Biography:
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is a Christian singer who was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL., where he discovered music at an early age. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. By the time he reached high school, Matthew remained involved in music and received a scholarship to study music at Millikin University in Illinois.
It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing guitar and writing songs.
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Other songs:
- Strong Enough
- The Motions
- Hello, My Name Is
- A Christmas To Believe In
- A Few More Days
- A Friend In The World
- All In
- All The Broken Pieces
- Becoming Me
- Blessed Assurance My King Is Coming
- Broken Girl
- Broken Things
- Come On Christmas
- Day After Christmas
- Day One
- Do Something
- Dream Again
- Every Second
- Every Tear
- Family Tree
- Forgiveness
- Give This Christmas Away
- Good Adam Eve
- Grace Wins
- Heaven Is The Hope
- Hello My Name Is
- History
- Hold You Up
- I Cant Hear You
- Jesus And You
- Join The Angels
- Leaving Heaven
- Life Inside You
- Mended
- Mercy Is A Song
- More
- Moved By Mercy
- My Own Little World
- Next Thing You Know
- Oh Me Of Little Faith
- One Last Christmas
- One Step Away
- Only Grace
- Out Of My Hands
- Safe And Sound
- Save A Place For Me
- Something To Say
- Stop The World
- Story Of Your Life
- Survivors
- The Beautiful Things We Miss
- The Center
- The Day Before You
- The Healing Has Begun
- The Heart Of Christmas
- The Power Of A Prayer
- The Reason For The World
- To Me
- Tryin
- Two Houses
- Unchangeable
- Unto Us
- Untold
- When I Say I Do
- Wonderfully Made
- World Changers
- Wouldnt Change A Thing
- You Are Everything
- You Know Where To Find Me
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Intro: A, Bm, G, D x2
Verse 1:
D G
Dear God, its me
D G
Calling out to You
D G
Tonight Im on my knees
Bm A
Hoping Youll come through
Verse 2:
D G
This ones for my dad
D G
Can You help him please
D G
The worlds made him mad
Bm A
At mom and me
Pre-Chorus:
G A
And Im asking you to bring his heart back home
Chorus:
A Bm G D A Bm G D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the power of a prayer
Verse 3:
D G
Mom is all I have
D G
But shes alone again tonight
D G
They always used to laugh
Bm A
Now all they do is fight
Verse 4:
D G
She says I love that man
D G
But hes so far from You
D G
Shes done all she can
Bm A
But she cant break through
Pre-Chorus:
G A
And shes begging You to bring his heart back home
Chorus:
A Bm G D A Bm G D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the power of a prayer x2
Bridge:
G Bm
Just a whisper in the dark
D
Spoken from a broken heart
G
Holding on to one last strand of faith
G Bm
Somewhere in the world right now
D
A desperate soul is crying out
G
Hoping Jesus really hears us when we pray
Instrumental: A, Bm, G, D x2
Verse 5:
D G
Dear God, do You
D G
Recognize my voice
D G
I havent talked to You
Bm A
Since I was a little boy
Verse 6:
D G
But tonight I heard my son
D G
Pray for his old man
D G
It made me come undone
Bm A
Made me understand
Pre-Chorus:
G A
That only You can bring my heart back home
Chorus:
A Bm G D A Bm G D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the power of a prayer x2
Please let me know if you find any mistakes in this. Also, I hope you enjoy
playing this and God Bless! (P.S. I know that there are not any apostrophes. There
is a glitch on the site that makes them #s.)
Verse 1:
D G
Dear God, its me
D G
Calling out to You
D G
Tonight Im on my knees
Bm A
Hoping Youll come through
Verse 2:
D G
This ones for my dad
D G
Can You help him please
D G
The worlds made him mad
Bm A
At mom and me
Pre-Chorus:
G A
And Im asking you to bring his heart back home
Chorus:
A Bm G D A Bm G D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the power of a prayer
Verse 3:
D G
Mom is all I have
D G
But shes alone again tonight
D G
They always used to laugh
Bm A
Now all they do is fight
Verse 4:
D G
She says I love that man
D G
But hes so far from You
D G
Shes done all she can
Bm A
But she cant break through
Pre-Chorus:
G A
And shes begging You to bring his heart back home
Chorus:
A Bm G D A Bm G D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the power of a prayer x2
Bridge:
G Bm
Just a whisper in the dark
D
Spoken from a broken heart
G
Holding on to one last strand of faith
G Bm
Somewhere in the world right now
D
A desperate soul is crying out
G
Hoping Jesus really hears us when we pray
Instrumental: A, Bm, G, D x2
Verse 5:
D G
Dear God, do You
D G
Recognize my voice
D G
I havent talked to You
Bm A
Since I was a little boy
Verse 6:
D G
But tonight I heard my son
D G
Pray for his old man
D G
It made me come undone
Bm A
Made me understand
Pre-Chorus:
G A
That only You can bring my heart back home
Chorus:
A Bm G D A Bm G D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the power of a prayer x2
Please let me know if you find any mistakes in this. Also, I hope you enjoy
playing this and God Bless! (P.S. I know that there are not any apostrophes. There
is a glitch on the site that makes them #s.)
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