♫ Intro: D Em7 D/F# D G E ---------|---------|---------|------------| B ---------|---------|---------|------------| G ---------|---------|-------2-|-2-0--------| D -----0-4-|-4-2-4-5-|-5-4-5---|-----4-5--0-| A -0-2-----|---------|---------|------------| E ---------|---------|---------|------------| ♫ Verse: D Before that rooster's crowing G She's kitchen-table sitting A Underlining the gospel G D And black-coffee sipping
D When that sun gets to sinking G The whole house is resting A And she's thanking God G D For those fast-asleep blessings ♫ Pre-Chorus: Bm A G Might look like she ain't doing much Bm7 A G But she's moving mountains because ♫ Chorus: D That's the power Em7 D/F# D The power of two folded hands G Bowed head, bended knees D When she whispers dear Jesus Em7 Heaven can hear it Bm7 A G And that devil gets back to Hell running Em7 That's the power A D The power of a praying woman Em7 (Pray-ay-ay-ay) D/F# Oh, a praying woman G (Pray-ay-ay-ay-a-ay-ay) ♫ Verse: D She puts on a T-shirt G Red lipstick, blue jeans A But she's wearing armor G D That nobody sees D Every word she sent up G Came answered back down A And I'm living proof G 'Cause this lost girl got found ♫ Chorus: D That's the power Em7 D/F# D The power of two folded hands G Bowed head, bended knees D When she whispers dear Jesus Em7 Heaven can hear it Bm7 A G And that devil gets back to Hell running Em7 That's the power A D The power of a praying woman Em7 (Pray-ay-ay-ay-a-ay-ay) ♫ Break: Bm7 When a storm gets to brewing A And the war is a raging (raging) G Only one way through it (ooh ooh ooh) D F#7 You keep on praying Bm7 Find truth in the trouble Am7 D Rise up from the rubble G D/F# When push comes to shoving G A D Em7 You keep on praying, woman D/F# G Praying woman-an-an-an ♫ Chorus: D That's the power Em7 D/F# The power of two folded hands G Bowed head, bended knees D When she whispers dear Jesus Em7 Heaven can hear it Bm7 A G And that devil gets back to Hell running (oh running) Em7 That's the power (that's the power) A D The power of a praying woman (Pray-ay-ay-ay) Em7 D/F# (Of a praying woman) ♫ Outro: G Of a praying woman D Oh, the power Oh, the power Em7 Oh, the power D/F# G Oh, the power of a praying woman D Of a praying woman
“Praying Woman” is a duet by Anne Wilson and Lainey Wilson, featured on Anne Wilson’s album “REBEL”. The song, co-written with Trannie Anderson, Jeff Pardo, and Christian singer Matthew West, portrays a woman’s unwavering commitment to prayer and the profound impact it has.