Okay, no other tabs for this song are accurate :/ (sorry to other contributors who made them)...however,
this tab is dead-on and contains both lead and rhythm!!! :-D
First off, notice that this song uses ska strumming (palm mute downstroke but play upstroke); therefore,
it uses ska chords!!!
The chords used in this song are the following (read top line as high e string and bottom line as low E
string and asterisk [*] means play as an octave):
A A5 A#5 B B5 C#5 D#* E E5 E* F* F#5
3 x x 7 x x x x x x x x
3 x x 7 x x x 9 x x x x
4 x x 8 x x 8 9 x 9 10 11
5 7 8 9 9 11 x 9 2 x x x
x 7 8 x 9 11 6 7 2 7 8 9
x 5 6 x 7 9 x x 0 x x x
Intro
short bass fill (Keith)
Rhythm (Sonnie): E B A B (play 5 times)
Lead (Micah): A5\E5 C#5 F#5 A5
E5 C#5 F#5 A5 (play ONLY this line 3 times)
Rhythm over Lead: E* F* F#* E* D#* (play 2 times)
Verse:
E B A B
Beautiful day,
E B A B
wonderful feeling,
E B A B
I feel like singing
E B A B
psalms meaning songs singing praises all day long.
E B A B
Joy fills the weak,
E B A B
joy makes us strong.
E B A B
Filled 'till we burst, songs of praise
E B A B
to the God of the Universe.
Pre-Chorus:
A
Despite our selfish selves,
B
despite all loss of hope,
A
despite our lack of faith,
B
despite our stony hearts,
A
despite the waning moon,
B A B
despite the ebbing tide of how we think this world should be.
Chorus:
A5\E5 C#5 F#5 A5
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5
praise Him all creatures here below,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5
praise Him above ye heavenly host,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Interlude 1:
Rhythm: E* F* F#* E* D#* (play 2 times)
Lead: E5 C#5 F#5 A5 (play 2 times)
Verse 2:
E B A B E B A B
Gray rainy day, down in the mud for us.
E B A B
Don't feel I can sing,
E B A B
songs to the God in control of the seasons.
E B A B
What's good and bad,
E B A B
flow from the hands,
E B A B
of the God with the perfect plan.
E B A B
Fill with joy, all of this will glorify.
Pre-Chorus:
A
Despite our selfish selves,
B
despite all loss of hope,
A
despite our lack of faith,
B
despite our stony hearts,
A
despite the waning moon,
B A B
despite the ebbing tide of how we think this world should be.
Chorus:
A5\E5 C#5 F#5 A5
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5
praise Him all creatures here below,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5
praise Him above ye heavenly host,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Interlude 1 (play whole thing 2 times)
Interlude 2:
Lead: x A5 A5 A#5 B (play 4 times)
in between chord phrases, play this riff the first 3 times ONLY:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|--9----------|
E|-7-7-5-8-7-5-|
Bridge:
Rhythm:
(play tab 2 times)
e|-7---7--7--|------------|-7---7--7--|---------|
B|--7---9----|-6-6--------|--7---9----|-6-6--5~-|
G|---8-----9-|-------9-69-|---8-----9-|------5~-|
D|-------9---|--6-6-------|-------9---|--6-6----|
A|-----------|------------|-----------|---------|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|---------|
A B
E B A B (play 4 times)
Chorus:
A5\E5 C#5 F#5 A5
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5
praise Him all creatures here below,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5
praise Him above ye heavenly host,
E5 C#5 F#5 A5 E5
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alright, there it is...the only things I used that needs notation would be slides (/ \), dead notes (x),
and let ring (~).
Also, lyrics courtesy of pllyrics.com
Please comment/rate--this is just how FIF play it!!! God bless!!!
-Romans 10:9-10;13
