One of Us - Joan Osborne tab for intro and verses and chorus: f#m d a em e+-------------------------------------------------------------+ a+------------------------------------0------------------------+ d+--------------------------------------2----------------------+ g+----------------------------------------2----------0/2-------+ b+-------------2------2--3------------------2--------0/2-------+ e+---2--4--5----------------5-----------------0------0/2-------+ oh... one of these nights at about twelve o'clock this whole earth's gonna reel and rock... things thay'll tremble and cry for pain for the Lord's gonna come in his heavenly airplane. (picked intro x8) (chorded verse: f#m d a em) if God had a name... what would it be? and would you call it to his face if you were faced with him in all his glory -- what would you ask if you had just one question? (bridge) f#m a e yeah... yeah... God is great yeah... yeah... God is good f#m e yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah... (picked or chorded chorus) what if God was one of us? just a slob like one of us? just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home (chorded verse) if God had a face, what would it look like and would you want to see... if seeing meant that you would have to believe, in things like heaven and in jesus and the saints and all the prophets (repeat bridge) (repeat chorus) (chorus extension) trying to make his way home like up to heaven all alone nobody calling on the phone cept for the pope maybe in rome (solo: repeat & chorus -- no lyrics) (repeat bridge) (repeat chorus & extension) ------------------------- evan c. parker ecpark@mail.wm.edu Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 19:44:22 -0500 (EST) From: Douglas French Subject: TAB: One of Us, Joan Osborne Title : One of Us Music & lyrics : Eric Bazilian Performer : Joan Osborne Album : Relish Tab arrangement: dfrench@site.gmu.edu Time signature : 4/4 Key signature : F#m Notational and additional info is listed below the arrangement. Intro (repeat 3 times): E (1) +---------2---4-----+ |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| +-------------------+ | . + . ---------------------------------- 1,2,3 | 1 F#m D A E ++-5---------------------------------------0-------0-------2---4-----+ ||---------2-------2---3---5-----------2-----------0-----------------| ||*--------2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------------*| ||*-----------------------------------------------------------------*| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------| ++-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . ---------------------------------- 4 | A E +---------0-------0-------0---------+ |-----2-----------0-------0---------| |-2---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| +-----------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . If | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 2 F#m D A E God had a name, what would it be? And would you 4 F#m D A E call it to His face, if you were faced with Him in 6 F#m D A E all His glory? What would you ask if you had 8 F#m D A E just one question? An' 10 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... great. 12 D D5add9 E E6 E6 E E E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... good. 14 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E Yeah..., yeah..., yeah, yeah, yeah... What if | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . chorus 1: | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 16 F#m D A E God was one of us? Just a 18 F#m D A E slob like one of us? Just a 20 F#m D A E stran - ger on the bus, trying to make his way... 22 F#m D A E home... If | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 24 F#m D A E God had a face, what would it look like and would 26 F#m D A E you want to see, if seeing meant that you would 28 F#m D A E have to believe... in things like Hea-ven, and in 30 F#m D A E Jesus and the saints, and all the prophets? An' 32 D D5add9 E E6 E6 E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... great. 34 D D5add9 E E6 E6 E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... good. 36 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E Yeah..., yeah..., yeah, yeah, yeah... What if | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . chorus 2: | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 38 F#m D A E God was one of us? Just a 40 F#m D A E slob like one of us? Just a 42 F#m D A E stran - ger on the bus? Trying to make his way... 44 F#m D A E home... Trying to make his way... 46 F#m D A E home... Back up to Heaven all a- 48 F#m D A E lone. No-bod-y calling on the 50 F#m D A E phone..., 'cept for the Pope, maybe, in | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 52 D D E E +-2-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |-3-------2-------2-----------2---2---2---2---2---2/\---------2p0---| |-2-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------0-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . Rome... 54 D D E E +---------------------------------------------------------7----/9---+ |-2-----------2-----------2-------7---7---9---9---10--10------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----0---2-------0---4-------0-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 56 F#m D A (57) E +-9---9---9---9-9-9p7-7---7-----------------------------------------+ |-----------------------------101010p99-9-9p7-7---7-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------9-----9---6---------| |-------------------------------------------------------------9-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 58 F#m (58) D A (59) E +-9---9-9-9p7-----7b9(10)(10)---------------------------------------+ |-------------10--------------101010--101010p99---9p7-7---7\--------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 60 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... great. 62 D D5add9 E E6 E6 E E E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... good. 64 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E E Yeah..., yeah..., yeah, yeah, yeah, What if | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . chorus 3: | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 66 F#m D A E God was one of us? Just a 68 F#m D A E slob like one of us? Just a 70 F#m D A E stran - ger on the bus? Trying to make his way... 72 F#m D A E home... Like a holy rolling 74 F#m D A E stone... Back up to Heaven all a- 76 F#m D A E lone. Just trying to make his way... 78 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 home... 80 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 No-bod-y calling on the 82 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 phone..., 'cept for the Pope, maybe, in 84 D5add9 Rome... | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . ============================================================================ Alternate fingerings are referenced by measure number in parentheses (e.g. (1)) above pertinant measures. Timimg mark lines are interspersed throughout where necessary. Measure numbers are listed down the left side of the page. Intro, alternate fingering (repeat 3 times): E (1) ------------------- |---------7---9-----| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| ------------------- | . + . ------------------ 1,2,3 | F#m D A E -----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------- ||-10--------------+-----------------+---------5-------+-5-------7---9-----| ||*--------6-------+-6---7---8-------+-----6-----------+-4----------------*| ||*--------7-------+-7-------7-------+-7---------------+------------------*| ||-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------| -----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------- | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . ------------------ 4 | E -5-------5--------- |-4-------4---------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| ------------------- | . + . A (57) E +-...----------------------------------------------------------+ |-...-----10-10-10p9--9--9--9p7---7-----7----------------------| |-...--------------------------------9--------9-----6----------| |-...-----------------------------------------------------9----| |-...----------------------------------------------------------| +-...----------------------------------------------------------+ . | . + . + . + . 58 F#m (58) --(7b)9--9--9--9r7-----... |------------------10---... |-----------------------... |-----------------------... |-----------------------... -----------------------... | . + A (59) E +-...----------------------------------------------------------+ |-...-----10-10-10----10-10-10p9--9-----9p7---7-----7\---------| |-...----------------------------------------------------------| |-...----------------------------------------------------------| |-...----------------------------------------------------------| +-...----------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . Notation: (7b)9: bend 7th fret up to the 9th fret pitch before picking the string 9r7 : pick the bent string and release to the original fret pitch / : slide up \ : slide down h : hammer on p : pull off (n) : play fret n on a previously bent string Timing line notation: | : measure start (1st beat) + : beat marks (2nd, 3rd, and 4th beats) . : 8th note marks, used where necessary Chords: D5add9 : xx0230 Esus : 022205, 022200 E6 : 022120