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My God by Jethro Tull
My God
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Am
Capo:no capo
[Acoustic Guitar Intro]
Am Am7 G Am
Am7 Am F G
Am B7/A Dm/A Am
Am B7/A Dm/A Am
[Verse 1]
Am7 B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A
People, what have you done?
Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
Locked him in his golden cage, golden cage
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A
Made him bend to your religion
Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
Him resurrected from the grave, from the grave
[Chorus 1]
A5 D G
He is the God of nothing
C G Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 A5
If that's all that you can see
D G
You are the God of everything
C G D
He's inside you and me
[Interlude]
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
[Verse 2]
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A
So lean upon him gently
Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
And don't call on him to save
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A
You from your social graces
Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 N.C.
And the sins you used to waive, you used to waive
[Chorus 2]
D G
And the bloody church of England
C5 G5 Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 N.C.
In chains of history
D G
Requests your earthly presence
C5 G5 D5 C5 D5
At the vicarage for tea
[Guitar Solo]
A5 E5 D5 F5 C5 G5
A5 N.C. E5 N.C. D5 N.C. F5 C5 G5
[Flute Solo]
A E D G A E D G
D A E D G D A E D G
[Breakdown]
Dm
[Interlude]
A E D G A E D G
A E D G A E D G
[Flute Solo]
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A
Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
Am B7/A Dm C6
[Verse 3]
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A
And the graven image you know who
Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
With his plastic crucifix, he's got him fixed
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A
Confuses me as to who and where and why
Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6 N.C.
As to how he gets his kicks, he gets his kicks
[Chorus 3]
D G
Confessing to the endless sin
C5 G5 Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
The endless whining sounds
N.C. D G
You'll be praying till next Thursday
C5 G5 D5 C5 D5
To all the gods that you can count
[Outro]
A5 N.C. E5 N.C. D5 N.C. F5 C5 G5
A5 N.C. E5 N.C. D5 N.C. F5 C5 G5
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
Am B7/A Dm C6 Am B7/A Dm C6
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Notes:
1. On the Aqualung album, a lot of the guitar is covered over
by the strong piano parts. I gleaned most of the guitar
background from a bootleg recording on which this cut
consists pretty much of Ian Anderson and acoustic guitar.
Might be a little different from what's played on the
album.
2. My naming of a couple of the more bizarre chords might be
off; if my ignorance is showing, someone let me know
(gently) where I'm all wet.
3. The lyrics below are different in 2-3 places from the ones
printed in the album liner notes; this happens in spots
where I'm pretty sure the liner notes are off.
Intro:
e|----------------|--------------------||
B|----------------|--------------------||
G|----------------|--------------------||
D|---7-----------7|----7---7---7--5-h7-||
A|-0--------------|--0---0---0---------||
E|----------------|--------------------||
let ring | repeat several times,
at increasing tempo
Am B7/A
e|----------------|----------------|
B|-5--------------|-4--------------|
G|-5--------------|-4--------------|
D|-7--------------|-7--------------|
A|-0--------------|-0--------------|
E|----------------|----------------| Repeat to this point 2x
finger pick in let ring
this position
for a while...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--------2-s4--------|
D|------------------------0-2-3--------3---s5----5---|
A|-0---0------------0-2-3----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
let ring
Verse 1:
Part 1: This part can either be strummed (muting both E and e)
or finger-picked. The Aqualung album version seems to
be mostly strumming, but it's almost overpowered by the
piano part once that starts. On the bootleg, Anderson
finger-picks it, and it sounds really nice. If you do
finger-pick it, throwing in a little of the high 'e'
string sounds good -- play with it and see.
Am B7addE/A DmaddE/A E7/A Am
e|--0-------------------------4-----0-----| Repeated twice as intro,
B|-10--0------------6---------5----10-----| before piano line begins.
G|--9--8------------7---------4-----9-----| Then repeated throughout
D|-10--7------------7---------0----10-----| first part of each verse.
A|--0--0--------0---0---------0-----0-----| See below for timing.
E|----------------------------------------|
Here's how it lines up with the lyrics:
Am B7 Dm E7 Am Am B7
People, what have you done
Dm E7 Am Am B7 Dm E7 Am
Locked Him in His golden cage
Am B7 Dm E7 Am Am B7
Made Him bend to your religion
Dm E7 Am Am B7 Dm E7 Am B7 Dm E7
Him resurrected from the grave
Part 2: Chords, all strummed:
D G
He is the God of nothing,
C G Am B7 Dm E7 Am Am B7 Dm E7
If that's all that you can see
D G
You are the God of everything,
C G D CaddD D ( CaddD = XX0030 )
He's inside you and me.
