The Marriage Prayer by John Waller Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for The Marriage Prayer guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play The Marriage Prayer by John Waller using guitar or guitar.
This song by John Waller can also be played by that instruments.
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The Marriage Prayer guitar chords has rhythm and included in As for Me and My House (2011) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

The Marriage Prayer by John Waller Guitar Chords


[E/G#] 


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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:


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|----------------------------------------------------|


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)


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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


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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


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


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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


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)
And bring her in
Your presence today
Make her what
Bsus B (single strum)
You want her to be

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


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)


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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


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)


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)


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


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)
And bring him in
Your presence today
Make him what
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)

I pray[E/G#] to hear his heart
I pray [E/G#] he’ll love you more
I pray [E/G#] to strengthen and serve him
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)
Lord, help me love her
As you love the church, your bride
Help me submit to him
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)

[E/G#] 


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

[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

love you more (down strums on ‘love’ )
I pray [E/G#] to cherish and serve her
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)

I pray[E/G#] (I pray) to hear her heart
I pray [E/G#] she’ll love you more
I pray [E/G#] to cherish and serve her
We'll bring you glory today, I pray


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B|-----0---0--------0------------0-----0--------------|
G|-----------2----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------4/6--4/2----------------------|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

I pray

End: (Unison)


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B|-----0---0--------0---0---0-------------------------|
G|-----------2------------4---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2----------------------|
A|--0------------2------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

This is my prayer Amen

If you want to learn John Waller The Marriage Prayer guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play The Marriage Prayer. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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