Hey Jesus tab by Indigo Girls

Hey Jesus
Emily Saliers

Chords used in this song:

G(Bb)*       3 2 0 0 2 2
C9(Eb9)      x 3 2 0 2 2
Em9(Gm7)     0 2 2 0 0(1)
D(F)         x x 0 2 3 2
F(Ab)        1 3 3 2 1 1
C(Eb)        x 3 2 0 2 0
Am7(Cm7)     x 0 2 0 1 0
Dsus(Fsus)   x x 0 2 1 3
D7(F7)       x x 0 2 1 2
F#sus(Asus)  2 4 4 4 x x
B7(D7)       x 2 4 2 4 2
Em9(Gm9)     0 2 0 0 3 2
D7(11)F7(11) x 3 0 0 3 2
* chords in parentheses indicate actual pitch.

Basic Strum Pattern
(Capo at 3rd fret)
   G        C(9)                 D          C(9)
--3--3-3-3-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3---2--2-2---2-0----0-0---------------------
--3--3-3-3-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3---3-3----3-3---------------------
--0--0-0-0-0-----0-0--0-0-0-0---2--2-2---2-0----0-0---------0-----0-----
--0--0-0-0-2-----2-2--2-2-2-2---0--0-0---0-2----2-2------4-----4--------
--2--2-2-2-3-----3-3--3-3-3-3--------------3----3-3---------------------
--3--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------

Basic Picking Pattern at 1st and 2nd Endings
   Em9                                D7(11)
-----------------2-------------------------------------2----2-2---------
--------3-----3-----------3-------------------3-----3--3----3-3---------
-----------0----------------------------0--------------0----0-0---------
--------------------------------0----------0-----0--------------0-0-0-0-
-----2-----------------2-----2------3---------------------------0-0-0-0-
-0----------------------------------------------------------------------



Intro:  Bb  Eb(9)  F  Eb(9)  (two times)

Bb     Eb(9)            F  Eb(9)
hey...
Bb              Eb(9)        F  Eb(9)
i ...
Bb       Eb(9)            F                   Eb(9)
but ...

Bb  Eb(9)  F  Eb(9)

                  F       Gm7  Gm9
i ..
Eb(9)            F                   Gm7   Gm9
sometimes ..
                Ab      Eb                       Cm7(4)
but ..
Cm7            Fsus         A7sus  D7  Gm9  F7
ItÕs ...

(repeats)
verse

verse

Cm7          F7         Am  D7
I don't ...

i'm...
I'm ...
all ..
get ...
Ôcause .,
i ...
                                        Cm7
how ..
F7      Am   D7  Gm9  F7  Fsus  Bb
face ..

--
Mike Beale
MRB@oregon.uoregon.edu
University of Oregon