1,000 Things (live acoustic version)
Jason Mraz
**Special thanks to Jon Blank for trying to tab this
song first...I just "corrected" (I hope) his
version.
TUNING: Standard EADGBe (no capo)
This is my very first tab attempt...I didn't think
anyone else got it quite right, so this is what
sounds right to me. I've been playing for about a
year now, but I have a very good ear, and I hope this
is right. Please let me know if anything sounds
off...remember that this is off the live acoustic
version.
CHORDS:
e|--x--|--x--|--x--|--x--|--3--|--x--|--2--|
B|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--x--|--3--|
G|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|
D|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--0--|
A|--x--|--2--|--2--|--3--|--0--|--0--|--x--|
E|--3--|--x--|--0--|--x--|--x--|--x--|--3--|
Jason starts by picking around a little with
the scat/intro chords, then pauses, waits for
the bongos and starts with the scat/intro
SCAT/INTRO
ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...
ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...
VERSE 1
And I'm, I'm over-joyed
And I'm, I'm over-loved
And I'm feeling lucky, like a little boy
Who's hiding under cover
And looking to discover
Every way to play the part inside this darkened cave
The meaning of life, well it starts at the nightlight
Close your eyes and I hope you see mine
CHORUS
ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...
ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...
VERSE 2
And I've, well I've seen a thousand things in one place
But I stopped my counting when I saw your face
Erasing memory, well I feel as though I've never seen a face before
Until I saw your eyes
And they're smiling back at me through my tears
I've been counting all these years, oh
Suddenly the thousand things I've seen were nothing more than dreams of
Of you and me
You and me
Quietly at a standstill now
Fortunately you will, well you'll kiss me, I will
I will kiss you back
BRIDGE
Oh the fact of the matter is - ooo-lay
And I don't know what the latter is, oh no way
See, I've always wanted to kiss you
But I, I always wanted to run from you
Because I've always wanted to miss you
And I, I always wanted to comfort you
OOoooo - Well I love my comfort foods, you said
While you always say, How do you do?
CHORUS
ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...
ooooo-loodle-loodle-loodle-lay
ooooo-loddle-loodle-loodle-lie
rrraa-ba-daddah-badah-rrra-ba-daddah
ba-da-ba-daddah-ba-badah-ba-badah-badah...
OUTRO
liiie-baddah-ba-bup-baddah-ba-bup-baaah