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I Say A Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin - Guitar Chords
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Song: I say a little prayer
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Composer: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Album: Aretha now
Tabbed by DJ 27th Aug 2016
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of D)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em7 = 022030 or 020000 B = x24442
Am7 = x02213 B7 = x24242 or x21202
C/D = xx0553 D7 = xx0212
Gmaj7 = 3x443x or 320002 Bm7 = x24232 or x20202
Gmaj7 * = 300032 Dm7 = xx0211
C = x32013 G = 320033
D = xx0232
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[Intro]
Em7 Am7
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C/D Gmaj7
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C B B7
(I say a little prayer for you!)
[Verse 1]
Em7 Am7
The moment I wake up,
C/D Gmaj7
Before I put on my make-up, (Make-up!)
C B B7
I say a little... (...prayer for you!)
Em7 Am7
And while combing my hair, now,
C/D Gmaj7
And wondering what dress to wear, now, (Wear now!)
C B B7
I say a little... (...prayer for you!)
[Chorus]
C D7 Bm7 Em7
For - ever and ever, you'll stay in my heart,
Dm7 G
And I will love you,
C D7 Bm7 Em7
For - ever and ever, we never will part,
Dm7 G
Oh, how I'll love you,
C D7 Bm7 Em7
To - gether, to - gether, that's how it must be,
Dm7 G
To live with - out you...
C D B
...Would only be heart-break for me!
B B7
Humm------, humm-------!
e |--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|
G |--4--2--0-----------------|
D |-----------4--2--1--------|
A |--------------------3--2--|
E |--------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Em7 Am7
I run for the bus, dear,
C/D Gmaj7
Well, while riding I think of us, dear, (Us, dear!)
C B B7
I say a little... (...prayer for you!)
Em7 Am7
And at work I just take time,
C/D Gmaj7
And all through my coffee break-time, (Break-time!)
C B B7
I say a little... (...prayer for you!)
[Chorus]
C D7 Bm7 Em7
For - ever and ever, you'll stay in my heart,
Dm7 G
And I will love you,
C D7 Bm7 Em7
For - ever and ever, we never will part,
Dm7 G
Oh, how I'll love you,
C D7 Bm7 Em7
To - gether, to - gether, that's how it must be,
Dm7 G
To live with - out you...
C D B
...Would only be heart-break for me,
B B7
No - bod -y, but me!
e |----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
G |--4--2--0-------------------|
D |-----------4---2---1--------|
A |----------------------3--2--|
E |----------------------------|
[Chorus]
C D7 Bm7 Em7
For - ever and ever, you'll stay in my heart,
Dm7 G
And I will love you,
C D7 Bm7 Em7
For - ever and ever, we never will part,
Dm7 G
Oh, how I'll love you,
C D7 Bm7 Em7
To - gether, to - gether, that's how it must be,
Dm7 G
To live with - out you...
C D B
...Would only be heart-break for me
B B7
Umm,um-um, um---------!
e |----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
G |--4--2--0-------------------|
D |-----------4---2---1--------|
A |----------------------3--2--|
E |----------------------------|
[Break]
Em7 Am7
My darling, be - lieve me, (Believe me!)
C/D
For me, there is no one---------,
Gmaj7 C/D Gmaj7
But a -you----, ...please, love me too,
C/D Gmaj7
I'm in love with you, (Answer my prayer!)
C/D Gmaj7
Answer my prayer, babe, (Answer my prayer!)
C/D Gmaj7
Say you love me too, (Answer my prayer!)
C/D Gmaj7
Answer my prayer, please! (Answer my prayer!)
[Chorus]
C/D C D7 Bm7 Em7
Yeah, for - ever and ever, you'll stay in my heart,
Dm7 G
And I will love you,
C D7 Bm7 Em7
For - ever and ever, we never will part,
Dm7 G
Oh, how I'll love you,
C D7 Bm7 Em7
To - gether, to - gether, that's how it must be,
Dm7 G
To live with - out you...
C D B
...Would only be heart-break for me
B B7
Oh, no - bod -y, but me!
e |----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
G |--4--2--0-------------------|
D |-----------4---2---1--------|
A |----------------------3--2--|
E |----------------------------|
[Coda]
Em7 Am7
My darling, be - lieve me, (Believe me!)
C/D Gmaj7
For me, there is no one------ but you,
C/D Gmaj7 C/D Gmaj7
Please, love me too, this is my prayer,
C/D Gmaj7
Answer my prayer, now babe,
(Answer my prayer, baby---!)
C/D Gmaj7
This is my prayer,
(Answer my prayer, baby---!)
C/D Gmaj7
Answer it right now, babe,
(Answer my prayer, baby---!)
C/D Gmaj7
Say you love me too,
(Answer my prayer, baby---!)
C/D Gmaj7
This is my prayer, babe,
(Answer my prayer, baby---!)
C/D Gmaj7 *
I'm in love with you--------!
(Answer my prayer, baby---!)
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