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Praying Man Tab by Petra

Praying Man tab by Petra

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Artist: Petra
Song:   Praying man
Album:  Wake up Call
by: John Lawry
year: 1993
Tempo: 122,0 BPM

Intro:
   M1 time 00:13:01 - 00:21:02:
   C#                                  F#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| o||
D|-6-6-----6-6-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| o||
A|-4-4-----4-4-----|-----------------|-4-4-----4-4-----|-----------------|  ||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-----|-----------------|  ||
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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Keyboardpart:
   M1 time 00:13:01 - 00:21:02:
e|-----------6-----|-----------------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---|-------6-6-6-6-6-|  ||
B|-9-9-9-9-9---9-7-|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------9-|-9-9-9-----------|  ||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| o||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| o||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Verse1:
   M9
   Gsus2            Gsus2              C                Bb C   Bb  C   G
e|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-3-5-5-3-3-5-5---|
D|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3---|-3-3---3-----3---|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
       Noah saw the coming of the flood  (He built an ark upon dry land)

   M13
   Gsus2             Gsus2                 C       D C   D#D   C
e|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----1-1-1-1-3-1-|-4s3---1---------|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----0-0-0-0-2-0-|-3s2---0---------|
D|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   When Moses prayed, God parted the Red Sea  (In faith, he made his stand)

   M17
   Gsus2            Gsus2            C                 Bb C   Bb  C   G
e|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-3-5-5-3-3-5-5---|
D|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3---|-3-3---3-----3---|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
     And David dropped the giant to his knees (Empowered by a stronger hand)

   M21
   Gsus2             Gsus2                 C       D C   D#D   C
e|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----1-1-1-1-3-1-|-4s3---1---------|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----0-0-0-0-2-0-|-3s2---0---------|
D|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
       God changed the course of histor  (See the power of the praying man)

Pre-Chorus:
   F        C           am    Bb           Bb       F             dm       C
e|-1--------0---------|-0------1---------|-1--------1----------|--1--------0-------|
B|-1--------1---------|-1------3---------|-3--------1----------|--3--------1-------|
G|-2--------0---------|-2------3---------|-3--------2----------|--2--------0-------|
D|-3--------2---------|-2------3---------|-3--------3----------|--0--------2-------|
A|-3--------3---------|-0------1---------|-1--------3----------|-----------3-------|
E|-1------------------|------------------|----------1----------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +   | 1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +    |  1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + |
      Faith lives in    folded hands      Mountains move when you   make a stand

   F            C           am    Bb           gm                         am
e|-1------------0---------|-0------1---------|-3------------------------|-0-----------------------|
B|-1------------1---------|-1------3---------|-3------------------------|-1-----------------------|
G|-2------------0---------|-2------3---------|-3------------------------|-2-----------------------|
D|-3------------2---------|-2------3---------|-5------------------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-3------------3---------|-0------1---------|-5------------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-1----------------------|------------------|-3------------------------|-------------------------|
   1 +   2  +   3 + 4 +   | 1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2   +   3  +  4  +   | 1  +  2   +  3  +  4  + |
     It's never been a case of sleight of hand     It's the power, oh the power of the praying

Chorus:
   C#                                 F#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| o||
D|-6-6-6-6-6-8-6-4-|-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------| o||
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|  ||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  ||
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   Whaaa     huwahu  wa----ha,           I see the power of the praying man

Verse2:
    Gsus2            Gsus2            C                 Bb C   Bb  C   G
e|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-3-5-5-3-3-5-5---|
D|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3---|-3-3---3-----3---|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
       Jesus turned the water into wine    (No tricks,   no magicians)

   Gsus2             Gsus2                 C       D C   D#D   C
e|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----1-1-1-1-3-1-|-4s3---1---------|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----0-0-0-0-2-0-|-3s2---0---------|
D|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
    He rules the earth, the wind, the sky    (In control of the situation)  He knew that

Pre-Chorus:
   F        C           am    Bb           Bb       F             dm       C
e|-1--------0---------|-0------1---------|-1--------1----------|--1--------0-------|
B|-1--------1---------|-1------3---------|-3--------1----------|--3--------1-------|
G|-2--------0---------|-2------3---------|-3--------2----------|--2--------0-------|
D|-3--------2---------|-2------3---------|-3--------3----------|--0--------2-------|
A|-3--------3---------|-0------1---------|-1--------3----------|-----------3-------|
E|-1------------------|------------------|----------1----------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +   | 1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +    |  1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + |
      Faith lives in    folded hands      Mountains move when you   make a stand

