Chords for Greg Brown - Say A Little Prayer
Tempo:
97.975 bpm
Chords used:
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G
A
E
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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[D] [Bm]
[D] The light's on in the middle of the night.
There's a sick little child around.
[G] Mama said, Papa, don't you worry.
I think a fever is coming down.
Well, it's a night, you know.
It's just a cold or it's just the flu.
[G] But I say a little prayer.
Say a little prayer [D] for you.
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
[A] Let her get better.
Let her get better soon.
[D]
Put Aretha Franklin on.
Turn that up.
Turn that up.
Turn that up.
Turn that up [Bm] in the middle of the night.
[G] Because that'll do as much good as [D] any
medicine to make her feel all [A] right.
[D] Well, it's a night, you know.
It's just a cold or it's just the [G] flu.
But I say a little prayer.
Say a [D] little prayer for you.
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say a [D] little prayer for you.
[A]
Let her get better.
Let her get better [D] soon, please.
Mama [Bm] been walking with [D] you.
[B] Papa been walking with [D]
you.
[G] Walking up and down the [D] hallway.
[G] Look out the window.
[D]
[G] See the city lights [D] shining.
[G] When you're sick, you look so [D] tiny.
I'm going to put you in my pocket.
Go [G] down to where it's [D] warmer.
[G] I'm going to throw you in the [D] ocean.
[G] And you will turn into a [D] dolphin.
[G] When you get all better, [D]
[E] you will swim back to me.
Oh, [D] yes, and I know it's just a cold or it's just the flu.
[G] But I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
[A] Let her get better.
Let her get better soon, [D] please.
[E] Let her get better.
Let her sister get [D] better.
[E] Let them get better so I can get [D] better.
I [G] say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer.
[G] Say a little prayer.
[D] I say a little prayer.
[A] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[D] [E] [D]
[D] [Bm]
[D] The light's on in the middle of the night.
There's a sick little child around.
[G] Mama said, Papa, don't you worry.
I think a fever is coming down.
Well, it's a night, you know.
It's just a cold or it's just the flu.
[G] But I say a little prayer.
Say a little prayer [D] for you.
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
[A] Let her get better.
Let her get better soon.
[D]
Put Aretha Franklin on.
Turn that up.
Turn that up.
Turn that up.
Turn that up [Bm] in the middle of the night.
[G] Because that'll do as much good as [D] any
medicine to make her feel all [A] right.
[D] Well, it's a night, you know.
It's just a cold or it's just the [G] flu.
But I say a little prayer.
Say a [D] little prayer for you.
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say a [D] little prayer for you.
[A]
Let her get better.
Let her get better [D] soon, please.
Mama [Bm] been walking with [D] you.
[B] Papa been walking with [D]
you.
[G] Walking up and down the [D] hallway.
[G] Look out the window.
[D]
[G] See the city lights [D] shining.
[G] When you're sick, you look so [D] tiny.
I'm going to put you in my pocket.
Go [G] down to where it's [D] warmer.
[G] I'm going to throw you in the [D] ocean.
[G] And you will turn into a [D] dolphin.
[G] When you get all better, [D]
[E] you will swim back to me.
Oh, [D] yes, and I know it's just a cold or it's just the flu.
[G] But I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
[A] Let her get better.
Let her get better soon, [D] please.
[E] Let her get better.
Let her sister get [D] better.
[E] Let them get better so I can get [D] better.
I [G] say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer.
[G] Say a little prayer.
[D] I say a little prayer.
[A] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[D] [E] [D]
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ The light's on in the middle of the night.
There's a sick little child around.
_ [G] Mama said, Papa, don't you worry.
I think a fever is coming down.
_ Well, it's a night, you know.
It's just a cold or it's just the flu.
[G] But I say a little prayer.
Say a little prayer [D] for you. _ _
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you. _ _
[A] Let her get better.
Let her get better soon.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Put Aretha _ Franklin on.
_ Turn that up.
Turn that up.
Turn that up.
Turn that up [Bm] in the middle of the night.
[G] Because that'll do as much good as [D] any
medicine to make her feel all [A] right.
_ _ [D] Well, it's a night, you know.
It's just a cold or it's just the [G] flu.
But I say a little prayer.
Say a [D] little prayer for you. _ _
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say a [D] little prayer for you.
_ _ [A]
Let her get better.
Let her get better [D] soon, please. _ _ _
_ _ _ Mama [Bm] been walking with [D] you.
_ _ _ [B] Papa been walking with [D]
you.
_ _ [G] Walking up and down the [D] hallway.
_ _ _ [G] Look out the window.
[D] _
_ _ [G] See the city lights [D] shining.
_ _ _ [G] When you're sick, you look so [D] tiny.
_ _ I'm going to put you in my pocket.
_ _ Go [G] down to where it's [D] warmer.
_ _ [G] I'm going to throw you in the [D] ocean.
_ _ [G] And you will turn into a [D] dolphin.
_ _ _ [G] When you get all better, [D] _
_ _ [E] you will swim back to me. _
_ Oh, [D] yes, and I know it's just a cold or it's just the flu.
[G] But I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
_ _ [G] I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
_ [A] Let her get better.
Let her get better soon, [D] please.
_ _ [E] Let her get better.
Let her sister get [D] better.
_ _ [E] Let them get better so I can get [D] better.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I [G] say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer.
_ _ [G] Say a little prayer.
[D] I say a little prayer.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ The light's on in the middle of the night.
There's a sick little child around.
_ [G] Mama said, Papa, don't you worry.
I think a fever is coming down.
_ Well, it's a night, you know.
It's just a cold or it's just the flu.
[G] But I say a little prayer.
Say a little prayer [D] for you. _ _
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you. _ _
[A] Let her get better.
Let her get better soon.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Put Aretha _ Franklin on.
_ Turn that up.
Turn that up.
Turn that up.
Turn that up [Bm] in the middle of the night.
[G] Because that'll do as much good as [D] any
medicine to make her feel all [A] right.
_ _ [D] Well, it's a night, you know.
It's just a cold or it's just the [G] flu.
But I say a little prayer.
Say a [D] little prayer for you. _ _
[G] I say a little prayer.
Say a [D] little prayer for you.
_ _ [A]
Let her get better.
Let her get better [D] soon, please. _ _ _
_ _ _ Mama [Bm] been walking with [D] you.
_ _ _ [B] Papa been walking with [D]
you.
_ _ [G] Walking up and down the [D] hallway.
_ _ _ [G] Look out the window.
[D] _
_ _ [G] See the city lights [D] shining.
_ _ _ [G] When you're sick, you look so [D] tiny.
_ _ I'm going to put you in my pocket.
_ _ Go [G] down to where it's [D] warmer.
_ _ [G] I'm going to throw you in the [D] ocean.
_ _ [G] And you will turn into a [D] dolphin.
_ _ _ [G] When you get all better, [D] _
_ _ [E] you will swim back to me. _
_ Oh, [D] yes, and I know it's just a cold or it's just the flu.
[G] But I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
_ _ [G] I say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer for you.
_ [A] Let her get better.
Let her get better soon, [D] please.
_ _ [E] Let her get better.
Let her sister get [D] better.
_ _ [E] Let them get better so I can get [D] better.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I [G] say a little prayer.
Say [D] a little prayer.
_ _ [G] Say a little prayer.
[D] I say a little prayer.
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