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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">God Knows</h1>
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  15
  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Recorded &ndash; and discarded &ndash; for <em>Oh Mercy</em>, but given a second
  18 chance on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">Under The Red Sky</a> (1990).<br />
  19 May not have come out perfectly in the studio, but live this is a gem.</p>
  20
  21 <p>I give two versions: one with G chords, the other with E chords. Both
  22 seem to have been used, but what he plays in concerts it is actually
  23 the E version, although the intro (before the band enters) sounds
  24 suspiciously like his dear old G-C/g-G turn.</p>
  25
  26 <hr />
  27
  28 <h2 class="songversion"><em>Under the Red Sky</em> version</h2>
  29
  30 <p>Capo 3rd fret (sounding key Bb major)</p>
  31
  32 <p>The last three verses are played without the G+ - Em/b in the second
  33 half &ndash; just plain G-C/g all the way through.</p>
  34
  35 <pre class="verse">
  36 G                    C/g
  37  God knows you ain't pretty,
  38 G               C/g
  39  God knows it's true.
  40 G                G+
  41  God knows there ain't anybody
  42      Em/b                       G
  43 Ever gonna take the place of you.
  44
  45 God knows it's a struggle,
  46 God knows it's a crime,
  47 God knows there's gonna be no more water
  48 But fire next time.
  49 </pre>
  50
  51 <pre class="bridge">
  52 C
  53 God don't call it treason,
  54 G
  55 God don't call it wrong,
  56 A
  57 It was s'posed to last a season
  58              D
  59 But it's been so strong for so long.
  60 </pre>
  61
  62 <pre class="verse">
  63 God knows it's fragile,
  64 God knows everything,
  65 God knows it could snap apart right now
  66 Just like putting scissors to a string.
  67 </pre>
  68
  69 <pre class="bridge">
  70 God knows it's terrifying,
  71 God sees it all unfold,
  72 There's a million reasons for you to be crying
  73 You been so bold and so cold.
  74 </pre>
  75
  76 <pre class="verse">
  77 God knows that when you see it,
  78 God knows you've got to weep,
  79 God knows the secrets of your heart,
  80 He'll tell them to you when you're asleep.
  81
  82 God knows there's a river,
  83 God knows how to make it flow,
  84 God knows you ain't gonna be taking
  85 Nothing with you when you go.
  86
  87 God knows there's a purpose,
  88 God knows there's a chance,
  89 God knows you can rise above the darkest hour
  90 Of any circumstance.
  91
  92 God knows there's a heaven,
  93 God knows it's out of sight,
  94 God knows we can get all the way from here to there
  95 Even if we've got to walk a million miles by candlelight.
  96 </pre>
  97
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  99
 100 <p>To match the live renditions, the verses would have to go (Eb = (e.g.)
 101 3110xx):</p>
 102
 103 <pre class="verse">
 104 G                    C/g
 105  God knows you ain't pretty,
 106 G               C/g
 107  God knows it's true.
 108 G                      Eb
 109  God knows there ain't anybody
 110      C                       G
 111 Ever gonna take the place of you.
 112 </pre>
 113
 114 <hr />
 115
 116 <h2 class="songversion">Version in E</h2>
 117
 118 <p>As performed 090893 (capo usually on the 3rd fret live, 6th to match
 119 the album version).<br />
 120 G' means: 30000x (bend the 6th string)</p>
 121
 122 <pre class="verse">
 123 E            A/e        (G')
 124  God knows I love you,
 125 E               A/e             (G')
 126  God knows it's true.
 127 E                     C
 128  God knows that there ain't anybody
 129      A                       E    |: A/e   G' E :|
 130 Ever gonna take the place of you.
 131
 132 God knows it's fragile,
 133 God knows everything,
 134 God knows it could snap apart right now
 135 Just like putting scissors to a string.
 136
 137 |E . A/e  .G' |E . . . |
 138 </pre>
 139
 140 <pre class="bridge">
 141 A
 142 God don't call it treason,
 143 E
 144 God don't call it wrong,
 145 F#
 146 It was supposed to last a season
 147              B                        A
 148 But it's been so strong for so long.
 149 </pre>
 150
 151 <pre class="verse">
 152 God knows there's a river,
 153 God knows how to make it flow,
 154 God knows, when you leave this place
 155 you ain't taking nothing with you when you go.
