{"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":736684,"song":"Our Song","artist":"Joe Henry","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11585926-our-song-chords-by-joe-henry/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/736684?type=chord","rating":4.43082,"votes":7,"content":"Our Song by Joe Henry\r\n\r\nWritten down by Daan Bijdevaate\r\n\r\nThe chord progression for this song is almost\r\nentirely the same:\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G/F#[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] – [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G/F#[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] – [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G/F#[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] – [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]             - [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nThis song is very subtle, in my opinion you\r\nshould not play every string of every chord\r\nall the time. It’s a matter of taste which\r\nstrings you pick. I’ll give an example of\r\nhow I would play the first line from\r\nthe intro:\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G/F#[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne----------------------------------------------|\r\nB----------------------------------------------|\r\nG-0-let it ring--------------------------------|\r\nD-0-let it ring-------2-------------0----------|\r\nA-x-------------------2------------------------|\r\nE-3---------2---------0------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn my playing, this the most subtle and quiet\r\nway I do it. As you can see, the main focus\r\nis on the bass notes. I really like to let\r\nthe open strings of the G chord ring through,\r\nwhen I play the F# bass note.\r\nYou can expand this when the song develops,\r\nfor the dynamic aspects. Then you can pick\r\nmore strings from the chords, but then again,\r\npick wisely!\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n[ch]G[/ch]       3x0033 (or 3x0013)\r\n[ch]G/F#[/ch]    2x0033\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]      022000\r\n[ch]D[/ch]       xx0232\r\n[ch]C[/ch]       x32010\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch]     3x2010\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G/F#[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] – [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G/F#[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] – [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G/F#[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] – [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]             - [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n               I saw Willy May's[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n              at a Scotsdale home depot[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]G/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n       looking at garagedoor springs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n      at the the far end of the fourteenth row[/tab]\r\n\r\nfor the rest of the song, repeat these chords,\r\nexcept for the ‘makes me a betterman’ section\r\n(see further down). For timing, listen to\r\nthe song.\r\n\r\n\r\nhis wife stood there beside him\r\nshe was quiet and they both were proud\r\nI gave them room but was close enough\r\nthat i heard him when he said outloud\r\n\r\nthis was my country\r\nand this was my song\r\nsomewhere in the middle there\r\nthough it started badly and it's ending wrong\r\n\r\nthis was my country\r\nthis frightful and this angry land\r\nbut it's my right if the worst of it\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] (4x)\r\nmight still    somehow make me a better man[/tab]\r\n\r\nthe sun is unforgiving\r\nand there's nobody who'would choose this town\r\nbut we've squandered so much of our good will\r\nthat there's nowhere else will have us now\r\n\r\nwe're pushing line at the picture show\r\nfor cool air and a chance to see\r\na vision of ourselves portrayed\r\nas younger and braver and humble and free\r\n\r\nthis was our country\r\nthis was our song\r\nsomewhere in the middle there\r\nthough it started badly and it's ending wrong\r\n\r\nthis was our country\r\nthis frightful and this angry land\r\nbut it's my right if the worst of it\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nmight still somehow make me a better man[/tab]\r\n\r\nI've started something I just can't finish\r\nand I barely leave the house it's true\r\nI keep a wrap on my sores and joints\r\nbut yes I've had my blessings too\r\n\r\nI've got my mother's pretty feet\r\nand the factory keeps my house in shape\r\nmy children they've both been paroled\r\nand we get by on the piece we've made\r\n\r\nI feel safe so far from heaven\r\nfrom towers and their ocean views\r\nfrom here I see a future coming across\r\nwhat soon will be beaches too\r\n\r\nbut that was him, I'm allmost sure\r\nthe greatest centerfielder of all time\r\nstooped by the burden of endless dreams\r\nhis and yours and mine\r\n\r\nhe hooked each spring beneath his foot\r\nhe leaned over then he stood upright\r\ntesting each against his weight\r\nfor one that had some play and some fight\r\n\r\nhe's just like us I wanna tell him\r\nand our needs are small enough\r\nsomething to slow a heavy door\r\nsomething to help us raise one up\r\n\r\nand this was my country\r\nthis was my song\r\nsomewhere in the middle there\r\nthough it started badly and it's ending wrong\r\n\r\nwell this was God's country\r\nthis frightful and this angry land\r\nbut if it's his will the worst of it\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nmight still somehow make me a better man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nif it's His will[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthe worst of it might still[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n      somehow make me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]     end.\r\na better man[/tab]","plain_text":"Our Song by Joe Henry\n\nWritten down by Daan Bijdevaate\n\nThe chord progression for this song is almost\nentirely the same:\n\nG – G/F# - Em – D\nG – G/F# - Em – C\nG – G/F# - Em – D\nC             - D\n\nThis song is very subtle, in my opinion you\nshould not play every string of every chord\nall the time. It’s a matter of taste which\nstrings you pick. I’ll give an example of\nhow I would play the first line from\nthe intro:\n\n\n\nIn my playing, this the most subtle and quiet\nway I do it. As you can see, the main focus\nis on the bass notes. I really like to let\nthe open strings of the G chord ring through,\nwhen I play the F# bass note.\nYou can expand this when the song develops,\nfor the dynamic aspects. Then you can pick\nmore strings from the chords, but then again,\npick wisely!\n\nChords used:\nG       3x0033 (or 3x0013)\nG/F#    2x0033\nEm      022000\nD       xx0232\nC       x32010\nC/G     3x2010\n\nIntro:\n\nG – G/F# - Em – D\nG – G/F# - Em – C\nG – G/F# - Em – D\nC             - D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nfor the rest of the song, repeat these chords,\nexcept for the ‘makes me a betterman’ section\n(see further down). For timing, listen to\nthe song.\n\n\nhis wife stood there beside him\nshe was quiet and they both were proud\nI gave them room but was close enough\nthat i heard him when he said outloud\n\nthis was my country\nand this was my song\nsomewhere in the middle there\nthough it started badly and it's ending wrong\n\nthis was my country\nthis frightful and this angry land\nbut it's my right if the worst of it\n\n\nthe sun is unforgiving\nand there's nobody who'would choose this town\nbut we've squandered so much of our good will\nthat there's nowhere else will have us now\n\nwe're pushing line at the picture show\nfor cool air and a chance to see\na vision of ourselves portrayed\nas younger and braver and humble and free\n\nthis was our country\nthis was our song\nsomewhere in the middle there\nthough it started badly and it's ending wrong\n\nthis was our country\nthis frightful and this angry land\nbut it's my right if the worst of it\n\n\nI've started something I just can't finish\nand I barely leave the house it's true\nI keep a wrap on my sores and joints\nbut yes I've had my blessings too\n\nI've got my mother's pretty feet\nand the factory keeps my house in shape\nmy children they've both been paroled\nand we get by on the piece we've made\n\nI feel safe so far from heaven\nfrom towers and their ocean views\nfrom here I see a future coming across\nwhat soon will be beaches too\n\nbut that was him, I'm allmost sure\nthe greatest centerfielder of all time\nstooped by the burden of endless dreams\nhis and yours and mine\n\nhe hooked each spring beneath his foot\nhe leaned over then he stood upright\ntesting each against his weight\nfor one that had some play and some fight\n\nhe's just like us I wanna tell him\nand our needs are small enough\nsomething to slow a heavy door\nsomething to help us raise one up\n\nand this was my country\nthis was my song\nsomewhere in the middle there\nthough it started badly and it's ending wrong\n\nwell this was God's country\nthis frightful and this angry land\nbut if it's his will the worst of it","chords":["G","G/F#","Em","D","C","B","A","E","F","C/G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}