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Wartime Prayers Live solo version from the Tower Theatre 2006 recording Words and Music by Paul Simon Transcribed by Michiel Evers (michiel5evers@hotmail.com) No capo Bm |---7----|---7-5---|---3-2----|-----2------2----|---3S2---| |-7------|-7-----5-|-3-----2--|---0------0------|-3-----2-| |--------|---------|----------|-----------------|---------| |--------|---------|----------|-0------0--------|---------| |--------|---------|----------|-----------------|---------| |--------|---------|----------|-----------------|---------| C sus2 C# ? |--------|----------=----------|---------------0--|----------2--|-^2----------| |-----3--|-/10---8p7---------7-|-----0-------0----|---10--8--0--|-^0----------| |---5----|-----------7---------|---------6--------|--------9--7-----|-------------| |-5------|-------------7---8---|---5---5---5------|-----------------|-^0----------| |--------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------| |--------|---------------------|-7----------------|-----------------|-------------| Prayers offered.. 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C G D |--------------|---------|-----3---|-----3---|---------------| |-^--------|-8S7-5---|---5---5-|---5---5-|-----7-----7---| |-^--------|-------7-|-5-------|-4-------|---7-----7-----| |-^--------|---------|---------|---------|-7-----7-------| |--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------------| |--------------|---------|---------|---------|---------------| Wartime.. In every language spoken, For C G D Bb dim |---------|-----3---|-----3---|---------|-^0--0--| |-8S7-5---|---5---5-|---5---5-|-7-----7-|-^2--2--| |-------7-|-5-------|-4-------|-7---7---|-^3--3--| |---------|---------|---------|-7-7-----|-^2-----| |---------|---------|---------|---------|--------| |---------|---------|---------|---------|--------| Every family scattered and broken. 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Em Bm C add9 |--0------0-----0-----|---7----5----3----2--|-^2--^2--|---3-^2-|---^0---^0----| |-^0----0-----0-----0-|-7----5----3----0----|-^0--^0--|-3---^2-|---^3---^3-3--| |-^0--0-----0-----0---|---------------------|---------|-----^2-|---^5---^5----| |-^2------------------|---------------------|-^0--^0--|--------|-5----5-------| |-^2------------------|---------------------|---------|--------|--------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------|--------|--------------| Times are hard.. but.. all about hard times C# ? Bm |-------------------|-----------0--|----------2--|-2--2--2--0-h2--| |-/10--8p7--------7-|---------0----|---10--8--0--|-0--0--0---0----| |----------7--------|-----6--------|--------9--7-----|----------------| |------------7--8---|---5---5------|--------------0--|-0--0--0--------| |-------------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------| |-------------------|-7------------|-----------------|----------------| The thing is, what.. ..you cry? and try to Cmaj7 Bm7 D sus4 |---------0------|-------2--------|---5-----| |-----0-----0----|---------3------|-3-------| |-------0--------|-----2-----2----|-----0---| |---2------------|---4------------|-------4-| |-3--------------|-2--------------|---------| |----------------|----------------|---------| muscle through? 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B strum A E |--------------7-----7---7-7-----|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-0-0-0-| |--------7-----7-7---7---7-7-----|-2-----2---2-2-2---2---2-0-0-0-| |--------8-----8-8---8---8-8-----|-2-----2---2-2-2---2---2-1-1-1-| |--------9---9---9---9---9-9-----|-2-----2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-| |--------9---9---9---9---9-9-----|-0-----0---0---0---0---0---2-2-| |-7------7---7---7---7---7-7-7S2-|---------------------------0-0-| B A E C#m Abm Cmaj7 C# ? strum strum 3x strum strum ||--7--------|-0---------0--||-4--------|-4--------|---------------|------------| ||o-7--------|-2---------0-o||-5--------|-4--------|-5---5-------5-|-------5----| ||--8--------|-2---------1--||-6--------|-4--------|-4-4-----4-----|-----4------| ||--9--------|-2---------2--||-6--------|-6--------|-5-----5---5---|---5-----5--| ||o-9--------|-0---------2-o||-4--------|-6--------|-3-------------|-4----------| ||--7--------|-----------0--||-4--------|-4--------|---------------|------------| cannot.. halfway.. rid my.. cleanse.. feel pretend.. genius.. tap.. little.. Em Bm |--0------0-----0------|---7----5----3--|---2--^2--^2--| |-^0----0-----0-----0--|-7----5----3----|-0----^0--^0--| |-^0--0-----0-----0----|----------------|--------------| |-^2-------------------|----------------|------^0--^0--| |-^2-------------------|----------------|--------------| |----------------------|----------------|--------------| A mother.. twilight sleep C add9 Bm7 D sus4 |---3S2---|-----0-----0---|-------------|---5------| |-3-----2-|-----3-----3---|-----3-----3-|-3--------| |---------|---5-----5-----|-----2-------|-----0----| |---------|-5-----5-----5-|---4-----4---|-------4--| |---------|---------------|-2-----2-----|----------| |---------|---------------|-------------|----------| And.. closer A C |----------|-12--9--------|---|---------|-----3---| |-----2----|-------10-----|---|-8S7-5---|---5---5-| |-----2----|----------11--|---|-------7-|-5-------| |---2------|--------------|-------|---------|---------| |-0--------|--------------|-------|---------|---------| |----------|--------------|-------|---------|---------| With.. for.. and kisses G D C |-----3---|--------------|---------|-----3----| |---5---5-|-----7-----7--|-8S7-5---|---5---5--| |-4-------|---7-----7----|-------7-|-5--------| |---------|-7-----7------|---------|----------| |---------|--------------|---------|----------| |---------|--------------|---------|----------| on her shoulders to drive G D C G D |-----3---|--------------|---------|-----3----|-----3---|----------*| |---5---5-|-----7-----7--|-8S7-5---|---5---5--|---5---5-|-----7----*| |-4-------|---7-----7----|-------7-|-5--------|-4-------|---7------*| |---------|-7-----7------|---------|----------|---------|-7--------*| |---------|--------------|---------|----------|---------|----------*| |---------|--------------|---------|----------|---------|----------*| away despair she.. wartime prayer Lyrics: Prayers offered in times of peace are silent conversations, Appeals for love or loves release, in private invocations. But all that is changed now, Gone like a memory from the day before the fires. People hungry for the voice of God Hear lunatics and liars Wartime prayers, wartime prayers In every language spoken, For every family scattered and broken. Because you cannot walk with the holy, If you?re just a halfway decent man. But I don?t pretend that I?m a mastermind With a genious marketing plan. I?m trying to tap into some wisdom, Even a little drop would do. I want to rid my heart of envy And cleanse my soul of rage Before I feel. Times are hard, hard times, But everybody knows all about hard times. The thing is, what are you gonna do? Will you cry? And try to muscle through? And try to rearrange your stuff? But when the wounds are deep enough, And it?s all that we can bear, We wrap ourselves in prayer. Because you cannot walk with the holy, If you?re just a halfway decent man. But I don?t pretend that I?m a mastermind With a genious marketing plan. I?m trying to tap into some wisdom, Even a little drop would do. I want to rid my heart of envy And cleanse my soul of rage Before I?m through. A mother murmurs in twilight sleep And draws her babies closer. With hush-a-bies for sleepy eyes, And kisses on the shoulder. To drive away despair She sends a wartime prayer.