A
on my fifth birthday
G
i got so upset
D
about the brand new bike
A
that i didn’t get
A
i’d prayed my heart out and it
G
didn’t seem fair
D
i told my grandpa i guess
A G
god doesn’t care and he just smiled
A
and said my child
D
make no mistake
A
every prayer you pray
G
get’s answered
B A
even though
G A
sometimes the answer
D
is no
A
five years later
G
out behind the shed
D
with a stolen pack of
A
granpa’s ciggerets
A
i struck a match
G
and held that first one to my lips
D
and prayed to god please let me
A
get away with this
G
and through the smokey air
A
i saw grandpa standin’ there
D
make no mistake
A G
every prayer you pray gets answered
B A
even though
G
sometimes
A D
the answer is no
D A G
when i think of all the answers in my life
D
i would have to say
A G
there’s no doubt
D
it was always for the best
G D A
when i didn’t get my way
D
well grandpa got older
A
like grandpas do
G
his health was feelin and i
A
guess i knew
A
that it’d be best if he was
G
called on home
D
but selfishly i prayed to god
A
to keep him hangin on
G
and when he passed away
A G
in my mind i heard him say
D
make no mistake
A G
every prayer you pray gets answered
B A
even though
G A
sometimes the answer
D
is no
A
on my fifth birthday
G
i got so upset
D
about the brand new bike
A
that i didn’t get
A
i’d prayed my heart out and it
G
didn’t seem fair
D
i told my grandpa i guess
A G
god doesn’t care and he just smiled
A
and said my child
D
make no mistake
A
every prayer you pray
G
get’s answered
B A
even though
G A
sometimes the answer
D
is no
A
five years later
G
out behind the shed
D
with a stolen pack of
A
granpa’s ciggerets
A
i struck a match
G
and held that first one to my lips
D
and prayed to god please let me
A
get away with this
G
and through the smokey air
A
i saw grandpa standin’ there
D
make no mistake
A G
every prayer you pray gets answered
B A
even though
G
sometimes
A D
the answer is no
D A G
when i think of all the answers in my life
D
i would have to say
A G
there’s no doubt
D
it was always for the best
G D A
when i didn’t get my way
D
well grandpa got older
A
like grandpas do
G
his health was feelin and i
A
guess i knew
A
that it’d be best if he was
G
called on home
D
but selfishly i prayed to god
A
to keep him hangin on
G
and when he passed away
A G
in my mind i heard him say
D
make no mistake
A G
every prayer you pray gets answered
B A
even though
G A
sometimes the answer
D
is no
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