Jars of Clay is a popular Christian alternative rock group formed while the band members attended Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, United States in 1992. The group's sound has varied over the years as the band has experimented with pop, folk, rock, trip-hop, gospel, and hymnsong. Their self-titled album featured layered acoustic guitars over programmed trip-hop beats. The song "Flood" was the band's biggest crossover hit, and it hit #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #12 on the Modern Rock chart.
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Jars of Clay I?m Alright ?If I Left the Zoo? Written by Jars of Clay, tabbed by David Schroder
NOTES ABOUT SONG: This is an interesting song for Jars of Clay because there?s not an awesome acoustic guitar part and the electric parts are subdued and scattered in the background. The one instrumental solo in the song is, surprisingly, played by Charlie on a Wurlitzer piano.
VERSE ONE: EAE It was the fear of God that led me to you AEAE And it?s the fear of you that takes getting used to AEAEA I?ve never been one to hang my heart on a thread EAEAD2 But you spun me around and you loved me instead
VERSE TWO: EAE I knew I could turn to something other than you AE ?Cause I don?t understand you and why you?re AE after me AEAE I?ve never been the saint you wanted me to turn to AEA And I can?t see the view from the eyes you look ED2 at me through, oh no
CHORUS ED I?m alright, I?m alright ED I?m alright, I?m alright ED I?m alright, I?m alright C# I?m alright
VERSE THREE EA So cut below the surface and try hard not to E notice AEAE That I could be so foolish thinking I?m alright AEA I?ve got no one to hold me, I?ve got no one to E carry AED Everything inside of me that I won?t let you see
CHORUS
BRIDGE (on Wurly) C#7AC#7A (whistled) EAEA 4x (on Bass, last time through above) |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |-------------2-2--| |-----0-0-2-2------| |-4-4--------------|
CHORUS
CHORDS: E 022100 A x02220 D2 x00230 D x00232 C# x43x24 (looks weird but sounds good if you can hit the muting on the g-string)
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