Prayer Of A Child chords by Eric Clapton

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: D

🎸 Intro:

D  G  D  A
D/F#  G  D/F#  E7


🎸 Verse 1:
               A                    G
Please tell me where - You last saw him
F/Bb   F/A    E/G#  E/G
Was he still alive?
                 D           Dm/F  E
Was he still breathing - Did he survive?

🎸 Verse 2:
        F                    G
Tell me where - I might find him
F/Bb F/A       E/G#   E
Underneath the stones
                  D          Dm   E7
Just want to tell him - He’s not alone


🎸 Chorus:
        D            G
Dear God - May I ask you
       D               A
Let it stop - I beg of you
     G                    G
Dear God - Please forgive us
   D                 E7
We know not what we do


🎸 Interlude:
F  G   F/A E/G#  G
Bm Dm/F E7  Fm  G
F E/G#  G  D/F# Dm E7
D/F#  G  D/F#  A  D/F#
G  D/F#


🎸 Verse 3:
E              Am              G
Please take my hand - And lead me
F/Bb     F/A        E/G#
Down the road with you
G         D           Dm        E
Show me - What I’m supposed to do
               Am                   G
With all these tears - The world is crying
F/Bb    F          E/G#  G       D/F#   Dm   E
Help us find the way -   Lead us to a better day.


Out-🎸 Chorus:
        D/F#         G
Dear God - May I ask you
       D/F#            A
Let it stop - I beg of you
     G                    G
Dear God - Please forgive us
   D/F#             E   A
We know not what we do