Cory Asbury – Dear God Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Cory Asbury – Dear God Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDF#mGD/F#BmA4A

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[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
D
Dear God,
F#m                                                                            G
I’ve been trying awful hard to make You proud of me
D
But it seems
F#m                                                       G
The harder that I try the harder it becomes
D
And I feel like giving up
D/F#                   G
Most of the time

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[Verse 2]
D
Dear God,
F#m                                                       G
I’ve been chasing their approval and it’s killing me
D
And I know
F#m
The more I to try to prove
G
The less I have to show
D
And I’m stuck inside my head
F#m                   G
Most of the time

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
If I pray a little harder
A4
If I follow all the rules
Bm                                     A
I wonder could I ever be enough

[Chorus]
D                   F#m
I try and I try
G                                     D
Just to fall back down again
F#m
And I ask myself why
G                                     D
Do I try to chase the wind
Bm                                       A
I should lean into the mystery
G                                     A
Maybe hope is found in a melody
Bm      A                   G
So I wanna try again
Bm                   A                   G
Yeah, I’m gonna try again

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[Verse 3]
D
Dear child,
F#m                                                       G
I hope you know how much I love you and I’m proud of you
D
Please believe
F#m                                                                                           G
The thoughts I have for you will never change or fade away
D
When you felt like giving up
G
I was there all alone

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I’m not scared of imperfections
A
Or the questions in your head
Bm                                     A
Just know that you have always been enough

[Chorus]
D                                     F#m
You tried and you tried
G                                     D
And I saw you wrestle with
F#m
Every how, every why…
G                                     D
I was right there listening
Bm                                     A
So just fall into the mystery
D
I’ll meet you in the melody
Bm                   A                   G
So please try just to try again
Bm                   A                   G
So child would you try again
Bm         A                   D
My child you can love again

How to play Dear God: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Dear God by Cory Asbury on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Dear God by Cory Asbury is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 7 chords: D, F#m, G, D/F#, Bm, A4 and A.

Listen for D – F#m – G – D (I – iii – IV – I in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – mi – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Em, F, Am, Gsus4, G (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230)
Asus4A D E
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Dear God chords: questions

What key is Dear God in?

Dear God by Cory Asbury is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Dear God?

Dear God uses 7 chords: D, F#m, G, D/F#, Bm, A4, A.

What is the chord progression of Dear God?

The main progression is D – F#m – G – D (I – iii – IV – I).

Is Dear God easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Em, F, Am, Gsus4, G (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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