Chords for Evening Prayers
Tempo:
120.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
I close [Eb]
[Bb] my book, [F] I dim the light, [Bb] I wait for sleep [Eb] to numb my lonely [F] ache.
[Bb] No rest I find [Bb] inside my bed, [Gm] no rest but yearning thoughts instead.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is still [Bb] awake.
This emptiness [Eb] I feel within will [Bb] cloud my head [F] and burn my skin.
[Bb] My mind has thoughts [Eb] no minister [F] could take.
[F]
I close [Eb]
[Bb] my book, [F] I dim the light, [Bb] I wait for sleep [Eb] to numb my lonely [F] ache.
[Bb] No rest I find [Bb] inside my bed, [Gm] no rest but yearning thoughts instead.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is still [Bb] awake.
This emptiness [Eb] I feel within will [Bb] cloud my head [F] and burn my skin.
[Bb] My mind has thoughts [Eb] no minister [F] could take.
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Bb
Eb
F
Gm
A
Bb
Eb
F
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I close _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] my book, [F] I dim the light, [Bb] I wait for sleep [Eb] to numb my lonely [F] _ _ _ _ _ ache.
[Bb] No rest I find [Bb] inside my bed, [Gm] no rest but yearning thoughts instead.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is still [Bb] _ awake. _ _ _ _
This emptiness [Eb] I feel within will [Bb] cloud my head [F] and burn my skin.
[Bb] My mind has thoughts [Eb] no minister _ [F] could _ take. _ _ _
[Bb] Dreams fill me up [Eb] with wild [F] desires, [Gm] the constant hope that never dies.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is still [Bb] _ awake. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Longing [Bb] dances [A] through [Eb] my evening [F] prayers.
[Eb] She ties my wrists and ankles to [Bb] the _ bed.
[F] _ _ _
[Eb] Her _ _ [F] fingertips _ start [Bb] a hunger that [Eb] can only [F] _
[Bb] be filled.
_ [F] _ _ Never [Bb] know.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ Longing robs [Eb] you of your peace, [Bb] a _ discontent [F] that will not cease.
[Bb] She breaks all walls of _ [Eb] satisfaction, she [F] will _ _ _ break. _
[Bb] Perhaps she breaks what [Eb] she cannot [C] mend, but [Gm] she stays close and loyal as a friend.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is still [Bb] _ _ awake. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ Longing _
[Bb] dances through [Gm] my evening prayers.
[Eb] She ties my [F] wrists and ankles to [Bb] the bed.
_ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] Her _ _ _ [F] fingertips _ [Bb] start a hunger that can [Eb] only be filled.
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Never know. _ _ _ _
Now I have [Eb] faith in God above, [Bb] I have faith that I'll find my love.
And I hope I'm right, [Eb] my whole heart [F] is at stake. _ _ _
[Bb] But faith and [Eb] hope are hard to keep, [Gm] and all this time I'm losing sleep.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is [Bb] still _ awake. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] Her _ _ [F] fingertips _ _ [Bb] start a hunger [Gm] that can only _
[Eb] be filled.
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Never know. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I close _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] my book, [F] I dim the light, [Bb] I wait for sleep [Eb] to numb my lonely [F] _ _ _ _ _ ache.
[Bb] No rest I find [Bb] inside my bed, [Gm] no rest but yearning thoughts instead.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is still [Bb] _ awake. _ _ _ _
This emptiness [Eb] I feel within will [Bb] cloud my head [F] and burn my skin.
[Bb] My mind has thoughts [Eb] no minister _ [F] could _ take. _ _ _
[Bb] Dreams fill me up [Eb] with wild [F] desires, [Gm] the constant hope that never dies.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is still [Bb] _ awake. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Longing [Bb] dances [A] through [Eb] my evening [F] prayers.
[Eb] She ties my wrists and ankles to [Bb] the _ bed.
[F] _ _ _
[Eb] Her _ _ [F] fingertips _ start [Bb] a hunger that [Eb] can only [F] _
[Bb] be filled.
_ [F] _ _ Never [Bb] know.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ Longing robs [Eb] you of your peace, [Bb] a _ discontent [F] that will not cease.
[Bb] She breaks all walls of _ [Eb] satisfaction, she [F] will _ _ _ break. _
[Bb] Perhaps she breaks what [Eb] she cannot [C] mend, but [Gm] she stays close and loyal as a friend.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is still [Bb] _ _ awake. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ Longing _
[Bb] dances through [Gm] my evening prayers.
[Eb] She ties my [F] wrists and ankles to [Bb] the bed.
_ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] Her _ _ _ [F] fingertips _ [Bb] start a hunger that can [Eb] only be filled.
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Never know. _ _ _ _
Now I have [Eb] faith in God above, [Bb] I have faith that I'll find my love.
And I hope I'm right, [Eb] my whole heart [F] is at stake. _ _ _
[Bb] But faith and [Eb] hope are hard to keep, [Gm] and all this time I'm losing sleep.
[Eb] And when I sleep, [F] my heart is [Bb] still _ awake. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] Her _ _ [F] fingertips _ _ [Bb] start a hunger [Gm] that can only _
[Eb] be filled.
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Never know. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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