When I Pray For by Dan + Shay
Key: GG | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

Intro: G  D  A  Bm G  D  A

Verse 1
G            D         A
  I talk to God about you
                  Bm      G
And I ain't even met you yet
             D              A   Bm
Everybody's waitin' on you here

   G              D              A
I can't wait to feel your heart beat
               Bm       G
When I lay you on my chest
             D                A    Bm
I'm already holding back my tears
   G            D               A   Bm
I wanna be the dad that my dad was
   G                 D                    A
I hope that I don't mess this whole thing up


Chorus:
            G   D             A   Bm
I pray you lo-ve  like your momma
            G   D               A    Bm
And you forgi-ve  just like she does
               G               D
And when this life knocks you down
            A                F#
I hope you get down on your knees
                  Bm
Cause that's what I do, 
D            A
 That's what I do
 G               D  A  Bm
When I pray for you
G          D           A  Bm
Oh, and I pray for you

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Verse 2
G                     D            A
 I know you're gonna grow up some day
                     Bm        G
But don't forget to take your time
              D                 A
And take the time to call back home

Bm                       G
It ain't always gonna be easy
D                         A
It ain't always gonna be fair
    Bm                             G
And I know you ain't always gonna need me
        D                           A
But I promise that I'll always be there

Chorus:
Bm          G   D             A   Bm
I pray you lo-ve like your momma
            G   D             A      Bm
And you forgi-ve just like she does
               G               D
And when this life knocks you down
            A                F#
I hope you get down on your knees
                  Bm
Cause that's what I do, 
D            A
 That's what I do
 G               D  A  Bm
When I pray for you
G          D           A  Bm
Oh, and I pray for you

Verse
   D                 A
I talk to God about you
                  Bm        G
When everything around me breaks
       D                A
I look up and hear him say


Chorus:
 G   D             A   Bm
Lo-ve like your momma
        G   D             A      Bm
And forgi-ve just like she does
               G               D
And when this life knocks you down
            A                F#
I hope you get down on your knees
                  Bm
Cause that's what I do, 
D            A
 That's what I do
 G               D  A  Bm
When I pray for you
 G               D  A Bm
When I pray for you
 G               D  A Bm
When I pray for you
  G    D   A  
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