God and man Chords
God and man by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
In the beginning there was just god
so god made man in his own image
a little image there really
man has gone, my god how great ain´t that
and to show man his great power
they played a game
Sonny I`ll play the part of man
And you play the part of god
(I´ve got to call you then)
D G
God and man played out in the sea
A G D
god go man, now man don´t you be
D G
man counted to ten and then looked around
A G D
but god is nowhere, nowhere to be found
(ha ha ha, keep lookin´ man)
D
man looked on the mountain
G
he looked cross the sea
(he can´t find me)
A G D
looked in the stars, in the sky, in the trees
(…)
D G
he looked in the wind, in the sun, on the ground
(a foolish man)
A G D
but god was nowhere, nowhere to be found
(hu hu hu hu)
D G
so man made an image and he gave it a name
(ain´t that a shame)
A G D
but this man made god wrote nothing but pain
(…)
D G
man´s got shouting: god what can you be
A G D
(I´m right here man and fly the bea )
D G
oh man was so shocked, he was really surprised
(ha ha ha ha )
A G D
cause he looked everywhere, right there beside
D G
now man found god, man found love
(you better believe it)
A G D
and man found out what we all are made of
(everywhere, everywhere)
D G
god is in you and god is in me
A G D
to love all the god is to love humanity
(you better believe it, ha ha ha )
D G
god is in you and god is in me
A G D
to love all the god is to love humanity
(that´s right)
D G
now god is in you and god is in me
A G D
and to love all the god is to love humanity