Wartime Prayers chords and lyrics - PAUL SIMON

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[Intro 1]
[Am][Bb][Am][Bdim][Am]

[Verse 1]
Prayers offered [Am]in times
[Bb]of peace are silent con[Am]versations,
Appeals for [G]love or [F]love's [Bb]release
[F]In private [Am]invoc[C]ations[Am][E]
But all [Am]that is changed [C]now,[Am]
[Bb]Gone like a memory from [E]the day
be[Am]fore [A]the fires.[Am]
People [Dm]hungry [Am]for the voice of God
[Bb]Hear lunatics and li[C]ars
[Am][Dm][F][G]
Wartime prayers, [F]wartime prayers
[Bb]In every langu[F]age spok[C]en,
For every [Bb]family [F]scattered and
[C]broken.[E]
[A][D][A]

[Verse 2]
[D]
Because you [A]cannot walk with the holy,
If you're just a [D]halfway decent man.
I don't pre[A]tend that I'm a mastermind
With a [D]genius marketing plan.
I'm trying to [A]tap into some wisdom,
Even a [D]little drop will do.
I want [F#m]to rid my heart of envy
And [Bm]cleanse my soul of rage
Before [Bdim]I'm thr[Bb]ough.

[Verse 3]
[Am]Times are hard,
it's a hard time
But everybody knows all
[Bb]about hard times.
The thing is, [Am]what are you gonna do?
Well, you cry and try to [Bb]muscle through
Try to [Am]rearrange your stuff
But when the [G]wounds are
deep enough,
[F]It's all that we can bear,
[Bb]We wrap ours[F]elves in
[C]pray[E] er.[A][D]

[Verse 4]
Because you [A]cannot walk with the holy,
If you're just a [D]halfway decent man.
I don't pre[A]tend that I'm a mastermind
With a [D]genius marketing plan.
I'm trying to [A]tap into some wisdom,
Even a [D]little drop willdo.
I want [F#m]to rid my heart of envy
And [Bm]cleanse my soul of rage
Before [Bdim]I'm thr[Dm]ough.[Am]
A mother murmurs [C]in twi[Am]light sleep
[Bb]And draws her babies close[Am]r.[F]
[G]With hush-a-byes for for
[F]for sleepy eye[Am]s,
[Bb]And kisses on th[F]e [C]shoulder.
[Bb]To drive away [F]despair[C]
[Bb]She says a war[F]time prayer