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Oh My God

Jars Of Clay

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This tab may look intimidating at first, but just look through it and try it along with track the first couple of times, and my crazy descriptions make more sense. It really is easy, and I hope this tab lives up to what you wanted out of learning this song. For the first three verses, the chord is played by first plucking the note listed below, strumming as shown (a lowercase direction means the strumming motion is made, but the are not hit, where an uppercase direction means the strings are hit) Strumming Pattern: PLUCK DOWN up down UP DOWN UP down UP DOWN UP down UP DOWN UP for all chords until noted) Chords and First Notes Played: Am7 - Open A string F - F on low E string C - C on A string Gsus - G on low E (for the the Gsus chord, it changes from a Gsus to a G at the second up strum you hit) Am7 F Oh my God, look around this place, C Fingers reach around the bone, Gsus G You set the break, you set the tone, Am7 F Flights of grace, and future falls, C Gsus G In present pain, all fools say, F C G F C G Oh my God (This pattern continues for the next two verses) Oh my God, why are we so afraid? We make it worse when we don't bleed, There is no cure for our disease, Turn a phrase, and rise again, Or fake your death, and only tell, your closest friends, Oh my God Oh my God, can I complain? You take away my firm belief And graft my soul upon your grief Weddings, boats, and alibis, All drift away And a mother cries (Here it is silent until noted. When the chords are played, they are just strummed out, there is no introduction note) Liars and fools, sons and failures, Theives will always say F G Lost and found, ailing wanderers, C F Healers always say Am7 G Whores and angels, men with problems, C F Leavers always say (The rest of the chords are as above until noted) Broken hearted, seperated, Orphans always say War-creators, racial-haters, Preachers always say Distant fathers, fallen warriors, Givers always say Pilgrim saints, lonely widows, Users always say Fearful mothers, watchful doubters, Saviors always say Am7 Sometimes I cannot forgive G And these days mercy cuts so deep C If the world was how it should be F Maybe I could get some sleep Am7 While I lay I dream we're better G Scales were gone and faces lighter C When we wake we hate our brother F We still move to hurt each other (The chords for the rest of the song are as above) Sometimes I can close my eyes And all the fear that keeps me silent Falls below my heavy breathing What makes me so badly bent We all have a chance to murder We all feel the need for wonder We still want to be reminded That the pain is worth the thunder Sometimes when I lose my grip I wonder what to make of Heaven All the times I thought to reach up All the times I had to give up Babies underneath their beds Hospitals that cannot treat All the wounds that money causes All the comforts of cathedrals All the cries of thirsty children This is our inheritence All the rage of watching mothers This is our greatest offence Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God Listen to the song to hear how the strumming is at the end, but really just play around it until it feels right. At the end, let the last chord ring out, and it gives a great on the meaning of the song. Enjoy! Eric Bersin
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