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FIRST PRAYER
Words & Music By Randy Stonehill
Transcribed by Brent Pacheco
This is from the album Welcome To Paradise, transcribed as closely as I could
from listening to the album.  There are some variations on the album, but this
is the basic gist of it.  I've also added chords that can be adequately substituded
rather than playing exactly what it tabbed out.  Let me know if you find any mistakes!

VERSE 1:

I've been...

     D			     D			    D			    D

E-|--5-----------5-----------5-----------5--------|--5--------------------------------------------|
B-|--7-----------7-----------7-----------7--------|--7-----------------------7--5-----------------|
G-|--------7-----------7-----------7--------------|--------------7-----------------7--6-----------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------7-----------------------------7--------|
A-|--5--------------------------------------------|--5----------------5---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     Waitin'     For 	A    Long 	Long	     Time

     Bm			     A			     E

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------0--------------|
B-|--------------3--------------------------------|---------------------0-------------------------|
G-|--------------------4-----------------2--------|--------------1--------------------------------|
D-|--------4-----------------------2--------------|--------2-----------------------------2-----0--|
A-|--2-----------------------0--------------------|--------------------------------------2-----0--|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--0-----------------------0--------------------|
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     Hopin'      Your  A     Friend      Of 	     Mine

    Asus4	       Asus4	    		     A	

E-|--0-----------------------------0--------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
B-|--3-----------------3-----------------3--------|--2-----------------------0-----2--------------|
G-|--2-----------------2--------------------------|--2-----------2--------------------------------|
D-|--2--------------------------------------------|--2-----------2--------------------------------|
A-|--0-----------------0--------------------------|--0-----------0--------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------2-----3--|
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     If There's  One Thing That I Need To 	     Do                                  Well That's

     G						     D			     A		

E-|--------------------3-----------2--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------3--------|--------------3------------------------2-------|
G-|--------------0-----------0--------------------|--------2--------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--0-----------------0------------2---------2---|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------0--------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     To    Find  Out         More  About             You				I     Have

    Bm			     A		       E		 E		    

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------4--------------------------------|
B-|--------------3--------------------------------|--------------0-----------------------0--------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------1--------------------------------|
D-|--------4-----------4-----2-----------------2--|--------------2-----------------------2-----0--|
A-|--2-----------------2-----0-----------------2--|--------------2--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------3-----0--|--------------0--------------------------------|
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     Been  Wonderin'   All  Of           My    Days		 		   So    if    You're

     G			     Asus  A		     D	

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------3-p2--------0----h2--------------|
B-|--------------0-----------2-----------0-----2--|--------------------3-----------------3--------|
G-|--------------------0--------------------------|--------2--------------2--------------------2--|
D-|--------0--------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------0--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|--3--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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      There			Show   Me    The Way

     A7sus4					      A

E-|--------------------0--------------------------|--------------------------0--------------------|
B-|--3-----------3-----------------3--------------|--------------------2--------------------------|
G-|--0-----------------------------------------0--|--------------2--------------------------------|
D-|--------2-----------------------------2--------|--------2--------------------------------------|
A-|--0-----------------------0--------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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VERSE 2:

I see

     D			     D			    D			    D

E-|--5-----------5-----------5-----------5--------|--5--------------------------------------------|
B-|--7-----------7-----------7-----------7--------|--7-----------------------7--5-----------------|
G-|--------7-----------7-----------7--------------|--------------7-----------------7--6-----------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------7-----------------------------7--------|
A-|--5--------------------------------------------|--5----------------5---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     People      In    A     World       Of          Lies				 

     Bm			     A			     G                G/F#   E	  

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------0--|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------0-------|
G-|--------------4-----------------------2--------|--------------0-----------------1--------------|
D-|--------4-----------------------2--------------|--------0--------------------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------------0--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--3-----------------2-----0--------------------|
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     Starin'     Out   Thru  Lonely      Eyes

