learn to pray in the desert with the devil on your heals
learn to pray in the closet no matter how it feels
learn to pray in the alleys & the cities & the streets hey hey

learn to pray in your make up and your dressing gown
learn to pray when you’re thinking their ain’t nobody around
learn to pray in the chaos of another wasted day hey hey

C
I’ve been knocking on the door… I’ve been knocking
D
I’ve been knocking on the door
C
I’ve been knocking on the door… I’ve been knocking
D Em – G – F# Em – F# - G
I’ve been knocking on the door

learn to pray for the answers… no matter what you find
learn to pray for the lost and the broken and the blind
learn to pray to the father, to the spirit and the son hey hey

learn to pray in your weakness, learn to pray when you’re strong
learn to pray when they erase … the line of right and wrong
learn to pray down the barrel of another loaded gun

C
I’ve been knocking on the door… I’ve been knocking
D
I’ve been knocking on the door
C
I’ve been knocking on the door… I’ve been knocking
D D
I’ve been knocking on the door

C D
learn to pray in the desert with the devil on your heals
C
learn to pray in the closet no matter how it feels
D
learn to pray in the desert when you’re running out of time
Em –G-C
learn to pray when you think you’re running out of your mind
Em G C
running out of your mind… mind… mind

Em G C
you’ve gotta learn to walk, you’ve gotta learn to fly
Em
you’ve gotta learn to crawl, you’ve gotta learn to say
G C
I wanna learn to live, I wanna learn to love
Em
Learn to ask … Learn to pray