Lying In The Hands Of God by Dave Matthews Band, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Lying In The Hands Of God

Biography:

Dave Matthews Band was formed in Charlottesville, VA in 1991 by South African native singer and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, the late LeRoi Moore, who played a wide variety of instruments from the saxophone to the flute, violin player Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford, and keyboardist Peter Griesar (who left the band in 1993), all of whom Dave met in Charlottesville. In 1998, the band played shows with keyboardist Butch Taylor, although he was not officially a member of the band.

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LYING IN THE HANDS OF GOD- DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

Some of the chords used:
A/C#
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-2--
-2--
-2--
-4--
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D G D Bm
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-3-----3-----3-----3----|
-2-----o-----2-----4----|
-------------o-----4----|
-------------------2----|
-2-----3----------------|

The first initial guitar riff is a quick-like walk down from Bm, A, to G, and back to A.
You’ll have to listen to the actual song to hear how the chords change…but it’s obvious.

VERSE 1
Bm A G A (repeat riff)
Baby I'll be your soldier
Bm A G A (repeat riff)
Gladly I'll do your bidding
Bm A G A (repeat riff)
For just a taste of what you're holding
Bm A G A (repeat riff)
For just a taste you could own me

CHORUS 1
Em G D A/C#
Save your sermons for someone thats afraid to love
Em G D F#7 (or just F#)
I'll be right here lying in the hands of God

VERSE 2
(same chords as first verse)
Here it comes dive right into me
Now the floor is the ceiling
If you never flew why would you?
Cut the wings off a butterfly

CHORUS 2
Emin G D A/C#
Save your sermons, for someone who's afraid to love

Emin G D A/C#
If you knew what I feel, than you couldn't be so sure

Emin G D F#7 (or just F#)
But I'll be right here, lying in the hands of God.

Bridge:
D/F# G D Bm
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-3-----3-----3-----3----|
-2-----o-----2-----4----|
-------------o-----4----|
-------------------2----|
-2-----3----------------|

BRIDGE 1
D/F# G D Bm
If you feel angels in your hair
D G D Bm
Teardrops of joy run down your face
D G A
You will rise

VERSE 3
(same as verse 1)
Fill me up now drain me
Skin begins to grow back slowly
Faster until I'm choking
I really should call my mother

CHORUS 3
Save your sermons for someone thats afraid to love
If you knew what I feel then you couldnt be so sure
I'll be right here lying in the hands of God

BRIDGE/CHORUS
D G D Bm
I am in love with nothing else
D G D Bm
Teardrops of joy runs off my face
D G A
I will rise
D A/C#
for someone that's afraid to love
Em G D A/C#
If you knew what I feel then you couldnt be so sure
Em G D F#7 (or just F#)
I'll be right here lying in the hands of God

OUTRO
(same as other verses)
Now the floor is the ceiling
If you never flew why would you