The Marriage Prayer John Waller
[A] [A2] [B] [Bsus] [C#m7] [D2] [E] [E/G#] [F#] [F#m7]
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Pre Chorus strum pattern: DDD DU UDU DU (x3) D D D DU D
Chorus strum pattern: D U UDU
Bridge strum pattern: DDD DU UDU DU
Intro:
[D6] [A2] [Bsus] [Esus]
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[D6] [A2] [Bsus] [E]
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Verse 1: (Male Voice)
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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Father I said till Death do us part
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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I want to mean it With all of my heart
[A2] [Bsus] [E] [C#m7]
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Help me to love you More than I love her
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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Then I know I can love her more Than anyone else
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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Pre Chorus 1 (start strumming): (Male Voice)
And [D2]bring her in
Your presence to[A]day
[F#m7]Make her what
Bsus B (single strum)
You want her to be
Chorus 1: (Male Voice)
I p[A2]ray[E/G#] to h[Bsus]ear her heart
I pr[A2]ay [E/G#] she'll lo[Bsus]ve you more
I pr[A2]ay [E/G#] to che[Bsus]rish and [C#m7]serve her
F# A2 Bsus (single strum)
And we'll bring you glory today
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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I pray (I pray)
Verse 2: (Female Voice)
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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Father I said till Death do us part
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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I want to mean it With all of my heart
(Male harmony)
[A2] [Bsus] [E] [C#m7]
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Help me to love you More than I love him
(No harmony)
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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Then I know I can love him more Than anyone else
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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Pre Chorus 2 (start strumming): (Female voice + male harmony)
[D]And bring him in
Your presence to[A]day
[F#m7]Make him what
You want him to b[Bsus]e[B]
Chorus 2: (Female voice)
(I pray is in harmony- lower harmony is female, male is melody, but the second part of each line is just
female voice with melody: e.g. to hear his heart, he'll love you more, to strengthen and serve him)
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory today') (The last 'I pray' is just female)
I p[A2]ray[E/G#] to h[Bsus]ear his heart
I pr[A2]ay [E/G#] he'll lov[Bsus]e you more
I pr[A2]ay [E/G#] to str[Bsus]engthen a[C#m7]nd serve him
We'[F#]ll bring you glory t[A2]oday, I [Bsus]pray (all down strums for last Bsus)
Bridge: (First half- male, second half- female)
('submit to you'- male harmony)
[D2]Lord, help me l[A]ove her
As you l[E]ove the church, your bride
H[D2]elp me submit t[A]o him
As I s[F#m7]ubmit to you, my life (three down strums for 'my life')
Chorus 3:
(I pray is in harmony- lower harmony is female, male is melody, but the second part of each line is
just female voice with melody)
('To hear her heart' and 'to cherish and serve her': male voice)
('He'll love you more': female voice)
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory')
(First 'today'- male, second 'today'- female)
[A2] [E/G#] [Bsus]
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I pray to hear her heart
[A2] [E/G#]
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I pray he'll
[Bsus]love you more (down strums on 'love' )
I pr[A2]ay [E/G#] to che[Bsus]rish and [C#m7]serve her
We'[F#]ll bring you glory t[A2]oday, to[Bsus]day
Chorus 4: (Male Voice)
Female echo on first 'I pray'. Female harmony on third 'I pray'
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory today')
(Last line: first 'I pray'- male, second 'I pray'- female)
I p[A2]ray[E/G#] (I pra[Bsus]y) to hear her heart
I pr[A2]ay [E/G#] she'll lo[Bsus]ve you more
I pr[A2]ay [E/G#] to che[Bsus]rish and [C#m7]serve her
We'[F#]ll bring you glory t[A2]oday, [Bsus]I pray
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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I pray
End: (Unison)
[A2] [Bsus] [E]
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This is my prayer Amen
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