Oh My Dear Lord chords by The Unlikely Candidates

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
              C#m
Here's my confession
            A
I've got a death wish
            E
I'm in the fast lane
            G#
Addicted to excess

           C#m
Living my best life
          A
I was on top right
             E
Sipping the limelight
              G#
A deer in the headlights


Pre-Chorus:
    C#m                    A
My future used to shine as bright as a diamond
 E
Where did time go?
          G#
I was so high, it was frightening
  C#m                           A                E
I know I messed up, but there's no use in crying
           G#
(No use in crying)
           C#m
Oh my dear Lord


Chorus:
                  A                     E
I've been running wild, had a good time
                 G#
But I can't stop now
            C#m
(Oh my dear Lord)
        A                   E
Over my head in a landslide
                 G#
Can you pull me out?
           C#m  A
Oh my dear Lord
           E    G#
Oh my dear Lord
           C#m
Oh my dear Lord

                  A                     E
I've been running wild, had a good time
                 G#
But I can't stop now
           C#m    A
Oh my dear Lord
                E     G#
Oou, oh my dear Lord


Verse 2:
             C#m
I was a good guy
               A
But I was the worst type
           E
Give me an inch, man
                G#
And I'll take a mile
             C#m
I'm walking back now
              A
Past all the fires
           E
Trying to find out
                  G#
Why I grabbed the lighter


Pre-Chorus:
    C#m                    A
My future used to shine as bright as a diamond
 E
Where did time go?
          G#
I was so high, it was frightening
  C#m                           A                E
I know I messed up, but there's no use in crying
           G#
(No use in crying)
           C#m
Oh my dear Lord


Chorus:
                  A                     E
I've been running wild, had a good time
                 G#
But I can't stop now
            C#m
(Oh my dear Lord)
        A                   E
Over my head in a landslide
                 G#
Can you pull me out?
           C#m  A
Oh my dear Lord
           E    G#
Oh my dear Lord
           C#m
Oh my dear Lord

                  A                     E
I've been running wild, had a good time
                 G#
But I can't stop now
           C#m
Oh my dear Lord
   A    E
Yeah
     G#
Yeah-eh
             C#m
(Oh my dear Lord)
    A   E
Yeah
     G#
Yeah-eh


Bridge:
C#m                   A                           E
Been a tyrant, been a pusher, pushing my disease
                           G#
Breaking bones and taking everything in front of me
C#m                               A                       E
Priests and beggars looking up to heaven from their knees
G#
Is anyone listening?
N.C.
Is anyone listening
N.C.
Is anyone listening?


Chorus:
           C#m
Oh my dear Lord
                  A                     E
I've been running wild, had a good time
                 G#
But I can't stop now
            C#m
(Oh my dear Lord)
        A                   E
Over my head in a landslide
                 G#
Can you pull me out?
           C#m     A
Oh my dear Lord (Yeah)
           E       G#
Oh my dear Lord (Yeah-eh)
           C#m
Oh my dear Lord

                   A                   E
I've been running wild, had a good time
                 G#
But I can't stop now
           C#m    A
Oh my dear Lord
              E    G#
Oohh, my dear Lord