################################################################ # The following is the author's own interpretation of the song # # to be used for studying or private use only. Downloaded from # # www.TabGuitarLessons.com. FREE GUITAR SOFTWARE + LOTS MORE! # # Home of the 60 minute fretboard memory technique. You'll # # memorise ALL the notes and positions on the fretboard in 60 # # minutes or less. visit www.TabGuitarLessons.com today. # ################################################################ 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 :) If you have some restrictions, attentions, corrections, questions or something different e-mail me at - r8d@wp.pl Maybe you want to talk? If so write to me. #### ## #### #### # # #### #### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #### ## # # # # # # # # # #### #### # # # # # # # # ### # # # # # ## # # # # ## #### ##### # # # ## # #####