Dear God

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 From: schnitzi@east.isx.com (Mark J. Schnitzius) 
  
 By "Mark J. Schnitzius"  
  
   
 and: EricBe@microsoft.com 
 with help from: Bill Gallagher  
   
    
  
  
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 XTC 
 "Dear God" 
 From 'Skylarking' 
  
  
  
 Fmaj7   A7sus4/D     D2 
   8      0 or 0      0 
  10      3    3      3 
   9      0    0      2 
  10      0    2      0 
   8      -    0      - 
   -      -    2      - 
  
 A verse consists of three of the Am riff: 
  
     Am       Am       Am       Am 
 ----0--------0--------0--------0-- 
 ----1--------1--------1--------1-- 
 ----2--------2--------2--------2-- 
 ----2--------2--------2--------2-- 
 -0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-- 
 ----------1--------3--------2----- 
           ^Thumb   ^Pinky   ^Thumb 
  
 Then two the C riff: 
  
      C       C/Ab  C/D     C/F# 
 -----0--------0-----0--------0-- 
 -----1--------1-----1--------1-- 
 -----0--------0-----0--------0-- 
 -----2--------2--0--0--0-----0-- 
 --3--3--3-----3----------------- 
 -----------4--------------2----- 
            ^Pinky         ^Thumb 
  
 Then the falling D riff: 
  
      D        D        Bb       E7 
 -----2--------2--------1--------0-- 
 -----3--------3--------3--------3-- 
 -----2--------2--------3--------1-- 
 --0--0--0-----0--0-----3--0--2--2-- 
 -----------3--------1--1----------- 
 ----------------------------------- 
  
 with some changes as noted in the score below. 
  
 Dear God 
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 Dear God, hope you got the letter and... 
 I pray you can make it better down here 
 I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer 
 But all the people that you made in your image 
 See them starving on their feet 
 'Cause they don't get enough to eat 
 >From God, 
 I can't believe in you 
  
 Dear God, sorry to disturb you but... 
 I feel that I should be heard loud and clear 
 We all need a big reduction in amount of tears 
 And all the people that you made in your image 
 See them fighting in the street 
 'Cause they can't make opinions meet 
 About God, 
                    C   D 
 I can't believe in you 
  
  Fmaj7                         C      G     C 
 Did you make disease, and the diamond blue? 
 Fmaj7                      D2 (or A7sus4/D) 
 Did you make mankind after we made you? 
 A/C#  C  C/E  E7 
 Am riff 
 And the devil, too? 
                    C  D  (2nd time thru) 
  
  
    
      bypass Am thing and go to C riff 
  
 Dear God, don't know if you've noticed but... 
 Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book 
 And us crazy humans wrote it you should take a look 
 And all the people that you made in your image 
 Still believing that junk is true 
 Well I know it ain't, and so do you, dear God 
 I can't believe in 
 I don't believe in 
   Am/F# 
 I won't believe in heaven and hell 
   Bb 
 No saints, no sinners, no devil as well 
   Dm 
 No pearly gates, no thorny crown 
   Bb 
 You're always letting us humans down 
   G 
 The wars you bring, the babes you drown 
   Bb 
 Those lost at sea and never found 
   Dm 
 And it's the same the whole world 'round 
   Bb 
 The hurt I see helps to compound 
   G 
 That Father, Son and Holy Ghost 
   Bb 
 Is just somebody's unholy hoax 
   Dm 
 And if you're up there you'd perceive 
   Bb 
 That my heart's here upon my sleeve 
   G                                     A 
 If there's one thing I don't believe in 
      D2/  D  Bb  C  F  G  E  <-  D2 form, use these bass notes 
           0   0  0  0  0  0 
           3   3  3  3  3  3 
           2   2  2  2  2  2 
           0   -  -  -  -  - 
           -   1  3  -  -  - 
           -   -  -  1  3  0 
 It's you 
 Dear God