Chords for Curtis Mayfield -Prayer

Tempo:
88.85 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

B

D#m

A#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Curtis Mayfield -Prayer chords
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[F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] Oh, prayer, just what would I say?
Speak of [A#m] those who ever [A#] know, who [D#m] pray for you every day.
[F#] [B] [A#m] [B] [D#m] We are just people [C#] in a people's hands.
[D#m] Bless the soul of our man [B] that we might understand.
[F#]
All of my life, all of my life, [D#m] I've known to be close,
so near [A#m]
to someone [A#] I thought [F#] would be.
[B] Put your head [A#m] in fear, [D#m] your God is near,
[C#]
[A#m] God is [C#] there [B] in every prayer.
[F#]
[C#] [F#] [C#] [F#]
[B]
Nothing beats a failure [F#] like a triumph.
With [D#m] this one life [G#] to die, [G#m] I want to [B] satisfy.
[F#]
With love, just what would I do?
Allow [A#m] your mind to improve,
[A#] and [D#m] hear yourself behave.
[F#] Can [B] be forgiven, [A#m] [B] can I [D#m] still hope to [C#]
know?
Say [B] a little prayer.
[C#] [F#] [C#] [F#]
[A#m] [F#] [C#] [F#] [B]
Nothing beats a failure [F#] but a triumph.
With [D#m] this one [G#] life to die, [B] I want to satisfy.
[F#]
Oh, prayer, just [D#m] what would I say?
Speak of [A#m] those who need a love, [A#] and who pray [D#m] for you every day.
[F#] I'm on my knees in a prayer, [G#m]
you know.
[F#] [B] [D#m] We are just people in [C#] a people's hands.
[B] Keep a little prayer.
[C#] [F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [G#m]
Everybody knows [A#m] [B] [D#m] we are just people in [C#] a people's hands.
[F#m] So say a little prayer.
I was found in a [D] world of heaven.
A little [F#] prayer.
[N]
Key:  
F#
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C#
12341114
B
12341112
D#m
13421116
A#m
13421111
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
B
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Let's start jamming Curtis Mayfield - A Prayer chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F#, C# and F# in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 44 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 89. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ Oh, prayer, _ _ just what would I say? _
_ _ Speak of [A#m] those who ever [A#] know, _ who [D#m] pray for you every day. _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A#m] _ [B] [D#m] We are just people [C#] in a people's hands.
[D#m] Bless the soul of our man [B] that we might understand.
[F#] _
All of my life, all of my life, [D#m] I've known to be close,
_ _ _ so near [A#m]
to someone [A#] _ _ I thought [F#] would be.
_ _ _ _ [B] Put your head [A#m] in fear, [D#m] your God is near,
[C#] _
[A#m] God is [C#] there [B] in every prayer.
_ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Nothing beats a failure [F#] like a triumph.
With [D#m] this one life [G#] to die, [G#m] I want to [B] satisfy.
[F#] _
With love, _ _ just what would I _ do?
_ Allow [A#m] your mind to improve,
[A#] _ and [D#m] hear yourself behave.
_ _ [F#] Can _ [B] be forgiven, [A#m] [B] can I [D#m] still hope to _ _ [C#] _
know?
Say [B] a little prayer. _ _
[C#] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B]
Nothing beats a failure [F#] but a triumph.
With [D#m] this one [G#] life to die, [B] I want to satisfy.
[F#] _ _
Oh, prayer, _ _ _ just [D#m] what would I say?
_ _ _ Speak of [A#m] those who need a love, [A#] _ and who pray [D#m] for you every day.
[F#] I'm on my knees in a prayer, [G#m]
you know.
[F#] _ [B] [D#m] We are just people in [C#] a people's hands.
_ [B] Keep a little prayer. _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ [G#m]
Everybody knows [A#m] _ [B] [D#m] we are just people in [C#] a people's hands.
_ [F#m] So say a little prayer.
I was found in a [D] world of heaven.
A little [F#] prayer. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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