The Cardigans - Godspell: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Godspell" 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.

F#m                  D         A
I've heard about a great big swindle
E            B
I read about it in a book
F#m            D       A
The book flew out the window
E                    B
Was later found by thieves and crooks

C#m
And now
                Am
they're singing hallelujah
Em                   D
I'm wondering just what did they find
F#m         D        A
They say "what's it to ya?"
E             B
Just take a place in line

Chorus:
    F#m
And wait
     C#m
So I wait
   D
I wait
    A
And wait
      C#m A E
And I.

I'm one of a few survivors
In a drawer labeled "lost and found"
Moon travelers and deep sea divers
Whose oxygen supply ran out

Now maybe if their gods be willing
They'll give us something, fill our empty cups
Sit down in the boat, don't spill it
Or we'll just have to line back up

And wait
So we wait
We wait and wait
Yes, we wait
And we wait
We will wait
We will wait
'Til we

You can hear it in the beat they march to
And you can feel the Earth shake when they start to dance
You can tell by the way they move you
It's not murder, it's an act of faith, baby

And as the world moves faster
Whiplashing us around and round
It's quite a slow disaster
But people keep on falling down

Chorus:
        F#m  D A
As they wait
    E  B
We wait
       F#m D A
And we wait
    E  B
We wait
        F#m D A
And we wait
    E  B
We wait
F#m         D A
Hallelujah!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B

Guitar chord 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 "Godspell" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Godspell" by The Cardigans.