Learn to play "God Control" 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.
Dm F C Dm Everybody knows the damn truth Our nation lied, we lost respect When we wake up, what can we do? Get the kids ready, take them to school Everybody knows they don’t have a chance To get a decent job, to have a normal life When they talk reforms, it makes me laugh They pretend to help, it makes me laugh I think I understand why people get a gun I think I understand why we all give up Every day they have a kind of victory Blood of innocence, spread everywhere They say that we need love But we need more than this We lost God control We lost God control We lost God control We lost God control D# This is your wake-up call Dm I'm like your nightmare I'm here to start your day D# This is your wake-up call Dm We don’t have to fall D# A new democracy Dm God and pornography A new democracy Chorus: D# People think that I’m insane The only gun is in my brain Dm Each new birth, it gives me hope That’s why I don’t smoke that dope D# Insane people think I am Brain inside my only friend Dm Hope it gives me birth each new That dope I don’t smoke, it’s true D# Dm Everybody knows the damn truth D# Dm Everybody knows the damn truth (Wake up) We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up We need to make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up It’s a hustle, yeah It’s a hustle It’s a con It’s a hustle It’s a weird kind of energy, a bizarre thing that happens to be An abnormal fraternity, and I feel more than sympathy We got to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up We need to make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up Chorus: People think that I’m insane The only gun is in my brain Each new birth, it gives me hope That’s why I don’t smoke that dope Insane people think I am Brain inside my only friend Hope it gives me birth each new That dope I don’t smoke, it’s true Everybody knows the damn truth Everybody knows the damn truth We got to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up (Wake up) Ah (Ah), Ah (Ah) A new democracy! Everybody knows the damn truth Our nation lied, we’ve lost respect When we wake up, what can we do Get the kids ready, take them to school Everybody knows they don’t have a chance Get a decent job, have a normal life When they talk reforms, it makes me laugh They pretend to help, it makes me laugh We lost God control We lost God control We lost God control We lost God control We lost God control (Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC Dm D# F 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 Control" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "God Control" by Madonna.