Whisky Blues Country acoustic song “Praying Very Hard” is played in Open G tuning. This is the same style of tuning made famous by Robert Johnson and Keith Richards.
While Oliver Anthony has currently made stripped down country music popular again, the fact is that Rock and Roll and other forms of music have their roots deep in this style. “Praying Very Hard” was written and recorded in 2012, years before Oliver Anthony popularized this genre of music.

Praying Very Hard

I’m on my knees and I’m praying very hard
A whirlwind swirls inside my troubled heart
Now I fear I’m just begging in the dark

Hangman’s got a job to see me dead
I killed my Martha’s lover, so they said
I was drunk and don’t remember, I guess I did

I shall die when the sunshine fills the yard
I’ve never loved this much the moon and stars
I’m on my knees and I’m praying very hard
I’m on my knees and I’m praying very hard
I’m on my knees and I’m praying very hard

Praying Very Hard
Words and music by Sean Tully, Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Video by Sean Tully.
Bass guitar played by Steve Nylander. Steve’s music can be heard at www.soundclick.com/sungod. Slide guitar played by Marc Halikas. Marc’s music can be heard at www.soundclick.com/MarcHalikas. Song mixed by Sean Tully and Steve Nylander.