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Author/Artist: Joan Osborne
 Title: One of us [Acoustic version]
 Transcribed by: Rafał Dziuba
 E-mail: r8d@wp.pl
 Date: Friday, 1 Feb 2002
 Country: Poland
 This is acoustic version of this song.
 Legend of symbols used in this tab:
 
          2h4 - Pick fret 2, hammer on fret 4
          4p2 - Pick fret 4, pull of to fret 2
           /9 - Slide up "from nowhere"
           7\ - Slide down "to nowhere"
          7b9 - Pick fret 7, then bend two frets
          (2) - It can be hit
            u - Hitting string up -> E,B,G,D,A,E
            d - Hitting string down -> E,A,D,G,A,E
 
 E6           E2           D2
   -------      ---1---      ---0---
   ---2---      -------      ---3---
   ---1---      ---1---      ---2---
   ---2---      ---2---      -------
   ---2---      ---2---      -------
   -------      -------      -------
 
 
 Intro: 
 
 E|---2---4---5------------------------------------------|
 B|---2---2---2---2---2---3---5-----------5---5----------|
 G|---------------2---2---2---2-------2-------2h4p2------|
 D|------------------------------2-----------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Repeat 3 times, then
 
 E|---2---4---5------------------------------------------|
 B|---2---2---2---2---2---3---5-----------5---5----------|
 G|---------------2---2---2---2-------2-------4----------|
 D|-------------------------------2----------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Verse 1:
     F#m         D          A           E
         d   u      d           d   u       d   u
 E|------2---2------2h3p2-------0---0-------0---0--------|
 B|------2---2------3-----------2---2-------0---0--------|
 G|------2---2------2-----------2---2-------1---1--------|
 D|--4---4---4---0--0-------2---2---2-------2---2--------|
 A|-------------------------------------2----------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
  If God had a name....
 
 Repeat 4 times, then
     D       D       D2      D2      E
                                         d     u   d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0-----------0-----0---0-----|
 B|-(3)-----(3)-----(3)-----(3)----------0-----2---0-----|
 G|------2-------2-------2-------2-------1-----1---1-----|
 D|--------------------------------------2-----2---2-----|
 A|----------------------------------2-------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
     Yeah....
  
     D       D       D2      D2      E                
                                         d     u    d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0-----------0-----0----0----|
 B|-(3)-----(3)-----(3)-----(3)----------0-----2----0----|
 G|------2-------2-------2-------2-------1-----1----1----|
 D|--------------------------------------2-----2----2----|
 A|----------------------------------2-------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
     D       D       D2      D2      E
                                         d   d   d   d   u   d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0-----------1---1---0---0---1---0---|
 B|-(3)-----(3)-----(3)-----(3)----------0---0---0---0---0---0---|
 G|------2-------2-------2-------2-------1---1---1---1---1---1---|
 D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 A|----------------------------------2---------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                             What if
 Chorus 1:
     F#m             D               A               E
     d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u
 E|----------2---2-----------2---2-----------0---0-----------0---0---|
 B|--2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
 G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|
 D|--4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 A|--4---4-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------2---2-----------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     God     was     one of us....
 
 Repeat 3 times, then
 
 Bridge: Guitar 1:
     F#m             D               A               E
     d   d   d   d   d   d   d   d   d   d   d   u   d
 E|----------2---2-----------2---2-----------0---0------------|
 B|--2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---0--------|
 G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---1--------|
 D|--4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2--------|
 A|--4---4-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------2--------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
           home....
 
 Bridge: Guitar 2:
 
 E|--2---4---5-----------------------------------2p4p5---|
 B|--2---2---2---2---3---5-----------5---2p3p5-----------|
 G|--------------2---2---2-------2-----------------------|
 D|--------------------------2---------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
           home....
 
 Verse 2:
     F#m         D          A           E
         d   u      d           d   u       d   u
 E|------2---2------2h3p2-------0---0-------0---0--------|
 B|------2---2------3-----------2---2-------0---0--------|
 G|------2---2------2-----------2---2-------1---1--------|
 D|--4---4---4---0--0-------2---2---2-------2---2--------|
 A|-------------------------------------2----------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
  If God had a face....
 
 Repeat 4 times, then
     D       D       D2      D2      E
                                         d   d   u   d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0-----------0---0---0---0---|
 B|-(3)-----(3)-----(3)-----(3)----------0---0---2---0---|
 G|------2-------2-------2-------2-------1---1---1---1---|
 D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---2---|
 A|----------------------------------2-------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
     Yeah....
  
     D       D       D2      D2      E                
                                         d   d   u   d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0-----------0---0---0---0---|
 B|-(3)-----(3)-----(3)-----(3)----------0---0---2---0---|
 G|------2-------2-------2-------2-------1---1---1---1---|
 D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---2---|
 A|----------------------------------2-------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
     D       D       D2      D2      E
                                         d   d   d   d   u   d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0-----------1---1---0---0---1---0---|
 B|-(3)-----(3)-----(3)-----(3)----------0---0---0---0---0---0---|
 G|------2-------2-------2-------2-------1---1---1---1---1---1---|
 D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 A|----------------------------------2---------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                             What if
 Chorus 2:
     F#m             D               A               E
     d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u
 E|----------2---2-----------2---2-----------0---0-----------0---0---|
 B|--2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
 G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|
 D|--4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 A|--4---4-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------2---2-----------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     God     was     one of us....
 
