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

Intro 1

Dm7

Bbmaj7

F

C

Verse 1
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
What started as a whis      per
F F 
 
C C 
 
Slowly turned in to a scream
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Searching for an an        swer
F F 
 
C C 
 
Where the question is unseen
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I don't know where you came      from
F F 
 
C C 
 
And I don't know where you've gone
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Old friends become old strangers
F F 
 
C C 
 
Between darkness and the dawn

Chorus 1

Bbmaj7

F

C

Dm

Amen omen, will I see your face again?

Bbmaj7

F

C

Dm

Amen o men, can I find the place within

Bbmaj7

F

To live my life

C

Eb

Bb

C#

Eb

without you?

Verse 2
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I     still hear you say       ing
F F 
 
C C 
 
"All of life is chance
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
And   is sweetest,
F F 
 
C C 
 
is sweetest when at a glance"
Dm7 Dm7 
 
But I     live
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
I live a hundred,  hundred lifetimes in a day
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
But I     die a little
F F 
 
C C 
 
In every breath I take

Chorus 2

Bbmaj7

F

C

Dm

Amen o men, will I see your face again?

Bbmaj7

F

C

Dm

Amen o men, can I find the place within

Bbmaj7

To live my life

F

C

Eb

Bb

C#

Eb

without you?

Interlude 1

Dm7

Bbmaj7

F

C

Bbmaj7

F

C

Dm

Bbmaj7

F

C

Verse 3
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I listen to a whis      per
F F 
 
C C 
 
Slowly drift away
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Silence is the loudest
F F 
 
C C 
 
Parting word you never say
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I put, I put your world
F F 
 
C C 
 
Into my veins
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Now   a voiceless sympathy
F F 
 
C C 
 
Is all that remains

Chorus 3

Bbmaj7

F

C

Dm

Amen omen, will I see your face again?

Bbmaj7

F

C

Dm

Amen omen, can I find the place within

Bbmaj7

F

C

To live my life without

Outro 1
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, will I see your face again?
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, can I find the strength to live
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, will I see your face again?
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, can I find the strength to live
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, will I see your face again?
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, can I find the strength to live
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, will I see your face again?
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, can I find the strength to live
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Amen      omen, will I see your face again?
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Amen      omen,

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ChordsDm7 Bbmaj7 F C Dm...

Chords

Dm7
Bbmaj7
F
C
Dm
Eb
Bb
C#

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

Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 5

5

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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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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