EAE
I knew all the answers
EAE
The way my life should go
AAA
And when I used to say my prayers
EAE
I would tell God so
B
It seemed He wasn't listening
C#mA
I thought He didn't care
F#m
But lookin' back
E
It's plain to see
B
He was always there
ChorusAB
'Cause I prayed for strength
EA
And I got pain that made me strong
F#mB
I prayed for courage
AE
And got fear to overcome
AB
When I prayed for faith
EA
My empty heart brought me to my knees
F#mB
I don't always get what I want
AE
I get what I need
EAE
I'm not sayin' that it's easy
EAE
Or that it doesn't hurt
AAA
When nothing seems to go my way
EAE
Nothing seems to work
B
These days I'm getting better
C#mA
At goin' with the flow
F#mE
Accepting that sometimes the answer
B
To a prayer is no
ChorusAB
'Cause I prayed for strength
EA
And I got pain that made me strong
F#mB
I prayed for courage
AE
And got fear to overcome
AB
When I prayed for faith
EA
My empty heart brought me to my knees
F#mB
I don't always get what I want
AE
I get what I need
ABE
Every time I've had a door slammed in my face
F#mB
In time a better one was opened in it's place
ChorusAB
I prayed for strength
EA
And I got pain that made me strong
F#mB
I prayed for courage
AE
And got fear to overcome
AB
When I prayed for faith
EA
My empty heart brought me to my knees
F#mB
I don't always get what I want
AE
I get what I need
F#mB
Oh I don't always get what I want
AE
I get what I need
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