Oh Distant You by Wilbur Soot

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Tuning:  Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb 

Chords for 🎸 Verse 2:
 
    Dbmaj7 Bb5 Ab5 Gb5
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---0-----------------|
Gb|---6-----------------|
Db|---7-----9---7---5---|
Ab|---5-----9---7---5---|
Db|---0-----9---7---5---|


🎸 Intro: 

 
 4/4
eb|-----------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-T7/9--7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5------(0)-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x6
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3----------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Db|-----------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--7----7--7----7--7----7--7--|-8--8----8--8----7--7----7--7--|
Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9--|-9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9--|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--7----7--7----7--7----7--7--|-8--8----8--8----7--7----7--7--|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9--|-9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9--|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--7----7--7----7--7----7--7--|-8--8----8--8----7--7----7--7--|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9--|-9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9--|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
Gb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|

(Strum)
eb|-0------|-0------|-0------|-0------|--------|
Bb|-0------|-0------|-0------|-0------|--------|
Gb|-4------|-4------|-8------|-9------|--------|
Db|-5------|-5------|-9------|-10-----|--------|
Ab|-5------|-5------|-9------|-10-----|--------|
Db|-5------|-5------|-9------|-10-----|--------|


(Take capo off)

🎸 Verse 1:

eb|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-2---------------|-----2-----2-----|-------2------------2-------|
Gb|-2---------------|---2-----2-----2-|---2------------2---------2-|
Db|-0---------------|-0-----0-----0---|-0----------0----------0----|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
      I remember it      well              smoked the last of the weed

eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----2------2--------|-----2-----2---------|
Gb|---2-----2---------2-|---2-----2---------2-|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|
Db|-4-----4-------4-----|-5-----5-------5-----|
         beside your armchair     said you were

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----2-----2-----|-----2---------2-----|
Gb|---2-----2-----2-|---2-------2-------2-|
Db|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0---------0---|
Ab|-----------------|---------------------|
Db|-----------------|---------------------|
       tired              you said you need

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----2-----2-----|-----2------2--------|
Gb|---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2---------2-|
Db|-----------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------|---------------------|
Db|-4-----4-----4---|-5-----5--------5----|
         something
need something to hold

eb|-----------------|--------------------|
Bb|-----2-----2-----|-----2-------2------|
Gb|---2-----2-----2-|---2------2-------2-|
Db|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-------0----|
Ab|-----------------|--------------------|
Db|-----------------|--------------------|
                        so I gave you my

eb|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----2-----2-----|-----2------2-----|
Gb|---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2------2-|
Db|-----------------|------------------|
Ab|-----------------|------------------|
Db|-4-----4-----4---|-5-----5------5---|
       coat

eb|-----------------|--------------------|
Bb|-----2-----2-----|-----2-------2------|
Gb|---2-----2-----2-|---2------2-------2-|
Db|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-------0----|
Ab|-----------------|--------------------|
Db|-----------------|--------------------|
                           you chose to lean

eb|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|-0--2-5-|-5------|-0------|
Bb|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|--------|----3---|-3------|--------|-0------|-0------|
Gb|---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2-|--------|-4------|-0------|--------|--------|--------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-0------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Db|-4-----4-----4---|-5-----5-----5---|--------|--------|-2------|--------|-4------|-5------|
         on  me      lean  on me in - stead
 

🎸 Verse 2:

Dbmaj7 Bb5 Ab5 Gb5
Dbmaj7 Bb5 Ab5 Gb5

Dbmaj7
   I hate the way that I talk
                          Bb5
when the words won't give off
                              Ab5   Gb5
the kind of praise esteemed of   you
Dmaj7
   And what the hell could I say
                           Bb5
when you're two stars from grace
                           Ab5    Gb5
and the world, it turns for   you?
         Dmaj7
I'm just saying, man, if the Lord worked oh so kindly
Bb5                           Ab5   Gb5
He could whip me up a clone of   you
            Dmaj7
But I still wouldn't glance, 'cause the thought of someone further
           Bb5
'Cause I'd have to take a month off work
    Ab5               Gb5 
and sit down in the kitchen
    Gb5
and explain all our in-jokes
    Gb5
and teach her all our fictions
    Gb5
and cry with her to Wall-E
    Gb5
and still I'd fuckin' miss ya
    Gb5
and finally it hit me
     Gb5
that I was not the fix-all
Gb5
I was just the villain
N.C.
and every single modicum of energy

I gave to all the little things

compounded my placidity

and drove out all the good things

and made life oh so heavy

and now I can't wake up and talk to you

Oh distant you

Oh gorgeous you

Oh, you



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| x   Dead note
| T   Right-handed tapping
| /   Slide up

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Oh Distant You Tab by Wilbur Soot

Published: December 4, 2023

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Capo: 1

Difficulty: Beginner 👶