My lover’s prayer (video)

B - D - E

A

1. This is my lover’s prayer,

D

I hope it'll reach out to you, my love,

E

this is my lover’s prayer,

A

and I hope you can understand it, my love.

A

2. My life is such a weary thing,

D

but it might be low pressure bringing rain.

E

You keep wanting, waiting and wishing,

A - D - A - E - A

when I know deep down that I'm not to blame.

A

3. What you gonna do tonight,

D

when you need some loving arms to hold you tight ?

E

Darling, what you gonna do tonight,

A

when you need my heavy voice to tell you good night ?

- A

4. Honey, but you can't let that be no problem,

D

you've got to come home and help me solve it.

E

Yeah, I won't be missing you,

A

and, honey, my lover’s prayer would be all over.

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A

5. What can the matter be now ?

D

It can't be to serious we can't talk it over.

E

Living in this misery, darling,

A

you can't make my life all over.

- A

6. Honey, but don't you let that be no problem,

D

just come on home and help me solve it.

E

Dear, I won't be missing you, I won’t be missing you,

A

and my lover’s prayer would be all over.

A D

+ It got to be all over, honey, all over,

A D

don't keep my life going round so many circles.

A - D

This is my lover’s prayer, come on, come on y'all,

A D

This is my lover’s prayer ...

(Otis Redding)