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Josh Kelley-Amen
This is a beautiful song, I can't find it anywhere
on the internet, so I had to do my best to transcribe at
least the chords.  -Dray
Capo 1
------ 
	 E5  E(no5)   C#m7(add5) E5/	B|Chord Forms are at 	
The open road for traveler's souls	|The Bottom.  This is probably
     F#m       Bsus4			|Not the Way Josh Plays it
They once were lost			|But I figured it out today
    Emaj        Asus2			|With the capo (it's really
But now they're gone			|in "F" major). There's like  
   F#m     Bsus4   E5  			|five different ways to play
A long, long time ago			|E, but if you follow, then
	 E5  E(no5)   C#m7(add5) E5/    	B|the bass notes should
A neighbor's love  So fit the mold	|come out right.  The ringing
     F#m       Bsus4			|pedal tones make it really
They once were young			|pretty.  - Dray
But Emajnow they're Asus2old
It'F#ms not yeBsus4t time to gE5o
Chorus:
And itGsus2's the waAy that we wiE5ll forgive ourselves
And itGsus2's the waAy that we wiE5ll for no one else
And itGsus2's the waAy that we wiE5ll put pressure Asus2on our bones
That we Gnever leave aAsus2lone
AmE5en
	 E5  E(no5)   C#m7(add5) E5/ B  
Maybe it's time to grab the past
And mF#make it lasBsus4t all throEmajugh the yearAsus2  
To F#mkeep Bsus4our lives aE5float
	       E5  E(no5)     C#m7(add5) E5/ B  
The system has changed from far to planes
F#mI once was Bsus4wild
EmajBut now I'm Asus2tame
F#mI hatBsus4e to fly alE5one
Chorus
    F#mAnd lately it'As a songF#m  
	 	  A	    B   --> (solo maybe i'll include this in another post)
And so maybe I am wrong for now     (if I ever figure it out)
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Here are what the Chords look like...
    E5  E(no5) C#m7(add5) E5/ B   F#m   Bsus4   Emaj   Asus2|
E--0--0------0----------0----0---0-----0----0-----|
B--0--0------0----------0----0---0-----0----0-----|
G--9--9------9----------9----2---4-----4----2-----|
D--9--6------7----------9----4---4-----2----2-----|
A--7--7------x----------x----4---2-----x----0-----|
E--0--0------9----------7----2---x-----4----0-----|
   Gsus2  G  A  B |	|there you go, some of these
E--0------3--5--7-|	|aren't really even chords,
B--0------3--5--7-|	|but they work in this song
G--0------0--7--9-|	|pls email me if you find
D--7------0--7--9-|	|mistakes - dan"at"draynet"dot"com
A--5------2--6--8-|
E--3------3--5--7-|

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Amen

by Josh Kelley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

Emaj

Asus2

F#m

Bsus4

Gsus2

Josh Kelley-Amen

This is a beautiful song, I can't find it anywhere

on the internet, so I had to do my best to transcribe at

least the chords. -Dray

Capo 1

------

E5 E C#m7 E5 B

(no5) (add5) / |Chord Forms are at

The open road for traveler's souls |The Bottom. This is probably

F#m Bsus4 |Not the Way Josh Plays it

They once were lost |But I figured it out today

Emaj Asus2 |With the capo (it's really

But now they're gone |in "F" major). There's like

F#m Bsus4 E5 |five different ways to play

A long, long time ago |E, but if you follow, then

E5 E C#m7 E5 B

(no5) (add5) / |the bass notes should

A neighbor's love So fit the mold |come out right. The ringing

F#m Bsus4 |pedal tones make it really

They once were young |pretty. - Dray

Emaj Asus2

But now they're old

F#m Bsus4 E5

It's not yet time to go

Chorus:

Gsus2 A E5

And it's the way that we will forgive ourselves

Gsus2 A E5

And it's the way that we will for no one else

Gsus2 A E5 Asus2

And it's the way that we will put pressure on our bones

G Asus2

That we never leave alone

Amen

E5 E C#m7 E5 B

(no5) (add5) /

Maybe it's time to grab the past

F#m Bsus4 Emaj Asus2

And make it last all through the year

F#m Bsus4 E5

To keep our lives afloat

E5 E C#m7 E5 B

(no5) (add5) /

The system has changed from far to planes

F#m Bsus4

I once was wild

Emaj Asus2

But now I'm tame

F#m Bsus4 E5

I hate to fly alone

Chorus

F#m A F#m

And lately it's a song

A B --> (solo maybe i'll include this in another post)

And so maybe I am wrong for now (if I ever figure it out)

-------------------------------------------------------------

Here are what the Chords look like...

E5 E C#m7 E5 B F#m Bsus4 Emaj Asus2

(no5) (add5) / |

E--0--0------0----------0----0---0-----0----0-----|

B--0--0------0----------0----0---0-----0----0-----|

G--9--9------9----------9----2---4-----4----2-----|

D--9--6------7----------9----4---4-----2----2-----|

A--7--7------x----------x----4---2-----x----0-----|

E--0--0------9----------7----2---x-----4----0-----|

Gsus2 G A B | |there you go, some of these

E--0------3--5--7-| |aren't really even chords,

B--0------3--5--7-| |but they work in this song

G--0------0--7--9-| |pls email me if you find

D--7------0--7--9-| |mistakes - dan"at"draynet"dot"com

A--5------2--6--8-|

E--3------3--5--7-|

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