Jars of Clay - Overjoyed

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Song:   Overjoyed
Artist: by Jars of Clay
Source: From the Album: "Much Afraid" by Jars of Clay (1997)
transcribed by: Darryl Kechnie [isaiahrain@hotmail.com]                  

*There are a lot of variants of the "A" chord in this song, rather than 
write out the specific name of the chord, I've put a number 1-4 beside 
each chord in this chord list for quick reference in the song.

The Chords:
Dm7           Asus2[1]          F*              E/G#
(xx0560)      (x02200)      (x33210)           (4x2100)

Am*            C             Gmadd9*            Bm*
(x05500)      (x32010)      (x55000)           (x24030)

Fmaj7          Dsus          Asus2[3]           A[4]
(x03210)      (xxo230)      (x77600)           (x02220)

Am7            A[2]          Gadd9*
(x02010)      (x77650)      (x55400)


Dm7      Am*      Dm7
Am*      Dm7
Am*      Fmaj7    Am7      Dm7
Am*      Dm7      Am*      Dm7
Am*      Fmaj7    Am7      Fmaj7
Am7      A1

Chorus:
C        E/G#     A2
F        Gmadd9   A3
C        E/G#     Fmaj7    Gadd9?
E/G#

(Verse 2, same as verse 1:)

[Chorus]

Bridge:
A2       Bm*                                      
A2       Bm*
Dsus
A2       Dsus     A

Solo, (chorus plays underneathe):

           G------------------------------------------------------
           D---------------12^(13)--12--11------------------------
           A---11--12--14------------------12/14--11h12h11--------
           E------------------------------------------------------

           G---------------------------------------------
           D--11--12--14--7/9h7--9^(10)9^(10)------------
           A-----------------------------------7-9--/--4-
           E---------------------------------------------

           G--------------------------------------------
           D--------------12^(14)--12--11---------------
           A--11--12--14-------------------12/14-11--12-
           E--------------------------------------------
(this part is really quick, the slide from 7/4 is very subtle, but quick 
at the last possible second).
           G------5---7-5---7-5-----------
           D--5-7---5-----7-----7-5-7/4---
           A------------------------------
           E------------------------------

[Chorus x 2]
                 
Gadd9?   Fmaj7    Gadd9?   Fmaj7 
Gadd9?   E/G#

                  Words by Dan Haseltine
                  Music by Matt Odmark, Charlie Lowell, Steve Mason,                    
Mark Hudson,Greg Wells Copyright 1997                                
BridgeBuilding Music (BMI)/Pogostick Music                            
(BMI)/Irving Music (BMI)/Greg Wells Music                             
(BMI)/Beef Puppet Music (ASCAP). All rights                           
reserved. Used by permission. 

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