Etheridge Melissa - One Hour Later guitar tab
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From the "Practice Tape #1" bootleg.
Bright and breezy, lots of barred E shapes and percussive strumming. 4/4
time at 119 beats per minute.
In short:
[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--/|101010m
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
[prechorus]
[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]
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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
[prechorus]
[chorus]
[break]
[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
[chorus]
[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