Verse 2:
Am B7 Dm E7 Am Am B7
So lean upon Him gently
Dm E7 Am
And don't call on him to save
Riff #1
e|--------------------------| This riff replaces the Am - B7addE/A etc.
B|--------------------------| chord progression for the remainder of
G|--------------------------| the verse. There are a couple of minor
D|--------------------------| variations here and there, very simple.
A|--7--6------5-3-----------|
E|---------------5-0-3-5----|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ <-- rough idea of timing: 6/8, ^ = 1/8
(keep playing Riff #1 here ...) D C
you from your social graces, and the sins you used to waive.
D G
The bloody Church of England,
C G (Riff #1 again)
in chains of history,
D G
requests your earthly presence
C G D C D
at the vicarage for tea.
Solo section: (sorry for the lack of detail here, but I'm pretty lame at
picking out solos note for note)
Lead-in to flute solo:
Chord progression is: Am E D C G (2x)
Solo riff here is blues scale rooted at fret 5 through Am-E-D,
then up to fret 8 at the change to C, etc.
Flute solo:
Background chord progression is: A E D/F# G
Gregorian chant section:
(No instrumental part here.)
Next, repeat same chord pattern used during flute solo: A E D/F# G
Then return to: Am B7 Dm E to lead in to verse 3
Verse 3
(Same as Verse 2; start quietly, then switch to Riff #1 on "crucifix"):
And the graven image you-know-who,
with His plastic crucifix,
Confuses me as to who and where and why,
and to how He gets His kicks.
Confessing to the endless sin,
the endless whining sounds.
You'll be praying 'til next Thursday,
to all the Gods that you can count.
Repeat lead-in section to flute solo (same chord pattern, different solo)
End with:
Am B7 Dm E7 Am B7 Dm E7 Am B7 Dm E7 Am B7
People what have you done?
Locked Him in His golden cage
Golden cage
Made Him bend to your religion
Him resurrected from the grave
From the grave
He is the God of nothing
If that's all that you can see
You are the God of everything
He's inside you and me
So lean upon Him gently
And don't call on Him to save
You from your social graces
And the sins you used to waive
The bloody Church of England
In chains of history
Requests your earthly presence
At the vicarage for tea
And the graven image
You know who
With his plastic crucifix
He's got Him fixed
Confuses me as to who and where and why
As to how he gets his kicks
He gets his kicks
Confessing to the endless sin
With endless whining sounds
You'll be praying 'til next Thursday
To all the gods that you can count
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version 3
Capo:no capo
Tuning: e,B,G,D,A,E
Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--------7---7---7---7---7---7-5h7----------------------------------------|
A|-0------------0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat several times while increasing the tempo.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5-4---------------5-4------------------|
G|------------------------2---4---------5-4---------------5-4------------------|
D|------------------0-2-3---3-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
A|-0-0--------0-2-3---------------0-----0-0---8-0-7-0-0-0-0-0---8-0-7----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4-------------|
G|-------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4-------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
A|-0-----0-0---8-0-7-0-0-0-0-0---8-0-7-0-----0-0---8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0---8-0-7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play 2 times.
Chorus:
e|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-5-4-------------5-4-----------------------|
G|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-5-4-------------5-4-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0---8-0-7-0-0-0-0---8-0-7---------------|
E|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-7-7---7---------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4-------------|
G|-------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4-------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
A|-0-----0-0---8-0-7-0-0-0-0-0---8-0-7-0-----0-0---8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0---8-0-7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------|
E|------------5-0-3-5------------5-0-3-5------------5-0-3-5------------5-0-3-5-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------5-0-3-5----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3-------------|
E|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3----------------5-0-3-5------------------------|
e|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-7-7---7---------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
The solo evolves around these notes: (It's very hard to tab out):
e|-------------------------------------17-17--17-15-15-------------------------
B|-----------------------5-5-5-8-10-10------------------17-15------------------
G|-9-7-9-7-5---5-7b8-7-5-------------------------------------16-16-14--14-12---
D|-----------7-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I think this is pretty ok. Try to improvise the solo. If you've got any better
email me!
