John Mellencamp – Pray For Me (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am G F G (x6) [Verse 1]
Am               G
God gave Moses a few little rules

       F                      G
Said I want you to pass them around

Am             G
Take a look at those old fools

        F                               G
I can't believe the shit that's going down

       F                  G
You're supposed to have a good time

      F                              G
But I think you take it a little too far

Dm                    G
Watchin' your life in vista-vision

       Dm                        E7
Monkey on your back, a brand new car
[Solo] Am G F G (x4) [Verse 2]
      Am                         G
Well, Shakespeare threw down his pencil

       F                            G
Said I think I'm gonna start layin' brick

Am               G
Too much of this Romeo stuff's

          F            G
Enough to make anybody sick

F         G
"To be or not to be"

       F                       G
I mean what's that supposed to mean?

    Dm                  G
I'm changin' my image tomorrow

     Dm                E7
Be a groupie, make the scene
[Chorus]
Am                 G N.C.
Pray for me if you want to

        D                   Am
If you don't want to, don't stay

Am                G N.C.
Somebody shot the Vicar

        D                 Am
And the minister's on his way

        Am               G N.C.
Sellin' open legs on the corner

          D              F
Punch and Judy workin' uptown

D
Pray for me if you want to

        E7
Before some fool shoots you down
[Solo] Am G F G (x4) [Verse 3]
          Am                 G
Well, the man in the cage is always for freedom

    F                          G
The way of the transgressor is hard

Am                G
Cain and Abel and their old man

        F                  G
Playin' croquet in the backyard

F                    G
Two guys beat up the sole survivor

F                   G
Up beat on the back street

  Dm                 G
I don't really wanna get involved

      Dm                    E7
Won't someone help me to my feet
[Chorus]
Am                 G N.C.
Pray for me if you want to

        D                   Am
If you don't want to, don't stay

Am                G N.C.
Somebody shot the Vicar

        D                 Am
And the minister's on his way

        Am               G N.C.
Sellin' open legs on the corner

          D              F
Punch and Judy workin' uptown

D
Pray for me if you want to

        E7
Before some fool shoots you down
[Solo] Am G F G (x4) [Outro] Am G F G (x3)