Intro:
A E7 G G G -x2-
A
E7 G
Papa died smiling
G D A
Wide as the ring of a bell
E7 G
Gone all star white
G D A
Small as a wish in a well
E7 G
And Sodom, South Georgia
G D A
Woke like a tree full of bees
E7 G
Buried in Christmas
G D D Bm
Bows and a blanket of weeds
D D G G Em Bm
Papa died Sunday and I understood
D D G G Em
All dead white boys say, "God is good"
G G D
White tongues hang out, "God is good"
-alternate between C and G-
D
E7 G
Papa died while my
G D A
Girl Lady Edith was born
E7 G
Both heads fell like
G D A
Eyes on a crack in the door
E7 G
And Sodom, South Georgia
G D A
Slept on an acre of bones
E7 G
Slept through Christmas
G D D Bm
Slept like a bucket of snow
D D G G Em Bm
Papa died Sunday and I understood
D D G G Em
All dead white boys say, "God is good"
G G D
White tongues hang out, "God is good"
-alternate between G and D-
D
