When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God? chords by
Van Morrison

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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F#m

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Verse 1

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G

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The sun was setting over Avalon The

C

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G

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last time we stood in the west

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Suffering longtime angel

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G

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enraptured like Blake

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Bm

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Burn out the dross,

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C

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D

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G

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innocence captured again

Em

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Standing on the beach at sunset

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G

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C

C

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Yeah, and all the boats

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D

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keep moving slow

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In the glory of the flashing light

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In the evenings glow

Verse 2

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C

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Em

Em

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When will I ever learn to live in God?

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C

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G

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When will I ever learn?

C

C

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C

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He gives me everything I need and more

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G

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When will I ever learn?

Verse 3

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G

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You brought it to my

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attention

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D

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G

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That everything that was made in God

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Down through centuries of

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great writings and paintings

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C

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D

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Everything was in God

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Em

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Seen through architecture

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G

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of great cathedrals

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C

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Down through the history of time

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G

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Is and was in the beginning and evermore

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Shall ever be

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Verse 4

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Em

Em

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When will I ever learn to live in God?

C

C

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G

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When will I ever learn?

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C

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He gives me everything

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G

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C

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Em

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I need and more

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C

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When will I ever learn?

Verse 5

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Whatever it takes to fulfill his mission

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That is the way we must go

But you've got to do it

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your own way

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Tear down the old, bring up the new

Interlude 1

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Verse 6

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And up on the hillside it's quiet

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Where the shepherd is

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tending his sheep

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And over the mountains and the valleys

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And the countryside is so green

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Standing on the highest hill

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with a sense of wonder

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You can see everything is made in God

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Head back down the roadside

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And give thanks for it all

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D

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Verse 7

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C

C

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When will I ever learn to live in God?

Em

Em

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C

C

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When will I ever learn?

C

C

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He gives me everything I need and more

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Em

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C

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When will I ever learn?

Verse 8

C

C

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Em

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When will I ever learn to live in God?

C

C

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G

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When will I ever learn?

C

C

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He gives me everything I need and more

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When will I ever learn?

Verse 9

C

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Em

Em

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When will I ever learn to live in God?

C

C

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G

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When will I ever learn?

C

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He gives me everything

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Em

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I need and more

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When will I ever learn?

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The original key of When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God? by Van Morrison is G major.

The primary chords used in When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God? are Em, D, G, F#m, C, Bm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, D, G, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God? is approximately 83 beats per minute.

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