Barclay James Harvest - Hymn
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Hymn
Artist: Barclay James Harvest
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 4/4
Tempo: q=140 (quite fast), except Intro (slow)
Capo: 0
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Eighths are marked '+'. Sixteenths are marked "s".
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
[Intro] (slow)
E + + + s + s + +
E|-------------2--p0---------|---------------2-p0------------|-------------2--p0---------|
B|---------0-----------------|--------0----------------------|---------0-----------------|
G|-----1---------------------|-----1-------------------------|-----1---------------------|
D|---------2------------2----|-----------2--------------2----|---------2------------2----|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-0---------------0---------|-0-------------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
+ s + s hold strums + + + +
E|---------------2-p0------------|-0--------0-------0---0----|-0--------0-------0---0----|
B|--------0----------------------|-0--------0-------0---0----|-0--------0-------0---0----|
G|-----1-------------------------|-1--------1-------1---1----|-1--------1-------1---1----|
D|-----------2--------------2----|-2-------------------------|-2-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-2-------------------------|-2-------------------------|
E|-0-------------------0---------|-0----0-------0------------|-0----0-------0------------|
[Verse1]
E +
E|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|----------------0----|-0-------------0--------|-2---p0---------0----|---------------------|
G|-----------1---------|------------------------|-----------2---------|----------------1----|
D|------2---------2----|------2------------2----|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
A|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-0---------0---------|-0---------0------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
Valley's deep and the mountain's so high, if you
A + + + + E
E|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|----------------0----|
G|-2--p1---2--------------|-----2------p1---2--p1--------|---------------------|-----------1---------|
D|---------2---------2----|---------2---------------2----|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
A|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
want to see God you've got to move on the other side. You stand up
+ + A +
E|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-0-------------0--------|-2---p0---------0----|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------2---------|---------------1--------|-2--p1---2--------------|
D|------2------------2----|------2---------2----|------2------------2----|---------2---------2----|
A|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|-0------------0---------|
E|-0---------0------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0------------|------------------------|
there with your head in the clouds, Don't try to fly, you know
+ + + E A +
E|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-----0-------2---p0----|-0----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----2--p1--------------|-----------1---------|-2--------2-------------|
D|---------2--------2----|---------2---------2----|------2---------2----|------2------------2----|
A|-0-----------0---------|------------------------|---------------------|-0------------0---------|
E|-----------------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|------------------------|
you might not come down. Don't try to fly near God,
+ E +
E|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
G|-----2--------2----2----|-2--p1------------------|---------------------|
D|---------2---------2----|---------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
A|-0------------0---------|------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
you might not come down.
[Verse2]
E + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------0--------|-0-------------0--------|-2---p0---------0----|---------------------|
G|-----------1------------|------------------------|-----------2---------|----------------1----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|------2------------2----|------2------------2----|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
E|-0---------0------------|-0---------0------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth, the
A + + + + E
E|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|----------------0----|
G|-2--p1---2--------------|-----2------p1---2--p1--------|---------------------|-----------1---------|
D|---------2---------2----|---------2---------------2----|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
E|------------------------|------------------------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
people said it was a virgin birth, Jesus came
+ + A +
E|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-0-------------0--------|-2---p0---------0----|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------2---------|---------------1--------|-2--p1---2--------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------2---------2----|
A|------2------------2----|------2---------2----|------2------------2----|-0------------0---------|
E|-0---------0------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0------------|------------------------|
down from Heaven to earth, the people said it
+ + + E A +
E|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-----0-------2---p0----|-0----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----2--p1--------------|-----------1---------|-2--------2-------------|
D|---------2--------2----|---------2---------2----|---------------------|------2------------2----|
A|-0-----------0---------|------------------------|------2---------2----|-0------------0---------|
E|-----------------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|------------------------|
was a virgin birth, the people said it
+ E +
E|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
G|-----2--------2----2----|-2--p1------------------|---------------------|
D|---------2---------2----|---------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
A|-0------------0---------|------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
was a virgin birth.
[Verse3]
E + +
E|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
B|----------------0----|-0-------------0--------|-0--h2---0---------0----|---------------------|
G|-----------1----1----|-1-------------1--------|-1------------2----1----|----------------1----|
D|-----------2---------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------2----|
A|------2---------2----|------2------------2----|---------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
E|-0---------0---------|-0---------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
He told great sto- ries of the Lord, and
A + + + + E
E|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|----------------0----|
G|-2--p1---2--------------|-----2------p1---2--p1--------|---------------------|-----------1----1----|
D|-2-------2--------------|-----2-----------2-------2----|---------------------|-----------2---------|
A|---------0---------0----|---------0---------------2----|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
E|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
said He was the saviour of us all. He told great
+ + A +
E|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-0-------------0--------|-0--h2---0---------0----|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-1-------------1--------|-1------------2----1----|----------------1----|-2--p1---2--------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|----------------2----|-2-------2--------------|
A|------2------------2----|---------2---------2----|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|
E|-0---------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|-0------------0---------|
sto- ries of the Lord, and said He was the
+ + + E A
E|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-----2------p1---2--p1--------|---------------------|-----------1---------|-2--------2-------------|
D|-----2-----------2-------2----|---------------------|-----------2---------|-2--------2-------------|
A|---------0---------------2----|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|------0------------0----|
E|-0---------------0------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|-0------------0---------|
saviour of us all. and said He was
+ E +
E|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
G|-----2--------2----2----|-2--p1------------------|---------------------|
D|-----2--------2----2----|-2-------2--------------|---------------------|
A|---------0---------0----|---------0---------2----|------2---------2----|
E|-0------------0---------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
the saviour of us all.
