Chords for Folk Alley Sessions: Sean Watkins "The God You Serve"
Tempo:
124.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [A]
[G] Some of us die [D] before we're born
Some [G] live [D] too long
[G] Some of us are given [D] a life of chances
[Bm] Some not [A] even one
[D] Some go in the blink of an eye
And [G] never feel an ounce [D] of pain
Some of us are pulled slow and steady
Through [Bm] a lifetime of [A] rain
[G] And you say he's fair
Who [D] wants everybody [D] there
[Bm] But heaven won't [A] be home for us [G] all
If you say that there [D] are souls he won't repair
[G]
[Bm] That God you [A] serve dropped the [D]
ball
[G] And
[G] [D]
[B] [Bm] [A]
[G] now you're telling everybody [D] about the only one
[G] Never [D] leave your side
About unconditional love [Bm] and eternal [A] life
You [G] say come as you [D] are down to the altar
His arms are open wide
But the time is now cause the deal's off
If [Bm] you don't before you [A]
die
And [G] you say [Bm] he's fair
[D] Who wants everybody there
[Bm] But heaven won't [A] be home [D] for us all
[G]
If you say that there [D] are souls he won't [G] repair
[Bm] That God you [A]
serve dropped [G] the ball
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [B]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [B]
[A] [D]
[G] No one chooses [D] the lake of fire
[G] Over [D] streets of gold
They just choose to not believe [Bm] you who told them [A] so
Now [G] there's a man upstairs [D] who'll forgive you
In hopes that you might learn
Forgiveness of your enemies who [Bm] he'll forever [A] burn
And [D] you say he's fair
Who wants everybody there
[Bm] But heaven won't be [A] home for [G] us all
[D] If you say that there are souls he won't repair
[Bm] That God you [A] serve dropped the [G] ball
Yeah, [F#m]
that God you [Bm] serve dropped [G] the ball
[F#] That God you [D] serve
[D] [G] [D]
[E]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [A]
[G] Some of us die [D] before we're born
Some [G] live [D] too long
[G] Some of us are given [D] a life of chances
[Bm] Some not [A] even one
[D] Some go in the blink of an eye
And [G] never feel an ounce [D] of pain
Some of us are pulled slow and steady
Through [Bm] a lifetime of [A] rain
[G] And you say he's fair
Who [D] wants everybody [D] there
[Bm] But heaven won't [A] be home for us [G] all
If you say that there [D] are souls he won't repair
[G]
[Bm] That God you [A] serve dropped the [D]
ball
[G] And
[G] [D]
[B] [Bm] [A]
[G] now you're telling everybody [D] about the only one
[G] Never [D] leave your side
About unconditional love [Bm] and eternal [A] life
You [G] say come as you [D] are down to the altar
His arms are open wide
But the time is now cause the deal's off
If [Bm] you don't before you [A]
die
And [G] you say [Bm] he's fair
[D] Who wants everybody there
[Bm] But heaven won't [A] be home [D] for us all
[G]
If you say that there [D] are souls he won't [G] repair
[Bm] That God you [A]
serve dropped [G] the ball
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [B]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [B]
[A] [D]
[G] No one chooses [D] the lake of fire
[G] Over [D] streets of gold
They just choose to not believe [Bm] you who told them [A] so
Now [G] there's a man upstairs [D] who'll forgive you
In hopes that you might learn
Forgiveness of your enemies who [Bm] he'll forever [A] burn
And [D] you say he's fair
Who wants everybody there
[Bm] But heaven won't be [A] home for [G] us all
[D] If you say that there are souls he won't repair
[Bm] That God you [A] serve dropped the [G] ball
Yeah, [F#m]
that God you [Bm] serve dropped [G] the ball
[F#] That God you [D] serve
[D] [G] [D]
[E]
[A]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
B
