One Hour Later tab by Melissa Etheridge
Guitar Tab
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
[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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
[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 ...
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 te...
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 ...
F / G Am
and the tones all of ...
F / G
and we tried oh ...
and one hour later ...
F / G Am
and the smoke, all of ....
[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 ...
and one hour later ...
F / G Am
try and open my ...
F / G
then you move ...
and one hour later ....
F / G Am
will try and open ...
[prechorus guitar, these lyrics]:
G F
and it will not matter ....
and it will not matter if y'feeeel ...
G G[stop] C
one hour later, one hour later, ....
[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-...
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 ...
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 ...
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-...
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 ....
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
[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 ...
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 ...
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 ....
and we tried oh we tried....
[prechorus]
[chorus]
[break]
[verse melody]
now its bright so ...
then you move slowly ...
[prechorus melody]
and it will not matter if you have ....
chord G
beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e-----------------------0-----------------------------------------
B--------------3--3-3-----3---------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
one hour l...
chord G
beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e-------------------------0---1--------------------------------------
B--------------3---3-3-------------3---------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
one hour ...
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 ...
[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
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