G - Am - G G - Am Em C
G & Em Chords- Always play the full strum pattern
Am & C Chords- Only play the (Down, Down-Up)
[Verse 1]
G Am G-G Am Em C
It was the middle of the night, -- the chills had taken my breath.
G Am G-G Am Em C
And I could not believe my eyes when you said, -- let's pray, let's pray let's pray for death
G-Am-GG-Am-Em-C
G-Am-GG
Am - Em C
Let's pray, let's pray let's pray for death.
[Verse 2]
G Am G-G Am Em C G
And what a surprise, -- you leave enough for me a ticket back, well that's not enough.
G Am G-G Am Em C
And I could not believe my eyes when you said, -- let's walk the whole way.
G-Am-GG-Am-Em-C
Sanity won't pay for me. x6
(Single Strum on each chord)
[Bridge]
G Em Bm
You tie me out, what have you got to live for?
G Em Bm
You open up a window, then close the bedroom door.
G Em Bm
You're feeling done for the day so let's pray, let's pray it's easy.
G Em Bm
Maybe I hate you, 'cause you're just like me.
(Back to Strum Pattern)
G Am GG Am Em C G
And I need to sleep -- But won't you promise that you wake me, when there's not long left?
G G
We're already there. x3
[Chorus]
Am Em C
So let's pray, let's pray let's pray for death.
G-Am-GG-Am-Em-C
Chorus Sanity won't pay for me. x6
Am Em C
Let's pray, let's pray let's pray for death.
(This part get's a little confusing, you can either do the main pattern, or single strum a G-Am-Bm Progression
[Outro/Verse 3]
G Am Bm
Sanity won't pay for me to drink the drink when devil's clink their glasses
G Am Bm
to forgotten blues on days in the nude.
G Am Bm G Am
So pray for Ben my mopey friend he's lost his touch and the day's end begins to rise
Bm
in the morning or at night time.
Am Em C G-G
Let's pray, let's pray let's pray for death. x6