Chords for Otis Redding - Lover's Prayer

Tempo:
123.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

B

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Otis Redding - Lover's Prayer chords
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[B] .
[D] [E] [D] .
[E] .
[A] This is my lover's prayer,.
Help me to [D] reach out to you my love.
[E] .
This is my lover's prayer,.
And I hope [A] you can understand it my love.
.
My life is such a weary thing,.
But in my ears, [D] oh,.
Prayers just ring in the rain.
.
[E] You keep me wanting, waiting, and wishing,.
When I [A] know deep down I'm not to blame.
[D] .
[Bm] [A] What you gonna do tonight, .
When you need some [D] loving arms to hold you tight?
.
[E] Tell me what you gonna do tonight, .
When you need [Em] my [A] heavy voice to tell you goodnight?
.
Honey, but you can't let that be no problem, .
You've got to come on [D] home and help me solve them.
.
[E] See, I won't be missing you,.
And honey, my [A] lover's prayer will be all over.
.
Oh, [B] man, .
[D] [G] [D] .
[E] .
[A] what can the matter be?.
It can't be too [D] serious, we can't talk it over.
.
[E] Living in this misery, darling,.
You can't [A] make my life all over.
.
Honey, but you don't let that be no problem,.
Just come on home [D] and help me solve them.
[E] Dear, I won't be missing you,.
I won't keep missing you,.
And my [A] lover's prayer will be all over.
.
It's got to be all over,.
[D] Honey, all over.
.
You [A] keep my mind going round,.
[D] So many times.
.
This [A] is my lover's prayer, .
Come [E] on, come on home.
[A] [D] This [A] is my [D] lover's prayer,.
I'm singing it out to you,.
And I [A] hope it'll reach you, darling.
[D] This is my lover's prayer.
.
[A] .
[N] .
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Otis Redding - My Lovers Prayer chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, A, D, E, D and A. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 123 BPM. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] This is my lover's prayer,.
Help _ _ me to [D] reach out to you my _ _ love.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ .
This is my lover's prayer,.
_ _ And I hope [A] you can understand it my love.
_ .
_ _ _ _ My life is such a weary thing,.
But in my ears, [D] oh,.
Prayers just ring in the rain.
_ .
_ _ _ _ [E] You keep me wanting, waiting, and wishing,.
_ When I [A] know deep down I'm not to blame.
_ [D] _ _ .
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ What you gonna do tonight, _ _ .
When you need some [D] loving arms to hold you tight?
_ _ .
_ _ _ [E] Tell me what you gonna do tonight, _ .
When you need [Em] my [A] heavy voice to tell you goodnight?
_ _ _ .
_ Honey, but _ you can't let that be no problem, _ .
You've got to come on [D] home and help me solve them.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [E] See, I won't be missing you,.
_ And honey, my [A] lover's prayer will be all over.
_ _ _ _ .
Oh, [B] man, _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] what can the matter be?.
_ It can't be too [D] serious, we can't talk it over.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ Living in this misery, _ darling,.
You can't [A] make my life all over.
_ _ _ _ _ .
Honey, but you don't let that be no problem,.
_ Just come on home [D] and help me solve them.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] Dear, I won't be missing you,.
I won't keep missing you,.
And my [A] lover's prayer will be all over.
_ _ _ _ .
It's got to be all over,.
[D] _ Honey, all over.
_ .
You [A] keep my mind going round,.
[D] So many times.
_ .
This [A] is my lover's prayer, _ .
Come [E] on, come on home.
_ [A] _ [D] This [A] is my [D] lover's prayer,.
I'm singing it out to you,.
And I [A] hope it'll reach you, darling.
[D] This is my lover's prayer.
_ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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This song was penned by Otis Redding.

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