A PRAYER FOR EVERY YEAR VERSE: A# F/A Gm Do you remember me Gm F D# Long ago on bended knee D# A#/D Cm F I prayed to You with childhood fantasies A# F/A Gm Well I’m all grown up now Gm F D# Can you still help somehow? D# A#/D Cm F I’m not a child, but my heart still can dream A# F/A Gm Please here my prayer tonight Gm F D# And help me do what’s right D# A#/D Cm F Not for myself, but for a world in need Chorus: G Em C No more lives torn apart C/A D Bm That wars would never start Em D C D And time would heal all hearts G Em C Every man would have a friend C/A D Bm And right would always win Em D And love would never end Bm Em Am D G – G#sus - G This is my prayer for every year VERSE: A# F/A Gm May kindness rule our lives Gm F D# Not just the strong survive D# A#/D Cm F Sweet tears for all, a thousand years gone by A# F/A Gm This is the world I pray Gm F D# We will share someday D# A#/D Cm F Let me begin by reaching out my hand Bridge: G C What is this illusion called the innocence of youth? Em A Maybe only in their blind belief D A Will we ever find the truth... Key Change: | B - F#/A# – G#m | G#m – F# – E | E – F#/D# – C#m | F# | G# Fm C# No more lives torn apart C#/A# D# Cm That wars would never start Fm D# C# D# And time would heal our hearts G# Fm C# And every man would have a friend C#/A D# Cm And right would always win Fm D# And love would never end Cm Fm A#m D# This is my prayer for every year Cm Fm This is my prayer, I hope you hear Cm Fm A#m D# G# This is my prayer for every year