 Repeat 7 times, then
 
 Solo:
     D               D               E               E
 E|--2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3-------2-------2-----------2---2---2---2---2---2/\---------2p0---|
 G|--2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--0-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Rome...
     D               D               E               E
 E|----------------------------------------------------------7----/9---|
 B|--2-----------2-----------2-------7---7---9---9---10--10------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------0---2-------0---4-------0-------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     F#m             D               A               E
 E|--9---9---9---9-9-9p7-7---7-----------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------101010p99-9-9p7-7---7-----------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------9-----9---6---------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------9-----|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     F#m              D               A              E
 E|--9---9-9-9p7-----7b9(10)(10)---------------------------------------|
 B|--------------10--------------101010--101010p99---9p7-7---7\--------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     D       D       D2      D2          E
                                      d   d   d   u   d   d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0--------0---0---0---0---0---0---|
 B|--3-------3-------3-------3--------0---0---0---2---0---0---|
 G|--2-------2-------2-------2--------1---1---1---1---1---1---|
 D|-----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
     Yeah....
  
     D       D       D2      D2          E                
                                      d   d   d   u   d   d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0--------0---0---0---0---0---0---|
 B|--3-------3-------3-------3--------0---0---0---2---0---0---|
 G|--2-------2-------2-------2--------1---1---1---1---1---1---|
 D|-----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  
     D       D       D2      D2          E
                                      d   d   d   d   d   u   d   d
 E|--2-------2-------0-------0--------1---1---1---0---0---1---0---0---|
 B|--3-------3-------3-------3--------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
 G|--2-------2-------2-------2--------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
 D|-----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                             What if
 
 Chorus 3:
     F#m             D               A               E
     d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u   d   d   d   u
 E|----------2---2-----------2---2-----------0---0-----------0---0---|
 B|--2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
 G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|
 D|--4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 A|--4---4-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------2---2-----------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     God     was     one of us....
 
 Repeat 7 times, then
 
      D2    D2  D2   D2  D2  D2  D2  D2  D2  D2  D2  D2       D2
      d     d   d    d   u   d   d   u   d   d   u   d        d
 E|---0-----0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------0------|
 B|---3-----3---3----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------3------|
 G|---2-----2---2----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------2------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Outro:
 
 E|---2---4---5-------------------|
 B|---2---2---2---2---2---3---5---|
 G|---------------2---2---2---2---|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|
 
 
 
 Verse 1:
   F#m           D                 A               E
 If God had  a  name,                 what would it be? And would you
   F#m             D               A               E
   call it to  His face,               if you were faced with Him in
   F#m             D               A               E
   all     His     glory?            What would you ask if you had
   F#m             D               A               E
   just    one     question?                                   An'
   D               D2              E       E6         E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        God     is...         great.
   D               D2              E       E6         E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        God     is...         good.
   D               D2              E       E2      E       E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        yeah,   yeah,   yeah... What if
 
 
 Chorus 1:
   F#m             D               A               E
   God     was     one of  us?                             Just a
   F#m             D               A               E
   slob    like    one of  us?                             Just a
   F#m             D               A               E
   stran - ger     on   the   bus,       trying to make his way...
   F#m             D               A               E
       home...                                                 If
 
 
 Verse 2:
   F#m           D                 A               E
   God had a   face,                  what would it look like and would
   F#m           D                 A               E
   you want to  see,                   if seeing meant that you would
   F#m           D                 A               E
   have to believe...                  in things like Hea-ven, and in
   F#m             D               A               E
   Jesus   and the saints,     and all     the  prophets?      An'
   D               D2              E       E6        E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        God     is...         great.
   D               D2              E       E6        E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        God     is...         good.
   D               D2              E       E2      E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        yeah,   yeah,   yeah... What if
 
 
 Chorus 2:
   F#m             D               A               E
   God     was     one of  us?                             Just a
   F#m             D               A               E
   slob    like    one of  us?                             Just a
   F#m             D               A               E
   stran - ger     on  the   bus?        Trying to make his way...
   F#m             D               A               E
       home...                           Trying to make his way...
   F#m             D               A               E
       home...                          Back up to Heaven  all a-
   F#m             D               A               E
   lone.                                 No-bod-y  calling on the
   F#m             D               A               E
   phone...,                         'cept for the Pope, maybe, in
  
 Solo:
   D
   Rome...
 
   D               D2              E       E6        E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        God     is...         great.
   D               D2              E       E6        E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        God     is...         good.
   D               D2              E       E2      E
   Yeah...,        yeah...,        yeah,   yeah,   yeah,   What if
  
 
 Chorus 3:
   F#m             D               A               E
   God     was     one of  us?                             Just a
   F#m             D               A               E
   slob    like    one of  us?                             Just a
   F#m             D               A               E
   stran - ger     on  the   bus?        Trying to make his way...
   F#m             D               A               E
       home...                             Like a  holy    rolling
   F#m             D               A               E
       stone...                         Back up to Heaven all a-
   F#m             D               A               E
    lone.                              Just trying to make his way...
   D2              D2              D2              D2
       home...
   D2              D2              D2              D2
                                         No-bod-y  calling on the
   D2              D2              D2              D2
   phone...,                         'cept for the Pope, maybe, in
   D2     
   Rome...
 
 
 END   Have fun :)
 
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