Chalkhills: Reel by Real: "Dear God"

Dear God,
hope you got the letter, and...
I pray you can make it better down here.
I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer
but all the people that you made in your image, see
them starving on their feet 'cause they don't get
enough to eat from God, I can't believe in you

Dear God, sorry to disturb you, but... I feel that I should be heard
loud and clear. We all need a big reduction in amount of tears
and all the people that you made in your image, see them fighting
in the street 'cause they can't make opinions meet about God,
I can't believe in you

Did you make disease, and the diamond blue? Did you make
mankind after we made you? And the devil too!

Dear God, don't know if you noticed, but... your name is on
a lot of quotes in this book, and us crazy humans wrote it, you
should take a look, and all the people that you made in your
image still believing that junk is true. Well I know it ain't, and
so do you, dear God, I can't believe in I don't believe in

I won't believe in heaven and hell. No saints, no sinners, no
devil as well. No pearly gates, no thorny crown. You're always
letting us humans down. The wars you bring, the babes you
drown. Those lost at sea and never found, and it's the same the
whole world 'round. The hurt I see helps to compound that
Father, Son and Holy Ghost is just somebody's unholy hoax,
and if you're up there you'd perceive that my heart's here upon
my sleeve. If there's one thing I don't believe in

it's you... Dear God.

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 18:17:34 EDT From: Jairoglyph (at) aol dot com Subject: i know the chords to dear god "a beautiful song might i add" Message-ID: <65999066.2505977e (at) aol dot com> just in caSE YOU WANT TO KNOW IN THIS letter, the chords are Am C D F Dear go hope you got the letter and I pray I can make it better down here Am C D F We dont need a big reduction in the price of beer D Bb But all the people that you made in your image see them starving on their feet E7 Am C D F Am C D F cuz they cant get enough to eat from god I cant believe in you F C G C G did you make disease, and the diamond blue? F D A C E7 did you make mankind, after we made you? and it continues until. . . Am I wont believe in heaven or hell Bb No saints, no sinners, no devil as well Dm (So on and so forth) Bb your always lettin us humans down G ---------- Bb those lost at sea and never found Dm ---------- Bb ---------- G the father son and holy ghost Bb is just somebody's unholy hoax Dm and i youir up there, you'll . . . . Bb ---------- G A If there's one i dont believe in. . . D Bb F E7 D It's you Dear God

From: schnitzi (at) east dot isx dot com (Mark J. Schnitzius) By "Mark J. Schnitzius" <schnitzi (at) east dot isx dot com> and: EricBe (at) microsoft dot com with help from: Bill Gallagher <billga (at) isumataq dot eskimo dot com> XTC "Dear God" From 'Skylarking' Fmaj7 A7sus4/D D2 8 0 or 0 0 10 3 3 3 9 0 0 2 10 0 2 0 8 - 0 - - - 2 - A verse consists of three of the Am riff: Am Am Am Am ----0--------0--------0--------0-- ----1--------1--------1--------1-- ----2--------2--------2--------2-- ----2--------2--------2--------2-- -0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-- ----------1--------3--------2----- ^Thumb ^Pinky ^Thumb Then two the C riff: C C/Ab C/D C/F# -----0--------0-----0--------0-- -----1--------1-----1--------1-- -----0--------0-----0--------0-- -----2--------2--0--0--0-----0-- --3--3--3-----3----------------- -----------4--------------2----- ^Pinky ^Thumb Then the falling D riff: D D Bb E7 -----2--------2--------1--------0-- -----3--------3--------3--------3-- -----2--------2--------3--------1-- --0--0--0-----0--0-----3--0--2--2-- -----------3--------1--1----------- ----------------------------------- with some changes as noted in the score below. Dear God ---- --- Dear God, hope you got the letter and... I pray you can make it better down here I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer But all the people that you made in your image See them starving on their feet 'Cause they don't get enough to eat >From God, I can't believe in you Dear God, sorry to disturb you but... I feel that I should be heard loud and clear We all need a big reduction in amount of tears And all the people that you made in your image See them fighting in the street 'Cause they can't make opinions meet About God, C D I can't believe in you Fmaj7 C G C Did you make disease, and the diamond blue? Fmaj7 D2 (or A7sus4/D) Did you make mankind after we made you? A/C# C C/E E7 Am riff And the devil, too? C D (2nd time thru) <bridge> bypass Am thing and go to C riff Dear God, don't know if you've noticed but... Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book And us crazy humans wrote it you should take a look And all the people that you made in your image Still believing that junk is true Well I know it ain't, and so do you, dear God I can't believe in I don't believe in Am/F# I won't believe in heaven and hell Bb No saints, no sinners, no devil as well Dm No pearly gates, no thorny crown Bb You're always letting us humans down G The wars you bring, the babes you drown Bb Those lost at sea and never found Dm And it's the same the whole world 'round Bb The hurt I see helps to compound G That Father, Son and Holy Ghost Bb Is just somebody's unholy hoax Dm And if you're up there you'd perceive Bb That my heart's here upon my sleeve G A If there's one thing I don't believe in D2/ D Bb C F G E <- D2 form, use these bass notes 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 - - - - - - 1 3 - - - - - - 1 3 0 It's you Dear God

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