Everything I Prayed For
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[Verso 1]
C
I prayed for sunshine and I got rain
Am
I prayed for healing and still he passed away
F
I prayed for peace and got a hurricane
Am G
Cried out for patience and got nothing but the wait
C
But it was in the downpour that I would grow
Am
It was the grieving that I would feel you close
F
It was in the storm I learned the letting go
Am G
And in the questions found I didn't need to know
[Refrão]
Am G F C Am G
Heaven's answers didn't come the way I thought they should, still
F C Am G
Could it be that somehow God's still good it wasn't what I wanted
F Em Am G F
But what I needed from it to see what I couldn't see before
Am G F C G/B Am G F
God gave me everything I prayed for
[Verso 2]
C
I prayed for direction and I got lost
Am
Begged Him for breakthrough and slammed into a wall
F
But it was in the wilderness you found my heart
Am G
And when I lost my life I finally found it all
[Refrão]
Am G F C Am G
Heaven's answers didn't come the way I thought they should, still
F C Am G
Could it be that somehow God's still good it wasn't what I wanted
F Em Am G F
But what I needed from it to see what I couldn't see before
Am G F
God gave me everything I prayed for
C Am G F
Everything I prayed for
[Ponte]
Am G F
Open hands and nothing more god gave me everything, everything
Am G F
Sent the rain and let it pour god gave me everything, everything
Am G F
Open hands and nothing more god gave me everything, everything
Am G F
Sent the rain and let it pour
[Refrão]
Am G F C Am G
Heaven's answers didn't come the way I thought they should, still
F C Am G
Could it be that somehow God's still good it wasn't what I wanted
F Em Am G F
But what I needed from it to see what I couldn't see before
Am G F
God gave me everything I prayed for
C G/B Am G F C
He gave me everything I prayed for
How to play Everything I Prayed For
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.