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One Black Sheep by Mat Kearney
One Black Sheep
Capo: 5th fret
C
I was born a love child of the ''70s
C
Touched down at Sacred Heart
C
Three boys in a treehouse family
G
Saw the lights from the reservoir
C
Mamma told me angels are watching us
C
In a green Volkswagen van
C
In the cities of hippies and angels
G
Just singing along to a Amy Grant
[Pre CHORUS]
F C F C
There was money in my pocket Shoes on my feet
F C G
But I always felt like the one black sheep
F C F C
There was food on the table, a place to sleep
F C G
But there''s no rest for the one black sheep
[CHORUS]
Singing
C
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
C
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
F C
Won''t somebody tell me
G
What''s wrong with me?
[REPEAT CHORUS]
[VERSE 2]
C
Packed up in Eugene, Oregon
C
Amtrak wearin'' soccer cleats
C
Headed south to California
G
Conference player of the week
C
But at night I dreamed of Graceland
C
Stealing my friend Kyle''s guitar
C
On the racquetball courts playing
G
Songs for homeless broken hearts
[Pre CHORUS 2]
F C
There was money in my pocket
F C
Shoes on my feet
F C G
But I always felt like the one black sheep
F C
Got a good education
F C
On Hobart Street
F C G
But there''s no books on the one black sheep
[REPEAT CHORUS] x2
[VERSE 3]
C
Two dropouts headed eastbound
C
Chevy truck with no A/C
C
Star light, Fort Kearney Campground
G
Said why not Tennessee?
C
Got fire in my bones, boy
C
Got words to say
C
Lord knows I''m not home
G
But I''m on my way with
[Pre CHORUS 3]
F C
Money in my pocket
F C
Shoes on my feet
F C G
But I still feel like the one black sheep
F C
Got these 3 guitar chords
F C
And the road under my feet
F C G
But there''s no place for the one black sheep
[Repeat CHORUS] x 2
F C G C
''Cause there''s no rest for the one black sheep
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version 2
CAPO 3
[Verse 1]
G D
I was born a love child of the ''70s
G D
Touched down at Sacred Heart
G D
Three boys in a treehouse family
Asus A
Saw the lights from the reservoir
G D
Mamma told me angels are watching us
G D
In a green Volkswagen van
G D
In the cities of hippies and angel dust
Asus A
Just singing along to a Amy Grant
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
There was money in my pocket
G D
Shoes on my feet
G D
But I always felt like the one black sheep
G D G D
There was food on the table, A place to sleep
G D Asus A
But there''s no rest for the one black sheep
[Chorus]
Singing
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Won''t somebody tell me
Asus A
What''s wrong with me?
Singing
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Won''t somebody tell me
Asus A
What''s wrong with me?
[Verse 2]
G D
Packed up in Eugene, Oregon
G D
Amtrak wearin'' soccer cleats
G D
Headed south to California
Asus A
Conference player of the week
G D
But at night I dreamed of Graceland
G D
Stealing my friend Kyle''s guitar
G D
On the racquetball courts playing
Asus A
Songs for homeless broken hearts
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
There was money in my pocket
G D
Shoes on my feet
G D Asus A
But I always felt like the one black sheep
G D
Got a good education
G D
On Hobart Street
G D Asus A
But there''s no books on the one black sheep
[Chorus]
Singing
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Won''t somebody tell me
Asus A
What''s wrong with me?
Singing
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Won''t somebody tell me
Asus A
What''s wrong with me?
[Verse 3]
G D
Two dropouts headed eastbound
G D
Chevy truck with no A/C
G D
Starlight Fort Kearney Campground
Asus A
Said "Why not Tennessee?"
G D
Got fire in my bones, boy
G D
Got words to say
G D
Lord knows I''m not home
Asus A
But I''m on my way with
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
Money in my pocket
G D
Shoes on my feet
G D Asus A
But I still feel like the one black sheep
G D
Got these 3 guitar chords
G D
Road under my feet
G D Asus A
But there''s no place for the one black sheep
[Chorus]
Singing
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Won''t somebody tell me
Asus A
What''s wrong with me?
Yeah
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Won''t somebody tell me
Asus A
What''s wrong with me?
Yeah
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Won''t somebody tell me
Asus A
What''s wrong with me?
Yeah
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
G D
Won''t somebody tell me
Asus A
What''s wrong with me?
G D Asus A
Cause there''s no rest for the one black sheep
*I''m not so sure about that last line though.
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version 3
Capo 5
You can basically leave your fingers in the same position for the
whole time during this song fingerpicked sections. Here is the
finger position:
|033010|
For the last two bars, just lift your pinky finger (and your pointer,
when you do the hammer-on) off the frets, and put it back down when
you’re done.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
B|------1---------|--------1-------|------1---------|----------------|
G|----0-----0-----|----0-------0---|----0-----0-----|----0-------0---|
D|3-----------3---|----------------|3-----------3---|----------------|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|--------1-------|------1---------|--------0-h-1---|
G|----0-----0-----|----0-------0---|----0-----0-----|----0-----------|
D|3-----------3---|----------------|0-----------0---|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Repeat until 1:32, then pause (on books, when he says “but there’s no books...”)
Chords for the chorus:
C |x32010|
G |320033|
Use the G chords when Mat says, “what’s wrong with me” and then go back to C.
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Based on a few videos I found of this song since the tour started, I
thought I should update this tab. There are a few more chords, and
since Matt''s guitarist plays the song with a pick, I changed some
things to reflect that and what I saw in the videos. Most of it is
the same. The one thing I don''t like is how the fourth measure (0h2)
sounds, but that''s how they play it. If you want, play it just like
the beginning of the second and sixth measures. Not much difference.
Fsus4 C Fsus4 B/G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
B|------1---------|--------1-------|------1---------|------------1---|
G|----0-----0-----|----0-------0---|----0-----0-----|----0-----------|
D|3-----------3---|0h2-------------|3-----------3---|----------------|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|0h2-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|--------1-------|------1---------|--------0-h-1---|
G|----0-----0-----|----0-------0---|----0-----0-----|--------0-------|
D|3-----------3---|0h2-------------|------------0---|----0-----------|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
The chords for this version are a little different:
Fsus4 |xx301x|
C |x32010|
B/G |x2x010|
Gsus4 |330013|
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