Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
D augmentedDaug
Verse:
G+G
When I was a little boy
D MajorD G+G Gsus4Gsus4
I prayed for a train
G+G
I sat by my window
D7D7
Til Santa Claus came
G+G
It seemed like a miracle
B7B7 C majorC C majorC BB Bb majorBb A augmentedA
When that engine would scream
G+G
I thought that's what love was
D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
When God gave me my dream
Verse:
G+G
Fearless and sixteen
D MajorD G+G Gsus4Gsus4
I prayed for a car
G+G
I thought that freedom
D7D7
Was a 69 Dodge
G+G A7A7 Bb7Bb7 B7B7
I felt like a movie star
C majorC C majorC BB Bb majorBb A augmentedA
With the wind in my hair
G+G
When I looked beside me
D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
Nobody was there
Chorus:
C majorC
Lord, when I used to pray
D MajorD
Sad but I gotta say
G+G C majorC G+G
I was asking for more than I need
C majorC
I'll give back everything
A7A7
They don't mean anything
C majorC D MajorD D augmentedDaug
Just give me a woman to love, love, love
Verse:
G+G
I heard there's five women
D MajorD G+G Gsus4Gsus4
In the world for each man
G+G
I'd just like to find one
D7D7
It don't seem like I can, yeah
G+G A7A7 Bb7Bb7 B7B7
I'm going to need a little help, Lord
C majorC (C majorC BB Bb majorBb) A augmentedA
So I'm back on my knees
G+G
If it's not too much trouble
D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
Do this one thing for me
Chorus:
C majorC
Lord, when I used to pray
D MajorD
Sad but I gotta say
G+G C majorC G+G
I was asking for more than I need
C majorC
I'll give back everything
A7A7
They don't mean anything
C majorC D MajorD D augmentedDaug
Just give me a woman to love, love, love
Chorus:
C majorC
Lord, when I used to pray
D MajorD
Sad but I gotta say
G+G C majorC G+G
I was asking for more than I need
C majorC
I'll give back everything
A7A7
They don't mean anything
C majorC D MajorD D augmentedDaug
Just give me a woman to love, love, love
G+G D MajorD C majorC C majorC G/BG/B A augmentedA G+G
Ah, just give me a woman to love