A Prayer The O'Jays 1976 Chords

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[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ I [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ humble myself [Gm] _ as _ [Cm] I bow to your [Gm] throne.
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_ _ _ [Gm] I pray for love, joy, [Cm] peace, and happiness.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] To be present in my home, [Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] well I do. _
_ [E] And that your [Fm] Holy Spirit, _ _ _ _ well in [G] my, and in my life, _ _ _ [Fm] please give me strength.
_ _ Cause I, [G] _
_ _ _ _ I need help [Cm] from you just to see me [Gm] through.
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[Cm] _ _ I will [Bb] have, _ [Cm] heavenly fire, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] best know of [Gm] all. _ _
To [Cm] you I give the glory.
[Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] I know my knees are [Bb] full of _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm]
wisdom _ [Cm] and understanding.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] To [Cm] you my praise I bring.
[Gm] _ _ To [Cm] you my song I sing.
_ _ [Fm] Send you my call _ to help [G] vindicate your name. _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] Who's to blame _ for all the wrong?
[G] I pray _ [A] that your will [C] be done. _
_ _ _ _ And let the light shine.
_ _ Let it [Fm] shine with understanding.
_ _ _ Let it [G] shine down _ on all.
[Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ Cause we [Ab] are [Fm] living _ _ _ in the [G]
final _ days. _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] I'm _ _ [Cm] heavenly father, _ [Gm] well, well, [Cm] king of all kings.
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Cm] I pray for the sick and the [Gm] weak ones too.
_ [Cm] _ Yes I do.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ And [Eb] all of those who [Gm] are strong.
_ _ [Cm] Let them know their purpose.
[Bb] _ _
Let [Cm] them be agents for you.
[Gm] _
Well, [Cm] let them work for you.
Yeah.
And let your [Fm] Holy Spirit _ walk across the [G] walls of my life. _ _
I want to make [Fm] you proud of what you've done. _
So I come to [G] you through your son.
_ Heavenly [Fm] _ father, _ _ _ _ [G] thank _ _ you.
For I'm not [C] like your _ head.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] I pray, pray on, [G] pray on.
My prayer [Am] for peace.
_ [Gm] _
_ [C] My [F] prayer for love.
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I pray [F] for the [G] vindication of your holy name.
[C] And I pray, _ [G]
pray on, pray on.
[Am] My prayer for peace.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] I _ pray [G] for the _ vindication of your holy _ [C] _ name.
I pray on, [G] _
_ I pray [Am] on.
My _ [C] _
prayer _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] for love.
I pray for the _ vindication of your holy name.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ On my knees [Gm] I pray.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ Sometimes [C] I walk [D] around and _ I [G] pray.
_ _ [C] Teach the children to pray.
[G] _
Sometimes [Am] they _ flat [C] on my back and I pray.
And [F] I pray, _ _ [C]
well.
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] Teach my daughter to pray.
[Am] Love, _ [C] joy, _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] happiness.
_ _ [G] Hey.
_ _ And I pray, and I pray, [A] I pray that [C] you will be done.
[G] _
_ _ _ [Am] That you will be done.
He needs to learn [C] to pray.
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[C] _ Brothers [F] and sisters.
_ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ I pray on, [G] _
_ _ [Am] I will be.
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