Song: I say a little prayer
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Composer: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Album: Aretha now

Tabbed by DJ   27th Aug 2016

 CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of D)

I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Em7       = 022030     B   = x24442
Am7       = x02213     B7  = x24242 or x21202
C/D       = xx0553     D7  = xx0212 
Gmaj7     = 320002     Bm7 = x24232 or x20202
Gmaj7sus2 = 300032     Dm7 = xx0211
C         = x32013     G   = 320033
                       D   = xx0232

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[Intro]
           
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  (I say a lit

              
tle prayer for

       
 you!)

[Verse 1]
           
     The momen

    
t I wake up,
             
Before I put o

/   
n my make-up, 

(Make-up!)
             
I say a little

              
... (...prayer

          
 for you!)
           
     And while

            
 combing my ha


ir, now,
              
And wondering 

           
what dress to 


wear, now, (We

ar now!)
             
I say a little

              
... (...prayer

          
 for you!)

[Chorus]
             
For - ever and

            
 ever, you'll 

        
stay in my hea

rt,
           
And I will lov

  
e you,
             
For - ever and

         
 ever, we neve

       
r will part,
             
Oh, how I'll l

  
ove you,
             
To - gether, t

            
o - gether, th

           
at's how it mu

   
st be,
              
To live with -

  
 out you...
             
Would only be 

             
heart-break fo

            
r me!  Humm, u


mm!

[Verse 2]
           
     I run for

     
 the bus, dear

,
              
Well, while ri

           
ding I think o

  
f us, dear, (U

s, dear!)
             
I say a little

              
... (...prayer

           
 for you!)
           
     And at wo

          
rk I just take

 time,
              
And all throug

         
h my coffee br


eak-time, (Bre

ak-time!)
             
I say a little

              
... (...prayer

          
 for you!)

[Chorus]
             
For - ever and

            
 ever, you'll 

        
stay in my hea

rt,
           
And I will lov

  
e you,
             
For - ever and

         
 ever, we neve

       
r will part,
             
Oh, how I'll l

  
ove you,
             
To - gether, t

            
o - gether, th

           
at's how it mu

   
st be,
              
To live with -

   
 out  you...
             
Would only be 

             
heart-break fo

             
r me, ...no - 


body but me

[Chorus]
             
For - ever and

            
 ever, you'll 

        
stay in my hea

rt,
           
And I will lov

  
e you,
             
For - ever and

         
 ever, we neve

       
r will part,
             
Oh, how I'll l

  
ove you,
             
To - gether, t

            
o - gether, th

           
at's how it mu

   
st be,
              
To live with -

   
 out  you...
             
Would only be 

             
heart-break fo

             
r me, umm, um 

  
- um, um!

[Break]
           
     My darlin

        
g, be - lieve 

me,  (Believe 

me!)
              
For me, there 

           
is no one but 

      
(a) - you,
           
Please, love m

  
e too,
           
I'm in love wi

   
th you,     (A

nswer my praye

r!)
       
Answer my pray


er, babe,   (A

nswer my praye

r!)
           
Say you love m

  
e too,      (A

nswer my praye

r!)
       
Answer my pray


er, please! (A

nswer my praye

r!)

[Chorus]
          
Yeah, for - ev

            
er and ever, y

           
ou'll stay in 

   
my heart,
           
And I will lov

  
e you,
             
For - ever and

         
 ever, we neve

       
r will part,
             
Oh, how I'll l

  
ove you,
             
To - gether, t

            
o - gether, th

           
at's how it mu

   
st be,
              
To live with -

   
 out  you...
             
Would only be 

             
heart-break fo

             
r me, ...no - 


body but me

[Coda]
           
     My darlin

        
g, be - lieve 

me,  (Believe 

me!)
              
For me, there 

           
is no one  ...

    
but you,
           
     Please, l

         
ove me too,   

        
this is my pra


yer,
              
              

           
    Answer my 


prayer, now ba

be,
(Answer my prayer, baby!)
              
              

           
    This is my

 
 prayer,
(Answer my prayer, baby!)
              
              

           
    Answer it 


right now, bab

e,
(Answer my prayer, baby!)
              
              

           
     Say you l

       
ove me too,
(Answer my prayer, baby!)
              
              

          
     This is m


y prayer, babe

,
(Answer my prayer, baby!)
              
              

           
     I'm in lo

        
ve with you---


---!
(Answer my prayer, baby!)

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[Descending Ri
    B         
    Humm------
          No  
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B|------------
G|--4--2--0---
D|-----------4
A|------------
E|------------

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ff that could 
  B7
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- bod - y, but
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be added to the Choruses]
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 me!
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For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below six of the diagrams
    Em7          Am7         C/D          C
 <6 of 49>    <3 of 46>   <2 of 11>    <2 of 17>
           Bm7           G
        <2 of 31>     <2 of 27>

All the other chord boxes can be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting