{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2499039,"song":"Dear God","artist":"Tim Steinfort","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11508630-dear-god-chords-by-tim-steinfort/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2499039?type=chord","rating":4.50731,"votes":5,"content":"[tab]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\ne: 0      1      0      3      3[/tab]\r\nB: 1      1      1      0      1\r\nG: 2      2      0      0      0\r\nD: 3      3      2      0      0\r\nA: 0      3      3      2      0\r\nE: 0      1      x      3      3\r\n\r\ndown 1st finger on B string\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch]*\r\n\r\n[1st Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhy is there so much pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd hunger and diseases[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy are people praying in vain[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd killing in your name[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey justify their kill[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd how can you just sit and watch the rich impose their will[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nOn people who are poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd sleeping on the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy do we have to lose the ones we love in times of war[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nWhy do we have to burn[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOur fingers just to learn[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nWhy do we have to suffer getting nothing in return[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhy don't you stop the violence[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe hope, we pray, but all we get is silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOur prayers remain unanswered[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nAs a hundred thousand children die of cancer[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]*\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[2nd Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI think I'm going insane[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe guilty crush the innocent[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's such a bloody shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nIt'll always be the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd that will never change[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow how can you just sit and watch them crucify the saints[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nYou want us to be loyal[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou want us to be true[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I cannot remember getting any help from you[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nIf it's true that Jesus[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe died for our sins[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nThen why all these tsunamis and these hurricane winds[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhy don't you stop the violence[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe hope, we pray, but all we get is silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOur prayers remain unanswered[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nAs a hundred thousand children die of cancer[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]*\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[3rd Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhy is their so much grief[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd rape and murder[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow can you expect us to believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd get down on our knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWithout any guarantees[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe afterlife is promised just to make us feel at ease[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nSo we won't cross the line[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd stand our time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLonging for the afterlife, waiting for a sign[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nA sign that never came[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf Jesus took the blame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nThen why are desperate people carrying a ball and chain[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhy don't you stop the violence[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe hope, we pray, but all we get is silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDear God[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOur prayers remain unanswered[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nAs a hundred thousand children die of cancer[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]*\r\nDear God[/tab]","plain_text":"B: 1      1      1      0      1\nG: 2      2      0      0      0\nD: 3      3      2      0      0\nA: 0      3      3      2      0\nE: 0      1      x      3      3\n\ndown 1st finger on B string\n\n[Intro]\nFmaj7*\n\n[1st Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[2nd Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[3rd Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Fmaj7","F","C","G","Gsus2","B","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}