Standing Next To God chords by The Vinyl Goods

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: Bb majorBb

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G minorGm Eb MajorEb G minorGm FF

Verse 1:
Bb majorBb     DmDm      FF
I remember when I was a boy
Bb majorBb        DmDm    FF
Listening to the teachers talk about God
G minorGm            Eb MajorEb
Painting a picture like a statue in the sky
G minorGm       FF
Seeing creation distant from mankind

Verse 2:
Bb majorBb     DmDm       FF
I heard the sermons from on high
Bb majorBb    DmDm     FF
Recoiled from their hell-fire roar
G minorGm           Eb MajorEb
Gave the illusion of a saint far out of reach
G minorGm          FF
Condemning every soul for eternity

Chorus:
Bb majorBb        FF
Standing next to God
Bb majorBb        Eb MajorEb
Feeling ten feet tall
Bb majorBb      G minorGm      C minorCm       FF
Posing for a photograph to hang upon their wall
Bb majorBb        FF
Standing next to God
Bb majorBb         Eb MajorEb
Learning right from wrong
Bb majorBb       G minorGm
Hoping it would be alright for
C minorCm     FF     Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Them to tag along with God

Verse 3:
Bb majorBb     DmDm     FF
I sought my own path to Christ
Bb majorBb       DmDm   FF
Reached For an answer deep inside
G minorGm             Eb MajorEb
Pondered his greatness underneath a starry sky
G minorGm          FF
Achieved a union they claimed I could not find

Chorus:
Bb majorBb        FF
Standing next to God
Bb majorBb        Eb MajorEb
Feeling ten feet tall
Bb majorBb      G minorGm      C minorCm      FF
Posing for a photograph to hang upon my wall
Bb majorBb        FF
Standing next to God
Bb majorBb         Eb MajorEb
Learning right from wrong
Bb majorBb       G minorGm
Hoping it would be alright for
C minorCm    FF     Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF G minorGm Eb MajorEb G minorGm FF
Me to tag along with God

Verse 4:
Bb majorBb    DmDm        FF
I saw the moon eclipse the sun
Bb majorBb       DmDm    FF
Peace and understanding came to everyone
G minorGm              Eb MajorEb
Felt like a bolt of lightning striking in my heart
G minorGm             FF
Just then I realized, we're not that far apart...I was

Chorus:
Bb majorBb        FF
Standing next to God
Bb majorBb        Eb MajorEb
Feeling ten feet tall
Bb majorBb      G minorGm      C minorCm      FF
Posing for a photograph to hang upon my wall
Bb majorBb        FF
Standing next to God
Bb majorBb         Eb MajorEb
Learning right from wrong
Bb majorBb       G minorGm
Hoping it would be alright for
C minorCm    FF     Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Me to tag along with God
   FF Eb MajorEb
With God
Bb majorBb
Standing, standing, standing next to God