Wartime Prayers

[Intro] B Bm C Bm [Verse] Bm C Bm Prayers offered in times of peace are silent conversations, A G C Appeals for love or love's release G D F# In private invocations G#m F#m Bm E But all that is changed now, C F# Bm Gone like a memory from the day before the fires. Bm Em People hungry for the voice of God C D Bm G Hear lunatics and liars A G Wartime prayers, wartime prayers C G D D7 In every language spoken, D7 C Em D For every family scattered and broken. F# B E B [Chorus] E B Because you cannot walk with the holy, E If you're just a halfway decent man. B I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind E With a genius marketing plan. B I'm trying to tap into some wisdom, F#7 E Even a little drop will do. E G#m I want to rid my heart of envy C#m And cleanse my soul of rage C#m Cmaj7 Before I'm through. [Verse] Bm7 Times are hard, it's a hard time Bm Am D7 But everybody knows all about hard times. F#7 Bm The thing is, what are you gonna do? Bm C Well, you cry and try to muscle through C Bm Try to rearrange your stuff Bm7 A7 But when the wounds are deep enough, A G It's all that we can bear, C Em D F#7 B We wrap ourselves in prayer. [Chorus] E B Because you cannot walk with the holy, E If you're just a halfway decent man. B I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind E With a genius marketing plan. B I'm trying to tap into some wisdom, E Even a little drop will do. E G#m I want to rid my heart of envy C#m And cleanse my soul of rage C#m Cmaj7 Em Before I'm through. [Outro] Bm7 F#m A mother murmurs in twilight sleep C Bm And draws her babies closer. A G With hush-a-byes for sleepy eyes, C G D And kisses on the shoulder. C G D To drive away despair C G D She says a wartime prayer