[Intro]
G Em Dm
C F G
[Verse 1]
G
Trouble knockin' on your window pane,
Em
Stormy weather at your door.
Dm C F G
And the outlook for the day ahead- just like the day before.
G
People tell you prayin' changes things,
Em
But the words don't stop your fear.
Dm C F G
Prayer is only pious rebelling, but for a Father's ear...
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb C F G
He will not turn away - when His people pray.
[Chorus]
Bb
When God's people pray,
Eb Gm F
And take the pains of earth to the doors of heaven.
Bb
When God's people pray,
Eb F G
There is hope reborn, there is sin forgiven.
Cm Gm F Bb Eb
And miracles you can't explain away,
F G Em
When God' people pray.
[Verse 2]
G Em
Hopeless situation turns around, dilemma passes by and by.
Dm F C F G
Look- there's a never-ending field of blue past that clouded sky!
Em
He alone can know the need in me, before a single word begins;
Dm F C
The Holy Spirit intercedes for me.
F G
I will trust in Him!
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb C F G
He will not turn away- when His people pray.
[Chorus]
Bb Bbm
When God's people pray,
Eb Gm Bb
And take the pains of earth to the doors of heaven.
Bbm
When God's people pray,
Eb Bb Eb G
There is hope reborn! There is sin forgiven!
Cm Gm F Bb Eb F G
And miracles you can't explain, Oh, await!
C Em F Am G
When God's people pray!
C Em
When God's people pray!
F G A
There is hope reborn, there is sin forgiven.
Dm Am G C F G
And miracles you can't ex-plain a-wait!
C Em
When God's people pray!
F Am G
And take the pains of earth to the doors of heaven...
C Em
When God's people pray!
F G
There is hope reborn! There is sin forgiven!
A Dm Am G C
And miracles you can't explain await!
F G C
No, No, no, No!
[Interlude]
C Em F Am
When God's people pray,
G
Sing it out!
[Chorus]
C Em
When God's people pray!
F G A
There is hope reborn, there is sin forgiven.
Dm Am G C F G
And miracles you can't ex-plain a-wait!
C Em
When God's people pray!
F Am G
And take the pains of earth to the doors of heaven...
C Em
When God's people pray!
F G
There is hope reborn! There is sin forgiven!
A Dm Am G C F
And miracles you can't explain await!
[Outro]
G A F#m
When God's people pray,
A F#m A
Oh, When God's people pray...