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One Hour Later

Melissa Etheridge
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

verse

| F | G | F | G |

| F | G | F | G |

| F | G | F | G |

| F | G |Am |Am |

prechorus

| G | G | F | F |

| G | G | F | F |

| G | G | C..

chorus

....C |Bb |C..

..C |Bb |C.

..C |Bb |C.

..C |Bb | Bb | Bb | Bb |

[intro]:

F G F G

e -|----1m------1m--|-----3m------3m-|-----1m------1m-|----33--3m------|
B -|----1m------1m--|-----3m------3m-|-----1m------1m-|----33--3m------|
G -|----2m------2m--|-----4m------4m-|2222-2m------2m-|--------4m------|
D -|3-----3-3-33----|5555----5555----|3333-----3333---|555----5--------|
A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------5--------|
E -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------3--------|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

it

[verse]:

F G F G

e -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|
B -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|
G -|----2m------2m--|----4m-------4m-|----2m------2m--|----4m-------4m-|
D -|3-----3-3-333m--|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-333m--|5-----5-5-55----|
A -|3-----3-3-33----|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-33----|5-----5-5-55----|
E -|1-----1-1-11----|3-----3-3-33----|1-----1-1-11----|3-----3-3-33----|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

was cold so ho cold & one hour la-ter t window wclosed &

F G F G

e -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----33--3m------|
B -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----33--3m------|
G -|----2m------2m--|----4m-------4m-|2---2m2-2-222m--|----44--4m------|
D -|3-----3-3-333m--|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-333m--|5555---55m------|
A -|3-----3-3-33----|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-33----|5555---5--------|
E -|1-----1-1-11----|3-----3-3-33----|----------------|3333---3--------|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

the talk all of t talk was gone it was

F G F G

e -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|
B -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|
G -|----2m------2m--|----4m-------4m-|----2m------2m--|----4m-------4m-|
D -|3-----3-3-333m--|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-333m--|5-----5-5-55----|
A -|3-----3-3-33----|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-33----|5-----5-5-55----|
E -|1-----1-1-11----|3-----3-3-33----|1-----1-1-11----|3-----3-3-33----|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

late so ho late & one hour la-ter w unlockedgate &

F G Am 7 Am Am

e -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----------------|----------------|
B -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|5---5--55-5-5---|5-5555-55m------|
G -|----2m------2m--|----4m-------4m-|5---5--5555-5---|5-5555-55m------|
D -|3-----3-3-333m--|5-----5-5-55----|7---7--557--7---|7-7775-77m------|
A -|3-----3-3-33----|5-----5-5-55----|7---------------|7---------------|
E -|1-----1-1-11----|3-----3-3-33----|5---------------|5---------------|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

the wine all of t wine was gone

[prechorus]:

G G F F

e -|----3m------3m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----1m-------1m-|
B -|----3m------3m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----1m-------1m-|
G -|4---4m4-4-444m--|4---4m4-4-44-4m-|----2m------2m--|----2m-------2m-|
D -|5-----5-5-555m--|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-333m--|3-----3-3-33----|
A -|5-----5-5-55----|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-33----|3-----3-3-33----|
E -|3-----3-3-33----|3-----3-3-33----|1-----1-1-11----|1-----1-1-11----|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

& itd not mat-ter ifIknew you on-ly a day

G G F F

e -|----3m------3m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----1m-------1m-|
B -|----3m------3m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----1m-------1m-|
G -|4---4m4-4-444m--|4---4m4-4-44-4m-|----2m------2m--|----2m-------2m-|
D -|5-----5-5-555m--|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-333m--|3-----3-3-33----|
A -|5-----5-5-55----|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-33----|3-----3-3-33----|
E -|3-----3-3-33----|3-----3-3-33----|1-----1-1-11----|1-----1-1-11----|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

& itd not mat-ter if I did nt ev-en yr name

G n.c. C

e -|----3m------3m--|----------------|----8m--|
B -|----3m------3m--|------3---------|----8m--|
G -|4---4m4-4-444m--|4-----44--------|----9m--|
D -|5-----5-5-555m--|5-----555m------|---10m--|
A -|5-----5-5-55----|5------55m------|---10m--|
E -|----------------|--------3m------|----8m--|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 .......

one hour la-ter wd be t same

[chorus]:

C Bb Bb C C Bb Bb C

e -------8--\|----6m------6--/|----8m------8--\|----6m------6--/|----8m--|
B -------8--\|----6m------6--/|----8m------8--\|----6m------6--/|----8m--|
G ---9--99--\|7-777m----7-7--/|-9-99m--9--99--\|7-777m----7-7--/|-9-99m--|
D --10-1010-\|8-88----8-8-8--/|101010m10-1010-\|8-88----8-8-8--/|101010--|m
A --10-10----|8-88----8-8-----|1010---10-10----|8-88----8-8-----|1010----|
E ---8-------|6-------6-------|-8------8-------|6-------6-------|-8------|

.....3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2

1 hour later wld be same 1 hour later wld be same

C Bb

e -------8--\|----6m------6666|----6m------6666|----6m------6666|
B -------8--\|----6m------6666|----6m------6666|----6m------6666|
G ---9--99--\|7---7m------7777|7---7m------7777|7---7m------7777|
D --10-1010-\|8------88-88----|8------88-88----|8------88-88----|
A --10-10----|8------88-88----|8------88-88----|8------88-88----|
E ---8-------|6------66-66----|6------66-66----|6------66-66----|

.....3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1 hour laaaaaaaaaa aaa teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer

