Jerusalem Chords

by Sinéad O'Connor
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Chords for Jerusalem - standard tuning. Guitar chords with tabs for instrumental breaks.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Capo: no capo
Author brownbe91 [pro] 21. Last edit on Aug 21, 2023

Chords

E
F#11
C
C#m
C/G
A
B5

Strumming

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(F#11: 2 4 4 3 0 0 - like F# barre with open B and e strings)
(C#m:  X 4 6 6 5 0 - keep e open)
 
[Intro]
 
E     E    F#11   F#11    x2
 
Intro Riff (Guitar + Bass)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|
E|7-----------7---|8-----------8---|9-----------9---|8-----------8---|
 
[Verse 1]
E
  Ran down and the lady said it
C
got torn down and the priest just said it
C#m              C
        got      burned (ooh)
E
  They give me five years
C
   five years
C#m              C
   It's my turn
 
 
 
[Break]
(Break Riff-Guitar and Bass)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|
E|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|
 
[Verse 2]
(Intense with drums + full rhythm)
 
E
  Ran down and the lady said it
C
got torn down and the priest just said it
C#m              C        C/G
        got      burned  (ooh)
E
  They give me five years
C
   (ooh) five years
C#m        C  C/G
   It's my turn
 
[Chorus]
E       A     B5   F#11
Oh------Oh    Je---rusalem
E       A     B5   F#11
Oh------Oh    Je---rusalem
 
[Verse 3]
E
Getting tired of you doing this to me
C
I'm gonna hit you if you say that to me
C#m             C     C/G
       One more time (ooh)
E
I want to see you and you're saying you're busy
C
I want to stop it and you said it would be easy
C#m                  C    C/G
       It sure takes time (ooh)
 
[Break Riff]
 
[Verse 4]
E
Hope your next time's gonna be the last time
C
Hope you don't two-time it'll be the best time
C#m
There won't be no next time
          C   C/G
It's show time
E
I hope you do what you said when you swore
      C                                  C#m
You'd make it better Deliver the letters
   C   C/G
On time
 
[Chorus]
E       A     B5   F#11
Oh------Oh    Je---rusalem
E       A     B5   F#11
Oh------Oh    Je---rusalem  Ahhh…
 
[Break]
(Rhythm drops out (just Bass + clicks)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0-0-------------|8-8-------------|9-9-------------|8-8-------------|
 
 
(2nd time, same rhythm with guitar playing chords)
E E   C C   C#m C#m   C C
 
 
(Full rhythm back)
E
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
C
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
C#m
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
C
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh :|| (repeat, vocals up an octave)
 
[Chorus]
E       A     B5   F#11
Oh------Oh    Je---rusalem
E       A     B5   F#11
Oh------Oh    Je---rusalem
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tylerzsakany
why is the f# differently than any of the chord versions of it listed?
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