(Karen Taylor-Good/Jason Blume)
E A E
I knew all the answers
E A E
The way my life should go
A Asus4 A
And when I used to say my prayers
E A E
I would tell God so
B
It seemed He wasn't listening
C#m A
I thought He didn't care
F#m
But lookin' back
E
It's plain to see
B
He was always there
Chorus
A B
'Cause I prayed for strength
E A
And I got pain that made me strong
F#m B
I prayed for courage
A E
And got fear to overcome
A B
When I prayed for faith
E A
My empty heart brought me to my knees
F#m B
I don't always get what I want
A E
I get what I need
E A E
I'm not sayin' that it's easy
E A E
Or that it doesn't hurt
A Asus4 A
When nothing seems to go my way
E A E
Nothing seems to work
B
These days I'm getting better
C#m A
At goin' with the flow
F#m E
Accepting that sometimes the answer
B
To a prayer is no
Chorus
A B
'Cause I prayed for strength
E A
And I got pain that made me strong
F#m B
I prayed for courage
A E
And got fear to overcome
A B
When I prayed for faith
E A
My empty heart brought me to my knees
F#m B
I don't always get what I want
A E
I get what I need
A B E
Every time I've had a door slammed in my face
F#m B
In time a better one was opened in it's place
Chorus
A B
I prayed for strength
E A
And I got pain that made me strong
F#m B
I prayed for courage
A E
And got fear to overcome
A B
When I prayed for faith
E A
My empty heart brought me to my knees
F#m B
I don't always get what I want
A E
I get what I need
F#m B
Oh I don't always get what I want
A E
I get what I need
