Randy Newman – Lovers Prayer (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Randy Newman From: “12 Songs” (1970) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard
CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
G7      3-x-0-0-0-1
C7      x-3-2-3-1-x
Bb/F    1-x-3-3-3-x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro} | G7 C7 | F Bb/F F Bb/F | % | [Verse 1]
G7                C7            | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Don't send me no young girl to love me

G7          C7          | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 With their eyes shinin' bright

G7       C7              | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 All the young girls are afraid of me

G7         C7      | F Bb/F F Bb/F | % |
 Send me a woman tonight
[Verse 2]
G7                C7          | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Don't send me no hand-holdin' baby

G7                  C7     | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 'Cause I been with babies before

G7               C7         | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Don't send me nobody that's crazy

G7          C7            | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Send me no young girls no more
[Middle 8]
Dm          F7                          A7
 I was entertaining a little girl in my rooms, Lord

Dm        F7               A7
 With California wines and French perfumes, Lord

Dm              F7                   Bb
 She started to talk to me about the War, Lord

       A7                              | Dm D7 |
I said, "I don't want to talk about the War."
[Interlude] | G7 C7 | F Bb/F F Bb/F | | G7 C7 | F Bb/F F Bb/F | | G7 C7 | F Bb/F F Bb/F | | G7 C7 | F Bb/F F Bb/F | % | [Verse 3]
G7             C7          | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Don't send me nobody with glasses

G7          C7     | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Don't want no one above me

G7          C7             | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Don't send nobody takin' night-classes

G7       C7          | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Send me somebody to love me
[Outro]
G7      C7        | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Please answer my prayer

G7      C7        | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Please answer my prayer

G7      C7        | F Bb/F F Bb/F |
 Please answer my prayer

| F Bb/F F Bb/F |
(repeat and fade out)