Dear God

[Intro] C

      C
Dear God
           Em                         F
I’ve been trying awful hard to make You proud of me
        C
But it seems
     Em               F
The harder that I try the harder it becomes
                       Am
And I feel like giving up
G         F
Most of the time

      C
Dear God
           Em                       F
I’ve been chasing their approval and it’s killing me
       C
And I know
     Em
The more I try to prove
     F
The less I have to show
                     Am
And I’m stuck inside my head
G         F
Most of the time

      Dm
If I pray a little harder
      G
If I follow all the rules
   Dm                     G
I wonder could I ever be enough

   C        G
I try and I try
         F               C
Just to fall back down again
       Em         G
And I ask myself why
     F               C
Do I try to chase the wind
        Am           G
I just lean into the mystery
       F                 C
Maybe hope is found in a melody
   Am       G    F   C
So I wanna try again
      Am         G   F
Yeah, I’m gonna try again

    C
Dear child
         Em                           F
I hope you know how much I love you and I’m proud of you
          C
Please believe
     Em                                F
The thoughts I have for you will never change or fade away
                          Am
When you felt like giving up
       G       F
I never did

          Dm
I’m not scared of imperfections
          G
Or the questions in your head
      Dm                              G
Just know that you have always been enough

       C           G
You tried and you tried
       F               C
And I saw your wrestle with
       Am        G
Every how, every why
        F              C
I was right there listening
         Am             G
So just fall into the mystery
       F              C
I’ll meet you in the melody
           Am          G    F
So please try just to try again
    Am              G   F
So child would you try again
    Am             G    F
My child you can love again

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