 156 </pre>
 157
 158 <pre class="bridge">
 159 God knows it's terrifying,
 160 God sees it all unfold,
 161 There's a million reasons for you to be crying
 162 You been so bold and so cold.
 163 </pre>
 164
 165 <pre class="verse">
 166 God knows there's a purpose,
 167 God knows there's a chance,
 168 God knows you can rise above the darkest hour
 169 Of any circumstance.
 170 </pre>
 171
 172 <hr />
 173
 174 <h2 class="songversion">1995 version (lyric changes)</h2>
 175
 176 <p>As performed in Philadelphia, Jun 21, 1995</p>
 177 <pre class="verse">
 178 E            A/e        (G')
 179  God knows I need you,
 180 E               A/e             (G')
 181  God knows it's true.
 182 E                      C
 183  God knows ain't gonna   be anybody
 184      A                 E    |: A/e   G' E :|
 185 Ever in the world like you.
 186
 187 God knows it's a struggle,
 188 God knows it's a crime,
 189 God knows ain't gonna be no more water
 190 But fire next time.
 191
 192 |E . A/e  .G' |E . . . |
 193 </pre>
 194
 195 <pre class="bridge">
 196 A
 197 God don't say it's treason,
 198 E
 199 God don't say it's wrong,
 200 F#
 201 It was supposed to last a season
 202              B                        A
 203 But it's been so strong for so long.
 204 </pre>
 205
 206 <pre class="verse">
 207 God knows there's a purpose,
 208 God knows there's a chance,
 209 God knows you can rise above the darkest hour
 210 Of any circumstance.
 211
 212 [full band enters]
 213 </pre>
 214 <pre class="bridge">
 215 God knows it's terrifying,
 216 God sees it all unfold,
 217 There's a million reasons to be lying
 218 You been so bold and so cold.
 219 </pre>
 220
 221 <pre class="verse">
 222 God knows there's a river,
 223 God knows how to make it flow,
 224 God knows, you ain't gonna be taking
 225 nothing with you when you go.
 226 </pre>
 227
 228 <hr />
 229
 230 <a name="telltale"></a>
 231 <h2 class="songversion"><em>Tell Tale Signs</em> version</h2>
 232
 233 <p>Suggested capo position 2nd fret</p>
 234 <pre class="chords">
 235 E11    022232
 236 </pre>
 237 <pre class="verse">
 238 A           D
 239 God knows I need you
 240 A           D
 241 God knows I do
 242 A               F
 243 God knows there ain't nobody
 244      D                       A
 245 ever gonna take the place of you
 246 </pre>
 247
 248 <pre class="verse">
 249 God knows I can take it
 250 God knows that I care
 251 God knows everybody got to have
 252 someone in the world somewhere
 253 </pre>
 254
 255 <pre class="verse">
 256 God knows there's an answer
 257 God knows it's all in place
 258 God knows it might be working right now
 259 Lookin' us right straight in the face
 260 </pre>
 261
 262 <pre class="bridge">
 263 D
 264 Ain't no rhyme or reason
 265 A
 266 I know it can't be wrong
 267 B
 268 It was supposed to last a season
 269              E11
 270 but it's been so strong for so long
 271 </pre>
 272
 273 <pre class="verse">
 274 God knows I'm ready
 275 God knows you're hard to find
 276 God knows you're standing right there before my very eyes
 277 Messing up my mind
 278 </pre>
 279
 280 <pre class="bridge">
 281 Ain't no rhyme or reason
 282 I know it can't be wrong
 283 It was supposed to last a season
 284 but it's been so strong for so long
 285 </pre>
 286
 287 <pre class="verse">
 288 God knows there's a purpose
 289 God knows there's a chance
 290 God knows we can rise above the darkest hour
 291 of any circumstance.
 292 </pre>
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