Jars of Clay
Work
Good Monsters
This is from Jars of Clay's new cd "Good Monsters" coming out Sep. 5th, enjoy!
Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E)
NOTE: This is the album version, not the radio edit. On the radio edit the intro is shorter.
Intro (2x)
G|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7--7--7--7---|
D|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7--7--7--7---|
A|---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5--5--5--5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Intro Part 2 (2x)
G|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11---|
D|---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11---|
A|---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9---|
D|---12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9---|
A|---10-10-10-10---9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7---|
E|---------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (2x)
“Just in case
I will leave my things packed
So I can run away
I cannot trust these voices…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
G|---7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B~
“…I don't have a lot of prospects
A~
That can give some kind of peace
B~
There is nothing left to cling to
A~
That can bring me sweet release
B
I have no fear of drowning
A
It's the breathing
B
That's taking all this work…”
NOTE: Chords with a “~” after them strum one time and then do a little bit of finger
before next chord change and so on.
Chorus (Palm Muted)
G
“…Do you know
A
What I mean
B
When I say
G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
A
What I mean
B
When I say
‘I don't wanna be alone’…”
Intro Part 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jars_of_clay/work_tab.html ]
Verse 2
“…Empty spaces
Shadows hit by streetlights
The warning signs and weight
Of tired conversations…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
G|---7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B~
“…In the absence of a shoulder
A~
In the absence of a thief
B~
On the brink of this destruction
A~
On the eve of bittersweet
B
Now all the demons look like prophets
A
And I'm living out
B A
Every word they speak
B A
Every word they speak…”
Chorus (Palm Mute)
G A B B
G
“…Do you know
A
What I mean
B
When I say
G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
A
What I mean
B
When I say
G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
A
What I mean
B
When I say
‘I don't wanna be alone’…”
Bridge
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---11-11-13-13-11-11-13-13-(2x)-14-14-16-16-14-14-16-16-(2x)---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15-15-17-17-15-15-17-17-(2x)-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--13-(8x)-12-(8x)-13-(8x)-12-(8x)---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Not Palm Muted)
G
“…Do you know
A
What I mean
B
When I say
G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
A
What I mean
B
When I say
G
‘I don't wanna be alone’
A
What I mean
B
When I say
G
I don’t want to be alone
A
Alone, alone
B
I don’t want to be alone
G
I have no fear of drowning
A
It’s the breathing
B
That’s taking all this work…”
That's it! Comments, corrections, leave some!
Tim~
