Chords for Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer (Official Audio)

Tempo:
65.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer (Official Audio) chords
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[F#m] [Bm] [E] [A]
[D] I [C#] say a little prayer for you.
[F#m] [Bm] The moment I wake up, [E] before I [A] put on my makeup.
[D] I say a [C#] little prayer for you.
[F#m] And while [Bm] I'm combing my hair now, and [E] wondering what [A] best to wear now.
[D] I say a little [C#] prayer for you.
[D] [E]
[C#m] [F#m] [A] [D] [E] [F#m]
[A] [D] [E] [F#m] [A] And when [D] I'm out here playing, I'm making [C#] up a song that I'll sing.
[F#m] I [Bm] run from a bus stand, but why [E] did [A] I think of a stand?
[D] I say a little [C#] prayer for you.
[F#m] And at [Bm] work I just take time, and off.
[E]
[A] [D] I say a little prayer [C#] for you.
[D] [E]
[F#m] [A] [D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
[A] [D] [E] [F#m] [A] [D]
[C#m] [A] And [F#] all for [D] me, all [E] for [F#m]
[A] [D] [E] [F#m] [A] [D]
[E] [F#m] [A] [D] [C#m]
[F#] [F#m] [A] [Bm] me.
Come [E] be very proud [A] of [C#m] you, [D]
[A] please love me too.
I'm in love with [Bm]
[A] you, say you love me [C#m]
[A] too.
My [D] [E] [F#m]
[A] [D] [E] [F#m] [A] [D] [E]
[C#m] [F#m] [D] [C#]
[D] [F#m] [Bm] darling, believe me.
[E]
[A] [E] [D] [C#m] Please love me too.
[A] This is my prayer.
[C#] [C#m] Answer my prayer now.
[A] This is my prayer.
Answer it right now.
[Bm] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, E, F#m, A and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 32 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 65. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
[D] I [C#] say a little prayer for you.
[F#m] _ [Bm] The moment I wake up, [E] before I [A] put on my makeup.
[D] I say a [C#] little prayer for you.
[F#m] And while [Bm] I'm combing my hair now, and [E] wondering what [A] best to wear now.
[D] I say a little [C#] prayer for you.
[D] _ [E] _
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [A] And when [D] I'm out here playing, I'm making [C#] up a song that I'll sing.
_ [F#m] I [Bm] run from a bus stand, but why [E] did [A] I think of a stand?
[D] I say a little [C#] prayer for you.
_ [F#m] And at [Bm] work I just take time, and off.
[E] _
[A] _ [D] I say a little prayer [C#] for you.
_ [D] _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[C#m] [A] And [F#] all for [D] me, all [E] for _ [F#m] _
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ [F#m] _ [A] _ [Bm] me.
Come [E] be very proud _ [A] of [C#m] you, _ [D]
[A] please love me too.
_ I'm in love with _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ you, say you love me _ _ [C#m] _
[A] too.
My [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [F#m] [Bm] darling, believe me.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [D] [C#m] Please love me too.
_ [A] This is my prayer.
_ [C#] [C#m] Answer my prayer now.
[A] This is my prayer.
_ Answer it right now.
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Featured within the album Modern Art of Music: Best of Soul Vol. 2 is this song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach.

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