   F            C           am    Bb           gm                         am
e|-1------------0---------|-0------1---------|-3------------------------|-0-----------------------|
B|-1------------1---------|-1------3---------|-3------------------------|-1-----------------------|
G|-2------------0---------|-2------3---------|-3------------------------|-2-----------------------|
D|-3------------2---------|-2------3---------|-5------------------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-3------------3---------|-0------1---------|-5------------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-1----------------------|------------------|-3------------------------|-------------------------|
   1 +   2  +   3 + 4 +   | 1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2   +   3  +  4  +   | 1  +  2   +  3  +  4  + |
     It's never been a case of sleight of hand     It's the power, oh the power of the praying

Chorus:
   C#                                 F#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| o||
D|-6-6-6-6-6-8-6-4-|-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------| o||
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|  ||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  ||
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   Whaaa     huwahu  wa----ha,           I see the power of the praying man

Instrumental:
   A                                   D
e|-----5-----------|-----------------|----10-----------|---------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------5-5-7---5-|----------13-----|------10-10-12----10-|
G|-----------------|-7-----------7---|-----------------|12-------------12----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 +  3  +  4  + |

   A                                   D
e|-----5-----------|-----------------|----10-----------|---------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------5-5-7---5-|----------13-----|------10-10-12----10-|
G|-----------------|-7-----------7---|-----------------|12-------------12----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 +  3  +  4  + |

   G5                                    C5
e|---------------5-|-------------------|-----------------|---------8-------|
B|-----8-----8-----|-6--------------(6)|-6-----5---------|-6-----8---------|
G|---5---5-7---7---|---5---7--(7)-(5)--|---5-------5---5-|---5-------5---5-|
D|-5---------------|-----5-------------|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 +   4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

   G5                                    C5                      C Bb D G
e|---------------5-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----8-----8-----|-6--------------(6)|-6-----5---------|-6---------------|
G|---5---5-7---7---|---5---7--(7)-(5)--|---5-------5---5-|---5---5-3-7-----|
D|-5---------------|-----5-------------|-----5-------5---|-----5-5-3-7-5---|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------5---|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 +   4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Verse2:
    Gsus2            Gsus2            C                 Bb C   Bb  C   G
e|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-3-5-5-3-3-5-5---|
D|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3---|-3-3---3-----3---|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
       Prayer is alive and well today    (It's a matter of dedication)

     Gsus2             Gsus2                 C       D C   D#D   C
e|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|-----1-1-1-1-3-1-|-4s3---1---------|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----0-0-0-0-2-0-|-3s2---0---------|
D|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   Prayer works when you take the time to pray (It's a matter of true devotion)  You'll see that

Pre-Chorus:
   F        C           am    Bb           Bb       F             dm       C
e|-1--------0---------|-0------1---------|-1--------1----------|--1--------0-------|
B|-1--------1---------|-1------3---------|-3--------1----------|--3--------1-------|
G|-2--------0---------|-2------3---------|-3--------2----------|--2--------0-------|
D|-3--------2---------|-2------3---------|-3--------3----------|--0--------2-------|
A|-3--------3---------|-0------1---------|-1--------3----------|-----------3-------|
E|-1------------------|------------------|----------1----------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +   | 1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 +  3 + 4 +    |  1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + |
      Faith lives in    folded hands      Mountains move when you   make a stand

   F            C           am    Bb           gm                         am
e|-1------------0---------|-0------1---------|-3------------------------|-0-----------------------|
B|-1------------1---------|-1------3---------|-3------------------------|-1-----------------------|
G|-2------------0---------|-2------3---------|-3------------------------|-2-----------------------|
D|-3------------2---------|-2------3---------|-5------------------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-3------------3---------|-0------1---------|-5------------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-1----------------------|------------------|-3------------------------|-------------------------|
   1 +   2  +   3 + 4 +   | 1 + 2  + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2   +   3  +  4  +   | 1  +  2   +  3  +  4  + |
     It's never been a case of sleight of hand     It's the power, oh the power of the praying

Chorus:
   C#                                 F#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| o||
D|-6-6-6-6-6-8-6-4-|-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------| o||
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|  ||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  ||
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   Whaaa     huwahu  wa----ha,           I see the power of the praying man

   C#                                 F#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  ||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| o||
D|-6-6-6-6-6-8-6-4-|-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------| o||
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|  ||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  ||
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   Whaaa     huwahu  wa----ha,           I see the power of the praying man


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| s   Slide
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off

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