Band: Avenged Sevenfold Song: Dear God Tuning: standard D tuning (D,G,C,F,A,D) LOW TO HIGH I have included the Acoustic section and the electric outro/solo This tabs taken me a while to make especially the chords section lol so please rate and enjoy :) Lengend: hammer on: h pull off: p vibrato: ~~~~ Bend up: BU(?) Bend return: BU(?)(?) slide up: / slide down: \ let ring: LR--- Chords: G:||--3--|| Em:||--0--|| Bm11:||--0--|| C:||--0--|| ||--0--|| ||--0--|| ||--3--|| ||--1--|| ||--0--|| ||--0--|| ||--4--|| ||--0--|| ||--0--|| ||--2--|| ||--4--|| ||--2--|| ||--2--|| ||--2--|| ||--2--|| ||--3--|| ||--3--|| ||--0--|| ||-----|| ||-----|| D:||--2--|| B7:||--2--|| Gadd9:||--3--|| Am:||--0--|| ||--3--|| ||--0--|| ||--0--|| ||--1--|| ||--2--|| ||--2--|| ||--2--|| ||--2--|| ||--0--|| ||--1--|| ||--0--|| ||--2--|| ||-----|| ||--2--|| ||--0--|| ||--0--|| ||-----|| ||-----|| ||--3--|| ||-----|| intro LR---| LR----| ||-----3-----------------0-------------------| ||o----0---0h1p0---------3-------------------| ||-----0---------2-0---2-----2h4p2p0---------| ||-----0-------------4---------------2-4-5\2-| ||o------------------------------------------| ||--3----------------------------------------| LR---------------------------------------------------------| ||----0------0---0---------------------------|---------3-------| ||----0------3-----3----------------1h3--1---|-------0---0-----| ||----0------4-------4---------0-----------0-|-----2-------2---| ||----2h4p2--4-----------0---2---2-----------|---0-----------0-| ||-----------2---------2---3-----------------|-----------------| ||-0-----------------------------------------|-3---------------| 1st ending LR----| ||--2---2-----------------------------------------|| ||--3---3--------------3-------3-----------------o|| ||--2------0--------0--2h4p2p0h2--0-----0---------|| ||--0---------2--4-------------------4-----2--0---|| ||-----------------------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------------------|| 2nd ending LR----| LR--------| ||--2---2------------------------------|| ||--3---3----3---------------3---------|| ||--2------2h4--2--0---------2---------|| ||--0-----------------2--2h4-----------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| intro solo fill ||10-----------------|--------------------|----------------| ||--------10---------|--8-----------------|-10-------------| ||10-----------------|----10p9------7h9---|--------9---9---| ||-------------------|--------------------|----------------| ||-------------------|--------------------|----------------| ||-------------------|--------------------|----------------| ||-------------------|----------/10-------|--8-------------| ||-------------------|--------------------|----------10----| ||12-----9-----------|--------------------|----------------| ||-------------------|-12-----------------|----------------| ||-------------------|--------------------|----------------| ||-------------------|--------------------|----------------| ||-8-----------------|-8---------------10-| ||-------------------|-----------------10-| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| verse 1 (the intro is played whilst the second guitar plays the verses) G D Em Bm11 A lonely road, crossed another cold state line C Gadd9 Miles away from those i love D Purpose hard to find G D Em Bm11 While i recall all the words you spoke to me C Gadd9 Can't help but wish that I was there D Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah Chorus G D Em D Dear God the only thing i ask of you C G Is to hold her when I'm not around D When I'm much too far away G D Em D We all need that person who can be true to you C G But I left her when I found her D And Now I wish I'd stayed C D Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired B7 Em D C I'm missing you again, oh no G Once again... Verse 2 D Em Bm11 There's nothing here for me on this barren road C Gadd9 There's no one here while the city sleeps D And all the shops are closed G D Em Bm11 Can't help but think of the times I've had with you C Gadd9 Pictures and some memories D Will have to help me through, oh yeah PLAY CHORUS AGAIN Middle Em B7 Well some search C G Never finding a way Em B7 Before long C G They waste away Em B7 I found you C G Something told me to stay Em B7 I gave in C G To selfish ways Am D And how i miss someone to hold When hope begins to fade guitar 2 middle section ||---------------------------------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------11---12---11-------11---12-------7---9---7p5------------------| ||----9-----9----9----9---9----9----9---5---5---5---------9---7--------| ||-7--------------------6-------------3-------------------------5------| ||----------------------------------------------------5-5---5-----4~~~-| Verse 3 G D Em Bm11 A lonely road, crossed another cold state line C Gadd9 Miles away from those I love D Purpose hard to find PLAY CHORUS AGAIN Outro (repeat till fade) Em / B7 / C / G along with these chords, the middle section guitar 2 is played outro solo (i borrowed this solo from another version) (if there is a problem with me borrowing it) (im really sorry and i hope its not a problem) guitar 1 (first solo) ||-10--------10--|--9---------9----|--------------------------17-----------| ||-13BU(15)-(15)-|-12BU(14)-(14)---|-13BU(15)-15-13----15-13------17-15----| ||---------------|-----------------|----------------14------------------17-| ||---------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------| ||---------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------| ||---------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------| ||----------18-----------18--16BU(17)--16BU(17)--------| ||-17BU(19)----17BU(19)------17BU(19)--17BU(19)--------| ||------------------------------------------------/19--| ||-----------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------| ||-------------18\17-------------| ||-19--19------------19\17-19----| ||----------19-------------------| ||-------------------------------| ||-------------------------------| guitar 2 (syn,second