(Karen Taylor-Good/Jason Blume)
[E]I knew al[A]l the [E]answers
[E]The way my [A]life should [E]go
[A]And when I used to [Asus4]say my pr[A]ayers
[E]I would t[A]ell God [E]so
[B]It seemed He wasn't listening
[C#m]I thought He didn't c[A]are
[F#m]But lookin' back
It's p[E]lain to see
[B]He was always there
Chorus
'Cause [A]I prayed for str[B]ength
And I got pa[E]in that made me st[A]rong
[F#m]I prayed for co[B]urage
And got f[A]ear to over[E]come
When [A]I prayed for fa[B]ith
My empty heart bro[E]ught me to my k[A]nees
I d[F#m]on't always get what I w[B]ant
I get what I [A]nee[E]d
[E]I'm not sayin' [A]that it's [E]easy
[E]Or that it do[A]esn't [E]hurt
[A]When nothing seems to[Asus4] go my w[A]ay
[E]Nothing se[A]ems to w[E]ork
[B]These days I'm getting better
At[C#m] goin' with the f[A]low
[F#m]Accepting that so[E]metimes the answer
To a pr[B]ayer is no
Chorus
'Cause [A]I prayed for str[B]ength
And I got pa[E]in that made me str[A]ong
[F#m]I prayed for co[B]urage
And got fe[A]ar to over[E]come
When [A]I prayed for f[B]aith
My empty heart bro[E]ught me to my k[A]nees
I d[F#m]on't always get what I w[B]ant
I get what I [A]nee[E]d
[A]Every time I've ha[B]d a door slammed [E]in my face
In t[F#m]ime a better one was opened [B]in it's place
Chorus
I[A] prayed for st[B]rength
And I got pa[E]in that made me st[A]rong
[F#m]I prayed for cou[B]rage
And got f[A]ear to ove[E]rcome
When I [A]prayed for fai[B]th
My empty heart br[E]ought me to my kn[A]ees
I do[F#m]n't always get what I wa[B]nt
I get what I [A]nee[E]d
Oh I d[F#m]on't always get what I [B]want
I get what I [A]nee[E]d
[E]I knew al[A]l the [E]answers
[E]The way my [A]life should [E]go
[A]And when I used to [Asus4]say my pr[A]ayers
[E]I would t[A]ell God [E]so
[B]It seemed He wasn't listening
[C#m]I thought He didn't c[A]are
[F#m]But lookin' back
It's p[E]lain to see
[B]He was always there
Chorus
'Cause [A]I prayed for str[B]ength
And I got pa[E]in that made me st[A]rong
[F#m]I prayed for co[B]urage
And got f[A]ear to over[E]come
When [A]I prayed for fa[B]ith
My empty heart bro[E]ught me to my k[A]nees
I d[F#m]on't always get what I w[B]ant
I get what I [A]nee[E]d
[E]I'm not sayin' [A]that it's [E]easy
[E]Or that it do[A]esn't [E]hurt
[A]When nothing seems to[Asus4] go my w[A]ay
[E]Nothing se[A]ems to w[E]ork
[B]These days I'm getting better
At[C#m] goin' with the f[A]low
[F#m]Accepting that so[E]metimes the answer
To a pr[B]ayer is no
Chorus
'Cause [A]I prayed for str[B]ength
And I got pa[E]in that made me str[A]ong
[F#m]I prayed for co[B]urage
And got fe[A]ar to over[E]come
When [A]I prayed for f[B]aith
My empty heart bro[E]ught me to my k[A]nees
I d[F#m]on't always get what I w[B]ant
I get what I [A]nee[E]d
[A]Every time I've ha[B]d a door slammed [E]in my face
In t[F#m]ime a better one was opened [B]in it's place
Chorus
I[A] prayed for st[B]rength
And I got pa[E]in that made me st[A]rong
[F#m]I prayed for cou[B]rage
And got f[A]ear to ove[E]rcome
When I [A]prayed for fai[B]th
My empty heart br[E]ought me to my kn[A]ees
I do[F#m]n't always get what I wa[B]nt
I get what I [A]nee[E]d
Oh I d[F#m]on't always get what I [B]want
I get what I [A]nee[E]d
