Simple song, aside from the irregular time signature. The verse is in 7/4 (2 + 1 + 4, corresponding to chord duration), and the chorus is in 5/4 (2 + 1 + 2). The notation reflects this: parentheses enclose the measures; chords and forward slashes are assigned one beat each. Thus, the verse is 2 beats of F#m, 1 beat of A, then 4 of E (the whole thing being repeated 4 times, of course). As you can hear in the song, he phrases them more like 3 + 4 and 3 + 2, with the A acting as a pick-up beat into the second half of the measure. Ok, less talk, more play. Verse: ( F#m / A E / / / ) Chorus: ( B / A E / ) x3, then ( F#m / A E / / / ) Verse 1: The call of the night came and we called it a day The howling at midnight had called me away Out in the moonlight on a half-bended knee I said, Oh now, cousin, hey, what’s happened to me Verse 2: All of the colors I couldn’t believe I called out, now cousin, hey, are you foolin with me? All of the pleasures now avoiding me All the music now boring to me Chorus 1: Oh it's unbearable then To find you feeling so terrible, friend I know you were chasing it, ah well you had to have been So holy and wasted, like a prayer in the wind Verse 3: Out of my shoes I stepped clear of the trees Out on the dunes among the towering reeds Out in the blue we both bowed in the breeze All the music now foreign to me Chorus 2: Oh it's unbearable then To find you feeling so terrible, friend To know you were chasing it, ah well you had to have been So holy and wasted, like a prayer in the wind All holy and wasted Just a prayer in the wind
