Ray Charles & B.B. King - Sinners Prayer Chords

Tempo:
68 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

B

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ray Charles & B.B. King - Sinners Prayer chords
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[B] [E] [Em]
[D] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[Bm] [A] [E] [A#]
[Am] [E] [B] [E] Lord have mercy,
[A] Lord please have mercy [Em] on me.
100%  ➙  68BPM
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Ray Charles - Sinners Prayer chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, E, A, Em, A, E, B, Bm and A in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 34 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 68 BPM. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A#] _
[Am] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] Lord have mercy, _
_ [A] Lord please have mercy [Em] on me. _
_ _ _ Yeah [A] Lord please have mercy, _ _ _ Lord [Em] please have mercy on me.
_ _ _ [D] Well [D#] if I've done somebody [D] wrong, [A] _ Lord please have mercy [E] if you please.
[C#m] _
[A] [E] You know [B] what, B.B.?
Yeah?
[E] I used to have [Em] plenty of money, man.
[D] Oh yeah?
[A] Fine clothes in town.
Uh huh.
[E] Bad luck and trouble overtook me.
Yeah.
So I've come to go down [Em] now.
Lord have mercy, [A] please _ have mercy on [E] me.
Well _ [Em] if _ [B] I've done somebody wrong, [Em] _ [A] won't you [Em] have mercy [E] if you please.
[A]
[Em] Yeah.
[E] Alright.
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D#] _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[C] _ [E] _ [B] _ Well [E] if I've done somebody wrong, I declare [A] I'll change [Em] my [A] ways.
You know B [E].B.?
I don't want bad luck and trouble.
Yeah.
To follow me all my days.
[A] Alright.
Oh [Em] Lord have mercy, _ [A] _ Lord won't you have mercy [Em] on me.
Please Lord, [E] please Lord.
[Em] You know if [B] I've done somebody wrong, [C#] Lord have mercy [E] if you please.
[A]
Oh [A] Lord.
[E] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Genius Loves Company, written by Lloyd Glenn and Lowell Fulson, this one shines.

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