[Intro - Free time - no drums] [Dm] Life is a [C]mys- [Gm]ter- [Dm]y, everyone must [C]stand [Gm]a [Dm]lone ....I hear you [C/E]call [Gm/Bb - 653333]my [F/A]name [Bb]and it [F] feels [C] like....... [Dm] home
[Chorus - Drums - BPM 111] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb] there
[Verse - Drums stop] [Bb] I hear your [F] voice, .....[C] it's like an [Dm] angel sighing, [Bb] I have no [F] choice I hear your [C] voice, [C] feels like flying (C Cadd6 C Csus4) [Bb] ...I close my [F] eyes, .... [C] oh God I [Dm] think I'm falling, [Bb] out of the [F] sky I close my [C] eyes, [C] heaven help me (C Cadd6 C7 Cadd6)
[Chorus - Drums in] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb] there
[Verse - Drums stop] [Bb] Like a [F] child, [C] you whisper [Dm] softly to me, [Bb] you're in con [F] trol just like a [C] child, [C] now I'm dancing [Bb] It's like a [F] dream, [C] no end and [Dm] no beginning, [Bb] you're here with [F] me it's like a [C] dream [C] let the choir sing (C Cadd6 C7 Cadd6)
[Chorus - Drums in] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you
[F] there - When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb]
[Bridge] [Dm][C/D - x5555x][Dm][C/D] there ah-ah---------ah-ah-ah-ah
[Outro] [Dm] Life is a [C] mys- [Gm] ter- [Dm] y, everyone must [C] stand [Gm] a [Dm] lone ... I hear you [C/E] call [Gm/Bb] my [F/A] name, [Bb] and it [F] feels [C] like, [Dm] home Just like a prayer, [C/D] your voice can take me there [Dm] Just like a muse to m [C/D] e, you are a mystery, [Dm] just like a dream, [C/E] you are not [Gm/Bb] what you seem [F/A] Just [Bb] like a prayer, no [C] choice your voice can take me [F] there
[Big Gospel bit] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[Outro] [Dm] Just like prayer, [C/D] your voice can take me there [Dm] Just like a muse to me, [C/D] you are a mystery, [Dm] just like a dream, [C/E] you are not [Gm/Bb] what you [F/A] seem ..Just [Bb] like a prayer, no [C] choice your voice can [C] take me [F] there
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[Intro - BPM 110] [Ebm6-x68x78] - 8 bars reggae off beat Rhythm for this and verse --^v--^---^---^- B---S---B---S---
[Verse] [Ebm6] Last night I had the [Bb] strangest dream [Dm] I sailed away to China [C] in a little rowboat to find ya [Ebm6] And you said you had to get your [Bb] laundry clean [Dm] Didn't want no one to hold you, [C] (Csus4 Riff) what does that mean And you said
[Chorus] [F] Ain't nothing gonna [Bb] break my [C] stride [Am] Nobody gonna [Dm] slow [C] me [Bb] down, oh, no [Bb] I've got to keep on [Dm] mov [C] ing [F] Ain't nothing gonna [Bb] break my [C] stride [Am] Im runnin and I [Dm] won't [C] touch [Bb] ground, oh, no [Bb] I've got to keep on [Dm] mov [C] ing
[Verse] [Ebm6] You're on the road and now yo [Bb] u pray it lasts [Dm] The road behind was rocky, [C] but now you're feeling cocky [Ebm6] You look at me and you [Bb] see your past [Dm] Is that the reason why you're [C] (Csus4 Riff) runnin' so fast And she said
[Chorus] [F] Ain't nothing gonna [Bb] break my [C] stride [Am] Nobody gonna [Dm] slow [C] me [Bb] down, oh, no [Bb] I've got to keep on [Dm] mov [C] ing [F] Ain't nothing gonna [Bb] break my [C] stride [Am] Im runnin and I [Dm] won't [C] touch [Bb] ground, oh, no [Bb] I've got to keep on [Dm] mov [C] ing
[Solo]
[Ebm6][Bb] E -8----------------------6-- B -7----------------------6-- G -x-8-7-8-7-8---9---7----7-- D -8----------------------8-- A -6-6-5-6-5-6---7---5----8-- E -x----------------------6--
[Dm][C] E -5----------------------8-- B -6----------------------8-- G -7-8-7-8-7-8---12--10---9-- D -7----------------------10-- A -5-8-7-8-7-8---10--8----10- E -x----------------------8-
(Repeat above - but play ascending C riff below the second time)
[C(x32010)][C][Csus4(x33010)] [C(x3555x)] x x [C(x3555x)][Fm]
[Bridge] [Fm] Never let another girl like you.. [Bb] work me over [Fm] Never let another girl like you.. [Bb] drag me under [Gm] If I ever meet another girl like you.. [C] I will tell her [Gm] Never want another girl like you [C] (Csus4 Riff) HAVE TO SAY [D] OH
[Chorus - think same pattern as with F but just up 2 frets - all barres] [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Nobody gonna [Em] slow [D] me [Am] down, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Im runnin and I [Em] won't [D] touch [Am] ground, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing
[G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Nobody gonna [Em] slow [D] me [Am] down, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Im runnin and I [Em] won't [D] touch [Am] ground, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing
[Outro] [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Nobody gonna [Em] slow [D] me [Am] down, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Im runnin and I [Em] won't [D] touch [Am] ground, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing
[End] [G]
[Note] - Ebm6 x68x78 - think Ebm7 but mute G with third finger by angling down across string after fretting 8th fret on D
[C Riff] [C(x32010)][C][Csus4(x33010)] [C(x3555x)] x x [C(x3555x)][Fm]
