This is a fun, easy little song to sing and strum along to. Listen to the song to get the strumming pattern
and for the timing of the parts marked N.C. for no chord.
[Intro]
C# G# F# C#
[Verse 1]
C# G#
God, do you ever look down below
F#
At your children in sorrow
N.C. C#
And think what have you done?
C# G#
What, what's the point of forgiving
F#
Us for the sins we won't stop making?
N.C. C#
Must take up your time.
G#
Do you ever take breaks
F#
From our tearful confessions?
G#
And with your angels and saints
F#
Enjoy a cigarette in heaven,
N.C.
And be a cool God?
C#
This is the little riff that happens between these verses
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------6----------------------------------------------
A|----6/8~----6-8---8-6-6h8~------6-8-6-4~-----------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
[Verse 2]
C#
Where oh where,
G#
will I go when my days are done?
F#
Give me a spoiler, won't tell anyone.
N.C. C#
Don't ya trust me, Man?
G#
Do you ever take breaks
F#
From fighting off all our demons?
G#
And treat your angels and saints
F#
To a cold one in heaven,
N.C. C#
And be a cool God?
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------6--------------------3-1-------------------1-----
D|-----6~---6-8---8-6-6~/3~------1-3-----3-3~3p1-------1-3---3~--
A|----------------------------------------------4----------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
(Optional up the octave, played by a second instrument)
e|---------------9-------------------6-4-------------------4-----
B|-----9~---9-11--11-9-9~/6~-----4-6-----6-6~/2--------4-6---6~--
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
[Verse 3]
C#
Do you ever take breaks, and burn one down
G#
With Mr. JFK and tell him how
F# N.C.
You knew his killer, but mistook him for
C#
A good man?
C#
Do you ever take breaks, burn one down
G#
With Mr. Marvin Gaye and tell him how
F#
You knew his father, but mistook him for
C#
A good dad?
G#
My God, for goodness sake,
F#
Call in sick with depression.
G#
And take your angels and saints
F#
Out for a night off in heaven,
And be a cool God.