Say A Prayer chords by Fred Smith

Chords with lyrics

verse 1
C majorC          A minorAm        C majorC A minorAm
Just married and the world seemed new.
C majorC        A minorAm C majorC       A minorAm
It was August 1942 (say a prayer, Maryann)
FF            DmDm
He was the Bosun on the cruiser Canberra
FF         DmDm      C majorC
The young woman?s name was Mary Ann.
C majorC         A minorAm       C majorC       A minorAm
Say a prayer for a lonely sailor. (say a prayer, Maryann)

verse 2
C majorC            A minorAm        C majorC       A minorAm
On the docks there were children waving. (say a prayer, Maryann)
C majorC         A minorAm       C majorC       A minorAm
To the boys of His Majesty?s Navy (say a prayer, Maryann)
FF           DmDm
They set sail for the Solomon Islands
FF          DmDm           C majorC
There to fight for an airstrip at Henderson Field.
C majorC         A minorAm       C majorC       A minorAm
Say a prayer for a lonely sailor. (say a prayer, Maryann)

verse 3
C majorC           A minorAm         C majorC       A minorAm
A augmentedA rainy night and the wind blew sombre. (say a prayer, Maryann)
C majorC            A minorAm      C majorC       A minorAm
They anchored north of Manamatomba (say a prayer, Maryann)
FF          DmDm
Around the point of Savo Island
FF               DmDm        C majorC
Four Jap destroyers* with their eight-inch guns ablaze.
C majorC          A minorAm         C majorC       A minorAm
Not a prayer for the cruiser Canberra. (say a prayer, Maryann)

verse 4
C majorC         A minorAm         C majorC       A minorAm
I went down to the beach last Sunday. (say a prayer, Maryann)
C majorC          A minorAm       C majorC       A minorAm
Took my nephew for a swim at Manly. (say a prayer, Maryann)
FF     DmDm
On a bench among the seagulls
FF        DmDm       C majorC
An old woman sat staring out to sea.
C majorC        A minorAm       C majorC       A minorAm
Say a pray for a lonely sailor. (say a prayer, Maryann)

Outtro
C majorC        A minorAm       C majorC       A minorAm
Say a pray for a lonely sailor. (say a prayer, Maryann)
C majorC        A minorAm       C majorC       A minorAm
Say a pray for a lonely sailor. (say a prayer, Maryann)