PRAYING FOR YOUR DOWNFALL
As recorded by Jensen McRae
(2025 release)


Capo 1st fret


[Verse 1]
             
 You still get

             
 stoned to mak

           
e a phone call
              
You're still a

             
 bachelor with

             
 those blank w

alls
             
Keep telling p

              
eople you're s

         
ix feet tall
             
I'm finished p

              
raying for you

       
r downfall


[Verse 2]
             
Can't go on th

              
inking it was 

     
my fault
             
And pushing pi

              
ns into a curs

    
ed doll
              
Keep draining 

             
Stellas and bl

            
aming your mom
             
I'm finished p

raying for you

r downfall


[Chorus]
           
So many hours 

             
putting words 

        
in your mouth
           
To think I tho

              
ught I almost 

           
figured you ou

t
           
I can't make n

             
ice but I can 

              
make it make s

     
ense now
            
Da-da-da, da-d

             
a, da-dum, I d

             
on't need to s

              
ee you fall do

  
wn
            
Da-da-da, da-d

             
a, da-dum, I d

             
on't need to s

              
ee you fall do

  
wn


[Verse 3]
              
Still think my

             
 sparkle makes

            
 you look smal

l
              
Still think a 

             
fight can make

          
 a love false
             
Just keep doin

              
g whatever you

   
 want
             
I'm finished p

              
raying for you

       
r downfall


[Verse 4]
             
I can't keep b

              
egging for wha

      
t I lost
             
And cursing to

              
ugh love from 

        
a good God
              
Keep whistling

             
, boy, I was n

           
ever your dog
             
But I'm done p

raying for you

r downfall


[Chorus]
           
So many hours 

             
putting words 

        
in your mouth
           
To think I tho

              
ught I almost 

           
figured you ou

t
           
I can't make n

             
ice but I can 

              
make it make s

     
ense now
            
Da-da-da, da-d

             
a, da-dum, I d

             
on't need to s

              
ee you fall do

  
wn
           
So many lost b

             
oys that I swo

            
rе could be fo

und
           
To think I tho

              
ught I was swi

             
mming while I 


drowned
           
Can't say it c

              
urеd me but I'

             
ll say that it

 
 counts
            
Da-da-da, da-d

             
a, da-dum, I d

             
on't need to s

              
ee you fall do

  
wn



[Bridge]
            
I can't keep p

            
raying, I, I c

          
an't keep pray

ing (I can't k

eep)
            
I can't keep p

              
raying for you

     
r downfall
             
I can't keep p

             
raying, I, I c

          
an't keep pray

ing
             
I can't keep p

              
raying for you

     
r downfall


[Outro]
           
So many hours 

        
putting words 

in your mouth
           
To think I tho

              
ught I almost 

           
figured you ou

t
           
I can't make n

              
ice but I can 

             
make it make s

     
ense now
            
Da-da-da, da-d

             
a, da-dum, don

             
't need to see

              
 you fall down
            
I'll be the bi

              
gger man now, 

             
don't need to 


see you fall d

own