Omaha -- Counting Crows
CAPO ON 2!!!
Hopefully this is the most complete (with Bridge) and easiest version (with capo) of this
song to play.
Main Chords:
Em - 022000 D - xx0232 C - x32010
Bm - x24432 G - 320033 A - x02220
Bridge Chords:
G – [32]033
D/F# - [20]232
Em - [02]200
A11 – x[00]000
C - x[32]010
G/B - x[20]033
D/A - x00232
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[Intro]
|Em |D |Em |C |
/ / / / / /////
[Verse 1]
Em Bm |
Start tearing the old man down, run
D A |
past the heather and down to the old road.
Em Bm |
Start turning the grain into the ground.
C |
Roll a new leaf over...
Em Bm
In the middle of the night there's an
D A
old man treading around in the gathered rain.
Em Bm
Well mister if you want to walk on water,
C(D) (C) G* (*start chorus)
could you drop a line my way?
[Chorus]
G D |
O-m-a-ha! (Ahh..)
Em C |
Somewhere in middle America.
G D |
Get right to the heart of matters...
C |
It's the heart that matters
G D |
more! I think you'd better
Em A |
turn your ticket in...(i-i-in)
C |
and get your money back at the
G* (*start bridge)
door.
[Bridge]
(see chord suggestions):
G D/F# Em A11 |C G/B D/A | (x1)
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Ahhh..huh.. yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
Em Bm
Start threading a needle.
D A
Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold room.
Em Bm
Start turning the wool across the wire.
C
Roll the new life over.
Em Bm
In the middle of the night there's an
D A
old man threading his toes through a bucket of rain.
Em Bm
Hey mister you don't want to walk on water. You're
C(D) (C) G*
only going to walk all over me.
[Chorus]
G D |
O-m-a-ha! (Ahh..)
Em C |
Somewhere in middle America.
G D |
Get right to the heart of matters...
C |
It's the heart that matters
G D |
more! I think you'd better
Em A |
turn your ticket in...(i-i-in)
C |
and get your money back at the
G
door.
[Bridge]
G D/F# Em A11 |C G/B D/A | (x4)
Na Na Na Na Nun-na-nah yeah, yeah,yeah
Na Na Na Nun-na-nah... nun-ah
Nunana nunana nunana nunana nunana nunana na, na, na
Na Na Na Na Na
[Verse 3]
Em Bm
Start running the banner down.
D A
Drop past the color come up through the summer rain.
Em Bm
Start turning the girl into the ground.
C
Roll a new love over.
Em Bm
In the middle of the day there's a
D A
young man rolling around in the earth and rain.
Em Bm
Hey mister if you're gonna walk on water, you know
C(D) (C) G*
You're only going to walk all over me
[Chorus] x2
(2nd time screaming!)
G D |
O-m-a-ha! (Ahh..)
Em C |
Somewhere in middle America.
G D |
Get right to the heart of matters...
C |
It's the heart that matters
G D |
more! I think you'd better
Em A |
turn your ticket in...(i-i-in)
C |
and get your money back at the
G
door.
G D |
O-m-a-ha! (Ahh..)
Em C |
Somewhere in middle America.
G D |
Get right to the heart of matters...
C |
It's the heart that matters
G D |
more! I think you'd better
Em A |
turn your ticket in...(i-i-in)
C |
and get your money back at the
G
door.
[Bridge/outro]
G D/F# Em A11 |C G/B D/A |
Ahhhhh-hhhhhh-huh! Said...
G D/F# Em A11 |C G/B D/A |G~ (ring)
Omaha... Sunday morning... I'm coming home to-day
For the bridge walking notes, just hit the 2 strings listed, one strum per beat in song
(though I like using two strums for more flair), except for final D/A of each pass which
gets some quick up/down stums during beats 3 and 4. For an even easier tip, leave your pinky
and ring fingers fretting the initial G and just cycle through the brackets parts of the
chords until you get to the final D (D/A). As long as you hit the bass note (first one
listed), it sounds good enough. Trust me, it will be your favorite part of the song to play.
C.Hall
