[Intro]
G Bm Em C
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[Verse 1]
G
I’d be a “For Sale” sign on the side of the road
Bm
I’d be a broke-down heart with a secondhand soul
Em C
Be a King James dust-covered on a Sunday
G
I’d be a tumbleweed at the will of the wind
Bm
Goin’ halfway to hell and back again
Em C
I’d be way off, no doubt I’d be a lost cause
[Chorus]
G
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman
Bm
If it wasn’t for an angel who believed
Em
If it wasn’t for the folded-hand “amens”
C
To the Man upstairs talkin’ ’bout me
G
Yeah, I’m boots and jeans in a back pew church
Bm
She’s a halo here on Earth
Em
Lookin’ out for me
C
Lord knows where I’d be
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman
[Verse 2]
G
Every time I last-second saw the light
Bm
Yeah, every wrong turn that ended up right
Em
Things like that don’t just happen
C
I don’t wanna imagine
[Chorus]
G
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman
Bm
If it wasn’t for an angel who believed
Em
If it wasn’t for the folded-hand “amens”
C
To the Man upstairs talkin’ ’bout me
G
Yeah, I’m boots and jeans in a back pew church
Bm
She’s a halo here on Earth
Em
Lookin’ out for me
C
Lord knows where I’d be
G Bm
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman
[Post-Chorus]
Em C
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman
[Bridge]
G
I’d be a “For Sale” sign on the side of the road
Bm
I’d be a broke-down heart with a secondhand soul
Em C
Amen, oh, can I get an “amen”?
[Chorus]
G
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman
Bm
If it wasn’t for an angel who believed
Em
If it wasn’t for the folded-hand “amens”
C
To the Man upstairs talkin’ ’bout me
G
Yeah, I’m boots and jeans in a back pew church
Bm
She’s a halo here on Earth
Em
Lookin’ out for me
C
Lord knows where I’d be
G
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman
[Outro]
Bm
Lord knows where I’d be
Em
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman
C
Lord knows where I’d be
G
If it wasn’t for a prayin’ woman