If Your Prayers Dont Get To Heaven by Brian Fallon, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

If Your Prayers Dont Get To Heaven

by Brian Fallon

Biography:

Brian Fallon (born January 28, 1980) is an American musician. Fallon is one of the founding members of the band The Gaslight Anthem. He plays guitar, provides lead vocals and is the main songwriter for the band. He has also worked on a side project called The Horrible Crowes with The Gaslight Anthem guitar technician, Ian Perkins.

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Judging by the live videos, Brian plays mostly barre chords in the verses and open chords in the choruses.

Typical Brian Fallon open chords:

C - x32010
G - 320010
F - x33210
Am - x02210
E - 022100

[Intro]

Am G Am

Am G Am

C G F C G F

Am
Ooh-ooh
G Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Am
Ooh-ooh
G Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
Ooh-ooh
G F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
Ooh-ooh
G F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 1]

C Am
I’m packing up, I’ve gotta move
F C
I’m gon' blow a fifty-foot hole
G Am
Through the dark clouds in my room
C
I’m making a change
Am
I'm gonna start today
F C
I’m gon' roll these dice with a song tonight
G Am
I'm gonna whip these blues away
Am G F
And I’m gon' run so far they’ll never find me again

[Chorus]

C E
But I ain’t leavin’, I ain’t leavin’
Am F
'less I’m leavin’ here with you
C E
I’ve been patient while I waited,
Am F
but I feel it’s time to move
Am F
You’ve been crying, yeah, I’ve seen you
C G
Honey, I’ve been crying too
C G
If your prayers don’t get to Heaven,
Am F
I’m gon' keep them safe for you
C G
If your prayers don’t get to Heaven,
Am F Am
I’m gon' keep them safe ‘til they do

[Interlude]

Am
Ooh-ooh
G Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Am
Ooh-ooh
G Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
Ooh-ooh
G F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
Ooh-ooh
G F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]

C Am
I just wait in cold, cold gray
F C G Am
But I know like I’ve been told, yeah, mama said, “Hold on to hope”
C Am
She whispers sweet, "there's a light and glory"
F C
But you gotta burn that sound of the voices out
G Am
that wanna bring you to your knees
Am G F
You gotta run so far they'll never find you again

[Chorus]

C E
But I ain’t leavin’, I ain’t leavin’
Am F
'less I’m leavin’ here with you
C E
I’ve been patient while I waited,
Am F
but I feel it’s time to move
Am F
You’ve been crying, yeah, I’ve seen you
C G
Honey, I’ve been crying too
C G
If your prayers don’t get to Heaven,
Am F
I’m gon' keep them safe for you
C G
If your prayers don’t get to Heaven,
Am F Am G
I’m gon' keep them safe ‘til they do

[Bridge]

C C/B Am F
And when I was a child, a dream came to me
C C/B Am F
Well, every soul hanging low found its piece of dignity
Am F C G
'Til that dream gets to Heaven, you can ride this train for free
Am F C G
'Til that dream gets to Heaven, you can ride this train on me
Am G F
And we gon' run so far they'll never find us again

[Chorus]

C E
But I ain’t leavin’, I ain’t leavin’
Am F
'less I’m leavin’ here with you
C E
I’ve been patient while I waited,
Am F
but I feel it’s time to move
Am F
You’ve been crying, yeah, I’ve seen you
C G
Honey, I’ve been crying too
C G
If your prayers don’t get to Heaven,
Am F
I’m gon' keep them safe for you
C G
If your prayers don’t get to Heaven,
Am F C G Am F
I’m gon' keep them safe ‘til they do
C G Am F
Til they do
C G Am F
Til they do
C G Am F Am
Til they do

[Outro]

Am G Am

Am G Am

C G F C G F

Am
Ooh-ooh
G Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Am
Ooh-ooh
G Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
Ooh-ooh
G F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
Ooh-ooh
G F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Am
Ooh-ooh
G Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Am
Ooh-ooh
G Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
Ooh-ooh
G F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
Ooh-ooh
G F Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh