Chords for Tim O'Brien "Father Forgive Me"
Tempo:
137.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [E]
[B] [G] [A]
[D] [G] Here's a little story and it goes [D] like this.
Jesus betrayed by Judas' [A] kiss.
[D] Jesus needs him, don't you see?
[G] And the midnight [D] guard in the [B] wagon, hey.
[G] Midnight guard in the wagon, hey.
He says, there's a job I gotta [D] do.
[G] And I'm gonna [D] need a little help [A] from you.
[G] I'm gonna free this world from sin.
Somebody [E] gonna have to turn [Bm] me [G] in.
Somebody [A] gonna have to turn me in.
[G]
If I'd forgave me, I [D] never knew.
I never [G] saw that [D] coming, no, I never [Em]
do.
[A] [G] Gonna bow my [D] head, I'm gonna say your name.
Cause I'm just [A] a pawn in a bigger [B] [G] game.
[A] Just a pawn in a bigger [D] game.
[G] [E]
[G] [F#] [D]
Well, [G] I had made friends in a [D] big old band.
They were looking for a fiddle in [A] this hand.
Well, they had all the girls who had the cocaine, too.
[G] Well, I took out my [E] fiddle plate, I'm all I knew.
[G] I took out the fiddle plate, [D] I'm all I knew.
I [G] never got that [Bm] gig, even though I [D] tried.
Well, it's [G] just as well, [E] cause I might have died.
Well, things aren't always what they seem.
[D] When you walk in a fog [A] and you live in a dream.
[G] You [D] walk in a fog, you live in a dream, like me.
[G] If I'd forgave me, I never knew.
[D]
I [G] never saw that coming, no, I never do.
[E]
I'm [D] gonna bow my head, I'm gonna say your name.
[G] Just a pawn in [A] a bigger [G] game.
[D] Just a pawn in a bigger game.
[G]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[E] [B] [G] [D]
[G]
There's a little bee buzzing around [D] a flower.
She [G] had no idea it's her [F#m] finest hour.
[A] She [F#m] had no idea [F#] about the greatest [D] scheme.
[G] She's just sucking up nectar for [B] the queen.
[G] Sucking up nectar for the queen.
Well, that first time you spoke [D] to me,
I [G] never knew how big our [A] love could be.
[D] I didn't know how [G] far love [D] could go.
[G]
[A] Waving hands would [B] never know.
[G] [D] Waving hands would never, never know.
[G] If I'd forgave me, I [D] never knew.
I never [G] saw that [D] coming, no, I never [A] do.
[A] I'm [G] gonna bow my head, I'm gonna say [D] your name.
Cause I'm just a pawn in a bigger [G] game.
[D] Just a pawn in a [B] bigger [G] game.
Just [D] a pawn in a bigger [G] game.
[Bm] Just a pawn in a bigger game.
Just [E] a pawn in a bigger game.
[N]
Thank you much.
[E] [N]
[B] [G] [A]
[D] [G] Here's a little story and it goes [D] like this.
Jesus betrayed by Judas' [A] kiss.
[D] Jesus needs him, don't you see?
[G] And the midnight [D] guard in the [B] wagon, hey.
[G] Midnight guard in the wagon, hey.
He says, there's a job I gotta [D] do.
[G] And I'm gonna [D] need a little help [A] from you.
[G] I'm gonna free this world from sin.
Somebody [E] gonna have to turn [Bm] me [G] in.
Somebody [A] gonna have to turn me in.
[G]
If I'd forgave me, I [D] never knew.
I never [G] saw that [D] coming, no, I never [Em]
do.
[A] [G] Gonna bow my [D] head, I'm gonna say your name.
Cause I'm just [A] a pawn in a bigger [B] [G] game.
[A] Just a pawn in a bigger [D] game.
[G] [E]
[G] [F#] [D]
Well, [G] I had made friends in a [D] big old band.
They were looking for a fiddle in [A] this hand.
Well, they had all the girls who had the cocaine, too.
