[Intro] (keys accent high A)
[F#m] [D] [D] [E] [A] [D] [C#7]
(say a little prayer for you)
(keys line walk down pickup C# B A)
Verse
[F#m] [Bm]
The moment I wake up
[E] [A]
Before I put on my makeup
[D] [C#7]
I say a little (prayer for you)
[F#m] [Bm]
And while combing my hair, now,
[E] [A]
And wondering what dress to wear, now,
[D] [C#7]
I say a little prayer for you
Chorus
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Forever and ever, you'll stay in my heart
[A7]
and I will love you
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Forever, forever, we never will part
([A7]) [D] [D/A]
Oh, how I'll love you
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Together, together, that's how it must be
([E]) [Bm] [A]
To live without you
[D] [D] [D] [D/E] [D/E] [D] [C#7] riff: [C#] [C#] [B] [A] [G#] [F#] [F] [D]
Would only be heartbreak for me.
Verse
[F#m] [Bm]
I run for the bus, dear,
[E] [A]
While riding I think of us, dear,
[D] [C#7]
I say a little prayer for you.
[F#m] [D]
And at work I just take time
[E] [A]
And all through my coffee break-time, (break-time!)
[D] [C#7]
I say a little prayer for you.
Chorus
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Forever and ever, you'll stay in my heart
[A7]
and I will love you
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Forever, forever, we never will part
[A7]
Oh, how I'll love you
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Together, together, that's how it must be
[A7]
To live without you
[D] [D] [D] [D/E] [D/E] [D] [C#7]
Would only be heartbreak for me. (Nobody but me)
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Forever and ever, you'll stay in my heart
[A7]
and I will love you
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Forever, forever, we never will part
[A7]
Oh, how I'll love you
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Together, together, that's how it must be
[A7]
To live without you
[D] [D] [D] [D/E] [D/E] [D] [C#7]
Would only be heartbreak for me. (Ooooh-oo-oo-oooh)
Bridge
[F#m] [Bm]
My darling, believe me,
[E]
For me there is no onnnnne
[A]
But you. Please love, be true. I'm in love with you.
[A]
(Answer my prayer) Answer my prayer, baby (answer my prayer)
[A]
Say you love me too (this is my prayer) Answer my prayer, baby (answer my prayer)