Gambler's Prayer (demo)/Tabs
From JoCopedia
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
