Grace-Acoustic Chords "If I Left the Zoo" Music and lyrics by Jars of Clay, tabbed by David Schroder NOTES ABOUT SONG: During the verses, all the instruments but bass and acoustic guitar drop out. INTRO Bm/F# A E (4x) play electric intro riff starting the 3nd time through VERSE ONE Bm A E God, I admit I haven't changed Bm A E Playing card houses still covering my landscape Bm F#m E I never expected you to stay Bm F#m E When I'm grabbing for these crumbs and cold loose change CHORUS D A Bm I feel your grace come running over every road D A G I love the way You're calling overflow D A Bm I feel your grace come running over every road D A B You break the floodgates down and carry all BRIDGE-TO-CHORUS TRANSITION Bm A E (2x) play electric post-chorus riff during above chords VERSE TWO Bm A E God, I admit I've loved these chains Bm A E And crawling around this cage sometimes has its advantages Bm F#m E I know someday this could get old Bm F#m B And I'll need your healing water to find my home CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE B A E/G# E (3x) B A G play electric bridge solo on top of above chords CHORUS no music for the first line, only acoustic strums for the second line REPEAT CHORUS after chorus, repeat post-chorus electric riff and chords then outro riff to end CHORDS: BmaB224432 A 002220 E 022100 E/G# 422100 F#m 244220 G 320033 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jars_of_clay/grace_tab_ver_2.html ) NOTES ABOUT ELECTRIC GUITAR PARTS: These are the tabs for the major electric solos, and there's frankly not too much variety in them cause they mainly accentuate the main musical theme of the song. You can hear Steve's electric during the chorus, but the verses are solo acoustic guitar. Intro riff (remember: starts third time through chord progression) |-7-|-5----0h2-|-0-----|-7-|-5-|-10s7-| |---|----------|---3-0-|---|---|------| |---|----------|-------|---|---|------| |---|----------|-------|---|---|------| |---|----------|-------|---|---|------| |---|----------|-------|---|---|------| BAEBAE Post-chorus riff |-7-|-5----0h2-|-0-----|-7-|-5----0h2-|-0-----| |---|----------|---3-0-|---|----------|---3-0-| |---|----------|-------|---|----------|-------| |---|----------|-------|---|----------|-------| |---|----------|-------|---|----------|-------| |---|----------|-------|---|----------|-------| BAEBAE Bridge riff (starts on the 3rd measure, or the E/G# chord) |----|---------|--|-----|-----------|-----------------| |-0--|-2h3-0-0-|--|-0-0-|-0-2h3-0-0-|-------------4-4-| |----|---------|--|-----|-----------|-4-4-2-2-4-4-----| |----|---------|--|-----|-----------|-----------------| |----|---------|--|-----|-----------|-----------------| |----|---------|--|-----|-----------|-----------------| EEABEEG# |-7-|-5-7-|-7--|10h12-|-7-|-7-|--|---| |---|-----|----|------|---|---|--|-0-| |---|-----|----|------|---|---|--|---| |---|-----|----|------|---|---|--|---| |---|-----|----|------|---|---|--|---| |---|-----|----|------|---|---|--|---| BAEEBAGG Outro riff |-7-|-5----0h2-|-0-----|---|---|-7-| |---|----------|---3-0-|---|---|---| |---|----------|-------|---|---|---| |---|----------|-------|---|---|---| |---|----------|-------|---|---|---| |---|----------|-------|---|---|---| BAEBAB c1999 Bridge Building Music, Inc./Pogostick Music (both admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing Inc.)/BMI/Universal-MCA Publishing, a division of Universal Studios, Inc./Beef Puppet Music/ASCAP/IRS Music/Greg Wells Music/BMI. All rights reserved. Send any requests to