Chords for That's Why I Pray - Live at Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountains Rise Telethon

Tempo:
104.9 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

B

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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That's Why I Pray - Live at Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountains Rise Telethon chords
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[F#] [C#]
[B]
[F#m] [F#] [C#m]
[F#]
Man on the [C#] TV's gone insane, everybody's [F#] just laughing.
[F#]
People across the world, on and on, [C#] the earth caved in,
the ocean came [F#] down crashing.
[B] [F#]
My neighbor lost his house, [C#] because he can't find a job.
Don't you [F#] dare pledge allegiance, don't you dare
speak of God, [C#] speak of [B] God.
[G#] Oh, oh, oh, [F#] I'm begging for forgiveness,
I [C#] want to make a [B] difference, even in the smallest ways.
[F#] I'm only one person, [C#] I can feel it working,
[B] I believe in better days, [F#] that's why I pray.
[C#] [C#m]
[B] Yeah, some
[F#] stupid video [C#] posted as a joke,
somebody's [B] life gets ruined.
[F#] Out of everything we can create, [C#] where is the cure
to keep [F#] the sick from losing?
[B] [E]
[F#] Babies having babies, [C#] because their parents are always gone.
[B] Somehow we have forgotten how to make a [F#] house a home.
[C#]
[B] Oh, [G#] oh, oh, oh, [C#]
[F#] I'm begging for [C#] forgiveness,
I want to make a difference, [B] even in the smallest ways.
[F#] I'm only one person, [C#] but I can feel it working,
[B] I believe in better days, that's [F#] why I pray.
[C#]
[B] Yeah, that's [F#] why I pray.
[C#]
[B] [F#m]
[F#] There's demons from my past that [C#] haunt me every night,
I [F#] just can't get through it.
[B] If I [F#] could forget them on my own,
[C#] I'd let go and just move on.
[B] But heaven knows I am only human.
That's [D#m] why I pray.
[C#]
[B] That's [F#] why I pray, [C#] I pray, I pray, [B] I pray.
Yes, [F#] I'm begging for forgiveness,
[C#] I [B] just want to make a [F#] difference.
I believe, I [C#] believe in [B] better days.
[F#]
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C#
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B
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F#m
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C#m
13421114
F#
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C#
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B
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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Man on the [C#] TV's gone insane, everybody's [F#] just laughing.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#]
People across the world, on and on, [C#] the earth caved in,
the ocean came [F#] down crashing.
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
My neighbor lost his house, [C#] because he can't find a job.
Don't you [F#] dare pledge allegiance, don't you dare
speak of God, _ _ _ [C#] _ speak of [B] God.
[G#] Oh, oh, _ oh, [F#] I'm begging for forgiveness,
I [C#] want to make a [B] difference, even in the smallest _ ways.
[F#] I'm only one person, [C#] I can feel it working,
[B] I believe in better days, [F#] that's why I pray.
_ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m]
[B] Yeah, _ some _ _ _ _
[F#] _ stupid video [C#] posted as a joke,
somebody's [B] life gets ruined. _ _ _ _
[F#] Out of everything we can create, [C#] where is the cure
to keep [F#] the sick from losing?
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] Babies having babies, [C#] because their parents are always gone.
[B] Somehow we have forgotten how to make a [F#] house a home.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[B] Oh, [G#] oh, _ oh, oh, [C#]
[F#] I'm begging for [C#] forgiveness,
I want to make a difference, [B] even in the smallest _ ways.
[F#] I'm only one person, [C#] but I can feel it working,
[B] I believe in better days, that's [F#] why I pray.
[C#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ Yeah, _ _ _ that's [F#] why I pray.
[C#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
[F#] There's demons from my past that [C#] haunt me every night,
I [F#] just can't get through it.
_ [B] _ If I [F#] could forget them on my own,
[C#] I'd let go and just move on.
[B] But heaven knows I am only human. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's [D#m] why I pray.
_ [C#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ That's [F#] why I pray, [C#] I pray, I pray, [B] I pray.
_ _ _ _ Yes, [F#] I'm begging for forgiveness,
[C#] _ _ I [B] just want to make a _ _ [F#] difference.
I believe, I [C#] believe in [B] better days. _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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