"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief, "There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth, None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke, "There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate, So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl, Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
[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]