Lirik dan Chord Gitar Lagu Dear God dari Avenged Sevenfold

Dear God merupakan lagu yang sangat populer milik grup band heavy metal asal Amerika, Avenged Sevenfold atau dengan singkatan A7X.

Lirik Dear God ditulis oleh Synyster Gates (gitaris A7X), Johny Christ (bassis A7X), dan M Shadows.

Lagu ini dirilis di bawah naungan label Warner Bros, video klip "Dear God" dirilis dengan versi lebih singkat dari versi album yang berdurasi 6:33.

Dilihat dari judulnya Dear God mengandung unsur religius yang bermakna Kepada Tuhan. Bila dilihat secara teliti, ada tiga makna yang terdapat dalam lagu tersebut, yakni kerinduan, doa, dan penyesalan.

[Intro]

C-G-Am-Em-F-C-G x2

[Verse]
C G Am Em
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
F C G
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
C G Am Em
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
F C
Can't help but wish that I was there
G
Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah


[Chorus]
C G Am G
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
F C
to hold her when I'm not around,
G
when I'm much too far away
C G Am G
We all need that person who can be true to you
F C
But I left her when I found her
G
And now I wish I'd stayed
F G
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
Em Am G F
I'm missing you again oh no
C
Once again

[Verse]
C G Am Em
There's nothing here for me on this barren road
F C
There's no one here while the city sleeps
G
and all the shops are closed
C G Am Em
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
F C G
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah


[Chorus]
C G Am G
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
F C
to hold her when I'm not around,
G
when I'm much too far away
C G Am G
We all need that person who can be true to you
F C
I left her when I found her
G
And now I wish I'd stayed
F G
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
Em Am G F
I'm missing you again oh no
C
Once again

[Bridge]
Am G F C
Some search, never finding a way
Am G F C
Before long, they waste away
Am G F C
I found you, something told me to stay
Am G F C
I gave in, to selfish ways
Dm G
And how I miss someone to hold

when hope begins to fade...
C G Am Em
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
F C G
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find

[Chorus]
C G Am G
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
F C
to hold her when I'm not around,
G
when I'm much too far away
C G Am G
We all need the person who can be true to you
F C
I left her when I found her
G
And now I wish I'd stayed
F G
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
Em Am G F
I'm missing you again oh no
C
Once again

[Fade out]
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