Chords for That's The Thing About Praise // Benjamin William Hastings // New Song Cafe

[B] When the [Abm] rain you want _ [E] is a flooding [B] _ state
The _ roses [Db] _ [Abm] bloom _
[E] But they're not quite [B] red
And when I [Abm] reach the end _ [E] of my [B] _ bravery _
I'll still be singing [Abm] at them _ bays
[E] of an _ [B] unparted sea _ _
[Abm] Sometimes the only way through it is _ _ [E] hallelujah
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Abm] Sometimes the only thing to do [Gb] is to stand it to [E] you
_ [B] _ And _
_ [Abm] although my [Db] troubles shake me I [E] know they could never [B] _ move ya
[Abm] Sometimes the only way through it is _ _ [E] hallelujah
_ [B] _ That's _ [Abm] why I say _ _ [Ebm] Hallelujah _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
There's [Em] what [Abm] I want _
[E] Then there's [B] where I'm at
_ Every one [Abm] step forward it [E] got me five [B] steps _ back
And I cried [Abm] I cried _
[E] God no [B] I prayed _
But [Gb] _ most [Abm] days faith is climbing up [E] a mountain [B] that's dead _
[Abm] That's why the only way [Gb] through it is _ _ [E] hallelujah
_ _ [B] _ Sometimes _
_ [Abm] the only thing [Gb] to do is to stand it [B] to you
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
And [Abm] although my [Gb] troubles shake me I [E] know they could [B] never _ move ya
[Abm] Sometimes the only way [Ebm] through it is _ _ [E] hallelujah
_ _ [B] _ And that's why [Abm] I say _ _ [B] _ Hallelujah _ _ [E] _ _ [B] Hallelujah _ _ _
_ Don't always fix your problems
[E] But it'll tell you how [B] small they are that's the thing [Gb] about prayer
[Abm] _ _ That's the thing [E] about pray
[B] _ It _ don't always move those mountains, [E] but it's good [B] for the heart.
That's the thing about pray
[Abm] _ _ That's the thing [E] about pray
[B] _ _ You [Gb] never know what [Abm] is gonna change _
[E] But it'll always [B] leave a mark.
That's the thing [Gb] about pray
[Abm] _ _ _
That's the thing [E] about pray
[B] _ _ And yeah, I might see walls start falling or [E] it might just [B] change my heart
That's the thing [Abm] about pray
[Gb] _ _ The thing [E] about pray
[B] _ That's the thing [Gb] about pray
[Abm] _ _ The thing [E] about _ [B] pray _ _
[Abm] Sometimes the only way [Gb] through it is _ _ [E] hallelujah
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Abm] Sometimes the only thing [Gb] to do is to stand it to [E] you
_ [B] _ _ And _ [Abm] although my [Gb] troubles shake me [B] I know [E] they could never _ [B] move ya
[Abm] Sometimes the only way [Gb] through it is _ _ [E] hallelujah
_ _ [B] _ That's the thing [Abm] about pray
[Gb] _ _ You never know [E] what it'll change [B] _ Change, change
That's why [Abm] I say _ [Gb] Hallelujah _ Hallelujah
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ Hallelujah
That's the thing [Abm] about pray
_ [Gb] _ You [B] never know [E] what it'll change [B] Change, change
That's why [Abm] I say
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] Hallelujah
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Hallelujah _ _ _ _ _
_ What's up?
_ Well, thank you for listening
If you made it this far, you're the real ones
This song is called [N] That's the Thing About Pray
It could have been called The Only Way Through It is a Hallelujah
But that would have been a terrible name
And Hallelujah was taken
So that's where we landed
But _ I think what's cool about that is
It was actually kind of the last piece of the puzzle
To fall into place
And the song was written with _ _ great friends
Hank Bentley and a new friend Blessing Offer
Who I met that day
I'd heard his music through Brandon Lake
_ He was like, have you heard this guy?
And I was like, no, he's like you need to check out Tin Roof
And then I listened to Tin Roof and I was like
This is the best song I've ever heard, legitimately
_ And so I reached out to him and I was like
Bro, is there any way you'd be keen to write
Actually, no, I didn't
I said to Hank, I was like
How do you feel about _ bringing this guy in on this song?
I just have a feeling it could be really good
And he was like, oh, I just produced his record
Let me give him a call
_ _ And he
_ It's pretty much always
He works harder than anyone I know
So he's _ booked up three months in advance
But he kept this one day free
Because he felt like there was something special was going to happen on it And
_ _ And yes, when Hank reached out
And said, hey, do you have any days?
What about this day?
And he was like, yeah, that's the one day I have Free
So he came in, we finished the song together
We got that
_ And _ that's where that bridge kind of came out of
That's the thing about Paris
And really this song is all about _ _ _ _
That idea of _ overcoming
Like, in nowhere does God promise that life's going to be easy
In fact, if you
If you read the Bible at all
Then you'd know that that's just not the case
But what he does promise
Is strength for the journey
And that he will always be there with us
And I think as humans
One of the best ways, I guess
That we can remind ourselves of that
In the middle of those situations is to praise
Because it puts things back into perspective
So that's really what this song's about
It's kind of like a _ _ _
It's not a simple song, but it's
You know, it's probably one of the last
_ _ I think on the record, there's a lot of songs you have to really think about
And I maybe make it a bit cryptic
But I think this one is not so much
It's literally, the only way through it
Is a hallelujah
And _ so, yeah, that's my prayer
It's definitely helped me
And I pray that if that's where you're at
And that you actually do need that encouragement
That this meets you wherever you are
And I hope you like it, it's just fun
And I feel so, so grateful and privileged
To get to have done this [Ab] song with Blessing
He honestly is a beautiful, beautiful person _ _ _ _
And that was a really amazing sort of gift
In the middle of all this
Was getting to meet him and become [B] friends with him
And _ [Ab] _ we had a great time
I don't know if you've seen the music video
We're driving around Nashville
In a convertible
_ Throwing flowers at people
And it was a [N] real, it was a blast
It was so fun
And so, _ _ yeah, I hope you like it
I do think this song is one you could do in church
_ _ _ _ [E] I'm definitely going to do it in church
I feel like it's really singable
[B] Really catchy, I love all the choir parts
On it, and so
I hope, _ _ [E] [B] I hope, I guess I hope you do
But [Abm] only if that's helpful
And you [Gb] want to, if it's not working then don't do it
[E] _ _ But [B] if it is, let me know
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