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Oh My God by Jars Of Clay
Oh My God
Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)
Intro
E|-----0-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---|
B|-----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----1-1-0-0---|
G|-----0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---|
D|-----2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0---|
A|---0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3----x-x-x-x---|
E|--------------1-1-1-1-1-------------3-3-3-3-3---|
Am7 F
Oh my God, look around this place,
C
Your fingers reach around the bone,
G
You set the break and set the tone.
Am7 F
Flights of grace, and future falls
C G
In present pain all fools say, "Oh my God."
Interlude 2x
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--3-2-------3--3-2--------|
A|----------5------------5--|
E|------3-3----------3-3----|
Am7 F
Oh my God, why are we so afraid?
C
We make it worse when we don't bleed,
G
There is no cure for our disease.
Am7 F
Turn a phrase and rise again,
C G
Or fake your death and only tell your closest friends,
Oh my God.
Interlude
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--3-2-------3--3-2-------3--3-2----|
A|----------5------------5-----------|
E|------3-3----------3-3----------3--|
Am7 F
Oh my God, can I complain?
C G
You take away my firm belief and graft my soul upon Your grief.
Am7 F
Weddings, boats, and alibis,
C G
All drift away, and a mother cries...
No Guitar
Liars and fools, sons and failures, thieves will always say…
Am G C F
Lost and found, ailing wanderers, healers always say…
Am G C F
Whores and angels, men with problems, leavers always say…
Am G C F
Broken hearted, separated, orphans always say…
Am G C F
War creators, racial haters, preachers always say…
Am G C F
Distant fathers, fallen warriors, givers always say…
Am G C F
Pilgrim saints, lonely widows, users always say…
Am G C F
Fearful mothers, watchful doubters, Saviors always say…
Am
Sometimes I can not forgive
G
and these days mercy cuts so deep,
C F
If the world was how it should, maybe I could get some sleep.
Am G
While I lay, I'd dream we're better, scales were gone and faces
C F
lighter, when we wake we hate our brother, we still move to hurt each other.
Am G
Sometimes I can close my eyes and all the fear the keeps me silent,
C F
Falls below my heavy breathing, what makes me so badly bent?
Am G
We all have a chance to murder, we all have the need for wonder.
C F
We still want to be reminded that the pain is worth the plunder.
Am G
Sometimes when I lose my grip, I wonder what to make of heaven,
C F
All the times I thought to reach up, all the times I had to give up.
Am G
Babies underneath their beds, in hospitals that cannot treat them.
C F
All the wounds that money causes, all the comforts of cathedrals,
Am G
All the cries of thirsty children, this is our inheritance,
C F
All the rage of watching mothers, this is our greatest offense
Am G C F
Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God.
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version 2
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
Am7 F
Oh my God, why are we so afraid?
C
We make it worse when we don't bleed,
Gsus
There is no cure for our disease,
Am7 F
Turn a phrase, and rise again,
C Gsus G
Or fake your death, and only tell, your closest friends,
F C G F C G
Oh my God
Am7 F
Oh my God, can I complain?
C
You take away my firm belief
Gsus
And graft my soul upon your grief
Am7 F
Weddings, boats, and alibis,
C
All drift away
Gsus G
And a mother cries
(no chords played until indicated)
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
F G
Broken hearted, seperated,
C F
Orphans always say
Am7 G
War-creators, racial-haters,
C F
Preachers always say
F G
Distant fathers, fallen warriors,
C F
Givers always say
Am7 G
Pilgrim saints, lonely widows,
C F
Users always say
F G
Fearful mothers, watchful doubters,
C F
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)
Am7
Sometimes I can close my eyes
G
And all the fear that keeps me silent
C
Falls below my heavy breathing
F
What makes me so badly bent
Am7
We all have a chance to murder
G
We all feel the need for wonder
C
We still want to be reminded
F
That the pain is worth the thunder
Am7
Sometimes when I lose my grip
G
I wonder what to make of Heaven
C
All the times I thought to reach up
F
All the times I had to give up
Am7
Babies underneath their beds
G
Hospitals that cannot treat
C
All the wounds that money causes
F
All the comforts of cathedrals
Am7
All the cries of thirsty children
G
This is our inheritance
C
All the rage of watching mothers
F
This is our greatest offence
Am7
Oh my God, Oh my God,
Oh my God
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version 3
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
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