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Dear God

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e: Fmaj70      F1      C0      G3      Gsus23
B: 1      1      1      0      1
G: 2      2      0      0      0
D: 3      3      2      0      0
A: 0      3      3      2      0
E: 0      1      x      3      3
down 1st finger on B string
[Intro]
Fmaj7*
[1st Verse]
Dear Fmaj7God
Why is there so much Fpain
And hunger and Cdiseases
Why are people praying in Gvain
And killing in your Fmaj7name
They justify their Fkill
And how can you just Csit and watch the rich impose their Gwill
On people who are Fmaj7poor
And sleeping on the Ffloor
Why do we have to Close the ones we love in times of Gwar
Why do we have to Fmaj7burn
Our fingers just to Flearn
Why do we have to Csuffer getting nothing in GreturnGsus2  
[Chorus]
Dear Fmaj7God
Why don't you stop the Fviolence
We Chope, we pray, but all we get is Gsilence
Dear Fmaj7God
Our prayers remain Funanswered
As a Chundred thousand children die of GcancerGsus2  
     Fmaj7*
Dear God
[2nd Verse]
Dear Fmaj7God
I think I'm going Finsane
The guilty crush the Cinnocent
It's such a bloody Gshame
It'll always be the Fmaj7same
And that will never Fchange
Now how can you just Csit and watch them crucify the Gsaints
You want us to be Fmaj7loyal
You want us to be Ftrue
But I cCannot remember getting aGny help from you
If Fmaj7it's true that Jesus
He Fdied for our sins
Then Cwhy all these tsunamis and these Ghurricane windsGsus2  
[Chorus]
Dear Fmaj7God
Why don't you stop the Fviolence
We Chope, we pray, but all we get is Gsilence
Dear Fmaj7God
Our prayers remain Funanswered
As a Chundred thousand children die of GcancerGsus2  
     Fmaj7*
Dear God
[3rd Verse]
Dear Fmaj7God
Why is their so much Fgrief
And rape and murderC  
How can you expect us to Gbelieve
And get down on our Fmaj7knees
Without any Fguarantees
The afterlife is Cpromised just to make us feel at Gease
So we won't cross the Fmaj7line
And stand our Ftime
Longing for the Cafterlife, waiting for a Gsign
A sign that never Fmaj7came
If Jesus took the Fblame
Then why are desperate Cpeople carrying a ball and GchainGsus2  
[Chorus]
Dear Fmaj7God
Why don't you stop the Fviolence
We Chope, we pray, but all we get is Gsilence
Dear Fmaj7God
Our prayers remain Funanswered
As a Chundred thousand children die of GcancerGsus2  
     Fmaj7*
Dear God

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Dear God

by Tim Steinfort

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Gsus2

Fmaj7 F C G Gsus2

e: 0 1 0 3 3

B: 1 1 1 0 1

G: 2 2 0 0 0

D: 3 3 2 0 0

A: 0 3 3 2 0

E: 0 1 x 3 3

down 1st finger on B string

[Intro]

Fmaj7

[1st Verse]

Fmaj7

Dear God

Why is there so much pain

And hunger and diseases

Why are people praying in vain

Fmaj7

And killing in your name

They justify their kill

C G

And how can you just sit and watch the rich impose their will

Fmaj7

On people who are poor

And sleeping on the floor

C G

Why do we have to lose the ones we love in times of war

Fmaj7

Why do we have to burn

Our fingers just to learn

C G Gsus2

Why do we have to suffer getting nothing in return

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

Dear God

Why don't you stop the violence

C G

We hope, we pray, but all we get is silence

Fmaj7

Dear God

Our prayers remain unanswered

C G Gsus2

As a hundred thousand children die of cancer

Fmaj7

Dear God

[2nd Verse]

Fmaj7

Dear God

I think I'm going insane

The guilty crush the innocent

It's such a bloody shame

Fmaj7

It'll always be the same

And that will never change

C G

Now how can you just sit and watch them crucify the saints

Fmaj7

You want us to be loyal

You want us to be true

C G

But I cannot remember getting any help from you

Fmaj7

If it's true that Jesus

He died for our sins

C G Gsus2

Then why all these tsunamis and these hurricane winds

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

Dear God

Why don't you stop the violence

C G

We hope, we pray, but all we get is silence

Fmaj7

Dear God

Our prayers remain unanswered

C G Gsus2

As a hundred thousand children die of cancer

Fmaj7

Dear God

[3rd Verse]

Fmaj7

Dear God

Why is their so much grief

And rape and murder

How can you expect us to believe

Fmaj7

And get down on our knees

Without any guarantees

C G

The afterlife is promised just to make us feel at ease

Fmaj7

So we won't cross the line

And stand our time

C G

Longing for the afterlife, waiting for a sign

Fmaj7

A sign that never came

If Jesus took the blame

C G Gsus2

Then why are desperate people carrying a ball and chain

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

Dear God

Why don't you stop the violence

C G

We hope, we pray, but all we get is silence

Fmaj7

Dear God

Our prayers remain unanswered

C G Gsus2

As a hundred thousand children die of cancer

Fmaj7

Dear God

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