The Vinyl Goods

Standing Next To God by The Vinyl Goods

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Bb

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Gm Eb Gm F

Verse 1:
Bb         Dm           F
I remember when I was a boy
Bb               Dm       F
Listening to the teachers talk about God
Gm                        Eb
Painting a picture like a statue in the sky
Gm              F
Seeing creation distant from mankind

Verse 2:
Bb          Dm              F
I heard the sermons from on high
Bb       Dm         F
Recoiled from their hell-fire roar
Gm                     Eb
Gave the illusion of a saint far out of reach
Gm                    F
Condemning every soul for eternity
Chorus:
Bb               F
Standing next to God
Bb                Eb
Feeling ten feet tall
Bb           Gm            Cm              F
Posing for a photograph to hang upon their wall
Bb               F
Standing next to God
Bb                  Eb
Learning right from wrong
Bb              Gm
Hoping it would be alright for
Cm          F          Bb  Eb Bb F
Them to tag along with God

Verse 3:
Bb          Dm          F
I sought my own path to Christ
Bb             Dm     F
Reached For an answer deep inside
Gm                          Eb
Pondered his greatness underneath a starry sky
Gm                    F
Achieved a union they claimed I could not find

Chorus:
Bb               F
Standing next to God
Bb               Eb
Feeling ten feet tall
Bb           Gm            Cm           F
Posing for a photograph to hang upon my wall
Bb               F
Standing next to God
Bb                  Eb
Learning right from wrong
Bb              Gm
Hoping it would be alright for
Cm        F          Bb  Eb Bb F  Gm Eb Gm F
Me to tag along with God

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

Chorus:
Bb               F
Standing next to God
Bb                Eb
Feeling ten feet tall
Bb           Gm            Cm           F
Posing for a photograph to hang upon my wall
Bb               F
Standing next to God
Bb                  Eb
Learning right from wrong
Bb              Gm
Hoping it would be alright for
Cm        F          Bb  Eb
Me to tag along with God
     F Eb
With God
Bb
Standing, standing, standing next to God

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