Oh God
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Riff
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------------------------0|
A|---7-5-4-3-2--5-4-2-0---4--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-5---|
D E
I look at you and I know how I felt
F#m A
All those summers ago, then I swore not to tell
D E
I'm swallowed up by this Catholic guilt
Oh, God
Riff
A A
If I always do what I'm told
G D
I'll be bitter at fifty years old
A
I wasted my youth
A
Wasted my time
G D
Wasted my worry on the little things
A A
If you always just laugh it off
G D
Oh, I won't be opening up
A
We kissed on the bed
A
It messed with my head
G D E
Does that mean nothing to you?
D E
I look at you and I know how I felt
F#m A
All those summers ago, then I swore not to tell
D E
I'm swallowed up by this Catholic guilt
Oh, God
A
I don't want to think about it
C#m D C#m
I don't want to think about it
A
I don't want to think about it
C#m D E
I don't want to think about it
A
I don't want to think about it
C#m D C#m
I don't want to think about it
A
I don't want to think about it
C#m D E
I don't want to think about it
Riff
A A
I'm just trying to shake off the shame
G D
When I'm wearing nothing but blame
A Bm C#m Esus
Not easy, 'cause when I close my eyes
G D
I just think of touching you
A A
This can't be easy on his side
G D
Laying there motionless each night
A A
A head full of heat, skin, sweat, sin
G D E
Tangled up feet and now clutching at sheets thinking
D E
I look at her and I know how I felt
F#m A E
All those summers ago, then I swore not to tell
D E
I'm swallowed up by this Catholic guilt
Oh, God
A
I don't want to think about it
C#m D C#m
I don't want to think about it
A
I don't want to think about it
C#m D E
I don't want to think about it
A
I don't want to think about it
C#m D C#m
I don't want to think about it
A
I don't want to think about it
C#m D E
I don't want to think about it
A C#m D C#m
No, no
(I don't want to think about it)
(I don't want to think about it)
A C#m
Can't control it
(I don't want to think about it)
D E
Oh, God
A C#m D C#m
No, no
(I don't want to think about it)
(I don't want to think about it)
A C#m D E
Can't control it
(I don't want to think about it)
(I don't want to think about it)
How to play Oh God
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.