Amen Omen chords by
Ben Harper (Official Version)
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Key: A minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

C#m7

Amaj7

E

B

Verse 1
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
What started as a whis     per
E E 
 
B B 
 
Slowly turned in to a scream
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Searching for an an       swer
E E 
 
B B 
 
Where the question is unseen
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
I don't  know where you came     from
E E 
 
B B 
 
And I don't know where you've gone
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Old friends become old strangers
E E 
 
B B 
 
Between darkness and the dawn

Chorus 1

Amaj7

E

B

C#m

Amen omen, will I see your face again?

Amaj7

E

B

C#m

Amen o men, can I find the place within

Amaj7

E

To live my life

B

D

A

C

D

without you?

Verse 2
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
I      still hear you say      ing
E E 
 
B B 
 
"All of life is chance
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
And    is sweetest,
E E 
 
B B 
 
is sweetest when at a glance"
C#m7 C#m7 
 
But I      live
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
I live a hundred, hundred lifetimes in a day
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
But I      die a little
E E 
 
B B 
 
In every breath I take

Chorus 2

Amaj7

E

B

C#m

Amen o men, will I see your face again?

Amaj7

E

B

C#m

Amen o men, can I find the place within

Amaj7

To live my life

E

B

D

A

C

D

without you?

Interlude 1

C#m7

Amaj7

E

B

Amaj7

E

B

C#m

Amaj7

E

B

Verse 3
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
I listen to a whis     per
E E 
 
B B 
 
Slowly drift away
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Silence is the loudest
E E 
 
B B 
 
Parting word you never say
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
I put, I put your world
E E 
 
B B 
 
Into my veins
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Now    a voiceless sympathy
E E 
 
B B 
 
Is all that remains

Chorus 3

Amaj7

E

B

C#m

Amen omen, will I see your face again?

Amaj7

E

B

C#m

Amen omen, can I find the place within

Amaj7

E

B

To live my life without

Outro 1
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, will I see your face  again?
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, can I find the strength to live
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, will I see your face  again?
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, can I find the strength to live
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, will I see your face  again?
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, can I find the strength to live
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, will I see your face  again?
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, can I find the strength to live
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Amen     omen, will I see your face  again?
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
Amen     omen,

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC#m7 Amaj7 E B C#m...

Chords

C#m7
Amaj7
E
B
C#m
D
A
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 4

4

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This is the definitive original version of Amen Omen by Ben Harper, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Ben Harper's performance.

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