Tuning: Standard
This song has two parts: the verses in the beginning and a different bit at the end. If
you're more into
strumming, you can also use Em Dsus2 C C for the verses, and C Dsus2 Em Dsus 2 for the
end bit, and it'll
sound about right.
For the Intro and Verses, it's this pattern over and over again. Essentially, repeat
until Verses stop.
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [C]
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [C]
Prayer is
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [C]
the bell jar you put over this goodbye, I'd rather
leave this embrace between you and I. etc etc
This is all the way until the verses end with "how could I ever believe every word it
says to me". This same
pattern repeats a few times still after that and then it goes into the B-part, with "We
follow our own steps"
and the pattern changes to this:
[C] [Em7/D] [Em] [Em7/D]
own steps while our shadows keep watching us
And this pattern repeats until the end.
Lyrics:
Prayer is
the bell jar you put over this goodbye, I'd rather
leave this embrace between you and I. Let's
lock out the bearded old man in the nightgown, he can
tap against the glass but I'm not coming out. I built
bridges with these arms, I will not build a fortress, in the
circle around the kitchen table I say my prayers because I feel blessed,
secretly hoping while joining hands that you can't
feel my trembling fingertips. If I sign this
piece of paper do I sell my soul along with my duties and we won't
put our money where your catholic mouth is. Even though
the teeth are long gone there's still bone beneath the gums and there's a lot
of potential in a mighty organ. And they
told us not to clap so we clap as loud as we can because the re-
verb in those holy halls is like a long-lost friend. It keeps
hitting the walls and comes all the way back again back
back again, back again. I want
trees instead of gravestones and nothing to confess. I've got a
soft spot for your ancient books of horror stories. I've got a
music in my ear from long long ago and far far a-
way and I still hum its tune but how could I ever believe every word it says to
me?
We follow our
own steps while our shadows keep watching us,
own steps while our shadows keep watching us,
own steps while our shadows keep watching us. The
wrong step would be not to start this exo-
dus.
This song has two parts: the verses in the beginning and a different bit at the end. If
you're more into
strumming, you can also use Em Dsus2 C C for the verses, and C Dsus2 Em Dsus 2 for the
end bit, and it'll
sound about right.
For the Intro and Verses, it's this pattern over and over again. Essentially, repeat
until Verses stop.
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [C]
e|-------0------|-------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
B|-----5---5----|-----3---3----|-----1---1----|-----1---1----|
G|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-7------------|-5------------|-3------------|-3------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [C]
e|-------0------|-------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
B|-----5---5----|-----3---3----|-----1---1----|-----1---1----|
G|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-7------------|-5------------|-3------------|-3------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Prayer is
[Em] [Em7/D] [C] [C]
e|-------0------|-------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
B|-----5---5----|-----3---3----|-----1---1----|-----1---1----|
G|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-7------------|-5------------|-3------------|-3------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
the bell jar you put over this goodbye, I'd rather
leave this embrace between you and I. etc etc
This is all the way until the verses end with "how could I ever believe every word it
says to me". This same
pattern repeats a few times still after that and then it goes into the B-part, with "We
follow our own steps"
and the pattern changes to this:
[C] [Em7/D] [Em] [Em7/D]
e|-------0------|-------0------|-------0------|-------0------|
B|-----1---1----|-----3---3----|-----5---5----|-----3---3----|
G|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|---0-------0--|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-3------------|-5------------|-7------------|-5------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
own steps while our shadows keep watching us
And this pattern repeats until the end.
Lyrics:
Prayer is
the bell jar you put over this goodbye, I'd rather
leave this embrace between you and I. Let's
lock out the bearded old man in the nightgown, he can
tap against the glass but I'm not coming out. I built
bridges with these arms, I will not build a fortress, in the
circle around the kitchen table I say my prayers because I feel blessed,
secretly hoping while joining hands that you can't
feel my trembling fingertips. If I sign this
piece of paper do I sell my soul along with my duties and we won't
put our money where your catholic mouth is. Even though
the teeth are long gone there's still bone beneath the gums and there's a lot
of potential in a mighty organ. And they
told us not to clap so we clap as loud as we can because the re-
verb in those holy halls is like a long-lost friend. It keeps
hitting the walls and comes all the way back again back
back again, back again. I want
trees instead of gravestones and nothing to confess. I've got a
soft spot for your ancient books of horror stories. I've got a
music in my ear from long long ago and far far a-
way and I still hum its tune but how could I ever believe every word it says to
me?
We follow our
own steps while our shadows keep watching us,
own steps while our shadows keep watching us,
own steps while our shadows keep watching us. The
wrong step would be not to start this exo-
dus.
