God Must Be Busy
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E {-------------0-----0--------------0--------------------------}
G {--------0------0------0-----0-------0----0-------------------}
B {----------0------0-------0-----0-------0---------------------}
D {------0------------------------------------------------------}
A {---0---------------------------------------------------------}
E {-------------------------------------------------------------}
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Intro: A / A/F# / E / D / Repeat
A
That anchor man
A/F#
says the fight began
E
somewhere in the Middle East.
D
The world prays for peace.
A
There's a single mom
A/F#
just got laid off when she lost a job
E
to some foreign hands
D
in some faraway land
D
Last night in Oklahoma
some twister took thirteen
and they're praying that they find
Esus4 E (strum)
the missing three.
A
God must be busy.
A
That highway sign
A/F#
went from slow ahead
to traffic's dead.
E
Thought it couldn't get worse
D
than that Amber Alert.
A
They say she's 4,
A/F#
Colorado plates, headed out-of-state
E
in a Chevy van.
D
It's hard to understand.
D
You can see it in the faces
of all those highway strangers,
they're praying that God
Esus4 E(strum)
keeps that girl from danger.
A
God must be busy.
G
And I know in the big picture
E A
I'm just a speck of sand
D
and God's got better things to do
E A
than look out for one man.
G D/F
I know he's heard my prayers
F6 A
cause he hears everything,
D
he just ain't answered back
Esus4 E(Strum)
or he'd bring you back to me.
A
God must be busy.
BREAK: C#m / F#m / D / / /
A
That evening news,
A/F#
Ain't much changed
pretty much the same
E
since I left home.
D
Yeah that war's still on.
A
They found that little girl.
A/F#
She was soaking wet,
half scared to death
E
on the side of some road.
D
Them prayers work, you know.
And the Bloods and Cripps are at it,
and there’s a killer drought down south,
and old folks can't afford the drugs
Esus4 E(strum)
they can't live with out.
A
God must be busy.
G
And I know in the big picture
E A
I'm just a speck of sand
D
and God's got better things to do
E A
than look out for one man.
G D/F
I know he's heard my prayers
F6 A
cause he hears everything,
D
he just ain't answered back
Esus4 E(Strum)
or he'd bring you back to me.
A
God must be busy.
That anchorman,
says the fightings worse,
cities burn in the Middle East.
{The} world prays for peac
How to play God Must Be Busy
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.