Unanswered Prayers — Garth Brooks
Chords and lyrics for Unanswered Prayers by Garth Brooks (key of D).
Intro
[Em] [D/F#] [G] [A]
Verse 1
[D]Just the other night at a hometown [D/F#]football [G]game
[D]My wife and I ran into my [A/C#]old high [Bm]school [A]flame [Em] [A]
[G]And as I introduced them [F#m]the past came [Bm]back to [A]me [G]
[Em]And I couldn't help but think of the [D/F#]way things [G]used to [A]be
[D]She was the one that I'd wanted [D/F#]for all [G]times
[D]And each night I'd spend [A/C#]prayin' that God [Bm]would [A]make her [Em]mine [A]
[G]And if he'd only grant me [F#m]this wish I [Bm]wished back [A]then [G] [F#m]
[Em]I'd never ask for [D/F#]anything [A]again
Chorus
[D] [D/F#]Sometimes I thank God for [G]unanswered [A]prayers
[D]Remember when you're [A/C#]talkin' to the [Bm]man [A]upstairs [Em] [A]
[D]That just because he doesn't [D7/F#]answer doesn't [G]mean he don't [E7]care
[D]Some of God's greatest [Bm]gifts are [Em]unanswered [A]prayers [D] [F#m] [G] [A]
Verse 2
[D]She wasn't quite the angel that I [D/F#]remembered in my [G]dreams
[D]And I could tell that [A/C#]time had [Bm]changed [A]me
[Em]In her eyes too it [A]seemed
[G]We tried to talk about the [F#m]old days
[Bm]There wasn't much we could [A]recall [G] [F#m]
[Em]I guess the Lord knows what [D/F#]he's doin' [A]after all
Bridge
[G]And as she walked away [F#m]I looked at my [Bm]wife
[Em]And then and there I thanked [D/F#]the good Lord
[G]For the gifts in my [A]life
Chorus
[D] [D/F#]Sometimes I thank God for [G]unanswered [A]prayers
[D]Remember when you're [A/C#]talkin' to the [Bm]man [A]upstairs [Em] [A]
[D]That just because he may not [D7/F#]answer doesn't [G]mean he don't [E7]care
[D]Some of God's greatest [Bm]gifts are [Em]unanswered [A]prayers
[D]Some of God's greatest [Bm]gifts are all too [Em]often [A]unanswered
[D]Some of God's greatest [Bm]gifts are [Em]unanswered [A]prayers [D] [F#m] [G] [A] [D]