solo) ||-9BU(10)--9BU(10)--(9)\----8BU(9)--8BU(9)--(8)\----| ||------------------------10----------------------10-| ||---------------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-11-11-11BU(12)(11)-10---------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------10----------------------------10-10BU(12)-9BU(10)-| ||--------------------------10----------10-12--12BU(14)--------------------| ||-----------------------------13-12-13------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------| ||-----------13-11-10-------------| ||--10BU(14)----------10-----12\--| ||-----------------------10-------| ||--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------| ||--12BU(14)-12BU(14)-10----10----12BU(14)-12BU(14)-10----10----| ||-----------------------10----------------------------10-------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------11----11BU(12)---| ||--12BU(14)-12BU(14)-10---------------------| ||-----------------------10------------------| ||-------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------|-----------------/17--17p-15-------| ||--/15---12h-15-15----/14---11h-14-14-|-/18-------------------------18-17-| ||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------|-----------17-17-------------------| ||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------|----------------------17/20---17-------| ||-----------18--17----18BU(20)|--18----20BU(22)-----------------20p18-| ||--18BU(19)-------------------|---------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||--------20-------20-------21-------21--| ||--20/22----20/22----20/22----20/22-----| ||---------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||---------20BU(22)~----17p-15----17p-15----15-|-(15)~-(15)\---| ||--20/22----------------------18--------18----|---------------| ||---------------------------------------------|---------------| ||---------------------------------------------|---------------| ||---------------------------------------------|---------------| ||---------------------------------------------|---------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||--/15--13----15--13----14----------------| ||----------14--------14-----15-14-15--14--| ||-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------| ||--12----------------------------------------| ||-----15-12-15--12---------------------------| ||------------------15\-----------------------| ||--------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------| ||--------------------------| ||-12----------12/14--------| ||-14BU(16)----------15-12--| ||--------------------------| ||--------------------------| PM--- PM--- PM--- PM--- PM ||-------------------------------------------------------| ||--/10--------10~--------10~--------10~--------10~------| ||-------------------------------------------------------| ||-------12-12------12-12------12-12------12-12------12--| ||-------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------| PM--- ||--------10~---(10)\-----------------------| ||------------------------------------15----| ||-------------------------10--/14-14----14-| ||--12-12------------12-12------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||--15--15--17BU(19)----17--17--19BU(21)--| ||----------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||----------17BU(19)------------------------------| ||--18--18--------------20BU(22)-20-18-20---------| ||----------------------------------------19---17-| ||------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||----------17BU(19)----17--17--19BU(21)----| ||--19--19----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| guitar 1 ||------------------------------------||-----------------------------------| ||--18--18----------------------------||o----------------------------------| ||----------18BU(20)-17-17-19---------||-----------12--14--------------12--| ||-----------------------------17~----||--14BU(15)--------13BU(15)-15------| ||------------------------------------||o----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------||-----------------------------------| guitar 2 ||------------------------------------||----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------||o---------------------------------| ||------------------------------------||-----------9---10-----------7-9---| ||------------------------------------||--11BU(12)--------10BU(12)--------| ||------------------------------------||o---------------------------------| ||------------------------------------||----------------------------------| guitar 1 ||--------------------13----------------------| ||----------------15--------------15p13----13-| ||------------15----------14------------15----| ||--14BU(16)------------------15--------------| ||--------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||--------------12--14------------------12--| ||--14BU(16)------------13BU(15)----15------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| guitar 2 ||--------------------10-----------------------| ||----------------11------13--10--11--10--8-10-| ||------------10-------------------------------| ||--11BU(13)-----------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||-------------9--10---------------7---9---| ||--11BU13)------------10BU(12)------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| guitar 1 ||--------------------13--------------------|| ||----------------15-----------------------o|| ||------------15----------14--14h-15p-12----|| ||--14BU(16)--------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------------|| guitar 2 ||--------------------10-----------10-------|| ||----------------11------13--13-----------o|| ||------------10----------------------9~----|| ||--11BU(13)--------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------------|| fadeout solo guitar 1 ||-------------------------------|---------------12--/15-|--------------------| ||----------10--12---------------|-10\--------13---------|-12\8---17-15-13-15-| ||-9/12~~~~~---------8/11~~~~~12-|-----9/12--------------|--------------------| ||-------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| guitar 2 ||-------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------13--/17-|-15\12--13-12----12-| ||-7/9~~~~~11--12\-------------9-|-11\-------12---------|--------------14----| ||------------------10/13~~~~~~--|-----12/14------------|--------------------| ||-------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| guitar 1 ||-----------------------------|---------------12-/15-|------------------| ||----------10--12\------------|--10\-------13--------|-12--12-13--------| ||-9/12~~~~~--------8/11~~~~12-|------9/12------------|-----------11~~-9-| ||-----------------------------|----------------------|------------------| ||-----------------------------|----------------------|------------------| ||-----------------------------|----------------------|------------------| guitar 2 ||-------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||-------------------------------|--------------13-15/17-|-15--15-17-------------| ||-7/9~~~~~/9/11--12\--5/8~~~~~9-|-11\-------12----------|-----------17\14~~~-12-| ||-------------------------------|-----12/14-------------|-----------------------| ||-------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||-------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| thats all guys, enjoy :)