Jimi Hendrix - Silent Prayer

seven lonely virgins

christopher s . wright sr .

chords E , E7 , Em , A , A7 , G5

intro E

verse

E E7 G5

conform to your convictions

E E7 G5

or be destined to receive

Em G5 Em

anti – messiahs with the cruelest of intentions

G5 Em E7

and a dozen dirty tricks up their sleeve

pre – chorus

A

you say you cant remember how much time

A7

you spent forsaking his name to try to save your own

E E7 G5

so there will be no sense in penitence

E E7

once youre cast into the great unknown

chorus

G5 A

rolling over in your bed just to kiss the serpents head

G5

seven lonely virgins on a dead mans thrown

A E

silent prayers carved in stone

solo ( A , E , E7 , G5 , A , G5 , A )

verse

E E7 G5

what reward awaits the living

E E7 G5

if death conceals its trace

Em G5 Em

how can we climb the waters if weve never swam the mountains

G5 Em E7

or explored the breath of inner space

A

you say you cant recall a better time youve had

A7

beneath the penetrating tide

E E7 G5

so you find another stage to protest

E E7

all the demons that youve let inside

chorus

G5 A

rolling over in your bed just to kiss the serpents head

G5

seven lonely virgins on a dead mans thrown

A E

silent prayers carved in stone

verse

E E7 G5

ignore those apparitions

E E7 G5

just speculate instead

Em G5 Em

if day turns in tonight without the promise of tomorrow

G5 Em E7
how the hell are you to move ahead

A

( maybe you should spend ) less time trying

A7

to forsake his name to try to save your own

E E7 G5

just trade in your two cents for penitence

E E7 G7
before youre cast into the great unknown

chorus

G5 A

rolling over in your bed just to kiss the serpents head

G5

seven lonely virgins on a dead mans thrown

A E

silent prayers carved in stone

G5 A

rolling over in your bed just to kiss the serpents head

G5

seven lonely virgins on a dead mans thrown

A E

silent prayers carved in stone

outro