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By "Mark J. Schnitzius" and: EricBe@microsoft.com with help from: Bill Gallagher ------------ XTC "Dear God" From 'Skylarking'

^Fmaj7 8 ^A7sus4/D 0 or 0 ^D20 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 ---- --- 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,

I can't believe in ^Cyou ^D D^Fmaj7id you make disease, and the d^Ciamond ^Gblue? ^C Fmaj7 D2 (or A7sus4/D) Did you make mankind after we made you? ^A/C#Am rif^Cf ^C/E ^E7 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

I ^Am/F#won't believe in heaven and hell No^Bb saints, no sinners, no devil as well No^Dm pearly gates, no thorny crown Yo^Bbu're always letting us humans down Th^Ge wars you bring, the babes you drown Th^Bbose lost at sea and never found An^Dmd it's the same the whole world 'round Th^Bbe hurt I see helps to compound Th^Gat Father, Son and Holy Ghost Is^Bb just somebody's unholy hoax An^Dmd if you're up there you'd perceive Th^Bbat my heart's here upon my sleeve If^G there's one thing I don't believe in ^A D2/ D Bb C F G E

Xtc - Dear god