Key: E
[Intro]
E Am (x4)
[Verse 1]EAm
When I wake alone
A
at night
E
And you're so far
AmA
away
C#m7F#m7C#m7
I say a little prayer
F#7
for you
B7
And everything's
EAmEAm
okay
[Verses 2]E
There's sunlight in
AmA
your sparkling eyes
EAmA
And summer in your smile
C#m7F#m7
I'm sending up this
C#m7F#7
little prayer
F#m7B7
You'll stay here
EE7
for awhile
[Chorus]AF#m
Cause heaven knows
C#m7
I've been lonely
AB
Oh but mercy came
EF7/Eb
to me
AG#7C#m
Heaven must have sent
you down
F#7
To set my poor
B7
heart free
[Verse 3]EAm
So when I fall asleep
A
at night
EAmA
Your angel face I see
C#m7F#m7
Thank heaven for this
C#m7F#7
little prayer
B7
That sent you here
EE7
to me
[Chorus]AF#m
Cause heaven knows
C#m7
I've been lonely
AB
Oh but mercy came
EF7/Eb
to me
AG#7
Heaven must have
C#m
sent you down
F#7
To set my poor
B7
heart free
[Coda]EAm
So when I fall asleep
A
at night
EAmB
Your angel face I see
C#m7F#m7
Thank heaven for
C#m7F#7
this little prayer
B7EE7
That sent you here to me
AG#7
Thank heaven for this
C#m7F#7
little prayer
B7E
That sent you here to me
AmEAmEAmEE
Watch: Little Prayer
From The Doobie Brothers - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play Little Prayer: key, chords and progression
These are Little Prayer chords by The Doobie Brothers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
Little Prayer by The Doobie Brothers sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 13 chords to play it: E, Am, A, C#m7, F#m7, F#7, B7, E7, F#m, B, F7/Eb and G#7 and 1 more.
Most of the song cycles through E – Am – A – E (I – iv – IV – I in E major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Fm, F, Am7, Dm7, D7, G7, C7, Dm, G (77% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
EE G♯ BAmA C EAA C♯ EC♯m7C♯ E G♯ BF♯m7F♯ A C♯ EF♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ EB7B D♯ F♯ AE7E G♯ B DF♯mF♯ A C♯BB D♯ F♯F7F A C E♭G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯C♯mC♯ E G♯
EE G♯ BAmA C EAA C♯ EC♯m7C♯ E G♯ BF♯m7F♯ A C♯ EF♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ EB7B D♯ F♯ AE7E G♯ B DF♯mF♯ A C♯BB D♯ F♯F7F A C E♭G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯C♯mC♯ E G♯
EE G♯ BAmA C EAA C♯ EC♯m7C♯ E G♯ BF♯m7F♯ A C♯ EF♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ EB7B D♯ F♯ AE7E G♯ B DF♯mF♯ A C♯BB D♯ F♯F7F A C E♭G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯C♯mC♯ E G♯
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Little Prayer chords: questions
What key is Little Prayer in?
Little Prayer by The Doobie Brothers is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).
What chords are in Little Prayer?
Little Prayer uses 13 chords: E, Am, A, C#m7, F#m7, F#7, B7, E7, F#m, B, F7/Eb, G#7 and 1 more.
What is the chord progression of Little Prayer?
The main progression is E – Am – A – E (I – iv – IV – I).
Is Little Prayer easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Fm, F, Am7, Dm7, D7, G7, C7, Dm, G (77% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).
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