If I Was God Chords by Jimmy Fortune
Tempo:
150.15 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#m
E
A
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] .
If I was God, [A] I'd never let my [E] best friend [B].
leave for work that [C#m] night .
[A] He'd never gotten [E] T-boned at that [B] four-way [G#m] traffic [C#m] light by [B] some drunk.
If I [C#m] was God, [A] I'd never let that [E] cancer [B] take away my [C#m] dad .
And [A] I'd added at [E] least forty to [B] the sixty years [C#m] he had.
[B] And he could know my kids.
But .
[A].
who am I to question [E] what is best.
[B] [E] I [D#] [A] .
can't make a heartbeat [E] in a chest.
[B] [E] [D#] [A] I could never let my [E] son [B].
die upon [C#m] a cross.
The [B] whole world would be lost.
If I [D#] was [C#m] God, .
[A] .
[C#m] .
if [C#] I was God.
[C#m] .
Yeah, [A] I'd show up in all [E] my glory [B] every now and [C#m] then.
And [A] no one would have [E] a choice [B] to question if [C#m] I am .
[B] If I cared, [C#] .
[B] .
if I [C#m] was God .
Yeah, [A] I'd make sure that [E] the devil [B] got his share of the [C#m].
blame.
For [A].
there'd be hell [E] to pay if someone [B].
said my [C#m] name in vain .
[B] Wouldn't that be fair?
.
[A] But who am I to question what [E] is best .
[A] I can't make a heartbeat [E] in a chest .
[B] [A] I could never let [E] my son [B] die upon [C#m] a cross.
The [B] whole world would be lost.
If [C#m] I was God .
Thank [A] God I'm not .
[G#m] [E] Thank [G#m] God [C#m] I'm not .
[A] .
[E] .
[C#] .
[N] .
If I was God, [A] I'd never let my [E] best friend [B].
leave for work that [C#m] night .
[A] He'd never gotten [E] T-boned at that [B] four-way [G#m] traffic [C#m] light by [B] some drunk.
If I [C#m] was God, [A] I'd never let that [E] cancer [B] take away my [C#m] dad .
And [A] I'd added at [E] least forty to [B] the sixty years [C#m] he had.
[B] And he could know my kids.
But .
[A].
who am I to question [E] what is best.
[B] [E] I [D#] [A] .
can't make a heartbeat [E] in a chest.
[B] [E] [D#] [A] I could never let my [E] son [B].
die upon [C#m] a cross.
The [B] whole world would be lost.
If I [D#] was [C#m] God, .
[A] .
[C#m] .
if [C#] I was God.
[C#m] .
Yeah, [A] I'd show up in all [E] my glory [B] every now and [C#m] then.
And [A] no one would have [E] a choice [B] to question if [C#m] I am .
[B] If I cared, [C#] .
[B] .
if I [C#m] was God .
Yeah, [A] I'd make sure that [E] the devil [B] got his share of the [C#m].
blame.
For [A].
there'd be hell [E] to pay if someone [B].
said my [C#m] name in vain .
[B] Wouldn't that be fair?
.
[A] But who am I to question what [E] is best .
[A] I can't make a heartbeat [E] in a chest .
[B] [A] I could never let [E] my son [B] die upon [C#m] a cross.
The [B] whole world would be lost.
If [C#m] I was God .
Thank [A] God I'm not .
[G#m] [E] Thank [G#m] God [C#m] I'm not .
[A] .
[E] .
[C#] .
[N] .
Key:
B
C#m
E
A
G#m
B
C#m
E
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ If I was God, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] I'd never let my [E] best friend _ [B].
leave for work that [C#m] night _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] He'd never gotten [E] T-boned at that [B] four-way [G#m] traffic [C#m] light _ _ _ _ _ by [B] some drunk.
_ _ If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I [C#m] was God, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] I'd never let that [E] cancer _ _ [B] take away my [C#m] dad _ _ _ _ .
_ And [A] I'd added at [E] least forty to [B] the sixty years [C#m] he had.
_ _ _ _ [B] And he could know my kids.
_ _ But _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A].
who am I to question [E] what is best.
[B] _ [E] I _ [D#] _ _ [A] _ .
can't make a heartbeat [E] in a chest.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D#] _ [A] I could never let my [E] son _ _ [B].
die upon [C#m] _ a cross.
_ The [B] whole world would be lost.
_ If _ _ _ _ _ _ I [D#] was [C#m] God, _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
if [C#] I was God.
_ _ [C#m] _ .
_ Yeah, [A] I'd show up in all [E] my glory _ [B] every now and [C#m] then.
_ And _ _ _ [A] no one would have [E] a choice _ [B] to question if [C#m] I am _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] If I cared, [C#] _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
if I [C#m] was God _ _ _ .
_ Yeah, [A] I'd make sure that [E] the devil _ [B] got his share of the [C#m].
blame.
_ For _ _ _ [A].
there'd be hell [E] to pay if someone [B].
said my _ [C#m] name in vain _ .
_ _ [B] Wouldn't that be fair?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] But who am I to question what [E] is best _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] I can't make a heartbeat [E] in a chest _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [A] I could never let [E] my son _ _ [B] die _ upon [C#m] a cross.
_ The [B] whole world would be lost.
_ If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I _ was God _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Thank [A] God I'm _ not _ _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ Thank [G#m] God [C#m] I'm not _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ If I was God, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] I'd never let my [E] best friend _ [B].
leave for work that [C#m] night _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] He'd never gotten [E] T-boned at that [B] four-way [G#m] traffic [C#m] light _ _ _ _ _ by [B] some drunk.
_ _ If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I [C#m] was God, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] I'd never let that [E] cancer _ _ [B] take away my [C#m] dad _ _ _ _ .
_ And [A] I'd added at [E] least forty to [B] the sixty years [C#m] he had.
_ _ _ _ [B] And he could know my kids.
_ _ But _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A].
who am I to question [E] what is best.
[B] _ [E] I _ [D#] _ _ [A] _ .
can't make a heartbeat [E] in a chest.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D#] _ [A] I could never let my [E] son _ _ [B].
die upon [C#m] _ a cross.
_ The [B] whole world would be lost.
_ If _ _ _ _ _ _ I [D#] was [C#m] God, _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
if [C#] I was God.
_ _ [C#m] _ .
_ Yeah, [A] I'd show up in all [E] my glory _ [B] every now and [C#m] then.
_ And _ _ _ [A] no one would have [E] a choice _ [B] to question if [C#m] I am _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] If I cared, [C#] _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
if I [C#m] was God _ _ _ .
_ Yeah, [A] I'd make sure that [E] the devil _ [B] got his share of the [C#m].
blame.
_ For _ _ _ [A].
there'd be hell [E] to pay if someone [B].
said my _ [C#m] name in vain _ .
_ _ [B] Wouldn't that be fair?
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] But who am I to question what [E] is best _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] I can't make a heartbeat [E] in a chest _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [A] I could never let [E] my son _ _ [B] die _ upon [C#m] a cross.
_ The [B] whole world would be lost.
_ If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I _ was God _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Thank [A] God I'm _ not _ _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ Thank [G#m] God [C#m] I'm not _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .