When I Pray For You Chords
When I Pray For You by Dan Plus Shay is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, A, Bm and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
G D A Bm
G D A
Verse:
G D A
I talk to God about you
Bm G
And I ain't even met you yet
D A Bm
Everybody's waitin' on you here
G D A
I can't wait to feel your heart beat
Bm G
When I lay you on my chest
D A Bm
I'm already holding back my tears
G D A Bm
I wanna be the dad that my dad was
G D A
I hope that I don't mess this whole thing up
G D A Bm
I pray you lo-ve like your momma
G D A Bm
And you forgi-ve just like she does
G D
And when this life knocks you down
A F#
I hope you get down on your knees
Bm
Cause that's what I do,
D A
That's what I do
G D A Bm
When I pray for you
G D A Bm
Oh, and I pray for you
Verse:
G D A
I know you're gonna grow up some day
Bm G
But don't forget to take your time
D A
And take the time to call back home
Bm G
It ain't always gonna be easy
D A
It ain't always gonna be fair
Bm G
And I know you ain't always gonna need me
D A
But I promise that I'll always be there
Bm G D A Bm
I pray you lo-ve like your momma
G D A Bm
And you forgi-ve just like she does
G D
And when this life knocks you down
A F#
I hope you get down on your knees
Bm
Cause that's what I do,
D A
That's what I do
G D A Bm
When I pray for you
G D A Bm
Oh, and I pray for you
Verse:
D A
I talk to God about you
Bm G
When everything around me breaks
D A
I look up and hear him say
G D A Bm
Lo-ve like your momma
G D A Bm
And forgi-ve just like she does
G D
And when this life knocks you down
A F#
I hope you get down on your knees
Bm
Cause that's what I do,
D A
That's what I do
G D A Bm
When I pray for you
G D A Bm
When I pray for you
G D A Bm
When I pray for you
G D A
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