Monday, July 21, 2008

This Road by Jars of Clay

Interesting song, just transcribed for a friend

In Open-D Tuning Capo II

 

Chord Legend (I don’t know the real names of these, the names are kind of correct, and hopefully correct enough to let you know what chords they are, but here is them tabbed out too.)

         D   G/D   Bmin   A   D(special)  A/D  Bmin7(1st position)   G

1 -----0----0------0-----0------0---------0---------0----------------0--------

2 -----0----0------0-----0------0---------0---------0----------------0--------

3 -----0----1------8-----7------8---------7---------0----------------5--------

4 -----0----0------0-----0------0---------0---------0----------------0--------

5 -----0----2------9-----7------9---------7---------2----------------5--------

6 -----0----0------9-----7------0---------0---------0----------------5--------

 

D

 

              G/D D                           G/D D                          

All heavy laden acquainted with sorrow

D                          Bmin           A              D

May Christ in our marrow, carry us home

         G/D    D                              G/D  D

From alabaster come blessings of laughter

                     Bmin           A                    D

A fragrance of passion and joy from the truth

 

G/D         G/D         D         D

G/D         G/D         D         D  

G/D      D(special) A/D Bmin7(1st position)        

 

 

D                  G/D D                         G/D D

Grant the unbroken tears ever flowing

D                               Bmin          A           D 

From hearts of contrition only for You

D                    G/D         D                             G/D           D

May sin never hold true that love never broke through

D                        Bmin            A         Bmin

For God's mercy holds us and we are His own

 

(D 2nd Time)                G   D                           G                  D            

This road that we travel, may it be the straight and narrow

                  G               Bmin         A  Bmin A            D

God give us peace and grace from You, all the day

                  G D                      G           D

Shelter with fire, our voices we raise still higher

                  G               Bmin     A  Bmin A                  D

God give us peace and grace from You, all the day through

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