Elton John - If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elton John

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)" smoothly on your guitar.

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A                          D          A
Torn from their families, mothers go hungry
C#m            F#m           Bm7         E7
To feed their children, but children go hungry
         A                        D          A
There's so many big men, they're out making millions
     C#m       F#m            Bm7       E7     C Bm
When poverty's profits, just blame the children

Chorus:
             F#m                      A7
If there's a God in heaven, what's he waiting for?
       Bm             F#m               D            E7
If he can't hear the children, then he must see the war
        F#m                  A7
But it seems to me, that he leads his lambs
         C        Bm                C  Bm    A  C Bm C Bm A
To the slaughter house and not the promised land

Dying for causes
They don't understand
We've been taking their futures
Right out of their hands
They need the handouts
To hold back the tears
There's so many crying
But so few that hear

Chorus - x2

             F#m          A7
If there's a God in heaven.
                F#m         E7
Well, what's he waiting for?

             F#m          A7 C Bm
If there's a God in heaven.
           C  Bm   A
What's he waiting for? - x4


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E7

Guitar chord E7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 "If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)" by Elton John.

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