I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Album
Aretha Now
Released
1968

(… - … x2) [Intro] G#m7 G#m7 C#m7 C#m7 - C#m7 C#m7 F#

I say a little prayer for you          BM7 BM7 E E

                              [Verse]  D#7 D#7

((The moment I wake up - …       (x2) ╔══════════╗

  Before I put on - My (make-up x2)   ║  Aretha  ║

 /And while combing my hair now - …   ║ Franklin ║

  And wondering what dress - To (wear now x2)) ══╝


 [Chorus] (E F#7 D#m7 G#m7 - B B½ x3) - E F# D#  D#

Forever and ever - You'll stay in my heart D#7 D#7

And I will love you                    ╔═════════╗

Forever and ever - We never will part  ║ I Say a ║

Oh, how I'll love you                  ║  Little ║

Together, together                     ║  Prayer ║

That's how it must be - To live without you ═════╝

Would only be heart-break for me - (Mmmmh, mmh)


(I run for the bus, dear       - …         [Verse]

 Well, while riding, I think   - Of (us, dear x2)

/And at work, I just take time - …

 And all through my coffee             [Chorus #2]

 Break-time, break-time)        (() Nobody but me)

                                          [Chorus]

    [Bridge] G#m7 G#m7 - C#m7 C#m7 C#m7 C#m7

My darling, (believe me x2) - …  F#   F#   F#   F#

For me, there is no one     - … (BM7 BM7 BM7 E x6)

But you - … - Please love me too - …

((I'm in love with you/Answer my prayer, babe/

  Say you love me too/Answer my prayer, please)

 Answer my prayer x4), yeahhh

                                       [Chorus #2]

((This is my prayer/      [Bridge]            (Oh)

  Answer (my prayer/it right) now, babe x2)/

 Say you love me too/This is my prayer, babe/

 I'm in love with you)