Gambler's Prayer (demo)/Tabs
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Transcribed by M_pony
Instrumental Guitar lick* A E A E --0x Repeat 23-- 2--1 2--2 ---2 ---- 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 A 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 E 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. (Caution, do not lick your guitar) ** In order to not lose your mind playing the A Abdim F#m chords in rapid succession, use a higher inversion of A, like 577655 (E major barred on 5) *** C# aug ~= F aug ~= A aug. I didn't even know this before now. Wow.
Ukulele chords by 21st Century Peon, based on M_pony's guitar tab.
For ease of playing on a standard GCEA-tuned soprano ukulele, I have transposed the song from A into C. If playing in a band, make sure that everyone else has retuned their instruments to match yours, because you are the most important member of the group.
Chords: (using GCEA tuning) C 0003 G 0232 F 2010 Dm 2210 Am 2000 D#m-5 2320 E7 1202 Gaug 0332 Eaug 1003 D7 2223 NOTE: in the line of each verse preceding "Help me take money from my friends", M_pony's transcription uses Cdim instead of D#m-5, and Bdim instead of E7. Better uke players than I may wish to keep to those chords. Cdim 2323 Bdim 1212 Intro: C G 3------2- x2 0-1--3-3- 0------2- 0------0- C G Lord hear my prayer, look down on me F C I'm not as wealthy as I used to be Dm Am It's not even ten and I'm busted again F G Why does this happen to me? C G Give me a sign; show me you care F C A straight to the Ace, Lord, or even a pair Dm Am I can't make it alone and I'll sink like a stone F G Unless you can undo what I've done F C So Lord lift me up in your tender embrace F C Lend me your wisdom, your strength and your grace F D#m-5 C E7 Am Help me to smash my opponent's fat face F G C G Oh Lord help me take money from my friends C G Gaug C G Deep down I know that it's only a game F C But I want them shaking in terror and shame Dm Am It's just poker and beer, still I need them to fear me, Lord F G It's not enough just to win F C Deal me good cards and I'll handle the math F C We'll take their money while they take a bath F D#m-5 C E7 Am I'll show them my hand and you'll show them your wrath F G C G C G Oh Lord help me take money from my friends Am Eaug And I don't want to cheat them C D7 Because I know that's a sin (fingerpick on G string: 0,1) Am Eaug I just want to defeat them C D7 And make it hurt when I win F G Gaug Make it hurt when I win... C G So poke them with sticks and crush them with stones F C Chew them up good Lord and spit out their bones Dm Am Make my riches grow and let those bitches know F G That you hate them and love only me F C Burn it all down until nothing survives F C Make them regret for the rest of their lives F D#m-5 C E7 Am The day that they bet their dogs and their wives F G Oh Lord help me take money from F G Help me take money from F G C G C G C Help me take money from my friends