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Oh Lord by Nf
Oh Lord
This song is basically
Dm F C Bb
Over and over
Here's how I play the intro (sounds 100% accurate)
[Intro]
e|-----------------5-----------0---------6---------------------------------|
B|-------6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7----------5----------0---------7------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---------------------5---------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I play that through to the end of the 1st hook (just like the recording) then when I hit V2 I start strumming
the chords as I usually play them (open chords), then for the ending go back to the intro,
this has a nice dynamic effect that really adds to the power of this song.
[Verse 1]
Dm
When I die, put my ashes in the trash bag
F
I don’t care where they go
C
Don’t waste your money on my gravestone
Bb
I’m more concerned about my soul
Dm
Everybody’s gon’ die
F
Don’t everybody live though
C
Sometimes I look up to the sky
Bb
And wonder do You see us down here?
[Hook]
Dm F
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
C Bb
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Dm F
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
C Bb
Oh Lord, oh Lord
[Verse 2]
Dm
Listen, yeah everybody wants change
F
Don’t nobody wanna change though
C
Don’t nobody wanna pray
Bb
Till they got something to pray for
Dm
Now everybody’s gon’ die
F
But don’t everybody live though
C
Sometimes I look up to the sky
Bb
And wonder do you see us down here?
[Hook]
Dm F
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
C Bb
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Dm F
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
C Bb
Oh Lord, oh Lord
[Verse 3]
Dm
It’s easy to blame God but harder to fix things
F
We look in the sky like, “Why ain’t You listening?”
C
Watching the news in our living rooms on the big screens
Bb
And talking ’bout “If God’s really real, then where is He?”
Dm
You see the same God that you saying might not even exist
F
Becomes real to us, but only when we dying in bed
C
When ya healthy it’s like, we don’t really care for Him then
Bb
Leave me alone God, I’ll call you when I need you again
Dm
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
F
Then blame God for our problems like He sleeping on you
C
We turn our backs on Him, what do you expect Him to do?
Bb
It’s hard to answer prayers when nobody’s praying to you
Dm
I look around at this world we walk on
F
It’s a smack in the face, don’t ever tell me there’s no God
C
And if there isn’t then what are we here for?
Bb
And what are y’all doing down there? I don’t know Lord
[Hook]
Dm F
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
C Bb
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Dm F
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
C Bb
Oh Lord, oh Lord
[Ending]
Dm
Do You see us down here? Oh Lord
F C
Can You see us down here? Oh Lord
Bb
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Can You see us? Can’t You see us?
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version 2
MM = 90 at a quarter note
Timing = 4/4
[Verse]
E E DH E E DH E E DH E E DH
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|x9
B|----6-----------|-----10---------|----5-----------|------11--------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--7-------------|--10------------|--5-------------|---12-----------|
A|5---------------|8---------------|3---------------|10--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Pause one measure
[Then]
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------|5-------5-------5-------5-------|
A|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8-------8-------8-------8-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------|8-------8-------8---------------|
A|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|----5-5-----5-5-----5\----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
ER
(1) and (2) are played together
(1)
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------|5-------5-------5-------5-------|
A|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S E S S
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|8-------8-----------------------|
A|----5-5-----5-5-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|
HR
(2)
E(DH) (E) E H DQ E(DH) (E) E DH
E|6---------------|6---------------|5---------------|----------------|
B|--10---------10-|--10------10----|--8-----------8-|-----6----------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---7------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
ER
Pause for one measure
[Then]
(1) and (2) are played together
E E DH E E DH E E DH E E DH
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|x2
B|----6-----------|-----10---------|----5-----------|------11--------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--7-------------|--10------------|--5-------------|---12-----------|
A|5---------------|8---------------|3---------------|10--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(2)
E(DH) (E) E H DQ E(DH) (E) E DH
E|6---------------|6---------------|5---------------|----------------|x2
B|--10---------10-|--10------10----|--8-----------8-|-----6----------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---7------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
ER
[Then]
E E DH E E DH E E DH E E DH
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|x4
B|----6-----------|-----10---------|----5-----------|------11--------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--7-------------|--10------------|--5-------------|---12-----------|
A|5---------------|8---------------|3---------------|10--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
When I die, put my ashes in the trash bag
I don't care where they go
Don't waste your money on my gravestone
I'm more concerned about my soul
Everybody's gon' die
Don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Listen, yeah everybody wants change
Don't nobody wanna change though
Don't nobody wanna pray
Till they got something to pray for
Now everybody's gon' die
But don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do you see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
It's easy to blame God but harder to fix things
We look in the sky like, "Why ain't You listening?"
