Black Sabbath - God Is Dead?: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "God Is Dead?" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Intro: D#m F D#m F D#m F B F D#m F D#m F D#m F B F D# D# D# F# D# D# D# F# C# D# D# D# F# D# D# D# A F# D#m F D#m F D#m F D#m Lost in the darkness, F D#m F D#m F I fade from the light D#m F Faith of my father, my brother, D#m My Maker and Savior F D#m F D#m F Help me make it through the night D#m F D#m Blood on my conscience F D#m F D#m F And murder in mind D#m F Out of the gloom I rise up from my tomb D#m Into impending doom F D#m F D#m F Now my body is my shrine Chorus: B A# The blood runs free, the rain turns red F# Give me the wine, F D# D# A A# D# D# A G# You keep the bread B A# The voices echo in my head F# F D# D# A Is God alive or is God dead? A# D# D# A G# Is God dead? D#m F D#m F D#m F D#m Rivers of evil, F D#m F B D#m F Run through dying land D#m Swimming in sorrow, F They kill, steal, and borrow D#m There is no tomorrow F D#m F B D#m F For the sinners will be damned D#m F D#m Ashes to ashes F D#m F B D#m F You cannot exhume a soul D#m F Who do you trust when corruption D#m And lust creed of all the unjust F D#m F B D#m F Leaves you empty and unwhole? B C# When will this nightmare be over? Tell me B C# When can I empty my head? B C# Will someone tell me the answer? D# F# D# D D# F# Is God really dead? D# D D# F# D# D Is God really dead? D# F# D# D D# F# D# D To safeguard my philosophy D# F# D# D Until my dying breath D# F# D# D I transfer from reality D# F# D# D Into a living death D# F# D# D I empathize with enemies D# F# D# D Until the timing’s right D# F# D# D With God and Satan at my side D# F# D# D From darkness will come light Chorus: B A# I watch the rain as it turns red F# Give me more wine F D# D# A A# D# D# A G# I don’t need bread B A# These riddles that live in my head F# F D# D# A I don’t believe that God is dead A# D# D# A G# God is dead D# D# D# F# D# D# D# F# C# D# D# D# F# D# D# D# A F# D# D# A# G# D# D# A# G# D# D# A# G# D# D# A# G# D# D# Nowhere to run, D# G# D# D# D# Nowhere to hide G# D# D# Wondering if we will meet D# G# D# D# Again on the other side D# G# D# D# Do you believe a word D# G# D# D# D# What the Good Book said? G# D# D# D# Or is it just a holy fairytale G# D# D# D# And God is dead? G# D# D# A# God is dead, G# D# D# A# God is dead G# D# D# A# God is dead, G# D# D# A# G# God is dead, right? D# F# C# D# D# F# C# D# D# F# C# D# D# F# C# D# D# D# A# G# D# D# A# G# D# D# A# G# D# D# A# G# Chorus: B A# But still the voices in my head F# F D# D# A A# D# D# A G# Are telling me that God is dead B A# The blood pours down, the rain turns red F# F D# D# A I don’t believe that God is dead A# D# D# A God is dead, G# D# D# A God is dead, A# D# D# A G# God is dead You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  C#  D  D#  D#m  F  F#  G#  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "God Is Dead?" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "God Is Dead?" by Black Sabbath.