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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 (x02210@1)     Am (x02210@1)     Am (x02210@1)     Am----0--------0--------0--------0--| (x02210@1)----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 (x32010@1)     C/Ab  C/D (x5555x@1)   C/F#-----0--------0-----0--------0--| (x5111x@5)-----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 (xx0232@1)      D (xx0232@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)     E7-----2--------2--------1--------0--| (020130@1)-----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
---- ---
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 (x32010@1) DI (xx0232@1)can't believe in you

 Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                       C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)   CDid (x32010@1)you make disease, and the diamond blue?
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                    D2(or (x43141@2)A7sus4/D)
Did you make mankind after we made you?
A/C#  C  C/E  E7
Am riff
And the devil, too?
                   C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)(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
  BbNo (x1333x@1)saints, no sinners, no devil as well
  DmNo (xx0231@1)pearly gates, no thorny crown
  BbYou're (x1333x@1)always letting us humans down
  GThe (320003@1)wars you bring, the babes you drown
  BbThose (x1333x@1)lost at sea and never found
  DmAnd (xx0231@1)it's the same the whole world 'round
  BbThe (x1333x@1)hurt I see helps to compound
  GThat (320003@1)Father, Son and Holy Ghost
  BbIs (x1333x@1)just somebody's unholy hoax
  DmAnd (xx0231@1)if you're up there you'd perceive
  BbThat (x1333x@1)my heart's here upon my sleeve
  G (320003@1)                                   AIf (x02220@1)there's one thing I don't believe in
     D2/  D (xx0232@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)G (320003@1)E (022100@1)
          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