Prayer for an Innocent Man
Keith Kane





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.