← Back to library

Pray It Away

Alex G

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
Am×
F
Dm××
G

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

Text size
 
              Verse: 1 
 
C 
Dear anyone 
                            Am 
Who grew up believing that you were the one 
                             F 
And now I'm afraid that the doubting has won 
                    C 
Either way, I'm scared of you 
 
The breaking is loud 
                         Am 
I'm terrified of what I'm thinking about 
                        F 
Maybe you'll hear if I say it out loud 
                   C 
Or maybe the silence is truth 
 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
  Dm 
Oh I just want to know 
 
 
 
     G C 
Are you making 
             Am 
Space for my saving? 
         F 
Or am I breaking? 
         C 
Should I pray it away? 
 F 
Pray it away 
 
 
Verse: 2 
 
C 
Dear anyone 
                           Am 
Is it really you throwing punches at us? 
                              F 
Or throwing us out when we're coming undone? 
                           C 
'Cause I'm so afraid to be wrong 
 
Oh, the voices are loud 
                             Am 
They're saying I'm dirty and going to hell 
                              F 
I'm starting to think I am screwed up as well 
                         C 
I just wanna know if it's true 
 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
 
(Oh i just wanna know) 
  Dm 
Oh I just wanna know, I just wanna know 
 
 
          C 
Are you making 
               Am 
Space for my saving? 
           F 
Or am I breaking? 
        C 
Should I? 
           C 
If you made me 
               Am 
Why do they hate me? 
               F 
Never been this free 
               C 
Why would I pray it away? 
 F 
Pray it away 
 
 
Outro 
Am   F   C   G 
 
Am   F   C   G 
 Ooh, ooh, ooh 
C 
Dear anyone 
                              Am 
I'm not really sure if I'm getting it right 
                                      F 
But since I've been real, I've been coming alive 
                                 C 
I think that you'd say the same too 
          
 

Details

Rating

Not rated yet

Chord set

C · Am · F · Dm · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.