Chords for Elton John - If There's a God in Heaven (What's He Waiting For?) (1976) With Lyrics!
Tempo:
79.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
F#m
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [C] [A]
[C] [Bm] [A]
All from their families, [D] mothers [A] go hungry
[C#m] To feed [F#m] their children, [Bm] the children [E] go hungry
[A] There's so many [F#m] big men, [D] they're out [A] making millions
[C#m] When [F#m] poverty's profit, [Bm] just blame [E] the children
[C] [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[Bm] If he can't help the [F#m] children, [D] then he must [E] do the work
Must [F#m] he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy a [Bm] house, not [Bm] the [A] promised land
[C]
[Bm] [A] Dying for causes [D] they don't [A] understand
Or [C#m] keeping [F#m] taking their futures [Bm] right out of their [E] hands
[A] They need the handouts [D] to hold [A] back the tears
[C#m] There's so many crying, [Bm] but so few that [E] hear
[C] [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[Bm] If he can't help the [F#m] children, [D] then he must do the [E] work
Must [F#m] he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy a [Bm] house, [Bm] not the promised [A] land
[C] [Bm]
[C#m] [F#m] [Bm] [E]
[A]
[C#m] [F#m] [Bm] [E]
[C] [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[B] If he can't help [F#m] the children, [D] then he must do [E] the work
[F#m] Must he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy [Bm] a house, [C] not the [A] promised land
[C] [Bm]
[C] [A] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] well, [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] [C] [Bm]
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
[F#m] If there's a God in heaven, [A] [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] [C] [Bm]
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] [C] [Bm]
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
[C] [Bm] [A]
All from their families, [D] mothers [A] go hungry
[C#m] To feed [F#m] their children, [Bm] the children [E] go hungry
[A] There's so many [F#m] big men, [D] they're out [A] making millions
[C#m] When [F#m] poverty's profit, [Bm] just blame [E] the children
[C] [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[Bm] If he can't help the [F#m] children, [D] then he must [E] do the work
Must [F#m] he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy a [Bm] house, not [Bm] the [A] promised land
[C]
[Bm] [A] Dying for causes [D] they don't [A] understand
Or [C#m] keeping [F#m] taking their futures [Bm] right out of their [E] hands
[A] They need the handouts [D] to hold [A] back the tears
[C#m] There's so many crying, [Bm] but so few that [E] hear
[C] [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[Bm] If he can't help the [F#m] children, [D] then he must do the [E] work
Must [F#m] he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy a [Bm] house, [Bm] not the promised [A] land
[C] [Bm]
[C#m] [F#m] [Bm] [E]
[A]
[C#m] [F#m] [Bm] [E]
[C] [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[B] If he can't help [F#m] the children, [D] then he must do [E] the work
[F#m] Must he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy [Bm] a house, [C] not the [A] promised land
[C] [Bm]
[C] [A] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] well, [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] [C] [Bm]
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
[F#m] If there's a God in heaven, [A] [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] [C] [Bm]
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] [C] [Bm]
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
Key:
A
Bm
F#m
C
E
A
Bm
F#m
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
All from their families, [D] mothers [A] go hungry
[C#m] To feed [F#m] their children, [Bm] the children [E] go hungry
[A] There's so many [F#m] big men, [D] they're out [A] making millions
[C#m] When [F#m] poverty's profit, [Bm] just blame [E] the children
[C] _ [Bm] _ If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[Bm] If he can't help the [F#m] children, [D] then he must [E] do the work
Must [F#m] he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy a [Bm] house, not [Bm] the [A] promised land
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ Dying for causes [D] they don't [A] understand
Or [C#m] keeping [F#m] taking their futures [Bm] right out of their [E] hands
[A] They need the handouts [D] to hold [A] back the tears
[C#m] There's so many crying, [Bm] but so few that [E] hear
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[Bm] If he can't help the [F#m] children, [D] then he must do the [E] work
Must [F#m] he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy a [Bm] house, [Bm] not the promised [A] land _
[C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[B] If he can't help [F#m] the children, [D] then he must do [E] the work
[F#m] Must he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy [Bm] a house, [C] not the [A] promised land
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ well, [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] _ _ If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
[F#m] If there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] _ _ If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ [F#m] what's he waiting for? _
[E] _ _ If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[C] what's he [A] waiting for? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
All from their families, [D] mothers [A] go hungry
[C#m] To feed [F#m] their children, [Bm] the children [E] go hungry
[A] There's so many [F#m] big men, [D] they're out [A] making millions
[C#m] When [F#m] poverty's profit, [Bm] just blame [E] the children
[C] _ [Bm] _ If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[Bm] If he can't help the [F#m] children, [D] then he must [E] do the work
Must [F#m] he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy a [Bm] house, not [Bm] the [A] promised land
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ Dying for causes [D] they don't [A] understand
Or [C#m] keeping [F#m] taking their futures [Bm] right out of their [E] hands
[A] They need the handouts [D] to hold [A] back the tears
[C#m] There's so many crying, [Bm] but so few that [E] hear
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[Bm] If he can't help the [F#m] children, [D] then he must do the [E] work
Must [F#m] he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy a [Bm] house, [Bm] not the promised [A] land _
[C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] what's he waiting for?
[B] If he can't help [F#m] the children, [D] then he must do [E] the work
[F#m] Must he believe [A] that he's sitting down
[C] To destroy [Bm] a house, [C] not the [A] promised land
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ well, [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] _ _ If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
[F#m] If there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ [F#m] what's he waiting for?
[E] _ _ If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[C] what's he [A] waiting for?
If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ [F#m] what's he waiting for? _
[E] _ _ If [F#m] there's a God in heaven, [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[C] what's he [A] waiting for? _ _ _ _ _
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