Chord/Tab song: Once I Prayed

Once I Prayed (Helen McDowell/Phil Keaggy)

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(Transcribed by Dave Kitabjian, dave&[email protected]
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Tuning: Standard, classical guitar
Capo: None

Intro:

[Em9]

E-------------------- -------------------
B---------------3---- -------------------
G-----------0/2---2-- --0---0---0--------
D-------2/4---------- ----4---2---0------
A-----2-------------- --------------3\2-- (repeat)
E---0---------------- ------------------- 

Intro with fingering:

[Em9]

E----------------------------------- ----------------------------
B---------------------------3(2)---- ----------------------------
G--------------------0/2(1)------2-- --0---0------0--------------
D----------2(2)/4(4)---------------- ----4---2(1)---0------------
A-----2(1)-------------------------- -----------------3(3)\2(2)-- (repeat)
E---0------------------------------- ---------------------------- 

O[Em9]nce I prayed -- I k[Em9]new not what I said --
Em D/F# G Am7 G/B CM7 Am/D?
"Show me myself, O Lord!". Alas, I did not dread
The h[Em]ideous s[A]ight which now I sh[D]udder [D/F#]to be[G]hold
C#m7 F#7 Bm7 ?
Because I knew not self aright.


And I was led in answer to my prayer

As step by step to see my wretched heart laid bare

Then I prayed "Stay, Lord, I cannot bear the sight!"
And pityingly His hand was stayed, His h[E7]and was s[AM7]taye[-]d.[A6][-][AM7][-][A6]

[C] [-] [D/C] [-] [C] [-] [D/C]
[GM7]Em9 [-]x4[CM7][-][Am7][-][Bm7]

Now I pray -- I know the prayer is right --

"Show my Thyself, O Lord. Be to my soul the Bright

And Morning Star to shine upon the grave of self

And lead my heart from earth afar!" from earth afar.

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Notes:

Lyrics by Helen McDowell from "The Continual Burnt Offering",
H. A. Ironside, Loizeaux Bros, 1941.

Am/D [EADGBE]xx0210
AM7 x06220
A6 x04220
D/C x3x232
GM7 320032

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