"Amen" by Jewel Kilcher Authentic guitar tablature Transcribed by Joe Levy [Please note that the little "o"s are repeat marks.] Play in open D-flat tuning: Db,Ab,Db,F,Ab,Db Verse pattern: ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||--------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0------|| ||o-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---o|| ||o---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-o|| ||--2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|--------------|| ||--------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5------------|| Bridges 1 and 2: ||-0---0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0-------|-----0-------| ||---2---------|---2---------|---4-----4---|---4-----4---| ||-----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-| ||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ||-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----0-----| ||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ^ Play this 0 in bridge 2 only. |-------------|-------------|-------------|------1-----|| |-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|----0-----0-|| |---0-----0---|---0-----0---|---0-----0---|--0-----0---|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|| |-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|2-----2-----|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|| Bridge 3: ||-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0-------|-------0-----| ||---2---------|---2---------|---4-----4---|-4---4---4---| ||-----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|---0-------0-| ||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ||-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----------| ||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-1-----1-----|-1-----0-----| |-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-| |---0-----0---|---0-----0---|---0-----0---|---0-----0---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-0---0---0---|---0---0---0-|-------------|-------------| |---2---------|-------------|-4---4---4---|-4---4---4---| |-----------0-|-----0---0---|---0-------0-|---0-------0-| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----0-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-1-----1-----|-1-----1-----|| |-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|---0-------0-|| |---0-----0---|---0-----0---|---0-----0---|-----0---0---|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| Ending: ||-------4-----|-------4-----|-------3-----|-------3-----| ||-----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----3---3---|-----3---3---| ||---3-------3-|---3-------3-|---2-------2-|---2-------2-| ||-4-----------|-4-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------| ||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------6-----|-------6-----|-------5-----|-------5-----| |-----6---6---|-----6---6---|-----5---5---|-----5---5---| |---5-------5-|---5-------5-|---4-------4-|---4-------0-| |-6-----------|-6-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ||--------5-----|-------5-----|-------0-----|-------0------|| ||------5---5---|-----5---5---|-----0---0---|-----0---0----|| ||o---5-------5-|---5-------5-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-o|| ||o-5-----------|-5-----------|-0-----------|-------------o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-0------------|| |-------5-------|-0-------------|| |-----5---5-----|-0-------------|| |---5-------5---|-0-------------|| |-5-----------5-|-0-------------|| |---------------|-0-------------|| |---------------|-0-------------|| [Slow, pause, then slowly strum the last chord.] You're mother's child, But night lays you down. Hair aflame, wild look in your eyes, Naked belly to the ground. A forest fire Nibbles at your veins, Crawls up your arm, Runs away with your mind, And burns dry thoughts like leaves Amen. Eyes stare up, But something's in the way. In the Bible only angels have wings, And the rest must wait to be saved. A dry tongue Screams at the sky, But the wind just breathes words in, As a strange bird tries to fly. Amen. Pieces of us die everyday, As though our flesh were hell. Such injustice, as children we are told that From God we fell. Where are my angels? Where's my golden one? Where is my hope, Now that my heroes have gone? Some are being beaten, Some are being born, And some can't tell the Difference anymore. Amen. Amen. Halle- Hallelujah. Hallelujah.