J.R. Carroll - Pray

Capo: 3rd fret

[Intro]
G Em C D/F#

[Verse 1]
G
Well the path that I’m on ain’t conducive to peace
Em
There’s blood on my hands, dirt on my knees
C
Tears on the altar laid out before me
D/F#
Wasting my breath on recycled old stories
G
Of love that I’ve lost and love that I’ve found
Em
Trying to grow up in this soul sucking town
C
Scared that I lost in a world that lay dying
D/F#
Song after song and night after night

[Chorus]
G
I pray
Em
Pray I’m not out on my own
C
Pray that I make it back home when we’re done

and the folks have stopped singing
D/F#
Pray that we close all this distance between us
G
I pray
Em
Pray for the silence to end
C
Pray I hear your voice again when I’m down

and it seems all is hopeless
D/F#
If I could just get the world

to slow down for a moment
G
I’d pray

[Instrumental]
Em C D/F#

[Verse 2]
G
Well the ends they don’t meet

Or justify the means
Em
I’m runnin’ on empty

Dear God I need sleep
C
I miss my mama and I miss Rogers County
D/F#
But home ain’t been the same

Since they moved on without me

[Chorus]
G
Still I pray
Em
Pray I’m not out on my own
C
Pray that I make it back home when we’re done

and the folks have stopped singing
D/F#
Pray that we close all this distance between us
G
I pray
Em
Pray for the silence to end
C
Pray I hear your voice again when I’m down

and it seems all is hopeless
D/F#
If I could just get the world

to slow down for a moment
G
I’d pray

(Slowing Down)
Em C D/F#