    Asus4	       Asus4	    		     A
	
E-|--0-----------------------------0--------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
B-|--3-----------------3-----------------3--------|--2--------------------------------------------|
G-|--2-----------------2--------------------------|--2-----------2--------------------------------|
D-|--2--------------------------------------------|--2-----------2--------------------------------|
A-|--0-----------------0--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------0--------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------2-----3--|
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     Watching    As    The   Years Go    By

     G						     D			     A		

E-|--------------------------------3-----2--------|--2--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------3--|--------------3------------------------2-------|
G-|--------------0--------------------------------|--------2-----------2--------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--0------------------------------2---------2---|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------0--------------------|
E-|--------------------3--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     Knowing     They're     Living    	  Only To    Die         		    There  Must Be	     

    Bm			     A		       E		 E

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------4--------------------------------|
B-|--------------3--------------------------------|--------------0--------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------1--------------------------------|
D-|--------4-----------4-----2-----------------2--|--------------2--------------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2-----0-----------------2--|--------------2--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------3-----0--|--------------0-----------0-----1-----2-----3--|
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     Somethin'         Missin'           Somewhere		       	     So    If    You're

     G			     Asus  A		     D	

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------3-p2--------0----h2--------------|
B-|--------------0-----------2-----0-----2--------|--------------------3-----------------3--------|
G-|--------------------0--------------------------|--------2--------------2--------------------2--|
D-|--------0--------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------0--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     Listenin'               Answer      This        Prayer

Instrumental Interlude:

     D						      A

E-|--------------14----------14----------14-------|-----------14p12----------12----------12-------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------12h14-------14----------14----------14-|----------------14p12-----------12----------12-|
D-|--12(Harm)-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--12(Harm)-------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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   Bm			     			   Esus4                    E

E-|--10----------9-----------7--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------10-------|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------7-----------7-----------7--------------|--------9-----------------9--------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------9--------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--7-----------------7-----7-----------7SLIDE---|
E-|--7-----------7-----------7-----------7--------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     A	         A7sus4						 A

E-|--------------0--------------------------------|--------------------------0-----0--------------|
B-|--------------3--------------------------------|--------------0-----------2-p0-h2-----2--------|
G-|--------------0--------------------------------|--------------2-----------------------2--------|
D-|--------------2--------------------------------|--------------2-----------------------2--------|
A-|--0-----------0-----------------------------0--|--0-----------0--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------0-----2-----3--------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     G					       D	

E-|--7----------7------------7-----5-----3-----2--|--------------2----p0-----0----h2--------------|
B-|--8----------8------------8-----7-----5-----3--|--------------3-----3-----3-----3-----0--------|
G-|--0----------0------------------------------2--|--------------2----p0-----0----h2-----2--------|
D-|--0----------0------------------------------0--|--------------------------------------0--------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------0--------------------|
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Bridge:

     A 		       G		 	     F#m	       Bm		 A     D	

E-|--------------------------------3--------------|--------------------------------------------2--|
B-|--2-----------------------------0--------------|--------------------3-----------------------3--|
G-|--2-----------------------------0--------------|--2-----------------4-----------------2-----2--|
D-|--2--------------------------------------------|--4-----------------4-----------------2-----0--|
A-|--0--------------------------------------------|--4-----------------2-----------------0--------|
E-|--------------------3--------------------------|--2--------------------------------------------|
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     I     	 will        follow		     If    you'll lead me

     D						     E		       A	

E-|--2--------------------------------------------|--------------------0-----------0-----0--------|
B-|--3--------------------------------------------|--------------------0----------p2-----2--------|
G-|--2--------------------------------------------|--1-----------------2-----------2-----2--------|
D-|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|--2-----------------2-----------2-----2--------|
A-|--------------------0-----------0-----------0--|--2-----------------0-----------0-----0--------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
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     		 Help  me          make  a     stand

     D		       G		     	     F#m  	       Bm$

E-|--------------------------------3--------------|--------------------------------2--------------|
B-|--------------------------------0--------------|--------------------3-----------3-----3--------|
G-|--2-----------------------------0--------------|--2-----------------4-----------4-----4--------|
D-|--0--------------------------------------------|--4-----------------4-----------4-----4--------|
A-|--------------------2--------------------------|--4-----------------2-----------2-----2--------|
E-|--------------------3-----------------------3--|--2-----------------------------------------0--|
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     If you'll        breathe      new         breath inside                 me

