The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Pray For Me by The Weekend and Kendrick Lamar Pray.

[Verse 1]
Em                                      D
I’m always ready for a war again
Am                                                 C
Go down that road again, it’s all the same
Em                                                 D
I’m always ready to take a life again
Am                                                                 C
You know I’ll ride again, it’s all the same

Em                                                 D
Tell me who’s gon’ save me from myself
C                                                 D
When this life is all I know
Em                                                                 D
Tell me who’s gon’ save me from this hell
C                                 D
Without you, I’m all alone

[Chorus 1]
Em
Who gon’ pray for me?
D
Take my pain for me?
Am
Save my soul for me?
C
‘Cause I’m alone you see
Em
If I’m gon’ die for you
D
If I’m gon’ kill for you
Am                                                 C
Then I’ll spill this blood for you, hey

[Verse 2]
I fight the world, I fight you, I fight myself
Em
I fight God, just tell me how many burdens left
Em
I fight pain and hurricanes, today I wept
Em
I’m tryna fight back tears, flood on my doorsteps
Em
Life a living Hell, puddles of blood in the streets
Em
Shooters on top of the building, government aiding relief
Em
Earthquake, the body drop, the ground breaks
Em
The poor one with smoke lungs and Scarface

Em
Who need a hero? (hero)
D
You need a hero, look in the mirror, there go he, hero
C
Who on the front lines at Ground Zero? (hero)
D
My heart don’t skip a beat, even when hard times bumps the needle

Em
Mass destruction and mass corruption
D
Their souls are sufferin’ men
C
Clutchin’ on deaf ears again, rapture is coming
D
It’s all prophecy and if I gotta be sacrificed for the greater good

Then that’s what it gotta be

[Chorus 2]
Em
Who gon’ pray for me?
D
Take my pain for me?
Am
Save my soul for me?
C
‘Cause I’m alone you see
Em
If I’m gon’ die for you
D
If I’m gon’ kill for you
Am                                                 C
Then I’ll spill this blood for you, hey

[Bridge]
Em                 D
Hey, hey (ahhhhh)
Am                                 C
Hey, hey (ahhhhh)
Em                 D
Hey, hey (ahhhhh)
Am                 C
Hey, hey (ahhhhh)

[Chorus 3]
Em
Who gon’ pray for me?
D
Take my pain for me?
Am
Save my soul for me?
C
‘Cause I’m alone you see
Em
If I’m gon’ die for you
D
If I’m gon’ kill for you
Am                                                 C
Then I’ll spill this blood for you, hey

[Outro]
Em                                 D
Just in case my finger roll
Am                                                                 C
I live by my own, I live by my own, I live by my own
Em                                 D
Just in case my finger roll
Am                                 C                                 Em
I live by my own, I live by my own, I live by my own

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How to play The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me: key, chords and progression

To play The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: Em, D, Am and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – D – Am – C (i – VII – iv – VI in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

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The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me chords: questions

What key is The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me in?

The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me?

The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me uses 4 chords: Em, D, Am, C.

What is the chord progression of The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me?

The main progression is Em – D – Am – C (i – VII – iv – VI).

Is The Weekend ft Kendrick Lamar Pray For Me easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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