Bb

e -|----66--6m------|
B -|----66--6m--6\--|
G -|----77--7m--7\--|
D -|8------8----8\--|
A -|8------8----8\--|
E -|6------6--------|

bts 1 2 3 4

eoc

F G F G

e -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----33--3m------|
B -|----1m------1m--|----3m-------3m-|----1m------1m--|----33--3m------|
G -|----2m------2m--|----4m-------4m-|----2m------2m--|----44--4m------|
D -|3-----3-3-333m--|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-333m--|5555---5--------|
A -|3-----3-3-33----|5-----5-5-55----|3-----3-3-33----|5555---5--------|
E -|1-----1-1-11----|3-----3-3-33----|1-----1-1-11----|3333---3--------|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

[verse2]:

F / G

it was blue, silver and blue

And one hour later the TV was through

F / G Am

and the tones all of the tones were high

F / G

and we tried oh we tried

and one hour later we rested our eyes

F / G Am

and the smoke, all of the smoke was high

chorus

[break]: %

[verse strumming F G F G, F G Am Am7*, then]:

C

e -|(8)(8)-(8)-------------------------(8)(8)(8)(8)--------------------|
B -|-8--8---8---------------------------8--8--8--8---------------------|
G -|-9--9---9-------9-------------------9--9--9--9-----9---9---9---9---|
D -|---------------10---(10-10)-----------------------10--10--10--10---|
A -|--------------(10)--(10-10)----------------------(10)(10)(10)(10)--|
E -|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

bts 1 2 3 4

G F/G

e -|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -|3---3---3----------------------1/3m-------------------------------|
G -|4---4---4----------------------2/4m-------------------------------|
D -|5---5---5------5-5-------------3/5m-------------------------------|
A -|5---5---5------5-5-------------3/5m-------------------------------|
E -|3---3---3------3-3-------------1/3m-------------------------------|

bts 1 2 3 4

now its..

[verse3]:

F / G

..bright so bright

and one hour later I think that I might

F / G Am

try and open my eyes again

F / G

then you move slowly move

and one hour later I wonder if you

F / G Am

will try and open your eyes again

[prechorus guitar, these lyrics]:

G F

and it will not matter if you have better things today

and it will not matter if y'feeeel like you're wanting to stay

G G[stop] C

one hour later, one hour later, one hour later it will be the same

chorus

[outro: hold the last Bb for an extra 3 bars then end with a single strum

on the F]

************

Chords/melody for the vocal

chord F G

beats 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e----------------------1-0--------0----------------------------------|
B---------1---1--------------------3---------------------------------|
G-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|

it was cold so-ho cold

chord F G

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------1--1-1---1-----1---3--3---1----3-----------------------------|
G---2--------------2-------------------------------------------------|

and one hour later the window was closed

chord F G

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e---------------------1----0-------0---------------------------------|
B-------1---1------------------3----3--------------------------------|
G---2--------------------------------------------2-------------------|

and the talk all of the talk was

chord Am Am

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3

e---------------------------------------------------|
B---------1-----------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|

gone

chord F G

beats 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e----------------------1-0--------0----------------------------------|
B---------1---1--------------------3---------------------------------|
G-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|

it was late so-ho late

chord F G

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------1--1-1---1-----1---3--3----1----3----------------------------|
G---2--------------2-------------------------------------------------|

and one hour later we unlocked the gate

chord F G

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e---------------------1----0-------0---------------------------------|
B-------1---1------------------3----3--------------------------------|
G---2--------------------------------------------2-------------------|

and the wine all of the wine was

chord Am Am

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------1----------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|

gone

[prechorus]:

chord G F

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1234

e------------------------------0------0---0-------------------------|
B----------3--3---3------3---3-----3----------1---1---1-1----1------|
G---------------------------------------------------------2---------|

and it would not matter if I knew you for only a day

chord G F

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1234

e------------------------------0-----0--0---------------------------|
B----------3--3---3-----3---3------3--------1---1---1-1--------1----|
G---------------------------------------------------------2---------|

and it would not matter if I did not know even your name

chord G C C

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2

e-------------------0---------0--------------------------------------|
B----------3--3-3-----3---3--------3--1----1-------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|

one hour later it would be the same

[chorus]:

chord C Bb Bb C

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2

e------0--0-0--------0----------------------------------------------|
B---------------3-3------3-----1------1-----------------------------|
G---------------------------------2---------------------------------|

one hour later it would be the same

chord C Bb Bb C

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2

e------0--0-0---1---------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------1--1---1----1-------1-----------------------------|
G----------------------------------2--------------------------------|

one hour later it would be the same

chord C Bb

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------0---0-0-1------0--0--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------1-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|

one hour laaaaaaaaateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer

^[fade here]

verse melody

it was blue, silver and blue

and one hour later the TV was through

and the tones all of the tones were high

and we tried oh we tried

and one hour later we rested our eyes

and the smoke, all of the smoke was high

verse melody

now its bright so bright

and one hour later I think that I might

try and open my eyes again

then you move slowly move

and one hour later I wonder if you

will try and open your eyes again

prechorus melody

and it will not matter if you have better things today

and it will not matter if you feeeel like you're wanting to stay

chord G

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
B--------------3--3-3-----3---------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|

one hour later

chord G

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e-------------------------0---1--------------------------------------|
B--------------3---3-3-------------3---------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|

one hour laaa -aa- ter

chord G C

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2

e------------1---0-1--0----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------1-----1--1---1-------1-----------------------|
G----------------------------------------2---------------------------|

one hour later it will be the same

outro

EADGBe

133211 - F

355433 - G

577555 - Am

575555 - Am7

575588 - Am7*

688766 - Bb

8 10 10 9 8 8 - C

/ is slide up

\ is slide down

m is strum, then mute it *immediately*

n.c. is no chord

play G% in the chorus scratched (finger the chord on the strings, but

dont

press the strings down onto the frets)

[eoc] is end of chorus

Strum hard, get slappy and percussive

Nic

Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com

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