One Hour Later Tab by Melissa Etheridge

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 |

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[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

Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com

Last updated: April 26, 2019

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