Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro 1] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0-------2-------|0-------2-------|----------------|----------------| B|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------| G|0-------2-------|0-------2-------|----------------|----------------| D|2-------1-------|2-------1-------|----------------|----------------| A|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|----------------|0-------1---2---| E|0---------------|----------------|0-----2-3-----4-|----------------| [Verses] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|3---------------| B|0---------------| G|0---------------| D|0-----------0---| A|2---------------| E|3---2---0-------| (This run is played during most G chords) [Verse 2] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|0-0-2---3---0---| (Run after the word "requiem") [Bridge] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|------------0---| E|----------3---3-| (played before the C chord) [Outro] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------| B|1-------1-------| G|0-------2-------| D|2-------2-------| A|3---2---0-------| E|------------3---| (Played in the C chord measure) [Intro] Em B7 Em B7 Em F# G A Bb B [Verse 1]

^EmI wish you'd k^B7nown me when ^EmI was a^B7live ^GI was a funny ^Cfell^Dow ^Am7The crowd would ^B7hoot and ^Choller for ^B7more ^Am7I wore a ^B7drunk's red ^Cnose for app^B7lause ^G Oh yes I was a ^Ccomical ^Dpriest with a ^Gjoke for the flock and a ^Chand up your ^Dfleece ^EmDrooling the ^B7drink and the lip^Emstick and ^Dgrease paint ^G Down the cardboard ^Cfront of my ^Ddirty dog ^Ccollar

[Chorus 1]

^G ^B7 Now I'm ^Emdead now I'm ^B7dead now I'm ^Emdead now I'm ^Ddead And I^G'm going on to ^Cmeet my re^Dward I was s^Emcared I was s^B7cared I was s^Emcared I was s^Dcared ^G He might have ne^Cver ^Dheard of God's ^CComic ^G ^B7

[Verse 2]

^Em So there he wa^B7s on a ^Emwater ^B7bed ^G drinking a cola of a ^Cmystery ^Dbrand ^Am7reading an ^B7airport n^Covelet^B7te ^Am7listening to ^B7Andrew Lloyd ^CWebber's ^B7requi^Emem ^GHe said before it had ^Creally ^Dbegun ^GI prefer the one ^Cabout my ^Dson I've been ^Emwading through ^B7all this un^Embelievable ^Djunk and ^Gwondering if i should have ^Cgiven the ^Dworld to the ^Cmonkeys.

[Chorus 2]

[Bridge 1]

^CI'm gonna ^Dtake a little trip ^Cdown para^Ddise's endless shores ^Gthey say that travel broadens the mind till you can't get you ^B7head out of ^Edoors

[Intro 1] Em B7 Em B7 Em F# G A Bb B [Verse 3]

^Em Im sitting ^B7here on the ^Emtop of the ^B7world ^G I hang around in the ^Clongest ^Dnight ^Am7 Until each ^B7beast has ^Cgone to ^B7bead ^Am7 and then i ^B7say god ^Cbless and ^B7put out the ^Emlight

(rest 6 beats (snare))

^G While you lie in the dark ^Cafraid to ^Dbreathe ^Gand you beg and you promise and you ^Cbargain and you ^Dplead ^Gsometimes you confuse me with ^CSanta ^DClaus ^Git's the big white ^Cbeard i ^Dsuppose im going ^Emup to the ^B7pole where you ^Emfolks die of ^Dcold ^G i might be gone for a ^Cwhile if ^Dyou need ^Cme

[Chorus 3]

^G ^B7 Now I'm ^Emdead now I'm ^B7dead now I'm ^Emdead now I'm ^Ddead And y^Gou're all going on to ^Cmeet your ^Dreward Are you ^Emscared are you ^B7scared are you ^Emscared are you ^Dscared ^G You might have ^Cnever ^Dheard of God's ^CComic

[Outro] (repeat 6 times) Em B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em C

Elvis Costello - Gods comic