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Tuning: E A D G B E
(Karen Taylor-Good/Jason Blume)
EI knew alAl the Eanswers EThe way my Alife should Ego AAnd when I used to Asus4say my prAayers EI would tAell God Eso BIt seemed He wasn't listening C#mI thought He didn't cAare F#mBut lookin' back It's pElain to see BHe was always there
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'Cause AI prayed for strBength And I got paEin that made me stArong F#mI prayed for coBurage And got fAear to overEcome When AI prayed for faBith My empty heart broEught me to my kAnees I dF#mon't always get what I wBant I get what I AneeEd
EI'm not sayin' Athat it's Eeasy EOr that it doAesn't Ehurt AWhen nothing seems toAsus4 go my wAay ENothing seAems to wEork BThese days I'm getting better AtC#m goin' with the fAlow F#mAccepting that soEmetimes the answer To a prBayer is no
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'Cause AI prayed for strBength And I got paEin that made me strAong F#mI prayed for coBurage And got feAar to overEcome When AI prayed for fBaith My empty heart broEught me to my kAnees I dF#mon't always get what I wBant I get what I AneeEd
AEvery time I've haBd a door slammed Ein my face In tF#mime a better one was opened Bin it's place
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IA prayed for stBrength And I got paEin that made me stArong F#mI prayed for couBrage And got fAear to oveErcome When I Aprayed for faiBth My empty heart brEought me to my knAees I doF#mn't always get what I waBnt I get what I AneeEd Oh I dF#mon't always get what I Bwant I get what I AneeEd