Pretty Amazing Grace by Neil Diamond has been stuck in my head for weeks thanks to local
airplay and as neither version is quite right I thought I tab it. This is for one
think there's at least three on the track, but I've also tabbed the short guitar break.
on's in the bass on the F chord in the verse progressions, and run up from A to C
verses and after choruses. Enjoy
Capo 2nd fret
Intro:
x2
//Am /G //
Verse 1:
Am G
Pretty amazing grace is what you showed me
Dm G C
Pretty amazing grace is who you are
Am Dm
I was an empty vessel
G C
You filled me up inside
F G Am
And with amazing grace restored my pride
Verse 2:
C G Am
Pretty amazing grace is how you saved me
Dm G C E7
And with amazing grace reclaimed my heart
Am Dm
Love in the midst of chaos
G C
Calm in the heat of war
F G Am
Showed with amazing grace what love was for
Chorus 1:
F G Am
You forgave my insensitivity
F G C
And my attempt to then mislead you
Am F G Am
You stood beside a wretch like me
Dm Am
Your pretty amazing grace was all I needed.
Link: Am
Verse 3:
C G Am
Stumbled inside the doorway of your chapel
Dm G C
Humbled in God by everything I found
Em F
Beauty and love surround me
G C
Freed me from what I fear
F G Am
Ask for amazing grace and you appear
Chorus 2:
F G Am
You overcame my loss of hope and faith
F G C
Gave me a truth I could believe in
Am F G Am
You led me to a higher place
Dm Am
Showed Your amazing grace when grace was what I needed
Link: Am
Verse 4:
C G Am
Look in a mirror I see your reflection
Dm G C
Open a book you live on every page
Em F
I fall and you're there to lift me
G C
Share every road I climb
F G Am
And with amazing grace you ease my mind
Chorus 3:
F G Am
I Came to You with empty pockets first
F G C
When I returned I was rich man
Am F G Am
Didn't believe love could quench my thirst
Dm Am
But with amazing grace you showed me that it can
Link: Am
Verse 5;
Am G Am
In your amazing grace I had a vision
Dm G C E7
From that amazing place I came to be
Am Dm
Into the night I wandered
G C
Wandering aimlessly
F G Am
Found your amazing grace to comfort me.
Guitar break and "pretty amazing":
Am G x7
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Then
Am
/ / / / /
Final Chorus:
F G Am
You overcame my loss of hope and faith,
F G C
Gave me a truth I could believe in.
Am F G Am
You led me to that higher place
F
Showed me that love
G
And truth
F
And hope
G Am
And grace were all I needed.
Outro : Am
