Chords for Lord, Teach Us to Pray

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_ _ _ _ Lord, _ _ _ _ [Dm] teach [D] us [C] to pray. _
_ _ _ _ It's [G] been a long and cold _ December _ _ [C] kind of _ day.
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With our hearts and hands all busy _ [D] in [F] our private _ _ little _ wars,
_ [C] we stand and watch each other now _ [G] from separate _ shores.
Lord, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ we _ [C] lose the way. _
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[F] I need to know today the way [C] things should be in my head. _ _
[F] I need to know for once now _ [C] the things that should be said. _ _ _ _
[F] I've got to learn to walk _ around [C]
as if [E] I were [Am] not dead. _ _
[F] I've got to find a [Dm] way _ to [G] learn to _ _ live.
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_ [C] _ _ Lord, _ _ _ _ [E] teach us to _ _ _ pray.
_ _ _ It's [G]
been a long and cold _ December _ kind [C] of _ day. _
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With our hearts and hands [Em] all busy _ in [F] our private _ _ little _ wars, _
[C] we stand and watch each other now [G] from separate _ _ shores. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ We lose [C] the _ way. _
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[F] I still get so _ distracted _ _ by [C] the color _ of my skin. _ _
I [F] still get so [Dm] upset now _ when I [C] _ find that I don't win.
_ _ I _ [F] meet so many _ strangers. _ _
I'm [C] so slow to take them [Am] in. _ _ _
[F] I've got to find a way _ to [G] really _ dare. _
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_ _ _ _ Lord, _ _ _ _ teach us [C] to _ pray.
_ _ _ _ It's _ [G] been a long and cold December _ _ kind [C] of _ _ day. _ _ _ _
_ With our hearts and hands all [C] busy _ in [F] our private _ _ little _ wars,
_ [C] we stand and watch each other now _ [G] from separate _ shores. _ _ _
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We lose [C] the _ way. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] I stand so safe and sterile _ [C] as I watch a man fall flat. _
_ _ [F] I'm silent _ with a _ man who'd like to [C] know _ just where I'm at. _ _ _
With [F] the aged _ and the lonely, _ _ I [C] can barely _ [Em]
tip [E] my hat.
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_ [F] I need to see the sin _ of I [G] don't _ care.
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_ _ [C] _ _ Lord, _ _ _ _ [G] teach us [C] to _ _ pray.
_ _ _ It's [G] _ been a long and cold _ December _ _ kind [C] of _ day. _ _ _ _ _
_ With our hearts and hands all [C] busy _ [F] in our private _ little _ _ wars,
_ [Em] we [C] stand and watch each [E] other _ now [G] from separate _ _ shores. _ _
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We lose [C] the _ way. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] I stand so smug and sure before [C] the people _ I've outguessed. _ _ _
_ [F] To let a man be who he is, [C] I still see as a test. _ _
[F] And when it _ all comes down to must, [C] I'm sure my [B]
way is [Am] best. _ _ _
[F] I've got to find [Dm] what room _ means in [G] my _ _ heart. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ Lord, _ _ _ _ [D] teach us [C] to _ _ _ pray. _ _ _
[G] It's been a long and cold December _ _ kind [C] of _ day. _ _ _ _ _
_ With our hearts and hands all [C] busy _ in [F] our private _ _ little _ _ [Dm] wars,
[C] we stand and _ watch each other now from [G] separate _ shores.
_ Lord, _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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we _ [C] lose the _ _ way. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] I walk and fall myself alone, _ [C] can't tolerate _ a guide. _ _
_ [F] And when the camps split up, _ _ I'm sure [C] to put you on my side. _ _
_ [F] _ Dare someone to challenge me, [C] and swear I [Em]
will [Am] not hide. _ _
[F] I've got to find a better way _ [G] to _ live. _
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_ [C] _ _ Lord, _ _ _ _ _ [G] teach us to _ pray.
_ _ _ _ It's been [G] a long and cold _ December [Em] _
[A] kind [C] of _ day.
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With our hearts and hands all [Em] busy _ in [F] our private _ _ little _ wars,
_ [C] we stand and watch each other now [G] from separate _ _ _ shores. _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ We _ [C] lose the way. _
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[F] I mouth so many _ _ things, take [C] so little time to weigh. _ _ _
[F] I've let it all slip _ by in [C] the sweep of yesterday.
_ _ _ _ [F] I can't believe you [F] mean it all to [C]
grace [Bm] me on my [Am] _
way.
_ _ [F] I've got to find a way _ to [G] really _ _ live.
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Lord, _ _ _ _ _ teach us to pray. _ _ _ _
We still _ believe that we can _ find a better _ way. _ _ _
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_ Teach us [C] to pray. _ _ _ _
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_ We _ [C] lose the _ _ way. _
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[C] Teach us to pray. _ _ _ _
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