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John Waller - The Marriage Prayer Tabs

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The Marriage Prayer Tabs

(ver. 1)
John Waller
    A       A2      B     Bsus     C#m7     D2      E      E/G#     F#     F#m7   
e|--0--| |--0--| |--x--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--|
B|--2--| |--0--| |--4--| |--0--| |--0--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--|
G|--2--| |--2--| |--4--| |--4--| |--4--| |--2--| |--1--| |--1--| |--3--| |--2--|
D|--2--| |--2--| |--4--| |--4--| |--2--| |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |--4--| |--2--|
A|--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |--4--| |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |--4--| |--x--|
E|--x--| |--x--| |--2--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--0--| |--4--| |--2--| |--2--|

Pre Chorus strum pattern: DDD DU UDU DU (x3) D D D DU D
Chorus strum pattern: D U UDU
Bridge strum pattern: DDD DU UDU DU

Intro: 
    D6          A2          Bsus         Esus          
e|--2h4--2p0--------0-----0------0-----0-----0---0----|
B|--0-----------------0--------4-----0-----0---0------|
G|-------2-----2--2-----2---4------4------------------|
D|-------------2------------4------------2---------2--|
A|-------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    D6          A2          Bsus         E          
e|--2h4--2p0--------0-----0------0-----0-----2-0------|
B|--0-----------------0--------4-----0-----0-----0----|
G|-------2-----2--2-----2---4------4--------------1---|
D|-------------2------------4------------2---------2--|
A|-------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1: (Male Voice)
    A2           Bsus          E         
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-----0----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0---0------0---0-----|
G|--2--2---------4------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2----------2-----------|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   Father        I said till    Death do us part

    A2           Bsus          E         
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-----0----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0---0------0---0-----|
G|--2--2---------4------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2----------2-----------|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   I want to mean it          With all of my heart

    A2           Bsus          E          C#m7
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-----0----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0----------0---0-----|
G|--2--2---------4------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2-----1----------------|
A|--0------------2------------------------4-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   Help me to love you          More than I love her

    A2           Bsus          E 
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-------------|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0---0------0---------|
G|--2--2---------4------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2----------2---4/6—4/2-|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   Then I know I can love her more  Than anyone else

    A2           Bsus          E 
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------2--0---------------|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0-------0------------|
G|--2--2---------4-------------------------1----------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2-------------2--------|
A|--0------------2-----------------------------0h2/4--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus 1 (start strumming): (Male Voice)
    D2
And bring her in
                A
Your presence today
F#m7
Make her what
                 Bsus  B (single strum)
You want her to be

Chorus 1: (Male Voice)
   A2 E/G#   Bsus
I pray   to hear her heart
    A2 E/G#        Bsus
I pray    she'll love you more
    A2 E/G#       Bsus     C#m7
I pray      to cherish and serve her
   F#                      A2      Bsus (single strum)
And we'll bring you glory today

    A2          Bsus            E 
e|-------0------------0-----------------0--0----------|
B|---------0--------0-----------------0---------------|
G|--2--2--------------------------1h2-----------------|
D|--2-------------------4-6-4-2-2----------2----------|
A|--0--------4---2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
I pray                      (I pray)
 
Verse 2: (Female Voice)
    A2           Bsus          E         
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-----0----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0---0------0---0-----|
G|--2--2---------4------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2----------2-----------|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   Father        I said till    Death do us part

    A2           Bsus          E         
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-----0----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0---0------0---0-----|
G|--2--2---------4------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2----------2-----------|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   I want to mean it          With all of my heart

(Male harmony)
    A2           Bsus          E          C#m7
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-----0----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0----------0---0-----|
G|--2--2---------4------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2-----1----------------|
A|--0------------2------------------------4-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   Help me to love you          More than I love him

(No harmony)
    A2           Bsus          E 
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-----0----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0---0------0---0-----|
G|--2--2---------4------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2----------2------—----|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   Then I know I can love him more  Than anyone else

    A2           Bsus          E 
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------2--0---------------|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0-------0------------|
G|--2--2---------4-------------------------1----------|
D|--2--------2---4--------4----2-------------2--------|
A|--0------------2-----------------------------0h2/4--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus 2 (start strumming): (Female voice + male harmony)
D
And bring him in
                A
Your presence today
F#m7
Make him what
                 Bsus  B
You want him to be

Chorus 2: (Female voice)
(I pray is in harmony- lower harmony is female, male is melody, but the second part of each line is just 
female voice with melody: e.g. to hear his heart, he'll love you more, to strengthen and serve him)
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory today') (The last 'I pray' is just female)

   A2 E/G#   Bsus
I pray   to hear his heart
    A2 E/G#        Bsus
I pray    he'll love you more
    A2 E/G#       Bsus     C#m7
I pray      to strengthen and serve him
   F#                  A2      Bsus
We'll bring you glory today, I pray (all down strums for last Bsus)

Bridge: (First half- male, second half- female)
('submit to you'- male harmony)
D2             A
Lord, help me love her
        E
As you love the church, your bride
 D2             A
Help me submit to him
      F#m7
As I submit to you, my life (three down strums for 'my life')

Chorus 3:
(I pray is in harmony- lower harmony is female, male is melody, but the second part of each line is 
just female voice with melody)
('To hear her heart' and 'to cherish and serve her': male voice)
('He'll love you more': female voice)
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory')
(First 'today'- male, second 'today'- female)

    A2           E/G#          Bsus         
e|-------0-----0------0-----0------0----0-----0----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0--------0---0------0---0-----|
G|--2--2-----2------------1------------4----------4---|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------2----------2-----------|
E|---------------4------------------------------------|
   I pray       to hear her heart

    A2           E/G#
e|-------0-----0------0-----0--|
B|---------0--------0---0------|
G|--2--2-----2------------1----|
D|--2--------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------|
E|---------------4-------------|
  I pray                 he'll 

Bsus
love you more (down strums on 'love' )
    A2 E/G#       Bsus     C#m7
I pray      to cherish and serve her
   F#                  A2      Bsus 
We'll bring you glory today, today

Chorus 4: (Male Voice)
Female echo on first 'I pray'. Female harmony on third 'I pray'
(Unison in 'We'll bring you glory today') 
(Last line: first 'I pray'- male, second 'I pray'- female)

   A2 E/G#   Bsus
I pray (I pray) to hear her heart
    A2 E/G#        Bsus
I pray    she'll love you more
    A2 E/G#       Bsus     C#m7
I pray      to cherish and serve her
   F#                  A2    Bsus 
We'll bring you glory today, I     pray  

    A2           Bsus          E         
e|-------0-----0------0------------2-0---2h4-2h4-2p0--|
B|-----0---0--------0------------0-----0--------------|
G|-----------2----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------4/6--4/2----------------------|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
                    I pray

End: (Unison)
    A2           Bsus          E
e|-------0-----0------0-------------------------------|
B|-----0---0--------0---0---0-------------------------|
G|-----------2------------4---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2----------------------|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
This is my prayer Amen            
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