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Lori McKenna - God Will Thank You
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
  G    C    D(3x)
C    D
  G    C    D(4x)
[Verse 1]
GWell, I was born a Csickly little Dchild
GNearly died just Cafter my Dbirth
GFor five years, I Cfought the Dillness 
My Gmother prayed and Cprayed, for Dwhat it's worth
[Verse 2]
GThat time we Ctravelled aDlong
GBack home to CIreDland
GI took sick and the Cdoctors adDmit
I should have Gdied right there and Cthen by their Dhands
[Verse 3]
GMother called it an CoverDdose
GThey called it an CoverDsight
GEither way, I should Cnot have surDvived
But Gsince then, I've never been Csick a Dday in my GlifeC  D  
[Chorus]
CCall it divine purpose
DCall it faith
CWatch Mass on Channel 56
And that Dway you'll never be late
And god will Gthank you C  D  G  
GGod Dwill Gthank youC  D  G  C  D  
[Verse 4]
GWell, I've seen the Cheavens open Dup
GI've seen the Cangels Dfly
GWell, I've seen Cchildren Dkilled
GAnd I've seen grown men CcryD  
[Verse 5]
GI know all about C(Noah's Dark
GRain's been falling Call the Dwhile
GAnd I heard about CAdam and DEve
But I Gstill believe she Cnever got a Dfair GtrialC  D  
[Chorus]
CCall it divine purpose
DSay it's all true
CWell, they never brought anything back from Roswell 
So Dwho are you gonna pray to
And god will Gthank you C  D  G  
CGod Dwill Gthank youC  D  G  C  D  
[Verse 6]
GSo, maybe I only Cread the Dbible
GWhen I'm staying at the CHoliday DInn
GI see church on CEaster and DChristmas
GBut every other Sunday, I Cjust can't Dfit it in 
[Verse 7]
GBut I'm coming from a Ctrue Dplace
GI'm shining like a Cnew Dlight
GI'm thanking Cgod every Dday 
For Geverything I Chave Din my GlifeC  D  
[Chorus]
CCall it divine purpose
DCall it faith
CMaybe you don't believe in god
Because the DBig Bang theory really holds more weight
And god will Gthank you C  D  G  
CGod Dwill Gthank youC  D  G  C  D  
CGod Dwill Gthank youC  D  G  
CGod Dwill Gthank youC  D  G  

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God Will Thank You

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Lori McKenna - God Will Thank You

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G C D

(3x)

C D

G C D

(4x)

[Verse 1]

G C D

Well, I was born a sickly little child

G C D

Nearly died just after my birth

G C D

For five years, I fought the illness

G C D

My mother prayed and prayed, for what it's worth

[Verse 2]

G C D

That time we travelled along

G C D

Back home to Ireland

G C D

I took sick and the doctors admit

G C D

I should have died right there and then by their hands

[Verse 3]

G C D

Mother called it an overdose

G C D

They called it an oversight

G C D

Either way, I should not have survived

G C D G C D

But since then, I've never been sick a day in my life

[Chorus]

Call it divine purpose

Call it faith

Watch Mass on Channel 56

And that way you'll never be late

G C D G

And god will thank you

G D G C D G C D

God will thank you

[Verse 4]

G C D

Well, I've seen the heavens open up

G C D

I've seen the angels fly

G C D

Well, I've seen children killed

G C D

And I've seen grown men cry

[Verse 5]

G C D

I know all about (Noah's ark

G C D

Rain's been falling all the while

G C D

And I heard about Adam and Eve

G C D G C D

But I still believe she never got a fair trial

[Chorus]

Call it divine purpose

Say it's all true

Well, they never brought anything back from Roswell

So who are you gonna pray to

G C D G

And god will thank you

C D G C D G C D

God will thank you

[Verse 6]

G C D

So, maybe I only read the bible

G C D

When I'm staying at the Holiday Inn

G C D

I see church on Easter and Christmas

G C D

But every other Sunday, I just can't fit it in

[Verse 7]

G C D

But I'm coming from a true place

G C D

I'm shining like a new light

G C D

I'm thanking god every day

G C D G C D

For everything I have in my life

[Chorus]

Call it divine purpose

Call it faith

Maybe you don't believe in god

Because the Big Bang theory really holds more weight

G C D G

And god will thank you

C D G C D G C D

God will thank you

C D G C D G

God will thank you

C D G C D G

God will thank you

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