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Some of us die [D] before we're born
Some [G] live [D] too long _
_ _ [G] Some of us are given [D] a life of chances
[Bm] Some not [A] even one _ _
_ _ [D] Some go in the blink of an eye
And [G] never feel an ounce [D] of pain _ _
_ _ Some of us are pulled slow and steady
Through [Bm] a lifetime of [A] rain _ _ _
_ [G] And you say he's fair
Who [D] wants everybody [D] there
_ [Bm] But heaven won't [A] be home for us [G] all
_ _ _ If you say that there [D] are souls he won't repair
[G] _
[Bm] That God you [A] serve dropped the [D]
ball
[G] And _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] now you're telling everybody [D] about the only one
[G] Never [D] leave your side
_ _ About _ unconditional _ love [Bm] and eternal [A] life
You _ _ [G] say come as you [D] are down to the altar
His arms are open wide
_ But _ _ the time is now cause the deal's off
If [Bm] you don't before you [A]
die
_ And _ [G] you say [Bm] he's fair
[D] Who wants everybody there
_ [Bm] But heaven won't [A] be home [D] for us all
[G] _ _ _
If you say that there [D] are souls he won't [G] repair
_ [Bm] That God you [A]
serve dropped [G] the ball _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ No one chooses [D] the lake of fire
[G] Over _ [D] streets of gold
_ _ _ They just choose to not believe [Bm] you who told them [A] so _
_ _ Now [G] there's a man upstairs [D] who'll forgive you
In hopes that you might learn
_ _ _ _ Forgiveness of your enemies who [Bm] he'll forever [A] burn _
And _ _ [D] you say he's fair
Who wants everybody _ there
_ [Bm] But heaven won't be [A] home for [G] us all
_ _ [D] _ If you say that there are souls he won't repair
[Bm] That God you [A] serve dropped the [G] ball
_ Yeah, [F#m]
that God you [Bm] serve dropped [G] the ball
_ _ _ _ [F#] That God you _ [D] serve
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Some of us die [D] before we're born
Some [G] live [D] too long _
_ _ [G] Some of us are given [D] a life of chances
[Bm] Some not [A] even one _ _
_ _ [D] Some go in the blink of an eye
And [G] never feel an ounce [D] of pain _ _
_ _ Some of us are pulled slow and steady
Through [Bm] a lifetime of [A] rain _ _ _
_ [G] And you say he's fair
Who [D] wants everybody [D] there
_ [Bm] But heaven won't [A] be home for us [G] all
_ _ _ If you say that there [D] are souls he won't repair
[G] _
[Bm] That God you [A] serve dropped the [D]
ball
[G] And _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] now you're telling everybody [D] about the only one
[G] Never [D] leave your side
_ _ About _ unconditional _ love [Bm] and eternal [A] life
You _ _ [G] say come as you [D] are down to the altar
His arms are open wide
_ But _ _ the time is now cause the deal's off
If [Bm] you don't before you [A]
die
_ And _ [G] you say [Bm] he's fair
[D] Who wants everybody there
_ [Bm] But heaven won't [A] be home [D] for us all
[G] _ _ _
If you say that there [D] are souls he won't [G] repair
_ [Bm] That God you [A]
serve dropped [G] the ball _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ No one chooses [D] the lake of fire
[G] Over _ [D] streets of gold
_ _ _ They just choose to not believe [Bm] you who told them [A] so _
_ _ Now [G] there's a man upstairs [D] who'll forgive you
In hopes that you might learn
_ _ _ _ Forgiveness of your enemies who [Bm] he'll forever [A] burn _
And _ _ [D] you say he's fair
Who wants everybody _ there
_ [Bm] But heaven won't be [A] home for [G] us all
_ _ [D] _ If you say that there are souls he won't repair
[Bm] That God you [A] serve dropped the [G] ball
_ Yeah, [F#m]
that God you [Bm] serve dropped [G] the ball
_ _ _ _ [F#] That God you _ [D] serve
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _