Biography:
Joan Osborne (born Joan Elizabeth Osborne in Anchorage, Kentucky, on 8 July 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian-penned song "One of Us", from her debut album Relish (1995) - with the single and the album garnering a combined seven Grammy award nominations. Osborne was a member of Trigger Hippy from 2012 to 2018.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
This version is an alternative to using a capo on the second fret...
Chords
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F#m: 244222
Dadd9: 200230
A: x02220
E/A: x02100
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[Verse 1]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
If God had a name, what would it be
F#m Dadd9
And would you call it to his face
A E/A F#m Dadd9
If you were faced with him in all his glory
A E/A F#m Dadd9 A E/A
What would you ask if you had just one question
[Pre-Chorus]
Dadd9 A E/A
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Dadd9 A E/A
yeah, yeah, God is good
Dadd9 E/A
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
What if God was one of us
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just a slob like one of us
F#m Dadd9
Just a stranger on the bus
A E/A Dadd9 E/A
Trying to make his way home
[Verse 2]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
If God had a face, what would it look like
F#m Dadd9
And would you want to see
A E/A F#m Dadd9
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
A E/A F#m Dadd9 A E/A
In things like heaven and in jesus and the saints and all the prophets
[Pre-Chorus]
Dadd9 A E/A
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Dadd9 A E/A
yeah, yeah, God is good
Dadd9 E/A
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
What if God was one of us
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just a slob like one of us
F#m Dadd9
Just a stranger on the bus
A E/A Dadd9 E/A
Trying to make his way home
[Verse 3]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
He's trying to make his way home
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Back up to heaven all alone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Nobody calling on the telephone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Except for the Pope maybe in Rome
[Pre-Chorus]
Dadd9 A E/A
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Dadd9 A E/A
yeah, yeah, God is good
Dadd9 E/A
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
What if God was one of us
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just a slob like one of us
F#m Dadd9
Just a stranger on the bus
A E/A Dadd9 E/A
Trying to make his way home
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just trying to make his way home
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Like a holy rolling stone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Back up to heaven all alone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just trying to make his way home
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Nobody calling on the phone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Except for the Pope maybe in Rome
This version is an alternative to using a capo on the second fret...
Chords
======
F#m: 244222
Dadd9: 200230
A: x02220
E/A: x02100
======
[Verse 1]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
If God had a name, what would it be
F#m Dadd9
And would you call it to his face
A E/A F#m Dadd9
If you were faced with him in all his glory
A E/A F#m Dadd9 A E/A
What would you ask if you had just one question
[Pre-Chorus]
Dadd9 A E/A
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Dadd9 A E/A
yeah, yeah, God is good
Dadd9 E/A
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
What if God was one of us
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just a slob like one of us
F#m Dadd9
Just a stranger on the bus
A E/A Dadd9 E/A
Trying to make his way home
[Verse 2]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
If God had a face, what would it look like
F#m Dadd9
And would you want to see
A E/A F#m Dadd9
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
A E/A F#m Dadd9 A E/A
In things like heaven and in jesus and the saints and all the prophets
[Pre-Chorus]
Dadd9 A E/A
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Dadd9 A E/A
yeah, yeah, God is good
Dadd9 E/A
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
What if God was one of us
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just a slob like one of us
F#m Dadd9
Just a stranger on the bus
A E/A Dadd9 E/A
Trying to make his way home
[Verse 3]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
He's trying to make his way home
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Back up to heaven all alone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Nobody calling on the telephone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Except for the Pope maybe in Rome
[Pre-Chorus]
Dadd9 A E/A
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Dadd9 A E/A
yeah, yeah, God is good
Dadd9 E/A
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
What if God was one of us
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just a slob like one of us
F#m Dadd9
Just a stranger on the bus
A E/A Dadd9 E/A
Trying to make his way home
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just trying to make his way home
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Like a holy rolling stone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Back up to heaven all alone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Just trying to make his way home
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Nobody calling on the phone
F#m Dadd9 A E/A
Except for the Pope maybe in Rome
