{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1752349,"song":"Oh Father","artist":"Meghan Tonjes","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11378711-oh-father-chords-by-meghan-tonjes/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1752349?type=chord","rating":4.62201,"votes":3,"content":"Meghan does an alternating finger plucking pattern with her thumb catching the bass notes and \r\nbut basic strumming sounds good as well. \r\n\r\nD/F# chord is actually a Dadd11/F#. She switches between {200033} and {200233}, for the sake of \r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]  - {200233}\r\nDadd11/F# - {200033}[/tab]\r\n[ch]Em7[/ch]   - {022033} \r\n[ch]G/E[/ch]   - {020033}\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] - {x32033}\r\n[ch]Csus2[/ch] - {x30033}\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     - {320033}\r\n[ch]Gsus2[/ch] - {300033}\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO 5\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 1\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nI was born to a man in the winter of '85[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nhad the sea in my blood and the salt in my lungs that night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've heard stories about how[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nwhen they took me away, you cried[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch]   [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]Csus2[/ch]   [ch]Gsus2[/ch]         Dadd11/F# [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nOh, daddy, don't let them take me tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 2\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch] \r\nI was born to a man who only loves his name             [/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nso, he wrapped it around me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nand, again when my brother came[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\noh, these pills don't go easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nand now I know his pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]G/E[/ch]\r\nOh, daddy, don't let them see you this way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS   \r\n[tab]    [ch]Csus2[/ch]            [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nNow, I am a rootless tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch]\r\na ship that is lost at sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Csus2[/ch]              [ch]Gsus2[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch] \r\nyeah, he took the sails from me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Csus2[/ch]                [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nI burn it, I'm burning slow[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch]\r\nI want you to know I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Csus2[/ch]               [ch]Gsus2[/ch]\r\nthat you're not the end of me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch]    \r\noh, father[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCONNECT 1\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch]     [ch]Gsus2[/ch]    \r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 3\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nI was born to a man who drinks himself to death[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\ngave his time, there was nothing left[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\ngoes to church every Sunday[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nhe knows his soul is damned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch]\r\noh, daddy, don't do this, oh not again[/tab]\r\n\r\nSAME CHORUS AGAIN\r\n\r\n\r\nCONNECT 2\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G/E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nthere was a time when I would fit inside those arms[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em7[/ch]          [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nput my tiny feet on yours and we'd dance the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]                 [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nnow who's gonna walk me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI don't know anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nyou are a sinking ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nand I have seen the shore[/tab]\r\n\r\nSAME CHORUS AGAIN\r\n\r\n\r\nCONNECT 3\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G/E[/ch]   [ch]Cadd9[/ch]*\r\noh, father, where are you,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\noh, father, forget you [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\noh, father, where are you,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\noh, father, forget you [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\noh, father, where are you,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\noh, father, forget you[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch] \r\noh, father, where are you,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch] (once if strumming)\r\noh, father, forgive you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]","plain_text":"Meghan does an alternating finger plucking pattern with her thumb catching the bass notes and \nbut basic strumming sounds good as well. \n\nD/F# chord is actually a Dadd11/F#. She switches between {200033} and {200233}, for the sake of \n\n\n\nEm7   - {022033} \nG/E   - {020033}\nCadd9 - {x32033}\nCsus2 - {x30033}\nG     - {320033}\nGsus2 - {300033}\n\n\nCAPO 5\n\n\nVERSE 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCONNECT 1\nCadd9     Gsus2    \n\n\nVERSE 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSAME CHORUS AGAIN\n\n\nCONNECT 2\nCadd9     G     D/F#       Em7 G/E\nCadd9     G     D/F#\n\nBRIDGE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSAME CHORUS AGAIN\n\n\nCONNECT 3\nCadd9    G      D/F#   Em7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm7  Cadd9  G  D/F#","chords":["D/F","F","D/F#","Em7","G/E","Cadd9","Csus2","G","Gsus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}