[Verse4] strums all through Verse4
E + +
E|-----------0----0----|-7------------7----7----|-9----7---------7----|-7------------7----7----|
B|-----------0----0----|-9------------9----9----|-9----9----10--\9----|-9------------9----9----|
G|-----------1----1----|-9------------9----9----|-9----9----9----9----|-9------------9----9----|
D|-----------2----2----|-9------------9----9----|-9----9----9----9----|-9------------9----9----|
A|------2----2----2----|-7----7---7-------------|-7-------------------|-7----7---7-------------|
E|-0---------0----0----|-7----7---7-------------|-7-------------------|-7----7---7-------------|
For this we killed Him, nailed Him up high, He
+ + + + + +
E|-----------------7----7----|-7--------------------7----|-7------------7----7----|-7------------7----7----|
B|-10-\9-----------9----9----|-9----10-\9---10-\9---9----|-9------------9----9----|-9------------9----9----|
G|-9---------------9----9----|-9----9-------9-------9----|-9------------9----9----|-9------------9----9----|
D|-9---------------9----9----|-9----9-------9-------9----|-9------------9----9----|-9------------9----9----|
A|-7-------7---7-------------|-7-------------------------|-7----7---7-------------|-7----7---7-------------|
E|-7-------7---7-------------|-7-------------------------|-7----7---7-------------|-7----7---7-------------|
rose again as if to ask us why.
+ + + +
E|-7------------7----7----|-9----7---------7----|-7------------7----7----|-----------------7----7----|
B|-9------------9----9----|-9----9----10--\9----|-9------------9----9----|-10-\9-----------9----9----|
G|-9------------9----9----|-9----9----9----9----|-9------------9----9----|-9---------------9----9----|
D|-9------------9----9----|-9----9----9----9----|-9------------9----9----|-9---------------9----9----|
A|-7----7---7-------------|-7-------------------|-7----7---7-------------|-7-------7---7-------------|
E|-7----7---7-------------|-7-------------------|-7----7---7-------------|-7-------7---7-------------|
Then He ascended into the sky, As if to say, in
+ + + + A +
E|-7--------------------7----|-7------------7----7----|-7------------7----7----|-5------------5----5----|
B|-9----10-\9---10-\9---9----|-9------------9----9----|-9------------9----9----|-5------------5----5----|
G|-9----9-------9-------9----|-9------------9----9----|-9------------9----9----|-6------------6----6----|
D|-9----9-------9-------9----|-9------------9----9----|-9------------9----9----|-7------------7----7----|
A|-7-------------------------|-7----7---7-------------|-7----7---7-------------|-7----7---7-------------|
E|-7-------------------------|-7----7---7-------------|-7----7---7-------------|-5----5---5-------------|
God alone you soar. As if to say
+ + E +
E|-5------------5----5----|-5------------5----5----|-7------------7----7----|
B|-5------------5----5----|-5------------5----5----|-9------------9----9----|
G|-6------------6----6----|-6------------6----6----|-9------------9----9----|
D|-7------------7----7----|-7------------7----7----|-9------------9----9----|
A|-7----7---7-------------|-7----7---7-------------|-7----7---7-------------|
E|-5----5---5-------------|-5----5---5-------------|-7----7---7-------------|
in God alone you soar.
[Verse5]
E + +
E|----------------0----|-0-------------0--------|-0-------0---------0----|---------------------|
B|----------------0----|-0-------------0--------|-0--h2---0---------0----|---------------------|
G|-----------1----1----|-1-------------1--------|-1------------2----1----|----------------1----|
D|-----------2---------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------2----|
A|------2---------2----|------2------------2----|---------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
E|-0---------0---------|-0---------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
Valley's deep and the mountain's so high, if you
A + + + + E
E|------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|----------------0----|
B|-2-------2--------------|-----2-----------2------------|---------------------|----------------0----|
G|-2--p1---2--------------|-----2------p1---2--p1---1----|---------------------|-----------1----1----|
D|-2-------2--------------|-----2-----------2-------2----|---------------------|-----------2---------|
A|---------0---------0----|---------0---------------2----|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|
E|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
want to see God you've got to move on the other side. You stand up
+ + A +
E|-0-------------0--------|-0-------0---------0----|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-0-------------0--------|-0--h2---0---------0----|---------------------|-2-------2--------------|
G|-1-------------1--------|-1------------2----1----|----------------1----|-2--p1---2--------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|----------------2----|-2-------2--------------|
A|------2------------2----|---------2---------2----|------2---------2----|---------0---------0----|
E|-0---------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|-0------------0---------|
there with your head in the clouds, Don't try to fly,
+ + + E + A +
E|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-----2-----------2------------|---------------------|---------------------|-2--------2-------------|
G|-----2------p1---2--p1---1----|---------------------|-----------1---------|-2--------2-------------|
D|-----2-----------2-------2----|---------------------|-----------2---------|-2--------2-------------|
A|---------0---------------2----|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|------0------------0----|
E|-0---------------0------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|-0------------0---------|
you might not come down. Don't try to fly near God,
+ + E
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----2--------2----2----|-2----------------------|
G|-----2--------2----2----|-2--p1---1--------------|
D|-----2--------2----2----|-2-------2--------------|
A|---------0---------0----|---------2---------2----|
E|-0------------0---------|-0------------0---------|
you might not come down.
[Outro]
+ s
E|--------------------------|-0-------------------|
B|-----------0--------0--0--|---------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------| repeat and fade
D|--------------------------|---------------------|
A|------2---------2---------|------2---------2----|
E|-0---------0--------------|-0---------0---------|
************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
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