    G		       F#m7			     E

E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------2--------------|--1--------------------------------------------|
D-|--0-----------------2-----------------2--------|--2--------------------------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------4--------------------------|--2--------------------------------------------|
E-|--3-----------------2--------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
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        I'll                    believe you 	     can

     A		             G			     D

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------2-----------2-----------2--------|
B-|--------------2-----------------0--------------|-------------------3------------3-----------3--|
G-|--------------------2-----------------0--------|--------2--------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
A-|--0--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------3--------------------|-----------------------------------------------2
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     I'll  believe you can

     A7sus4		     A

E-|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--3-----------3-----------2--------------------|
G-|--0--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------2-----------2--------------------------|
A-|--0-----------------------0--------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|
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VERSE 3:

Well, I...

      D			     D			    D			    D

E-|--5-----------5-----------5-----------5--------|--5--------------------------------------------|
B-|--7-----------7-----------7-----------7--------|--7-----------------------7--5-----------------|
G-|--------7-----------7-----------7--------------|--------------7-----------------7--6-----------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--------7-----------------------------7--------|
A-|--5--------------------------------------------|--5----------------5---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     Never       Really      Learned     To    Pray			 

     Bm			     A			     G                G/F#  E

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------0-----0--------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------0-----0--------|
G-|--------------4-----------------------2--------|--------------0-----------------------1--------|
D-|--------4-----------------------2--------------|--------0-----------------------------2--------|
A-|--2-----------------------0--------------------|--------------------------------------2--------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|--3-----------------2-----0-----------0--------|
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     But   You   Know   What I'm   Tryin' To   Say

    Asus4	       Asus4	    		     A	

E-|--------------------------------0--------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
B-|--3-----------------------3-----------------3--|--2-----------------------2-----3--------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------2-----------------------2--------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--2-----------2--------------------------------|
A-|--0-----------------0-----0-----------------0--|--0-----------0--------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     I     Don't Want  My    Life        To    End		             		Not   Ever  

     G						     D			     A		

E-|--------------------------------3-----2--------|--2--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------3--|--------------3------------------------2-------|
G-|--------------0--------------------------------|--------2-----------2--------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|--0------------------------------2---------2---|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------0--------------------|
E-|--3-----------------3--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     Knowing		     Why   It    	Began 		       So    If     You'll

    Bm			     A		       E		 E		    

E-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------4--------------------------------|
B-|--------------3--------------------------------|--------------0--------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|--------------1--------------------------------|
D-|--------4-----------4-----2-----------------2--|--------2-----2--------------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2-----0-----------------2--|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------3-----0--|--------------------------0-----1-----2-----3--|
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     Trust Me                I'll  Do    My    Best			     And   I'll  Be    Trusting

     G			     Asus  A		     

E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------0-----------2-----------2--------|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------0-----------2--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D-|--------0--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------0--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     You         	     For         The    Rest

     D					       A		       A  Asus4          A	

E-|--5-----------5-----7-----5--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------7-----5--|--------------5-----------7-----------8--------|
G-|--------7-----------------------7-----------6--|--------6-----------6--7--------7--9-----------|
D-|--0-----------------0-----0--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------0--|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     D					       A		       A  Asus4          A	

E-|--5-----------5-----7-----5--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------7-----5--|--------------5-----------7-----------8--------|
G-|--------7-----------------------7-----------6--|--------6-----------6--7--------7--9-----------|
D-|--0-----------------0-----0--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------0--|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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     D					       A		       A  Asus4          A	

E-|--5-----------5-----7-----5--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------7-----5--|--------------5-----------7-----------8--------|
G-|--------7-----------------------7-----------6--|--------6-----------6--7--------7--9-----------|
D-|--0-----------------0-----0--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------0--|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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