Banana Fish – Prayer X (King Gnu) (English)

Intro:
   Abm  E  Gb B Bb
   Abm Bb Eb  -repeat-
   Eb Gb B Bb
 
Verse 1:
Abm   E       Gb              B        Abm
afure daxxxxa namida no yō ni hitotoki no
Like an overflowing tears, I live this fleeting moment
Bb  Ebm 
kirameku inochi nara ba
as if it is shining
Abm     E        Gb
deai to wakare o kurikaesu
The repetition of meeting and parting
B    Bbsus2   Abm
hibi no naka  de
In those days,
  Bb  Ebm 
ittai zentai nani o shinjire ba ī
my whole being is torn—what should I believe in?
 
Bridge: Eb Gb B Bb
 
Chorus 1:
Ebm                           B          Bb
umareochita sono toki ni wa nakiwameite ita
At the time when I was born, I was screaming aloud crying
Ebm              Gb
ubawarenai yō ni kutabaranai yō ni
Not wanting to be deprived, I will try to live my life
B           Bb
ikiru no ga sei ippai de
while giving everything I got
Ebm     Gb              B         Bb
mune ni sasatta naifu o nukezu ni iru no
a knife is stuck to my chest, I’ll leave it as it is
Eb                  Gb
nuita sono shunkan  shibuki o agete
for the moment I pull it out,
B      Bbm
namida ga fukidasudeshō
the tears won’t stop overflowing
 
Verse 2:
Abm   E       Gb              B        Abm
afure daxxxxa namida no yō ni hitotoki no
Like an overflowing tears, I live this fleeting moment
Bb  Ebm
kirameku inochi nara ba
as if it is shining
Abm     E        Gb
deai to wakare o kurikaesu
The repetition of meeting and parting
B    Bbsus2   Abm
hibi no naka  de
In those days,
  Bb  Ebm 
ittai zentai nani o shinjire ba ī
my whole being is torn—what should I believe in?
 
Bridge: Eb Gb B Bb
 
Chorus 2:
Ebm     Gb             B             Bb
kuttaku no nai egao no ura xxxuxxxxe ita
I’m hiding behind this nonchalant smile
      Ebm     Gb                     B
ikiru tame no uso ga mohaya hontō ka uso ka
Is the lie I made for sake of being alive now turning into truth
Bbm
wakaranakute
I don’t know anymore
Ebm      Gb                B             Bbm
jibun no i basho de sae mo miushinatteru no
I already lost the place that I’d considered as home
       Ebm                Gb           B
hikari ni nomarete hikari ni akogarete kyō mo
By longing to have light, I was bestowed with warmth so today
Bb
sora o nagameru no deshō
I could at least look at the sky
 
Verse 3:
     Abm       E   Gb        B    Bb      Abm
kono jinsei ni imi ga aru no nara oshiete yo
If this life of mine has meaning, tell it to me
      Bb    Eb
motto hakanai hibi no naka de
so that in these fleeting days,
Abm   E            Gb  B
itami ya kanashimi sae nomihoxxxxai
I could just swallow up my loneliness and pain
    Abm
ima bokura wa
but as of now we are…
  Bb  Ebm
ittai zentai nani o shinjire ba ī
my whole being is still torn—what should I believe in?
 
Verse 4:
E  F  Gb  G    Ab         A           Ab
afuredaxxxxa namida no yō ni hitotoki no
Like an overflowing tears, I live this fleeting moment
Bb  Ebm
kirameku inochi nara ba
as if it is shining
Abm     E        Gb
deai to wakare o kurikaesu
The repetition of meeting and parting
B    Bbsus2   Abm
hibi no naka de
In those days,
  Bb  Ebm
ittai zentai nani o shinjire ba ī
my whole being is torn—what should I believe in?
 
Outro -x3-: Eb Gb B Bb