[G] Well, I took out my [E] fiddle plate, I'm all I knew.
[G] I took out the fiddle plate, [D] I'm all I knew.
I [G] never got that [Bm] gig, even though I [D] tried.
Well, it's [G] just as well, [E] cause I might have died.
Well, things aren't always what they seem.
[D] When you walk in a fog [A] and you live in a dream.
[G] You [D] walk in a fog, you live in a dream, like me.
[G] If I'd forgave me, I never knew.
[D]
I [G] never saw that coming, no, I never do.
[E]
I'm [D] gonna bow my head, I'm gonna say your name.
[G] Just a pawn in [A] a bigger [G] game.
[D] Just a pawn in a bigger game.
[G]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[E] [B] [G] [D]
[G]
There's a little bee buzzing around [D] a flower.
She [G] had no idea it's her [F#m] finest hour.
[A] She [F#m] had no idea [F#] about the greatest [D] scheme.
[G] She's just sucking up nectar for [B] the queen.
[G] Sucking up nectar for the queen.
Well, that first time you spoke [D] to me,
I [G] never knew how big our [A] love could be.
[D] I didn't know how [G] far love [D] could go.
[G]
[A] Waving hands would [B] never know.
[G] [D] Waving hands would never, never know.
[G] If I'd forgave me, I [D] never knew.
I never [G] saw that [D] coming, no, I never [A] do.
[A] I'm [G] gonna bow my head, I'm gonna say [D] your name.
Cause I'm just a pawn in a bigger [G] game.
[D] Just a pawn in a [B] bigger [G] game.
Just [D] a pawn in a bigger [G] game.
[Bm] Just a pawn in a bigger game.
Just [E] a pawn in a bigger game.
[N]
Thank you much.
[E] [N]
Key:
G
D
A
E
B
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Here's a little story and it goes [D] like this. _ _ _
_ Jesus betrayed by Judas' [A] kiss.
_ _ _ _ [D] Jesus needs him, don't you see?
_ _ _ [G] And the midnight [D] guard in the [B] wagon, hey.
[G] Midnight guard in the wagon, hey. _ _ _ _
He says, there's a job I gotta [D] _ do. _
_ [G] And I'm gonna [D] need a little help [A] from you.
_ _ _ [G] I'm gonna free this world from sin. _ _ _
Somebody [E] gonna have to turn [Bm] me [G] in.
Somebody [A] gonna have to turn me in.
_ _ [G]
If I'd forgave me, I [D] never knew. _ _
_ I never [G] saw that [D] coming, no, I never [Em]
do.
[A] _ _ _ [G] Gonna bow my [D] head, I'm gonna say your name.
_ _ Cause I'm just [A] a pawn in a bigger [B] [G] game.
[A] Just a pawn in a bigger [D] game.
[G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, [G] I had made friends in a [D] big old band. _ _
They were looking for a fiddle in [A] this hand.
_ _ Well, they had all the girls who had the cocaine, too.
_ _ [G] Well, I took out my [E] fiddle plate, I'm all I knew.
[G] I took out the fiddle plate, [D] I'm all I knew.
_ _ I [G] never got that [Bm] gig, even though I [D] _ tried.
Well, it's [G] just as well, [E] cause I might have died.
_ _ _ Well, things aren't always what they seem.
_ _ [D] _ When you walk in a fog [A] and you live in a dream.
[G] You [D] walk in a fog, you live in a dream, like me.
_ [G] If I'd forgave me, I never knew.
[D] _ _
I [G] never saw that coming, no, I never do.
_ [E] _
_ I'm [D] gonna bow my head, I'm gonna say your _ name.
_ _ _ [G] Just a pawn in [A] a bigger [G] game.
[D] Just a pawn in a bigger game.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
There's a little bee buzzing around [D] a flower. _ _
_ She [G] had no idea it's her [F#m] finest hour.
[A] _ _ She [F#m] had no idea [F#] about the greatest [D] scheme.
