F#                      F#m                  G
You're only in here for five, I'll take the blame
G          Bm              F#
So go run now, don't feel ashamed"
        F#m
But oh Lord, I do, that's why I'm pray
 
 
[Hook]
G              Bm                    F#
I'm praying, oh Lord, I'm praying to you
                    F#m                       G
Atone me from these sins weighing down on my soul
               Bm                        F#
I'm pleading, oh Lord, I'm pleading with you
                    F#m                     G
Got some healing to do, inside I'm feeling low
 
G            Bm                         F#
I'm praying, oh Lord, I'm praying to you
                F#m                  G
Take away this guilt all up in my head
              Bm                          F#
I'm pleading, oh Lord, I'm pleading with you
                        F#m
We got some dealings to do before the day I'm dead
 
G              Bm                    F#
I'm praying, oh Lord, I'm praying to you
                    F#m                       G
Atone me from these sins weighing down on my soul
               Bm                        F#
I'm pleading, oh Lord, I'm pleading with you
                    F#m                     G
Got some healing to do, inside I'm feeling low
 
G            Bm                         F#
I'm praying, oh Lord, I'm praying to you
                F#m                  G
Take away this guilt all up in my head
              Bm                          F#
I'm pleading, oh Lord, I'm pleading with you
                        F#m
We got some dealings to do before the day I'm dead
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