Watching the news in our living rooms on the big screens
And talking 'bout "If God's really real, then where is He?"
You see the same God that you saying might not even exist
Becomes real to us, but only when we dying in bed
When ya healthy it's like, we don't really care for Him then
Leave me alone God, I'll call you when I need you again
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
Then blame God for our problems like He sleeping on you
We turn our backs on Him, what do you expect Him to do?
It's hard to answer prayers when nobody's praying to you
I look around at this world we walk on
It's a smack in the face, don't ever tell me there's no God
And if there isn't then what are we here for?
And what are y'all doing down there? I don't know Lord
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Do You see us down here? Oh Lord
Can You see us down here? Oh Lord
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Can You see us? Can't You see us?
| (number) (number) = tied note
| S = sixteenth note
| E = eighth note
| Q = quater note
| H = half note
| DH = Dotted half note
| \ Slide down
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version 3
intro, this riff continues in the background throughout most of the song.
e|----------1--------------5-------------0----------------6-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2---------------2------------------------------3---------------------------|
D|--0--------------3-----------------2-------------5------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When I die, put my ashes in the trash bag
I don't care where they go
Don't waste your money on my gravestone
I'm more concerned about my soul
Everybody's gon' die
Don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Listen, yeah everybody wants change
Don't nobody wanna change though
Don't nobody wanna pray
Till they got something to pray for
Now everybody's gon' die
But don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do you see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
It's easy to blame God but harder to fix things
We look in the sky like, "Why ain't You listening?"
Watching the news in our living rooms on the big screens
And talking 'bout "If God's really real, then where is He?"
You see the same God that you saying might not even exist
Becomes real to us, but only when we dying in bed
When ya healthy it's like, we don't really care for Him then
Leave me alone God, I'll call you when I need you again
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
Then blame God for our problems like He sleeping on you
We turn our backs on Him, what do you expect Him to do?
It's hard to answer prayers when nobody's praying to you
I look around at this world we walk on
It's a smack in the face, don't ever tell me there's no God
And if there isn't then what are we here for?
And what are y'all doing down there? I don't know Lord
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Do You see us down here? Oh Lord
Can You see us down here? Oh Lord
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Can You see us? Can't You see us?
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version 4
The entire song has this pattern repeated.
e|-------1--------------5--------------0--------------6------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3---------------------------|
G|----2--------------5--------------0-----------0------------------------------|
D|-0--------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When I die, put my ashes in the trash bag
I don't care where they go
Don't waste your money on my gravestone
I'm more concerned about my soul
Everybody's gon' die
Don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Listen, yeah everybody wants change
Don't nobody wanna change though
Don't nobody wanna pray
Till they got something to pray for
Now everybody's gon' die
But don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do you see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
It's easy to blame God but harder to fix things
We look in the sky like, "Why ain't You listening?"
Watching the news in our living rooms on the big screens
And talking 'bout "If God's really real, then where is He?"
You see the same God that you saying might not even exist
Becomes real to us, but only when we dying in bed
When ya healthy it's like, we don't really care for Him then
Leave me alone God, I'll call you when I need you again
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
Then blame God for our problems like He sleeping on you
We turn our backs on Him, what do you expect Him to do?
It's hard to answer prayers when nobody's praying to you
I look around at this world we walk on
It's a smack in the face, don't ever tell me there's no God
And if there isn't then what are we here for?
And what are y'all doing down there? I don't know Lord
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Do You see us down here? Oh Lord
Can You see us down here? Oh Lord
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Can You see us? Can't You see us?
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