State Of The Union
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste:
1st traste
by Steve Vaus
stevevaus.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwUJCgB_hVk&t=10s
Provided by: TuneCore (on behalf of SVP); Capitol CMG Publishing
Capo: 1st fret
Key: E
[Intro-Guitar]
E A E
[Verse 1]
E
The state of the union
A
Was utter disarray
B
As the House & Senate gathered
B
To hear what the President
B E
Would have to say.
E
Recession, unemployment,
A
Talk of raising taxes more
B7
Had ‘me worried while they waited
B
For his entrance through the door.
E A
Then all at once that door burst open
A
took em by surprise
B
To see a stranger,
E
striding down the aisle
A B7
That no one recognized.
E
He shook no hands, he slapped no backs,
A
Just walked straight ahead,
B7
He pointed above the Speaker’s rostrum
E A
And he turned around and said,
[Chorus]
E
My name is God.
A
Remember me?
B7
It breaks my heart
E
we’re not as close as we could be
E
I’ve blessed your lives,
A
I’ve blessed your land,
B7
Now you act like you don’t know me
B7
Or remember who I am.
E
You turned away from me
A
We haven’t spoken
E
Now you’re lost
B7
Your dreams are broken.
E
Don’t think it can’t get worse,
A
It can.
E
If you want hope
B7
Remember who I am.
[Verse 2]
E A
With those few words
R
he turned away
A
Slipped out a side door
E
Stunned silence
A
Filled the room at first
E B7
TheN came a thunderous roar.
E
There was crying,
E
There was praying
A
There were folks down on their knees
B7
And that revival scared the devil
B7
Out of Washington D.C.
[Chorus]
E
My name is God.
A
Remember me?
E
It breaks my heart
B7
We’re not as close as we could be.
E
I’ve blessed your lives
A
I’ve blessed your land
B7
Mow you act like you don’t know me
B7
Or remember who I am.
E A
You turned away from me
A
We haven’t spoken,
E
Now you’re lost
B7
Your dreams are broken.
E
If you think things can’t get worse
A
It can,
E
If you want hope
B7
Remember who I am.
[Verse 3]
E
Of course that never really happened
A
So say a prayer for us
E
Our only hope
B7
Is spelled out above that rostrum
A B
Where it says,
E
IN GOD WE TRUST
[Chorus]
E
You turned away from me
A
We haven’t spoken
B
Now you’re lost
B7
Your dreams are broken.
E
If you think it can’t get worse,
A
It can.
E
If you want hope
B7
Remember who I am
E
My name is God.
How to play State Of The Union
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.