WHAT I NEED
Collin Raye
Album: Can't Back Down
Sony Records
Submitted by: Christopher R.
7:07 AM 9/27/2004

Capo 2nd Fret 

Intro: (G)  (D)  (G)  (D)

(D) I knew (G) all the (D) answers
The way my (G) life should (D) go
(G) And when I used to (C) say my (G) prayers
(D) I would tell God so
It (A) seemed He wasn't listening
I (Bm) thought He didn't (G) care
But (Em) lookin' back
It's (D/F#) plain to see
(G) He was always (A) there

'Cause (G) I prayed for (A) strength
And I got (D) pain that (D/F#) made me str(G)ong (G/F#)
(G) I prayed for (A) courage
And got (G) fear to over(D)come (D/F#)
When (G) I prayed for (A) faith
My empty heart (D) brought me (D/F#) to my (G) knees (G/F#)
I (Em) don't always get what I (A) want
I get what I (G) need  (D)  (G)  (D)

I'm (D) not sayin' (G) that it's (D) easy
Or that it (G) doesn't (D) hurt
(G) When nothing seems to (C) go my (G) way
(D) Nothing seems to work
These (A) days I'm getting better
At (Bm) goin' with the (G) flow
(Em) Accepting that some(D/F#)times the answer
(G) To a prayer is (A) no

Repeat Chorus

(G) Every time I've had a door slammed (D) in my face
In (E) time a better one was opened (A) in its place

Repeat Chorus

I (Em) don't always get what I (A) want
I get what I (D) need