Vertical Horizon - Prayer For An Innocent Man guitar tab
Prayer for an Innocent Man
Organ Intro*:
D, A, G, A, D, A, G, A,
Bm, G, A, Bm, G, A, Bm, G, A, Bm, A
*Obviously it's hard to get the feel of the organ on a
guitar, but if you really want to play what VH plays,
you can fingerpick it and it sounds ok. All I can advise
to pick up the changes is to play along with the intro.
Bm A E
e-2- -0- -0-
b-3- -2- -0-
g-4- -2- -1-
d-4- -2- -2-
a-2- -0- -2-
E-2- -x- -0-
Guitar Intro:
Bm, A*(see end), Bm, A E (twice)
Verses 1 & 3:
Bm A Bm A E
Oh won't you listen oh Lord to my plea for justice, Can't you hear my cry for help,
Bm A E A Bm
Try to heed my honest prayer, and judge me in my favor..
Verse 2 (one difference):
Bm A Bm A E
Cause you know my heart, you have come to me at night.
Bm A Bm A E
it's so hard to speak no evil, in a hole deprived of light.
Chorus:
G C D
e-3- -0- -2-
b-0- -1- -3-
g-0- -0- -2-
d-0- -2- -0-
a-2- -3- -x-
E-3- -x- -x-
G C D G C D G
Protect me as you would your own eyes, in the shadows of your wings,
G C D G D C G
Learn to know the sound that echoes, when an innocent man sings,
D C G Bm
when an innocent man sings, when he sings.
Verse 4 (End):
Bm A Bm A E
So I lie with all my failures, praying to my best friends ghost
Bm A E A Bm
Time to kneel instead of sitting, and let me do thy bidding,
E A Bm E A Bm
Won't you let me do thy bidding yeah, help me do thy bidding.
*The guitar riff inbetween verses is this:
e-5-7-5^------------------
b---------7-5-3-2-0------0
g---------------------2---
^You're hammering to the b string, so the it's not a crucial note.
Easiest to pick up by playing it with the song.