Biography:
Jens Martin Lekman (born February 6, 1981 in Angered, Sweden) is a Swedish musician. He has released four albums and several EPs since 2003. His music can be described as guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and lachrymose. His work is often compared to that of Stephin Merritt of the The Magnetic Fields, Jonathan Richman and Morrissey.
Lekman recorded and released much of his material privately from 2000 to 2003 on CD-R.
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Other songs:
- An Argument With Myself
- Your Arms Around Me
- A Man Walks Into A Bar
- A Postcard To Nina
- And I Remember Every Kiss
- At The Dept Of Forgotten Songs
- Become Someone Elses
- Black Cab
- Erica America
- Evening Prayer
- Every Little Hair Knows Your Name
- Happy Birthday Dear Friend Lisa
- Hotwire The Ferris Wheel
- How Can I Tell Him
- How We Met The Long Version
- I Want A Pair Of Cowboy Boots
- Julie
- La Strada Nel Bosco
- Maple Leaves
- Pocketful Of Money
- Postcard 17
- Rocky Dennis Farewell Song To The Blind Girl
- Shirin
- Sipping On The Sweet Nectar
- The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love
- The Opposite Of Hallelujah
- To Know Your Mission
- Waiting For Kirsten
- Wedding In Finistere
- When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog
- You Are The Light
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I'm unsure about the chords of section just before the bridge.
If anybody has a clue, please feel free to add it.
Jens Lekman – Evening Prayer
[Intro]
G D Am C D
[Verse 1]
G Em
At Babak's school, there is a 3D printer
C D
And he prints out a model of the tumor
G Am
That was surgically removed from his back this winter
C D
In its rugged gray plastic, it looks lunar
C G
He puts the tumor in his breast pocket
Bm C D
As we head out for a beer
[Chorus]
G D
It's been a long, hard year
Am Em D
For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough
G D
To be allowed to care or just be there
Am C D
To include you in his evening prayer
[Verse 2]
G Em
How I prayed that I could stop the pain
C D Bm
When the pain needed more than ibuprofen
G Am
How I prayed that I could take away your worries
C D
When they ran deeper than the West Pacific Ocean
C G
He puts the tumor on our table
Bm C D
Says, "So, this is what caused all my fears"
[Chorus]
G D
It's been a long, hard year
Am Em D
For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough
G D
To be allowed to care or just be there
Am C D
To include you in his evening prayer
[Bridge]
Bb Eb
Last orders, the waitress slides
Bb Eb
Down from her bar stool
Bb Eb
Looks at the tumor, says, "What is this?"
Cm D
"It looks kinda cool"
[Verse 3]
G Bm
Babak's okay despite what he's been through
C Am
But he sees I'm made uneasy by the model he's done
G Bm
He says, "It's helped me a lot to have a friend like you
C D
When I saw you worry, I knew I had to be strong"
C G
He gives the tumor to the waitress
Bm C D
Says, "Give my friend here a beer"
[Chorus]
G D
It's been a long, hard year
Am Em D
I just wasn't sure if we were close enough
G D
But I want you to know how much I cared
Am C D
That you were in my evening prayer
[Outro]
G D Am C D
I want you to know that you were in my prayer
G D Am C D
I want you to know that you were in my prayer
If anybody has a clue, please feel free to add it.
Jens Lekman – Evening Prayer
[Intro]
G D Am C D
[Verse 1]
G Em
At Babak's school, there is a 3D printer
C D
And he prints out a model of the tumor
G Am
That was surgically removed from his back this winter
C D
In its rugged gray plastic, it looks lunar
C G
He puts the tumor in his breast pocket
Bm C D
As we head out for a beer
[Chorus]
G D
It's been a long, hard year
Am Em D
For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough
G D
To be allowed to care or just be there
Am C D
To include you in his evening prayer
[Verse 2]
G Em
How I prayed that I could stop the pain
C D Bm
When the pain needed more than ibuprofen
G Am
How I prayed that I could take away your worries
C D
When they ran deeper than the West Pacific Ocean
C G
He puts the tumor on our table
Bm C D
Says, "So, this is what caused all my fears"
[Chorus]
G D
It's been a long, hard year
Am Em D
For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough
G D
To be allowed to care or just be there
Am C D
To include you in his evening prayer
[Bridge]
Bb Eb
Last orders, the waitress slides
Bb Eb
Down from her bar stool
Bb Eb
Looks at the tumor, says, "What is this?"
Cm D
"It looks kinda cool"
[Verse 3]
G Bm
Babak's okay despite what he's been through
C Am
But he sees I'm made uneasy by the model he's done
G Bm
He says, "It's helped me a lot to have a friend like you
C D
When I saw you worry, I knew I had to be strong"
C G
He gives the tumor to the waitress
Bm C D
Says, "Give my friend here a beer"
[Chorus]
G D
It's been a long, hard year
Am Em D
I just wasn't sure if we were close enough
G D
But I want you to know how much I cared
Am C D
That you were in my evening prayer
[Outro]
G D Am C D
I want you to know that you were in my prayer
G D Am C D
I want you to know that you were in my prayer
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