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[Verse]
G#mDear god I'm writing this lF#etter to you 
Cause I C#mdon't have a clue
Can you G#mhelp me?
G#mI'm sitting here
Simply trying F#to figure out
What my C#mlife's all about it
Can you G#mtell me?
[Chorus] 
BI never wanted to Abe
The person you Esee 
Won't you tell me who I Bam?
BI always wanted to Adie
But you kept me aElive
Please tell me who I Bam
[Verse]
G#mI lie awake conducting this F#symphony, 
That you have C#mgifted to me, 
but I don't ever G#msleep
G#mDon't get mad
Cause I get F#weak inside
And I start to C#mfall apart
Cause I feel G#mnothing
[Chorus]
BI never wanted to Abe
Some kind of comic Erelief 
Please show me who I Bam
BI been tortured and Ascorned
Since the day that I was Eborn
But I don't know who I Bam
[Bridge] 
AAnd I tEhank you man for eBverything
ASorry I'm so frightened about all of this
Oh I wisBh I could give you more
Aand all the ligEhts are shining Bdown on me 
And I Gfeel intimiEdated by it allB  
A          E           B
[End chorus]
BI never wanted to Abe
The person you Esee but thank Byou
BOh god please tell me Anow
Are you disappointed or are you Eproud
haven't i done everyBthing, everything?
BI'm so sorry I'm so Aweak 
And I turned into a Efreak
But I don't know Banything
BI've lost all seAlf-esteem
By burying evEerything
And I feel nBothing, nothing,
BOh god please tell me Anow
God please tell me Enow
Cause I feel noBthing
[Outro]
G#mOh dear god I'm writing this lF#etter to you
Cause I'm C#mcoming unglued 
Please G#mhelp me 

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Letter To God

by Hole

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

[Verse]

G#m F#

Dear god I'm writing this letter to you

C#m

Cause I don't have a clue

G#m

Can you help me?

G#m

I'm sitting here

Simply trying to figure out

C#m

What my life's all about it

G#m

Can you tell me?

[Chorus]

B A

I never wanted to be

The person you see

Won't you tell me who I am?

B A

I always wanted to die

But you kept me alive

Please tell me who I am

[Verse]

G#m F#

I lie awake conducting this symphony,

C#m

That you have gifted to me,

G#m

but I don't ever sleep

G#m

Don't get mad

Cause I get weak inside

C#m

And I start to fall apart

G#m

Cause I feel nothing

[Chorus]

B A

I never wanted to be

Some kind of comic relief

Please show me who I am

B A

I been tortured and scorned

Since the day that I was born

But I don't know who I am

[Bridge]

A E B

And I thank you man for everything

Sorry I'm so frightened about all of this

Oh I wish I could give you more

A E B

and all the lights are shining down on me

G E B

And I feel intimidated by it all

A E B

[End chorus]

B A

I never wanted to be

E B

The person you see but thank you

B A

Oh god please tell me now

Are you disappointed or are you proud

haven't i done everything, everything?

B A

I'm so sorry I'm so weak

And I turned into a freak

But I don't know anything

B A

I've lost all self-esteem

By burying everything

And I feel nothing, nothing,

B A

Oh god please tell me now

God please tell me now

Cause I feel nothing

[Outro]

G#m F#

Oh dear god I'm writing this letter to you

C#m

Cause I'm coming unglued

G#m

Please help me

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