Chords for Garth Brooks : Unanswered Prayers (1994) (1920 x 1080p)
Tempo:
136.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Just the other night [G] at a hometown football [D] game,
my wife and I [G] ran into [D]
[Em] my old high school [A] flame.
[G] And as I [F#] introduced them, [E] the past [D] came back [G] to me.
[Em]
I couldn't help [D] but think of [G] the way things used [D] to be.
[A] [G] [D] And she was the one [G] that I'd wanted for all time.
[D] And each night I'd [G] spend praying [D] [Em] that God would make her [A] mine.
[G] And if he'd only [F#] grant me this [B] [A] wish I wished [G] back then,
[Em] I'd never ask [F#m] for anything [D] [Am] again.
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
Sometimes [D] I thank God [F#] for [G] unanswered [Am]
prayers.
[D] Remember when you're [G]
talking [D] [Em] to the man [A] upstairs,
[D] just because he doesn't answer, [G] it doesn't mean he [Em] don't care.
[D] Some of God's greatest [Bm] gifts [D] [Em]
are [A] unanswered [D] prayers.
[G]
[Am] [A]
[D] She wasn't quite the angel [G] that I remembered in my dreams.
[D] And I could tell the time [Bm] had changed [D] me [Em] in her eyes to it [A] seemed.
[G] We tried to talk about [F#] the old days.
[E] There wasn't much we [D] could [G] recall.
[Em] I guess the Lord knows what [D] he's doing [A] after all.
[G] And as she walked away, well, [F#m] I looked [Bm] at my wife.
[A] And then [Em] and there I [D] thanked the good Lord for the gifts in my [A] life.
Sometimes I [D] thank God
[F#] for [G] unanswered [Am]
prayers.
[D] Remember when [G] you're talking [D] [Em] to the man [Am] upstairs,
[D] just because he doesn't answer, [G] it doesn't mean he [Em] don't [E] care.
Some [D] of God's greatest [B] gifts [D] [E] are
[A] [D] unanswered.
Some of God's greatest [Bm] gifts [Em] are all too often [A] [D] unanswered.
Some of God's greatest [B] gifts [Bm] [A] [Em] are
[A]
unanswered prayers.
Just the other night [G] at a hometown football [D] game,
my wife and I [G] ran into [D]
[Em] my old high school [A] flame.
[G] And as I [F#] introduced them, [E] the past [D] came back [G] to me.
[Em]
I couldn't help [D] but think of [G] the way things used [D] to be.
[A] [G] [D] And she was the one [G] that I'd wanted for all time.
[D] And each night I'd [G] spend praying [D] [Em] that God would make her [A] mine.
[G] And if he'd only [F#] grant me this [B] [A] wish I wished [G] back then,
[Em] I'd never ask [F#m] for anything [D] [Am] again.
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
Sometimes [D] I thank God [F#] for [G] unanswered [Am]
prayers.
[D] Remember when you're [G]
talking [D] [Em] to the man [A] upstairs,
[D] just because he doesn't answer, [G] it doesn't mean he [Em] don't care.
[D] Some of God's greatest [Bm] gifts [D] [Em]
are [A] unanswered [D] prayers.
[G]
[Am] [A]
[D] She wasn't quite the angel [G] that I remembered in my dreams.
[D] And I could tell the time [Bm] had changed [D] me [Em] in her eyes to it [A] seemed.
[G] We tried to talk about [F#] the old days.
[E] There wasn't much we [D] could [G] recall.
[Em] I guess the Lord knows what [D] he's doing [A] after all.
[G] And as she walked away, well, [F#m] I looked [Bm] at my wife.
[A] And then [Em] and there I [D] thanked the good Lord for the gifts in my [A] life.
Sometimes I [D] thank God
[F#] for [G] unanswered [Am]
prayers.
[D] Remember when [G] you're talking [D] [Em] to the man [Am] upstairs,
[D] just because he doesn't answer, [G] it doesn't mean he [Em] don't [E] care.
Some [D] of God's greatest [B] gifts [D] [E] are
[A] [D] unanswered.
Some of God's greatest [Bm] gifts [Em] are all too often [A] [D] unanswered.
Some of God's greatest [B] gifts [Bm] [A] [Em] are
[A]
unanswered prayers.
Key:
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Just the other night _ [G] at a hometown football [D] game, _
my wife and I [G] ran into [D] _
_ [Em] my old high school [A] flame. _
[G] And as I [F#] introduced them, _ [E] the past [D] came back [G] to me.
