This is a great song for learning how to strum with rhythm, use open chords, and
sing with your guitar. There's only four chords involved, and the rhythm is pretty
straight forward.
*Austin plays this song with a Capo on the 4th fret*
Intro:
Am
Well I can see the street lights pass me by,
F C G
Out into the darkness from the light.
F C C G Am
And you grew up a dancer, yes, I grew up as your friend.
F C G C G Am
If I get to Ohio, hope I see you dance again.
F C G C
C C G Am
Now I can see the street lights pass me by.
F C G
Two more hours and I won't need these lights.
F C C G Am
And I could hear you singing through your window way back when.
F C G C
If I get to Ohio, hope I hear you sing again.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/austin_hartley-leonard/ohio_crd.html ]
Chorus:
F C Am G
But hey hey summer rose, did you wither long ago?
F C Am G
Did you shed your peddles like my teeth upon this road?
C C G Am
Or are you walking barefoot down your stairs,
F C G
Spinning records, red rose in your hair?
F C C G Am
And do you smile gently while the rest just make amends?
F C G C G Am
If I get to Ohio, hope I see you smile again.
F C G
F C C G Am
F C G C
Outro: (Listen to the song to hear how Austin goes in and out with the his strumming)
F C Am G
Well hey hey summer rose, did you wither long ago?
F C Am G
Did you shed your peddles like my teeth upon this road,
C C G Am
Where I can see the sun burn through the clouds,
F C G
and I can feel this heater burning out?
F C C G Am
And I can think of everywhere that I have never been.
F C G C
If I get to Ohio, hope I never leave again.
F C G C
But if I get to Ohio, hope I never leave again.
**TIP: When you're going from a C chord to a G and then an Am chord like when he
sings "I grew up as your friend" in the beginning, you don't need to play the big E-
string with the G chord. Instead, simply take your middle finger off the D-
string and place it on the 2nd fret of the A-
string when your going from a C chord to an Am chord. This transition is used in alot
of songs, and is al so in this one at times.
