JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Praying for Time" merupakan salah satu lagu hit dari penyanyi dan penulis lagu, George Michael.
Lagu yang ia tulis sendiri ini rilis pada 1990 dalam album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1.
Singel ini menjadi lagu pertama Michael yang mengusung tema ketidakadilan sosial.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Mothers Pride - George Michael
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Praying for Time" oleh George Michael.
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These are the days of the open hand
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They will not be the last - Look around now
Dm G A
These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
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This is the year of the hungry man
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Whose place is in the past - Hand in hand
Dm G Bm
with ignorance And legitimate excuses
F#
The rich declare themselves poor
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And most of us are not sure
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If we have too much - But we'll take our chance
E F# Bm
'Cause God's stopped keeping score
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I guess somewhere along the way
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He must have let us all out to play
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Turned his back and all God's children
E A
Crept out the back door
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And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate
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Hanging on to hope
Dm G A
When there is no hope to speak of
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And the wounded skies above say it's much, much too late
Dm G A
Well maybe we should all be praying for time
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These are the days of the empty hand
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Oh you hold on to what you can and charity
Dm G
is a coat you wear twice a year
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This is the year of the guilty man
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Your television takes a stand and you find
Dm G Bm
that what was over there is over here
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So you scream from behind your door
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Say what's mine is mine and not yours
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I may have too much but I'll take my chances
E F# Bm
'Cause God's stopped keeping score
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And you cling to the things they sold you
D
Did you cover your eyes when they told you
That he can't come back
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'Cause he has no children to come back for
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And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate
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Hanging on to hope
Dm A
When there is no hope to speak of
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And the wounded skies above say it's much too late
Dm G A
So maybe we should all be praying for time