One of Us by Joan Osborne

Joan Osborne

Album
Relish
Released
1995

If God had a name - What would it be

And would you call it to his face

If you were faced with Him

In all his glory - What would you ask

If you had just one question


[Chorus] (C# C# G# D# x2) - C# C# D# D# - (Fm C#

(And) yeah, yeah - God is great    G#   D#

Yeah, yeah - God is good - (Yeah x5)   x4)

What if God was one of us  - …

Just a slob like one of us - …     [Intro]

Just a stranger on the bus - …        (x8)

Tryna make his way home          Fm C# G# D#

                             ╔═══════════╗

If God had a face            ║ One of Us ║

What would it look like      ║   Joan    ║

And would you want to see    ║  Osborne  ║

If seeing meant that you would ══════════╝

Have to believe - In things like heaven

And in Jesus and the saints

And all the prophets              [Chorus]

                           [Hook]

Just tryna make his way home  - …   [Link]

(Back up to heaven all alone) - …     (x3)

Nobody callin' on the phone   - …  C# C# D# D#

'Cept for the Pope, maybe in Rome  [Intro]

                                      (x4)

[Chorus] () [Hook - Lines #1-2-2-1]

            (Like a holy rolling stone/…)

[Fill] C# C#  [Hook - Part #2] C# C#