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                        "I Say A Little Prayer"
                      (Burt Bacharach - Hal David)

[Again, the chords are a composite of several parts on the record.]

Intro (w/wordless vocal):

        Gmaj7             Am7/D
          / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        Gmaj7             Am7/D
          / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        Bmaj7   B7sus4  B7-9
          / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

        Em7           Am7
        The moment I wake up
                     D7    Gmaj7
        Before I put on my makeup
          F#m7                    B7-9
        I say a little prayer for you

        While combing my hair, now
        And wondering what dress to wear now
        I say a little prayer for you

Chorus:

            C       D/C           Bm7        G/B
        Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart
           G7    Fmaj7/G G7     [r.h. kbd: G7: F-G-B-D  Fmaj7: F-A-C-E]
        And I will love you
            C       D/C       Bm7       G/B
        Forever, forever, we never will part
           Dm7/G G7             [r.h. kbd: Dm7: A-C-D-F]
        Oh, how I'll love you
           C        D/C            Bm7        G/B
        Together, together, that's how it must be
            G7   Fmaj7/G G7
        To live without you
               C        D/C            B7
        Would only mean heartbreak for me

        (piano arr. for guitar)

         v   v   v   v
        ---7-5-3-2-------
        -----------5-4-1-
        ---8-5-4-2-------
        -----------5-4-2-
        -----------------
        -----------------

Verse 2:

        I run for the bus, dear
        While riding I think of us, dear
        I say a little prayer for you

        At work I just take time
        And all through my coffee break time
        I say a little prayer for you

[repeat chorus]

[instrumental break: verse chords w/background vocals on lines 3 and 6]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

        Em7           Am7
        My darling, believe me
                       Am7/D        Gmaj7
        For me there is no one   but you
        Am7/D         Gmaj7   Am7/D
        Please love me too
                        Gmaj7   Am7/D
        I'm in love with you
                   Gmaj7
        Answer my prayer
        Am7/D           Gmaj7         Am7/D
         Say you love me too
                                Gmaj7         Am7/D
        Why don't you answer my prayer, yeah
                                          Gmaj7         Am7/D
        You know every day I say a little prayer
                                       Gmaj7         Am7/D
        I say, I say   I say a little prayer  [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers