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Gambler's Prayer by Jonathan Coulton
Gambler's Prayer
Capo:no capo
Instrumental Guitar lick*
A E A E
--0x Repeat
23--
2--1
2--2
---2
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A
Lord hear my prayer
E
Look down on me
D A
I'm not as wealthy as I used to be
Bm F#m
It's not even ten and I'm busted again
D E
Why does this happen to me?
A
Give me a sign
E
Show me you care
D A
A straight to the Ace Lord, or even a pair
Bm F#m
I can't make it alone and I'll sink like a stone
D E
Unless you can undo what I've done
D A
So Lord lift me up in your tender embrace
D A
Lend me your wisdom, your strength and your grace
D Adim A Abdim F#m
Help me to smash my opponent's fat face
D E A E
Oh Lord help me take money from my friends
A E Eaug
A
Deep down I know
E
That it's only a game
D A
But I want them shaking in terror and shame
Bm
It's just poker and beer
F#m
Still I need them to fear me Lord
D E
It's not enough just to win
D A
Deal me good cards and I'll handle the math
D A
We'll take their money while they take a bath
D Adim(x01212) A Abdim F#m
I'll show them my hand and you'll show them your wrath
D E A E
E
Oh Lord help me take money from my friends
F#m C#aug (x4322x)***
And I don't want to cheat them
A B7
Because I know that's a sin
(fingerpick on D string: 2,3)
F#m C#aug
I just want to defeat them
A B7
And make it hurt when I win
D E Eaug
Make it hurt when I win...
A
So poke them with sticks
E
And crush them with stones
D A
Chew them up good Lord and spit out their bones
Bm F#m
Make my riches grow and let those bitches know
D E
That you hate them and love only me
D A
Burn it all down until nothing survives
D A
Make them regret for the rest of their lives
D Adim A Abdim F#m
The day that they bet their dogs and their wives
D E
Oh Lord help me take money from
D E
Help me take money from
D E A E A
A
Help me take money from my friends
Chords:
Adim x01212
Abdim 4x343x
C#aug x4322x
Eaug x3211x
* Strum, pick, pick, strum. Play the lick again on 'friends' where A and E
repeat.
do not lick your guitar)
** In order to not lose your mind playing the A Abdim F#m chords in rapid
succession,
a higher inversion of A, like 577655 (E major barred on 5)
*** C# aug ~= F aug ~= A aug.
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