Too Late for Prayin' Gordon Lightfoot
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 10:39:56 -0500
Subject: CRD Too Late For Prayin'/ Gordon Lightfoot
Too Late For Prayin'
Gordon Lightfoot
Intro:
[C]It was only[F] yesterday when I [Gsus4]heard the [G]teacher [C]say
[Em]Patiently, "One and two makes [F]three" We were [Dm7]children, [G]you and [Em]me
Let us [Am]pray... for the [F]ones they call the [Gsus4]children [G]of to[C]day[G]
[C]Nothing left but [Em]promises, [F]nothing much is [C]certain
C /b Am /g D/F#
All we see is want and need across the board.
Why [G/F]thank you, Lord
We're [C]living in the [F]glory of your [Gsus4]care[G]
[E]Skies of blue have [Am]all [C/G]turned [D/F#]brown to the sound of [G]sighing
[G/F]Lord, ab[C]ide; let us [E7]stem the [Am]tide [C/G]of b[D/F#]roken dreams
Som[G/F]etimes you seem to [C]tell us it's too [F]la[Gsus4]te [G] for [C]praying[G]
[C]See the ocean [Em]wild and blue; [F]think of all that's [C]in her
C /b Am /g D/F#
She will not surrender to the likes of us
But [G/F]then she must.
They t[C]ell us, wise men [F]tell us it's t[Gsus4]oo lat[G]e
[E]For each child with [Am]eyes [C/G]that [D/F#]smile, there'll be ten more [G]cryin'
[G/F]Lord, ab[C]ide; let us [E7]stem the [Am]tide [C/G]of h[D/F#]elplessness
But[G/F] then, I guess, we're [C]livin'. Is it too[F] l[Gsus4]ate [G] for [C]tryin'?
Am F Gsus4 G C, Em F Gsus4 G
[C]Nothing here but [Em]grains of sand; [F]nothin' much worth [C]savin'
C /b Am /g D/F#
Guess we've all got problems of our own to bear
And [G/F]still we share.
[C]Tomorrow could get [F]better than to[Gsus4]day[G]
[E]To the ones who l[Am]oved[C/G] in [D/F#]vain, will you be be[G]holden?
[G/F]Lord, ab[C]ide; let us [E7]stem the [Am]tide [C/G]of b[D/F#]roken dreams
Som[G/F]etimes you seem to [C]tell us it's too [F]la[Gsus4]te for[G] [C]prayin'[G]
Em F Gsus4 G C, Em F Dm7 G, Em Am F Gsus4 G C.
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