Chords for A Parent's Prayer - Cary McVay

[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Straight and [F#] [B] narrow road, _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] waging [G#m] war [F#]
against their [E] soul.
_ _ _ This I [B] know, _ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _
but [E] I want [F#] my [B] case to end. _
[E] Over the [F#] [B] power of sin, _
_ [E] _ [F#] control the [G#m] choices [D#m]
that they [E] _ make.
_ _ So this I [B] _ pray, [F#] _ _ _
hold [B] their _ hearts _ when I'm [E] not there.
_ _ _ [G#m] _
[C#m] When trials come to test their faith, let [F#] them know the [G#m] power of [F#] prayer. _
Hold their [B] _ lives _ _ _ in [E] your hands.
_ _ _ [G#m]
When [C#m] the world tries to push [E] them down, [F#] invite the [G#m] grace to [F#] stand.
Hold [E] them close _ [B] _ _ [F#]
when I [B] can.
[D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] Lord, I want [F#] my [B] case to be _ _ [E] living life [F#] _ [B] victoriously. _
And [E] I know that [F#] there's [G#m] no win [D#m]
without [E] a war. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, [E] I'm trying [F#] to [B] _ _ _ _
[E] follow my [F#] earthly [B] _ control.
So [E] that heaven [F#] has [G#m] the strongest [D#m]
voice [E] today.
_ _ _ So this [B] I pray, _ [F#] _ _ _
hold [B] their hearts _ _ when I'm [E] not there.
_ When [G#m] _
_ [C#m] trials come to test their [E]
faith, let [F#] them know the [G#m] power of [F#] prayer.
Hold their [B] _ lives _ _ in [E] your hands.
_ _ _ [B]
When [C#m] the world tries to push [E] them down, [F#] invite the [G#m] grace to [F#] stand.
Hold [E] them close _ [B] _ [F#] _
when [B] I can.
I _ _
_ [E] _ _ try the [B] best I can.
[F#] There's one [B] [F#] thing [B] I [C#m] _
[B] understand.
[E] _ I'm not the [B] savior they need.
[F#] No, _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
[E] I'm not so blind that [B] I can't see.
[F#] The [G#m] greatest [F#] place [B] for [C#m] them to [B] [E] be is not my [B] arms, but your [D] mighty _ hand. _ _
Mighty [F#] _ _ hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hold [B] their hearts _ _ when I'm [E] not there.
_ _ [D#m] When _ [C#m] trials [G#m] come to [E] test their [G#m] faith, let [F#] them know the [G#m] power of [F#] prayer.
Hold [B] their lives _ _ _ in [E] your hands.
_ _ _ [B]
When [C#m] the world tries to push [E] them down, [F#] invite the [G#m] grace to [F#] stand.
Hold [E] them close _ [B] _ _ [F#]
when [B] I [F#] can.
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#]
Hold [E] them _ close [F#] _ _
when [B] I [D#m] can.
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#]
Ooh, [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] hold them close. _ _ _
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