Chords for Percy Sledge - My Special Prayer (1974) • TopPop

Tempo:
98.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Ab

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Percy Sledge - My Special Prayer (1974) • TopPop chords
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[Em] [G]
While the choir sings Ave [D] Maria
[D] I was singing with all [G] my heart
And I sent a special prayer up [C] to you
That you [G] return [D] to me before I [G] go
While the choir sings
[D] Alleluia
I was singing with all [G] my heart
Darling, please come back and [C] never leave me again
And [G] this will be [D] the last time
[G]
[D] And I'll wait upon
[G] the answer
That [D] you come back, come back [G] my way
[D] For if you stay away I'll [G] never
I [A] don't think I can last [D] [Bm] another
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] Alleluia
I was singing with all [Ab]
my heart
Darling, please come back and [Db] never leave me again
And this [Ab] will be the [Eb] last time
[Ab]
Alleluia
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Ab
134211114
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To learn Percy Sledge - My Special Prayer chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, G, D and G of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 49 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 98. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G]
While the choir sings _ _ Ave _ [D] _ Maria
[D] I _ was singing _ with all [G] my heart _ _ _ _
And I sent a special prayer _ _ up [C] to _ _ _ you
That you [G] return _ [D] to me before I [G] go _ _ _ _ _
While the choir sings _ _ _
_ [D] _ Alleluia _ _ _ _
I was singing with _ all [G] my heart _ _ _ _ _
Darling, please _ _ come back and [C] never leave me again
And [G] this will be [D] the last time
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] And I'll wait upon _ _
_ [G] the answer _ _ _
That [D] you come back, come back [G] my way _ _ _ _
[D] For if you stay _ _ away I'll [G] never _ _ _ _ _
I [A] don't think _ _ I can last [D] [Bm] another
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ Alleluia
I _ _ _ _ was singing _ with _ all [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
my heart
Darling, please _ _ come back and [Db] never leave me again
_ And this [Ab] will be the [Eb] last time
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Alleluia _ _

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