My Lover's Prayer chords by Otis Redding

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Intro 1

Verse 1

This is my lover's prayer

I hope it'll reach out to you, my love

This is my lover's prayer

And I hope you can understand it, my love

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Verse 2

My life is such a weary thing

But it might be old pressure bringing rain

You keep wanting, waiting and wishing

When I know deep down

that I'm not to blame

Verse 3
A 
 (A major) What you gonna do tonight
D 
When you need some loving arms  (D major) 
to hold you tight?
E 
Tell me,  (E major) what you gonna do tonight
A 
When you need my heavy voice  (A major) 
to tell you goodnight?

Verse 4
A 
Honey, but  (A major) you can't let that be no problem
You've got to come on home
D 
and  (D major) help me solve 'em
E 
Yeah,  (E major) I won't be missing you
A 
And honey, my lover's prayer  (A major) 

Interlude 1

would be all over, oh my

Verse 5

What can the matter be now?

It can't be too serious we can't talk it over

Living in this misery

Darling, you can't make my life all over

Verse 6
A 
Honey but  (A major) you don't let that be no problem
D 
Just come on home and  (D major) help me solve 'em
E 
Dear,  (E major) I won't be missing you,
I won't be missing you
A 
And my lover's  (A major) prayer would be all over

Outro 1
A 
D 
It got to be all  (A major) over, honey,  (D major) all over
A 
Don't keep  (A major) my life going round,
D 
so  (D major) many circles
A 
This is my  (A major) lover's prayer,
E 
come on,  (E major) come on home
A 
 (A major) This is my lover's prayer
D 
I'm  (D major) singing out to you
A 
And I hope it'll  (A major) reach you, darlin'
D 
This is my  (D major) lover's prayer
A 
D 
I hope to  (A major) get the message over, honey  (D major) 
[Fade out]