Oh Abraham Chords

KeyC Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays676

Oh Abraham by John Gorka is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords C, F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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Intro: C   F  C   F   Am  G  F  G  Am  G  F  G  C 

                   F            C 
I see a penny and I pick it up 
                          F             G 
If not the money, I could use the luck 
                            F              G 
And if it's face down then I turn it over 
                              F         G    C 
Head for Wood Avenue, between Inman and New Dover 
        F             C   F   C   
Back in my home town 


              F                        C 
Gas is cheaper where I'm from, but the 
               F       C 
Driving's not so good 
                        F 
People go and stay where they should not 
          C                   F      G 
And they don't do it like I would 


Pre-Chorus 
                F               G 
Work is not the same as before 
              F    G           C          F 
More software hands in the hardware store__ 
        C         F      Am 
Yeah, yeah, hmmm, hmmm 


Chorus:

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante