One of Us (E Major)
Artist: Joan Osborne    Genre: Adult Alternative    Tempo: Moderately, 2 strums each    Roman Numerals: I, ii, IV, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
Capo 2nd fret
D
shape name only
(E,G♯,B)
- - E B E G♯
Em
shape name only
(F♯,A,C♯)
F♯ C♯ F♯ A C♯ F♯
G
shape name only
(A,C♯,E)
A C♯ E A C♯ A
C
shape name only
(D,F♯,A)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- D F♯ A D F♯


Intro
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
If {C♯} [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] God had a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] name,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] what would it		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be?
And would you [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] call it to his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] face,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] if you were		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] faced with him?
In [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] all his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] glory,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] what would you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ask,
if you had [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] just one		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] question?		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Pre-Chorus
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Yeah,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] yeah,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] God is		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] great.
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Yeah,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] yeah,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] God is		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] good.
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Yeah,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] yeah,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] yeah, yeah, yeah

Chorus
What if [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] God was		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one of us?		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Just a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] slob like		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one of us?		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Just a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] stranger		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] on the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bus trying to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] make his way		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] home		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2
If [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] God had a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] face,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] what would it		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] look like?
And would [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] you want to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] see,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] if seeing		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] meant
that you would [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] have to be-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] lieve		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] in things like		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heaven
and in [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Jesus and the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] saints and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] all the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] prophets
Repeat Pre-Chorus

Extended Chorus
What if [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] God was		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one of us?		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Just a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] slob like		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one of us?		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Just a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] stranger		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] on the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bus trying to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] make his way		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] home		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Trying to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] make his way		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] home.		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ..		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Back up to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heaven all a-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] lone.		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ..		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Nobody [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] calling on the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] phone.		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ..		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Except for the [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Pope, maybe in		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Rome.

Solo
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Repeat Pre-Chorus

Outro Chorus
What if [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] God was		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one of us?		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Just a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] slob like		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one of us?		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Just a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] stranger		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] on the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bus trying to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] make his way		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] home		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Like a [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] holy rolling		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] stone.		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ..		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Back up to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heaven all a-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] lone.		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ..		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Just trying to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] make his way		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] hooooome.
Slowly
Nobody [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] calling on the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] phone...
Except for the [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Pope, maybe in		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Rome.

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