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Ron Hynes - Godspeed
  D/F#= 20023x    Asus2= x02200
Intro    D/F#     G||x4     C  D  
Verse 1
GodspeedG,   D/F#Godspeed GForgive a sweet Csoul a desperate deedAm  
His was a priCson and he was freed DGodspeedG,    C  D/F#GodspeedG  
D/F#God blessG, D/F#God bleGss What's born out of sorCrow or out of distresAms
SpeculCation is anyone's guDess God blesGs,   C   D/F#God blesGs
Refrain
D/F#God only knEmows Cwhat takes a pDetal from the rGose
D/F#What makes the dEmark rivers overfAsus2low, what makes a liCfetime come and goD  
Verse 2
But God damnG,  D/F#God damn  GYou put your hand Cin the hand of the manAm  
Must have belieCved he would understaAmnd
Forgive a sweet Csoul a desperate deed DGodspeedG,   CGD/F#odspeedG  
Refrain
D/F#God only knEmows Cwhat takes a pDetal from a rGose
D/F#What makes the dEmark rivers overfAsus2low, what makes a liCfetime come and gDo
Verse 3
But God dGamnD/F#, God daEmmn You put your haCnd in the hand of the manAm  
Must have belieCved he would understanAmd
Forgive a sweet Csoul a desperate deeDd GodspeeGd,   C  D/F#GodspeGed 
  C  D/F#GodspeeGdC  D/F#  G  

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Godspeed

by Ron Hynes

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Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Asus2

Ron Hynes - Godspeed

D/F# Asus2

= 20023x = x02200

D/F# G C D

Intro ||x4

Verse 1

G D/F# G C Am

Godspeed, Godspeed Forgive a sweet soul a desperate deed

C D G C D/F# G

His was a prison and he was freed Godspeed, Godspeed

D/F# G D/F# G C Am

God bless, God bless What's born out of sorrow or out of distress

C D G C D/F# G

Speculation is anyone's guess God bless, God bless

Refrain

D/F# Em C D G

God only knows what takes a petal from the rose

D/F# Em Asus2 C D

What makes the dark rivers overflow, what makes a lifetime come and go

Verse 2

G D/F# G C Am

But God damn, God damn You put your hand in the hand of the man

C Am

Must have believed he would understand

C D G C D/F# G

Forgive a sweet soul a desperate deed Godspeed, Godspeed

Refrain

D/F# Em C D G

God only knows what takes a petal from a rose

D/F# Em Asus2 C D

What makes the dark rivers overflow, what makes a lifetime come and go

Verse 3

G D/F# Em C Am

But God damn, God damn You put your hand in the hand of the man

C Am

Must have believed he would understand

C D G C D/F# G

Forgive a sweet soul a desperate deed Godspeed, Godspeed

C D/F# G C D/F# G

Godspeed

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