# Why is 'God' such a great song?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [October 30, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-god-such-a-great-song/1009480 "2024-10-30T23:30:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-god-such-a-great-song/1009480/21 "2024-12-20T14:35:23Z")

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a great song… I can tell John wrote it on piano. He likes to play a chord, and then use his left hand to go a note lower. Beautiful music, singing, vocals, themes… Lennon sang his guts out.

The ending is - Em - Em/D - C - D  
I think it begins in G, with a G/F# to follow

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