_ _ [G] She's just sucking up nectar for [B] the queen.
[G] Sucking up nectar for the queen.
_ _ Well, that first time you spoke [D] to me, _ _
I [G] never knew how big our [A] love could be.
_ _ [D] I didn't know how [G] far love [D] could go.
_ _ _ [G] _
[A] Waving hands would [B] never know.
[G] [D] Waving hands would never, never know.
_ _ [G] If I'd forgave me, I [D] never knew.
I never [G] saw that [D] coming, no, I never [A] do. _
_ [A] _ I'm [G] gonna bow my head, I'm gonna say [D] your _ name.
_ _ Cause I'm just a pawn in a bigger [G] game.
[D] Just a pawn in a [B] bigger [G] game.
Just [D] a pawn in a bigger [G] game.
[Bm] Just a pawn in a bigger game.
Just [E] a pawn in a bigger _ game.
_ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you much.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Here's a little story and it goes [D] like this. _ _ _
_ Jesus betrayed by Judas' [A] kiss.
_ _ _ _ [D] Jesus needs him, don't you see?
_ _ _ [G] And the midnight [D] guard in the [B] wagon, hey.
[G] Midnight guard in the wagon, hey. _ _ _ _
He says, there's a job I gotta [D] _ do. _
_ [G] And I'm gonna [D] need a little help [A] from you.
_ _ _ [G] I'm gonna free this world from sin. _ _ _
Somebody [E] gonna have to turn [Bm] me [G] in.
Somebody [A] gonna have to turn me in.
_ _ [G]
If I'd forgave me, I [D] never knew. _ _
_ I never [G] saw that [D] coming, no, I never [Em]
do.
[A] _ _ _ [G] Gonna bow my [D] head, I'm gonna say your name.
_ _ Cause I'm just [A] a pawn in a bigger [B] [G] game.
[A] Just a pawn in a bigger [D] game.
[G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, [G] I had made friends in a [D] big old band. _ _
They were looking for a fiddle in [A] this hand.
_ _ Well, they had all the girls who had the cocaine, too.
_ _ [G] Well, I took out my [E] fiddle plate, I'm all I knew.
[G] I took out the fiddle plate, [D] I'm all I knew.
_ _ I [G] never got that [Bm] gig, even though I [D] _ tried.
Well, it's [G] just as well, [E] cause I might have died.
_ _ _ Well, things aren't always what they seem.
_ _ [D] _ When you walk in a fog [A] and you live in a dream.
[G] You [D] walk in a fog, you live in a dream, like me.
_ [G] If I'd forgave me, I never knew.
[D] _ _
I [G] never saw that coming, no, I never do.
_ [E] _
_ I'm [D] gonna bow my head, I'm gonna say your _ name.
_ _ _ [G] Just a pawn in [A] a bigger [G] game.
[D] Just a pawn in a bigger game.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
There's a little bee buzzing around [D] a flower. _ _
_ She [G] had no idea it's her [F#m] finest hour.
[A] _ _ She [F#m] had no idea [F#] about the greatest [D] scheme.
_ _ [G] She's just sucking up nectar for [B] the queen.
[G] Sucking up nectar for the queen.
_ _ Well, that first time you spoke [D] to me, _ _
I [G] never knew how big our [A] love could be.
_ _ [D] I didn't know how [G] far love [D] could go.
_ _ _ [G] _
[A] Waving hands would [B] never know.
[G] [D] Waving hands would never, never know.
_ _ [G] If I'd forgave me, I [D] never knew.
I never [G] saw that [D] coming, no, I never [A] do. _
_ [A] _ I'm [G] gonna bow my head, I'm gonna say [D] your _ name.
_ _ Cause I'm just a pawn in a bigger [G] game.
[D] Just a pawn in a [B] bigger [G] game.
Just [D] a pawn in a bigger [G] game.
[Bm] Just a pawn in a bigger game.
Just [E] a pawn in a bigger _ game.
_ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you much.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _