Intro D
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Dear God
D/F# G
I’ve been trying awful hard to make You proud of me
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But it seems
D/F# G
The harder that I try the harder it becomes
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And I feel like giving up
D/F# G
Most of the time
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Dear God
D/F# G
I’ve been chasing their approval and it’s killing me
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And I know
D/F#
The more I try to prove
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The less I have to show
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And I’m stuck inside my head
D/F# G
Most of the time
Em
If I pray a little harder
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If I follow all the rules
Em A
I wonder could I ever be enough
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I try and I try
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Just to fall back down again
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And I ask myself why
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Do I try to chase the wind
Bm A
I just lean into the mystery
G A
Maybe hope is found in a melody
Bm A G
So I wanna try again
Bm A G
Yeah, I’m gonna try again
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Dear child
D/F# G
I hope you know how much I love you and I’m proud of you
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Please believe
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The thoughts I have for you will never change or fade away
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When you felt like giving up
D/F# G
I was there all along
Em
I’m not scared of imperfections
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Or the questions in your head
Em A
Just know that you have always been enough
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You tried and you tried
G D
And I saw your wrestle with
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Every how, every why
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I was right there listening
Bm A
So just fall into the mystery
G A
I’ll meet you in the melody
Bm A G
So please try just to try again
Bm A G
So child would you try again
Bm A D
My child you can love again