Prayer chords by Tom Odell

• Key: Em
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

Esus2

Verse 1:
       Csus2
Oh, my boy
 D                          Em      A7
Imagine a world that you're gonna enjoy
       D         C                   Gadd9
You're charming, just like your grandma
                      B7
Strumming your toy guitar
               Em                  A7
You've got her wrapped around your fingers
   D                           G
It seems singing your songs of love
Bm7                     C                Cm
Telling her what you'll be when you grow up
  G           C          Am         D
A singer-songwriter, whatever you decide
              G
It's gonna be tough
Em                 C                  Cm
Getting in all the black dark in your blood
    Bm7             C
But when the war is won
     Em             D              Bm G D Em A7
Just promise you'll come and visit us

Verse 2:
Esus2     C
All these prayers
     D                         Em        A7
Does anybody know if there's a heaven up there?
    D               C               G  C               B7
I'm hoping if there is, then it may be somewhere I can see
         Em             A7          D
Your eyes, still gently smiling at me
          G     Bm7             C                Cm   Bm7
Open up a beer, feeling kind of angry you're not here
            C           Am         D
Don't wanna be alone, I pick up my iPhone
      D      Am               C            Cm
And I choose which part of my mind I will abuse
  G          C             Am            D         Bm
I promised I wouldn't, but it's just too good to refuse

Break:
       C
Hmm-mm-hm
        Bm
Ooh-ooh-oh
        C
Ooh-ooh-oh

Verse 3:
Em        C
All these dreams
     G                       Em          A7
They never turn out quite as big as they seem
      D              C           Gadd9
Still waiting for my mother to arrive
    C               B7
And sit down by my side
            Em              A7         D
And tell me I don't need to worry anymore
D7           G
Sitting on a plane
Bm7          C               Cm
Drinking to anaesthetise the pain
      G             C
Don't know where it comes from
     Am                 D            G
Been there ever since I was young, I guess
    Bm7              C                  Cm
But when I'm with my friends, I feel it less
G           C
Time out of my mind
Am            D              Bm
That's when I find I'm at my best

Outro:
       C
Hmm-mm-hm
        Bm
Ooh-ooh-oh
        C
Ooh-ooh-oh
Cm
Ooh-ooh

Postscript:
Bb