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tab for
Flute chord formation:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----5-----7-7----7----5----7-7----7----5-----7-7----7----5-----7-7---------|
D|-5----3--5--5-5----5----3--5-5-5----5----3--5--5-5----5----3--5--5-5---------|
A|---------3-----------------3----------------3-----------------3--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*FLUTE SOLO*
Flute chord formation again:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----5-----7-7----7----5----7-7----7----5-----7-7----7----5-----7-7---------|
D|-5----3--5--5-5----5----3--5-5-5----5----3--5--5-5----5----3--5--5-5---------|
A|---------3-----------------3----------------3-----------------3--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4-------------|
G|-------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4---------------5-4-------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
A|-0-----0-0---8-0-7-0-0-0-0-0---8-0-7-0-----0-0---8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0---8-0-7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-4---------------5-4-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4---------------5-4-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0-0---8-0-7-0-0-0-0-0---8-0-7-7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------5-0-3-5------------5-0-3-5---|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------|
E|------------5-0-3-5------------5-0-3-5------------5-0-3-5--------------------|
Chorus:
e|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3-------------|
E|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3----------------5-0-3-5------------------------|
e|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-7-7---7---------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
E|-------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
Solo again:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-7-9-7-9-7---------------------------------10-10-10-10---------------------|
G|-------------7--9b10--------------------------7--7--7--7-9b10-7--------------|
D|---------------------7-10-10-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------7---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------7-6----5-3---------|
E|------------5-0-3-5------------5-0-3-5------------5-0-3-5--------------------|
People what have you done?
Locked Him in His golden cage
Golden cage
Made Him bend to your religion
Him resurrected from the grave
From the grave
He is the God of nothing
If that's all that you can see
You are the God of everything
He's inside you and me
So lean upon Him gently
And don't call on Him to save
You from your social graces
And the sins you used to waive
The bloody Church of England
In chains of history
Requests your earthly presence
At the vicarage for tea
And the graven image
You know who
With his plastic crucifix
He's got Him fixed
Confuses me as to who and where and why
As to how he gets his kicks
He gets his kicks
Confessing to the endless sin
With endless whining sounds
You'll be praying 'til next Thursday
To all the gods that you can count
b = bend note
h = hammer-on
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version 4
Capo:no capo
S-sweep picking
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----7------7----7---7---7--5h7-----|
A|---0----------0---0---0-------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------5-------------|
G|----------5-----9---5-----5/4-------|
D|--------7---9-7---7-----7-----5-----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---5-5/7-7---7---7---7---7-5h7------|
A|-----4/6-------0---0---0------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2--2--2/4--0---|
D|---------------0-2-3---3---3/5------|
A|-0---0---0-2-3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
S S S
e|------------------------------|
B|----------5-4-----------------| People, what have you done
G|----------5-4-----------------| Locked Him in His golden cage
D|---7-7----7-7--7-3---2--------| Made Him bend to your religion
A|---0---0--0-0-0----0----------| Him resurrected from the grave...
E|------------------------------|
S S S
e|------------------------------|
B|----------5-4-----------------|
G|----------5-4-----------------|
D|---7-7----7-7--7-3------------|
A|---0---0--0-0-0----0----------|
E|------------------------------|
D G
He is the God of nothing,
C G D
If that's all that you can see
S S S
e|------------------------------|
B|----------5-4-----------------|
G|----------5-4-----------------|
D|---7-7----7-7--7-3---2--------|
A|---0---0--0-0-0----0----------|
E|------------------------------|
S S S
e|------------------------------|
B|----------5-4-----------------|
G|----------5-4-----------------|
D|---7-7----7-7--7-3------------|
A|---0---0--0-0-0----0----------|
E|------------------------------|
D G
You are the God of everything,
C G D
He´s inside you and me.
S S S
e|------------------------------| So lean upon Him gently
B|----------5-4-----------------| And don't call on him to save
G|----------5-4-----------------|
D|---7-7----7-7--7-3---2--------|
A|---0---0--0-0-0----0----------|
E|------------------------------|
People what have you done?
Locked Him in His golden cage
Golden cage
Made Him bend to your religion
Him resurrected from the grave
From the grave
He is the God of nothing
If that's all that you can see
You are the God of everything
He's inside you and me
So lean upon Him gently
And don't call on Him to save
You from your social graces
And the sins you used to waive
The bloody Church of England
In chains of history
Requests your earthly presence
At the vicarage for tea
And the graven image
You know who
With his plastic crucifix
He's got Him fixed
Confuses me as to who and where and why
As to how he gets his kicks
He gets his kicks
Confessing to the endless sin
With endless whining sounds
You'll be praying 'til next Thursday
To all the gods that you can count
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