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Written by: Gaye/Gordy Gaye/Stover/Nyx
B-side of the single "What's Going On" (1971)
Tuning: Standard
This is NOT the album version but the recording that was used for the 
B-Side of the Single "What's Going On". This recording is now a bonus 
track on the remastered CD of the album.
The album version is in the key of Eb.
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CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Asus4     x-0-2-2-3-0
Dmaj7     x-x-0-2-2-2
Am7       x-0-2-0-1-0
D         x-x-0-2-3-2
Gmaj7     3-x-4-4-3-x  or
          3-x-0-0-0-2
Gmaj7/F#  2-2-4-4-3-2
Bm/F#     x-x-4-4-3-2
F#m       x-x-4-2-2-2
Em9       x-x-2-0-3-2
Asus4/E   x-x-2-2-3-0
Gmaj7/D   x-x-0-0-0-2
G6/A      x-0-5-4-3-3
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[Intro]
|  Asus4| % |  Dmaj7| % |
[Verse]
  Asus4Don't go and say things about my father
  Dmaj7God is my friend
  Asus4He made this world for us to live in
  Am7He gave us everyDthing
  Gmaj7And   Gmaj7/F#all   he Em7asks of  us 
  Asus4Is we give each Dmaj7other love, honey
[Verse]
  Asus4Don't go and talk about my father
  Dmaj7God is my friend
  Asus4He loves us whether or not we know it
  Am7And he'll forgive all our Dsins
  Gmaj7And   Gmaj7/F#all   he Em7asks of  us 
  Asus4Is we give each Dmaj7other love
| 1 +    2 +   3 +    4 +    | 1 +     2 +     3 +    4 +     |
|   Bm/F#     F#m             Em9|  Asus4/E     Bm/F#        D   Gmaj7/D| 
  God is love  God is love     God is  love    God is love
| 1 +    2 +   3 +    4 + |  1 +    2 +   3 + 4 + |
    Bm/F#     F#m          Em9|          Asus4      G6/A|
  God is love  God is love   God is love  God is love
[Verse]
  Asus4Don't go and talk about my father
Dmaj7God is my friend
Asus4For when we call on Him for mercy
  Am7He'll be merciful, my Dfriend
  Gmaj7And   Gmaj7/F#all   he Em7asks of  us 
  Asus4Is we give each Dmaj7other love
[Verse] / [Outro]
  Asus4Don't go and talk about my father
  Dmaj7God is my friend
Well, I Asus4know he's your friend, yeah
  Dmaj7Jesus is my friend
His Asus4love is wonderful
He makes the Dmaj7wind to blow, he makes it rain
He makes the snowAsus4flakes fall, yeah
I know Dmaj7there's a God, don't deny Him

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God Is Love

by Marvin Gaye

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Dmaj7

Am7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7/F#

Em7

Bm/F#

F#m

Em9

Asus4/E

Gmaj7/D

G6/A

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Written by: Gaye/Gordy Gaye/Stover/Nyx

B-side of the single "What's Going On" (1971)

Tuning: Standard

This is NOT the album version but the recording that was used for the

B-Side of the Single "What's Going On". This recording is now a bonus

track on the remastered CD of the album.

The album version is in the key of Eb.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0

Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2

Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0

D x-x-0-2-3-2

Gmaj7 3-x-4-4-3-x or

3-x-0-0-0-2

Gmaj7/F# 2-2-4-4-3-2

Bm/F# x-x-4-4-3-2

F#m x-x-4-2-2-2

Em9 x-x-2-0-3-2

Asus4/E x-x-2-2-3-0

Gmaj7/D x-x-0-0-0-2

G6/A x-0-5-4-3-3

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[Intro]

Asus4 Dmaj7

| | % | | % |

[Verse]

Asus4

Don't go and say things about my father

Dmaj7

God is my friend

Asus4

He made this world for us to live in

Am7 D

He gave us everything

Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Em7

And all he asks of us

Asus4 Dmaj7

Is we give each other love, honey

[Verse]

Asus4

Don't go and talk about my father

Dmaj7

God is my friend

Asus4

He loves us whether or not we know it

Am7 D

And he'll forgive all our sins

Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Em7

And all he asks of us

Asus4 Dmaj7

Is we give each other love

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Bm/F# F#m Em9 Asus4/E Bm/F# D Gmaj7/D

| | |

God is love God is love God is love God is love

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Bm/F# F#m Em9 Asus4 G6/A

| |

God is love God is love God is love God is love

[Verse]

Asus4

Don't go and talk about my father

Dmaj7

God is my friend

Asus4

For when we call on Him for mercy

Am7 D

He'll be merciful, my friend

Gmaj7 Gmaj7/F# Em7

And all he asks of us

Asus4 Dmaj7

Is we give each other love

[Verse] / [Outro]

Asus4

Don't go and talk about my father

Dmaj7

God is my friend

Asus4

Well, I know he's your friend, yeah

Dmaj7

Jesus is my friend

Asus4

His love is wonderful

Dmaj7

He makes the wind to blow, he makes it rain

Asus4

He makes the snowflakes fall, yeah

Dmaj7

I know there's a God, don't deny Him

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