AJR – God Is Really Real Chords on Piano & Ukulele

AJR – God Is Really Real Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFCDmG7C7BbGmAmBb/BC/DbBbm

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These are God Is Really Real chords by AJR on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
   F         C          Dm
My dad can't get out of bed
        G7
There's somethin' in his lungs
               C7
I think that's what the doctor said
  Bb              F
I gotta leave for Paris now
   Dm       C    Bb
My band goes on at 10
       Gm        C
And my dad can't get
           F   Bb F
 out of bed

[Verse 2]
    F
The Earth is spinnin'
 C              Dm
 like it always did
     G7
'The New York Times'
is publishin'
     C7
Some real important thing
         Bb
And each day when the
 F
 world wakes up
    Dm*        C          Bb
Our lawns will still be wet
       Gm        C
And my dad can't get
           F   Bb F Am
 out of bed
[Chorus]
Bb            F             Am
God is really real when you really,
         Dm
 really need Him
Bb           F
Karma just appears when
     Am         Dm
 you suddenly believe it
Gm               C
Hear it loud and clear,
         Bb  Bb/B C
just as long as    it's
 C/Db* Dm*         C
con   venient (Convenient)
Bb            F           Gm
Life's fuckin' long 'til it stops,
    Bb*           Bbm
 and God's fuckin' fake
            F   Bb F
'til He's not

[Verse 3]
        F               C
There's robots that are way
            Dm
too good at art
    G7
And everybody's sad now
    C7
And tryna get to Mars
      Bb              F
Don't wanna hear your problems
               Dm
'Cause there's just
    C*        Bb
 one in my head
    Gm       C
And he can't get
           F   Bb F
 out of bed

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[Verse 4]
F                C
What if we could break
          Dm
 you out tonight?
     G7
This kind of thing
happens to other dads
   C7
It don't happen to mine
     Bb           F
I'll distract the doctors;
          Dm      C          Bb
 we could sneak out with your meds
Bb              F
You could come along and be
   Dm    C      Bb
 a roadie for the band
     Gm       C
Come on, Dad, get out of
    F  Bb F Am
 bed
[Chorus]
Bb            F             Am
God is really real when you really,
         Dm
 really need Him
Bb           F
Karma just appears when
     Am         Dm
 you suddenly believe it
Gm               C
Hear it loud and clear,
         Bb  Bb/B C
just as long as    it's
 C/Db   Dm         C
con   venient (Convenient)
Bb            F           Gm
Life's fckin' long 'til it stops,
    Bb           Bbm
 and God's fuckin' fake
            F   Bb F
'til He's not

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How to play God Is Really Real: key, chords and progression

God Is Really Real by AJR is written in F major (one flat: B♭) and moves through 11 chords: F, C, Dm, G7, C7, Bb, Gm, Am, Bb/B, C/Db and Bbm.

Listen for Bb – F – Dm – C (IV – I – vi – V in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, D7, G7, F, Dm, Em, Fm (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F

God Is Really Real chords: questions

What key is God Is Really Real in?

God Is Really Real by AJR is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in God Is Really Real?

God Is Really Real uses 11 chords: F, C, Dm, G7, C7, Bb, Gm, Am, Bb/B, C/Db, Bbm.

What is the chord progression of God Is Really Real?

The main progression is Bb – F – Dm – C (IV – I – vi – V).

Is God Is Really Real easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, D7, G7, F, Dm, Em, Fm (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo).

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