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Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1
A A 
 
On my fifth
G G 
 
birthday I got so upset
D D 
 
About the brand new bike
A A 
 
D D 
 
that I didn't get
A A 
 
I'd prayed my heart out and
G G 
 
D D 
 
it didn't seem fair.
I told my grandpa,
A A 
 
"I guess God doesn't care"
G G 
 
And he just smiled and said,
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
"My child,"
D D 
 
"Make

Verse 2
A A 
 
no mistake
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Every prayer you pray gets answered
Abdim Abdim 
 
Even though
D D 
 
Sometimes,
A A 
 
D D 
 
the answer is no."
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 

Verse 3
A A 
 
Five years later,
G G 
 
D D 
 
out behind the shed
With a stolen pack of
A A 
 
grandpa's cigarettes
I struck a match,
G G 
 
and held that first one to my lips
D D 
 
And prayed to God,
A A 
 
"Please let me get away with this."
D D 
 
G G 
 
And through the smoky air I saw
A A 
 
grandpa standing there.

Verse 4
D D 
 
A A 
 
Make no mistake
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Every prayer you pray gets answered
Abdim Abdim 
 
Even though
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Sometimes, the answer is no
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
D D

Interlude 1

Bbdim

Verse 5

When I think of all the answers in my life,

I would have to say

There's no doubt it was always for the best

when I didn't get my way.

Verse 6
A A 
 
G G 
 
Grandpa got older, like grandpas do
D D 
 
His health was failing and
A A 
 
I  guess I knew
D D 
 
G G 
 
It'd be best if he was called on home
D D 
 
But selfishly I prayed that God
A A 
 
would keep him hanging on
D D 
 
G G 
 
And when he passed away,
A A 
 
in my mind I heard him say.

Verse 7
D D 
 
A A 
 
Make no mistake
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Every prayer you pray gets answered
Abdim Abdim 
 
Even though
D D 
 
Sometimes,
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
C C 
 
the answer is  no.

Verse 8

Sometimes the answer

Is no.

Outro 1

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