[Em] _
I couldn't help [D] but think of [G] the way things used [D] to be. _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] And she was the one _ [G] that I'd wanted for all time.
_ [D] And each night I'd [G] spend praying [D] _ [Em] that God would make her [A] mine.
_ _ [G] And if he'd only [F#] grant me this [B] [A] wish I wished [G] back then,
_ [Em] I'd never ask [F#m] for anything [D] _ [Am] again.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Sometimes [D] I thank God _ [F#] for _ _ [G] _ _ unanswered [Am]
prayers.
[D] _ _ _ Remember when you're [G]
talking [D] _ [Em] to the man _ [A] upstairs,
[D] just because he doesn't answer, [G] it doesn't mean he [Em] don't care.
_ _ _ _ [D] Some of God's greatest [Bm] gifts _ [D] _ [Em] _
are _ [A] _ _ unanswered [D] prayers. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] She wasn't quite the angel _ [G] that I remembered in my dreams.
_ _ [D] And I could tell the time [Bm] had changed [D] me [Em] in her eyes to it [A] seemed.
_ [G] We tried to talk about [F#] the old days.
[E] There wasn't much we [D] could [G] recall.
_ [Em] I guess the Lord knows what [D] he's doing [A] after _ _ all. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] And as she walked away, _ well, [F#m] I looked [Bm] at my wife.
[A] And then [Em] and there I [D] thanked the good Lord for the gifts in my [A] life. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes _ I [D] thank God _
[F#] for _ [G] _ _ unanswered [Am]
prayers.
[D] _ _ Remember when [G] you're talking _ [D] [Em] to the man _ [Am] upstairs,
[D] just because he doesn't _ answer, [G] it doesn't mean he [Em] don't [E] care.
_ _ _ _ Some [D] of God's greatest [B] gifts _ [D] _ [E] are _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] unanswered.
Some of God's greatest [Bm] gifts _ [Em] are all too often _ [A] _ _ [D] unanswered.
Some of God's greatest [B] gifts [Bm] _ [A] [Em] are _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
unanswered prayers. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Just the other night _ [G] at a hometown football [D] game, _
my wife and I [G] ran into [D] _
_ [Em] my old high school [A] flame. _
[G] And as I [F#] introduced them, _ [E] the past [D] came back [G] to me.
[Em] _
I couldn't help [D] but think of [G] the way things used [D] to be. _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] And she was the one _ [G] that I'd wanted for all time.
_ [D] And each night I'd [G] spend praying [D] _ [Em] that God would make her [A] mine.
_ _ [G] And if he'd only [F#] grant me this [B] [A] wish I wished [G] back then,
_ [Em] I'd never ask [F#m] for anything [D] _ [Am] again.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Sometimes [D] I thank God _ [F#] for _ _ [G] _ _ unanswered [Am]
prayers.
[D] _ _ _ Remember when you're [G]
talking [D] _ [Em] to the man _ [A] upstairs,
[D] just because he doesn't answer, [G] it doesn't mean he [Em] don't care.
_ _ _ _ [D] Some of God's greatest [Bm] gifts _ [D] _ [Em] _
are _ [A] _ _ unanswered [D] prayers. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] She wasn't quite the angel _ [G] that I remembered in my dreams.
_ _ [D] And I could tell the time [Bm] had changed [D] me [Em] in her eyes to it [A] seemed.
_ [G] We tried to talk about [F#] the old days.
[E] There wasn't much we [D] could [G] recall.
_ [Em] I guess the Lord knows what [D] he's doing [A] after _ _ all. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] And as she walked away, _ well, [F#m] I looked [Bm] at my wife.
[A] And then [Em] and there I [D] thanked the good Lord for the gifts in my [A] life. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes _ I [D] thank God _
[F#] for _ [G] _ _ unanswered [Am]
prayers.
[D] _ _ Remember when [G] you're talking _ [D] [Em] to the man _ [Am] upstairs,
[D] just because he doesn't _ answer, [G] it doesn't mean he [Em] don't [E] care.
_ _ _ _ Some [D] of God's greatest [B] gifts _ [D] _ [E] are _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] unanswered.
Some of God's greatest [Bm] gifts _ [Em] are all too often _ [A] _ _ [D] unanswered.
Some of God's greatest [B] gifts [Bm] _ [A] [Em] are _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
unanswered prayers. _ _ _ _ _ _