Like a Prayer Chords by Madonna

Tempo:
111.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

F

Dm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[B] [Dm]
Life [C] is a [E]
[Dm] mystery, everyone must [C] [E]
stand up.
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] It [C] feels like [Dm] home.
[F]
Oh [Am] my name is like a [Bb] little prayer.
I'm down on [F] my knees, I wanna take you there.
In the [C] midnight hour, I can feel [Bb] your power.
Just like [F] a prayer, you [Dm] know I'll take [Bb] you there.
I hear [F] your voice.
[C] It's like [Dm] an angel [Bb] sighing.
I have [F] no choice, I hear [C] your voice.
Feels like [F] [Bb] flying.
I close [F] my [C] eyes.
Oh God, I [Dm] think I'm [Bb] falling.
Out of the [F] sky, I close [C] my eyes.
Heaven help [F] me, when you call [Am] my name.
It's like a little [Bb] prayer.
I'm down [F] on my knees, I wanna take you there.
In [C] the midnight hour, I can feel [Bb] your power.
Just [F] like a prayer, you [Dm] know I'll take [Bb] you there.
Like [F] a child, [C] you [Dm] whisper softly to [Bb] me.
You're in [F] control, just like [C] a child.
[Bb] Dancing, it's like [F] a dream.
[C] No end [Dm] and no beginning.
[Bb] You're here [F] with me, it's like [C] a dream.
Let the choir sing.
[F]
[C] It's like a little [Bb] prayer.
I'm down [F] on my knees, I [Dm] wanna take [F] you there.
In the midnight [C] hour, I can feel [Bb] your power.
Just [F] like a prayer, you know I'll [Dm] take [F] you there.
When you call my [C] name, it's like a little [Bb] prayer.
I'm down [F] on my knees, I wanna take you there.
In the midnight [C] hour, I can feel your [Bb] power.
Just [F] like a prayer, you [Dm] know I'll take you there.
[D] [Dm]
[Am] [E] [Dm] Life is [D] a [E] [Dm] mystery.
Everyone [D] wants to end all of them.
I hear [C] you cry, [Bb] [F] [Bb]
I [C] hear you cry.
[Dm] Oh, just like a prayer.
No place can take me there.
Just a mystery.
[D] You are a mystery.
[Dm] Just like a dream.
[Em] You [Bb] are not what you [F] seem.
[Bb] Just like a prayer.
[C] [F] We live.
[C] [Bb] It's like a little [Am] [F] prayer. We live.
[C] [Bb] It's like a [F] little prayer.
[Dm] [F] It's
[C] [Bb] like a little prayer.
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[Am] It's like a little prayer.
[Dm] Just like a prayer.
[E] No place can take me [Dm] there.
Just like a mystery.
[Am] [Gm] [Dm] Just like a [C] dream.
You [Bb] are not what you [F] seem.
[Bb] Just like a [C] [Dm] prayer.
It's like a [D] prayer.
No [Gm] place can take me [Dm] there.
Just like [D] a mystery.
You are a mystery.
[Dm] Just like a [E] dream.
You [Bb] are not what you [Am] seem.
[Bb] I'm not that kind [C] [Dm] of person. Leave me.
I want to be taken.
Leave me.
Let me be.
[C] Stop.
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Dm]
Stop.
[E] Let me [Dm] be.
[E] [C] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm]
Stop.
Stop.
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Bb]
Key:  
C
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Bb
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F
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Dm
2311
E
2311
C
3211
Bb
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F
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Let's start jamming Madonna - Like A Prayer chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Bb, F, C, Bb, C, Dm, Bb, Dm and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 55 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 112. Given the song's key of Gb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Life [C] is a _ [E] _
[Dm] mystery, _ everyone must [C] _ [E]
stand up.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] It [C] feels _ like _ _ [Dm] home. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Oh [Am] my name is like a [Bb] little prayer.
I'm down on [F] my knees, I wanna take you there.
In the [C] midnight hour, I can feel [Bb] your power.
Just like [F] a prayer, you [Dm] know I'll take [Bb] you there.
I hear [F] your _ voice.
[C] _ It's like [Dm] an angel _ [Bb] sighing.
I have [F] no choice, I hear [C] your _ _ voice.
Feels like [F] [Bb] flying.
I close [F] my _ _ [C] eyes.
Oh God, I [Dm] think I'm [Bb] falling.
Out of the [F] sky, I close [C] my _ _ eyes.
Heaven help [F] me, when you call [Am] my name.
It's like a little [Bb] prayer.
I'm down [F] on my knees, I wanna take you there.
In [C] the midnight hour, I can feel [Bb] your power.
Just [F] like a prayer, you [Dm] know I'll take [Bb] you there.
Like [F] a child, _ _ [C] _ you [Dm] whisper softly to [Bb] me.
You're in [F] control, just like [C] a _ child.
_ _ _ [Bb] Dancing, it's like [F] a dream.
_ [C] _ No end [Dm] and no beginning.
[Bb] _ You're here [F] with me, it's like [C] a dream.
_ _ Let the choir sing.
[F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ It's like a little [Bb] prayer.
I'm down [F] on my knees, I [Dm] wanna take [F] you there.
In the midnight [C] hour, I can feel [Bb] your power.
Just [F] like a prayer, you know I'll [Dm] take [F] you there.
When you call my [C] name, it's like a little [Bb] prayer.
I'm down [F] on my knees, I wanna take you there.
In the midnight [C] hour, I can feel your [Bb] power.
Just [F] like a prayer, you [Dm] know I'll take you _ there.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ Life is [D] a [E] _ _ [Dm] mystery.
Everyone [D] wants to end all of them.
I hear [C] you cry, [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
I [C] hear you cry.
[Dm] Oh, just like a prayer.
No place can take me there.
Just a mystery.
[D] You are a mystery.
[Dm] Just like a dream.
[Em] You [Bb] are not what you [F] seem.
[Bb] Just like a prayer.
[C] _ _ _ [F] We live.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] It's like a little [Am] _ [F] prayer. We _ live.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] It's like a [F] little prayer.
[Dm] _ [F] It's _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ like a little prayer.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Am] It's like a little prayer.
_ [Dm] _ Just _ like a prayer.
[E] No place can take me [Dm] there.
Just like a mystery.
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] Just like a [C] dream.
You [Bb] are not what you [F] seem.
[Bb] Just like a [C] _ _ _ [Dm] prayer.
It's like a [D] prayer.
No [Gm] place can take me [Dm] there.
Just like [D] a mystery.
You are a mystery.
_ [Dm] Just like a [E] dream.
You [Bb] are not what you [Am] seem.
[Bb] I'm not that kind [C] _ _ _ [Dm] of person. Leave me. _
_ I want to be taken.
Leave me.
_ _ _ Let me be. _
_ [C] Stop.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ Stop. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Let me [Dm] be. _ _
_ [E] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Stop.
Stop. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _