Frail Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 
	

Much Afraid Tabs:

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Author/Artist: Jars of Clay
Title: Frail
Album: Much Afraid
Transcribed by: Eric Squires
Email: bobdatomato@eudoramail.com

Despite what the offical songbook for Much Afriad
says for the chords JOC doesn't play an Am7.  What
they play is an Asus7.  I got this both from struggling
with the standard notation and from seeing them in
concert.  So enjoy.

----2-----------2-----------2--|---2-----------2-----------2/3|---------0-----|
----------3-----------3-------3|---------3-----------3--------|---3-----------|
------0-----0-----0-----0------|-----0-----0-----0-----0------|-----0-----0---|
--------2-----2-----2-----2----|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|-------2-----2-|
-------------------------------|------------------------------|-3-------------|
-0-----------------------------|-0----------------------------|---------------|
      Em7addF#                                                  C2

-------0------------|---------0-----------0--------|---0-----2----3-----2-----|
-3-------------3---3|---3-----------3-----------3--|-----3-----3----3-----3---|
---0-----0----------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0|-------0----0-----0-------|
-----2-----2--------|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|--------------------------|
-------------3---2--|-0----------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------|------------------------------|-3------------------------|
                      Asus7              Repeat 4x   G

---3----|---3-----2-----0-----2-----3--|---0-----2-----3-----2-----3----|---3-|
-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3------|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----|
-0-----0|-------0-----0-----0-----0---0|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0|-----|
--------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----|
--------|-3----------------------------|--------------------------------|-3---|
--------|------------------------------|-3------------------------------|-----|
          C2                             G                                C2

------2-----0----2-----3--||--2-----2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0--------|
--3-----3----3-----3------||----3-----3-----3-----3--------|---3-----------3--|
----0-----0----0-----0---0||------2-----2-----2------------|-----0-----0------|
--------------------------||0------------------------------|-------2-----2----|
--------------------------||-------------------------------|-3----------------|
--------------------------||-------------------------------|------------------|
                            D                                C2

-----0--------|---2-----2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0-----------0--------|
-----------3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--------|---3-----------3-----------3--|
-0-----0-----0|-------2-----2-----2------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
---2-----2----|-0------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|
--------------|--------------------------------|-3----------------------------|
--------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
                D                                C2

--|---2-----2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0-----------0---------|---2------|
--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--------|---3-----------3-----------3---|-----3----|
-0|-------2-----2-----2------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------2--|
--|-0------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----|-0--------|
--|--------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|----------|
--|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------|
    D                                C2                              D

-2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0-----------0------------|---------0-------|
---3-----3-----3--------|---3-----------3-------------3---3|---3-----------3-|
-----2-----2------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|-----0-----0---0-|
------------------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2--------|-------2-----2---|
------------------------|-3-------------------------3---2--|-0---------------|
------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|
                          C2                                 Asus7

-|---2-----------2-----------2--|---2-----------2-----------2--|---------0----|
-|---------3-----------3-------3|---------3-----------3-------3|---3----------|
-|-----0-----0-----0-----0------|-----0-----0-----0-----0------|-----0-----0--|
-|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|-------2------|
-|------------------------------|------------------------------|-3------------|
-|-0----------------------------|-0----------------------------|--------------|
   Em7   (1st verse)                                             C2

---------0------------|---------0----------0-------|---2-----------2----------|
---3-------------3---3|---3-----------3----------3-|---------3-----------3----|
-----0-----0----------|-----0-----0----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
-2-----2-----2--------|-------2-----2----2-----2---|-------2-----2-----2------|
---------------3---2--|-0--------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------|----------------------------|-0------------------------|
                        Asus7                        Em7

--|---2-----------2----------|---------0-----------0------------|---------0---|
--|---------3-----------3----|---3-----------3-------------3---3|---3---------|
--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|-----0-------|
-2|-------2-----2-----2-----2|-------2-----2-----2-----2--------|-------2-----|
--|--------------------------|-3-------------------------3---2--|-0-----------|
--|-0------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------|
                               C2                                 Asus7

-----------0------|---0-----2-----3-----2-----3----|---3-----2-----0-----2----|
-----3-----------3|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
-0-----0-----0----|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0|-------0-----0-----0------|
---2-----2-----2--|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
------------------|--------------------------------|-3------------------------|
------------------|-3------------------------------|--------------------------|
                    G (Chorus)                       C2

---3---|---0-----2-----3-----2-----3----|---3-----2-----0-----2-----3--|---2--|
-----3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3|------|
-0-----|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0|-------0-----0-----0-----0----|------|
-------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-0----|
-------|--------------------------------|-3----------------------------|------|
-------|-3------------------------------|------------------------------|------|
         G                                C2                             D

-----2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0-----------0--------|---2-----2-----2--|
-3-----3-----3-----3--------|---3-----------3-----------3--|-----3-----3------|
---2-----2-----2------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0|-------2-----2----|
----------------------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|-0----------------|
----------------------------|-3----------------------------|------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
                             C2                              D

-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0-----------0------------|---------0----------------|
-3-----3--------|---3-----------3-------------3---3|---3-----------3----------|
---2------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|-----0-----0---0----------|
----------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2--------|-------2-----2-2----------|
----------------|-3-------------------------3---2--|-0-------------0----------|
----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
                  C2                                 Asus7             to

-----------------|---2-----------2-----------2-|---2-----------2-----------2--|
-----------------|---------3-----------3------3|---------3-----------3--------|
-----------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
-----------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2---|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|
-----------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
-----------------|-0---------------------------|-0----------------------------|
 2nd verse         Em7

--|---------0-----------0------------|---------0-----------0---------|---2----|
-3|---3-----------3-------------3---3|---3-----------3-----------3---|--------|
--|-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|-----0--|
--|-------2-----2-----2-----2--------|-------2-----2-----2-----2---2-|--------|
--|-3-------------------------3---2--|-0-----------------------------|--------|
--|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-0------|
    C2                                 Asus7                           Em7

---------2----------2--|---2-----------2-----------2--|---------0-------------|
---3----------3-------3|---------3-----------3-------3|---3-----------3-------|
-----0-----0----0------|-----0-----0-----0-----0------|-----0-----0-----0-----|
-2-----2----2-----2----|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|-------2-----2-----2---|
-----------------------|------------------------------|-3---------------------|
-----------------------|-0----------------------------|-----------------------|
                         Em7                            C2

-0------------|---------0-----------0--------||--0-----2-----3-----2------3---|
---------3---3|---3-----------3-----------3--||----3-----3-----3------3-------|
---0----------|-----0-----0-----0-----0------||------0-----0-----0------0-----|
-----2--------|-------2-----2-----2-----2---2||-------------------------------|
-------3---2--|-0----------------------------||-------------------------------|
--------------|------------------------------||3------------------------------|
                Asus7                          G (Chorus)

----|---3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----|---0-----2-----3-----2------3----|-----|
-3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-----3-----3-----3------3-----3--|-----|
---0|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------0-----0-----0------0-----0|-----|
----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
----|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---|
----|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-----|
      C2                                G                                 C2

-3-----2-----0-----2-----3----|---2-----2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|----------0---|
---3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--------|----3---------|
-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0|-------2-----2-----2------------|------0-------|
------------------------------|-0------------------------------|--------2-----|
------------------------------|--------------------------------|-3------------|
------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|
                                D                                C2

-----------0--------|---2-----2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0----------0---|
-----3-----------3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--------|---3-----------3--------|
-0-----0-----0-----0|-------2-----2-----2------------|-----0-----0-----0------|
---2-----2-----2----|-0------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2----|
--------------------|--------------------------------|-3----------------------|
--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
                      D                                C2

--------|---2-----2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0-----------0--------|-----|
-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--------|---3-----------3-----------3--|-----|
-0-----0|-------2-----2-----2------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0|-----|
---2----|-0------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2----|-0---|
--------|--------------------------------|-3----------------------------|-----|
--------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
          D                                C2                             D

