The Weeknd - Pray For Me Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
[Opening]
[Em]I’m always ready for a [D]war again, go down that [Am]road again, it’s all the [C]same
[Em]I’m always ready to take a [D]life again, you know I’ll [Am]ride again, it’s all the [C]same
Tell me [Em]who’s gonna save me from [D]myself, when this [C]life is all I [D]know
Tell me [Em]who’s gonna save me from this [D]hell, without [C]you, I’m all [D]alone
[chorus]
Who gonna [Em]pray for me? Take my [D]pain for me? Save my [Am]soul for me?
‘Cause I’m [C]alone you see, if I’m gonna [Em]die for you, if I’m gonna [D]kill for you
Then I’ll [Am]spill this blood for [C]you, hey
[section 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
[section 3]
[Em]Who need a hero? (hero) You need a [D]hero, look in the mirror, there go he, hero
Who on the front [C]lines at Ground Zero? (hero)
My heart don’t [D]skip a beat, even when hard times bumps the needle
[section 4]
[Em]Mass destruction and mass corruption
Their souls are [D]suffering men, clutching on deaf ears again, rapture is [C]coming
It’s all prophecy and if I gotta be [D]sacrificed for the greater good, then that’s what it gotta be
[chorus]
Who gonna [Em]pray for me? Take my [D]pain for me? Save my [Am]soul for me?
‘Cause I’m [C]alone you see, if I’m gonna [Em]die for you, if I’m gonna [D]kill for you
Then I’ll [Am]spill this blood for [C]you, hey
[section 5]
[Em]Hey, hey [D](ahhhhh) [Am]Hey, hey [C](ahhhhh)
[Em]Hey, hey [D](ahhhhh) [Am]Hey, hey [C](ahhhhh)
[chorus]
Who gonna [Em]pray for me? Take my [D]pain for me? Save my [Am]soul for me?
‘Cause I’m [C]alone you see, if I’m gonna [Em]die for you, if I’m gonna [D]kill for you
Then I’ll [Am]spill this blood for [C]you, hey
[Closing]
[Em]Just in case my [D]faith go
I live by my [Am]own law, I live by my [C]own law, I live by my own
[Em]Just in case my [D]faith go
I live by my [Am]own law, I live by my [C]own law, I live by my [Em]own
How to play Pray For Me on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
The Weeknd - Pray For Me on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Pray For Me uses these transitions most often: Em → D (16), Am → C (12), and C → Em (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - D chord transition.
1. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
2. D → Am chord transition
To move from D to Am;
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
4. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
5. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Pray For Me chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Pray For Me.
- Pray For Me includes 64 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Pray For Me contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Pray For Me connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).
- Em → D: 17%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → Em: 17%
- D → C: 14%