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Dear God

Avenged Sevenfold

MetalAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F
C×
Dm××
Am×
BDiagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
A×
GmDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro:  F C Dm Am B F C   x2   
 
 
 F        C             Dm                 Am   
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line   
Bb               F            C   
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find   
F          C           Dm                 Am   
While I recall all the words you spoke to me   
      Bb                 F   
Can't help but wish that I was there   
      C   
Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah   
 
F    C       Dm          C   
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is   
    Bb                     F   
to hold her when I'm not around,   
          C   
when I'm much too far away   
F        C         Dm           C   
We all need that person who can be true to you   
       Bb              F   
But I left her when I found her   
    C   
And now I wish I'd stayed   
            Bb            C   
â??Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired   
                  Dm  C  Bb   
I'm missing you again oh no   
           F   
Once again   
 
 
F                C          Dm              Am   
There's nothing here for me on this barren road   
        Bb                        F   
There's no one here while the city sleeps   
      C   
and all the shops are closed   
F               C            Dm                 Am   
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you   
Bb                F              C   
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah   
 
F    C        Dm           C   
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is   
     Bb                       F   
to hold her when I'm not around,   
          C   
when I'm much too far away   
F      C         Dm             C   
We all need that person who can be true to you   
   Bb              F   
I left her when I found her   
    C            
And now I wish I'd stayed   
           Bb             C   
â??Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired   
A                Dm   C  Bb   
I'm missing you again oh no   
          F   
Once again  
 
Dm       A   Bb              F   
Some search, never finding a way   
Dm      A   Bb            F   
Before long, they waste away   
Dm      A  Bb                      F   
I found you, something told me to stay   
Dm     A   Bb              F   
I gave in, to selfish ways   
Gm                         C   
And how I miss someone to hold   
 
when hope begins to fade...   
 
F         C             Dm                 Am   
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line   
Bb              F            C   
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find   
 
F     C      Dm            C   
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is   
    Bb               F   
to hold her when I'm not around,   
         C   
when I'm much too far away   
F      C        Dm             C   
We all need the person who can be true to you   
    Bb            F   
I left her when I found her   
    C   
And now I wish I'd stayed   
           Bb             C   
â??Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired   
A                 Dm  C  Bb   
I'm missing you again oh no   
            F   
Once again  
 
          
 

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Chord set

F · C · Dm · Am · B · Bb · A · Gm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.