-2-----2-----2-----2---2h3p2p0|---------0-----------0------------|---------0--|
---3-----3-----3-----3--------|---3-----------3-------------3---3|---3--------|
-----2-----2-----2------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|-----0------|
------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2-----2--------|-------2----|
------------------------------|-3-------------------------3---2--|-0----------|
------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------|
                                C2                                 Asus7

-----------------||---2-----------2----------2--|---2-----------2-------------|
-----3-----------||---------3-----------3------3|---------3-----------3-------|
-0---0-----------||-----0-----0-----0----0------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
---2-2-----------||-------2-----2-----2----2----|-------2-----2-----2-----2---|
-----0-----------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------||-0---------------------------|-0---------------------------|
                    Em7   (Ending)

-2/3|---------0-----------0------------|---------0----------0----------||---2-|
----|---3-----------3-------------3---3|---3-----------3----------3----||-----|
----|-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|-----0-----0-----0----0------0-||-----|
----|-------2-----2-----2-----2--------|-------2-----2-----2----2------||-----|
----|-3-------------------------3---2--|-0-----------------------------||-----|
----|----------------------------------|-------------------------------||-0---|
      C2                                 Asus7            repeat 7x?      Em7

------------2-----------2--|---2-----------2-----------2--||---------2--|-----|
------3-----------3-------3|---------3-----------3-------3||-------3----|-----|
--0-----0-----0-----0------|-----0-----0-----0-----0------||-----0------|-----|
----2-----2-----2-----2----|-------2-----2-----2-----2----||---2--------|-----|
---------------------------|------------------------------||------------|-----|
---------------------------|-0----------------------------||-0----------|-----|
                                          Repeat 7x?

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture cody Wanna Be	#1 by cody westermier at Jan 20, 1981 at 7:03 AM EST
	It's about being broken. About losing the false self that we all put up. It's about letting go of trying to be things that we aren't. It's about the painful realization of ourselves, and the peace God offers us.

No Picture Tim Average	#2 by Tim Zichy-Woinarski at Sep 7, 1987 at 9:06 PM EST
	this song is prefection....the first time i heard this i cryed for 2 hours with it on repeat as i read/sang the words.....beauty

No Picture Krystal Average	#3 by Krystal at Aug 5, 1994 at 12:09 AM EST
	to me, this song has some of the most moving lyrics by jars of clay. Which is like trying to choose a favourite star from the sky to say that, but its true. The acoustic version from the furthermore cd is astoundingly wonderful. "Blessed are the shallow, for depth they'll never find" has always been one of the statements that sticks in my brain. When you think about it, its so.... ironic, i cant quite find the word i want to describe it as. and the chorus, "if i WERE not so weak, if i WERE Not so cold, if i WERE not so scared of being broken growing old, i WOULD be frail." It makes it sound like being frail is to be stronger or greater than being weak, cold, and scared. The way it is worded makes it sound like being frail is being strong. I would be frail if i were not so weak, cold, and scared. amazing song. i am actually getting a tattoo that says "...i would be FRAIL" because thsi song has meant so much to me. the

No Picture Zach Wanna Be	#4 by Zach Pain at Sep 28, 2007 at 2:54 AM EST
	I think the song is communicating the false arrogance men feel...and then that moment where everything falls apart and you're left alone in the dark to contemplate all the things that you aren't. The strength and courage that you don't have. Christian or not, you have to give the song credit for the depth of feeling it contains. That's love and sadness right there, thanking Christ for the sacrifice that saved his soul- that makes up for his weakness and his detatchment. I feel frail too.

No Picture Tyler Average	#5 by Tyler Hutchison at Sep 28, 2007 at 5:57 AM EST
	To be frail is to be open and allowing God to break you, the self-centered you, so that you may be all for God and all for other people. That is the fraility that we seek. This song is brilliant because the words aren't as plain as that. They don't simply speak so simply. 1

No Picture Stuart Average	#6 by Stuart Barker at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:43 AM EST
	i'm not sure i would get a tattoo, but otherwise i totally agree with you (foofoorae)!!! being frail is something that the world sees as weak, but really it shows more strength to be broken sometimes!