Version: Studio
From the album: Battle Studies
Writer: John Mayer
Tuning: E - standard
(Don't know this tuning?)
Date released: 17 November 2009
Date posted: 23 September 2024, 10:18 (7 months ago)
Last updated: 23 September 2024, 10:18 (7 months ago)
[Part 1]
play the last chord in brackets only if you are transferring
to the chorus.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-----7----(5)---7-----------------5----(4)--------|
G|-----6-----8----(8)---7---9--------7----6----(4)--------|
D|-----7-----9(or)(7)---9---9----7---7----7----(6)--------|
A|--------------------------7----7h9----------------------|
E|-----5-----7----(7)---7-----------------5----(4)--------|
[Part 2]
"Friends, lovers, or nothing
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-----7----7---------5-----(4)--------------------|
G|----2-----8----7----9----6-----(4)--------------------|
D|----4-----7----9----9----7-----(6)--------------------|
A|--------------------7---------------------------------|
E|----2-----7----7---------5-----(4)--------------------|
[Part 3]
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2---2---5-----0-----------5----5-----------------|
G|----2---4---2---6h7---4----5-/4---6----7-----------------|
D|----2---2---4---7-----6----3--3---7----6-----------------|
A|----0-----------------5----------------7-----------------|
E|--------4---2---5----------3--3---5----0-----------------|
[LEAD PARTS]
[Intro lead]
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9/11--9-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------11/9-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------12~--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-12b14~-br12p10-------12b14-12~p10--------------|
G|------9------------------9--8--------------11------------|
D|----11--------------------11-----------------------------|
A|--12-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-12b14-12-10------10---------10-------------------|
G|----7---------------11-9------/11------------------------|
D|--9------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1 lead]
(only happens right before transferring to chorus.)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------7---7~--------|
A|----------------7/9---9-----------|
E|----------------------------------|
[Chorus 1 lead]
"There can only be one.."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------7-7-----11br9-11br9-7-|
A|------------7/9-9--9-7---------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[1st Post-chorus lead]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-12b14~-br12p10-------12b14-12~p10---------|
G|------9------------------9--8--------------11-------|
D|----11--------------------11------------------------|
A|--12------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-12b14-12-10------10---12b---10~-------------|
G|----7---------------11-9----------------------------|
D|--9-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2 lead]
"Cause you're two drinks in.."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------/16~-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------/11~---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7---9/11~-------|
A|--------------------------------7h9--9-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
"who felt the same.."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9b11br9p7--7h9-------|
A|----------------------------------9-----9/----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2 lead]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----/11-9h11-\9-9b~-7------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------/11------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|--9~--------|
E|------------|
[Solo]
This solo has two guitars, so both are shown. For every bar
the two are shown together.
{Lead guitar 1}
e|-------------------------------------------17~--------~16--|
B|--12h14~--12h14-17-/16~--/16\14\12~--14/15~-----10/12~-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13h14~--13h14-18-/16~--/16\14\9~------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/19--/17-12h14~--14-17b19br17p14h17-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------12b14br12p10--------|
G|--/19--/18----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------13h14~---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|------17-17b19br17p14h17----------------17-19-19br-19b~--|
B|--17b------------------------------/19-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------14b16br14-11---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|------17-19-19br-19b~----19b21br19p17-20b22br20~-17-----|
B|--/19---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(no more lead guitar 2 here..)
{Lead guitar 1}
e|--19b21br19-17----------------------------------------|
B|---------------17-15----------------------------------|
G|---------------------18-14----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 3 lead]
"We can really only ever be one.."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------9h11------------|
D|------------------------------/11-/11------9b11br9p7--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
"The inbetween, so give it up.."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------9/11--------------------------|
D|--/11------------------------7--9---7~----------------|
A|----------------------------------9-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[2nd Post-chorus Lead]
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-12b14~-br12p10-------12b14-12~p10-----------|
G|------9------------------9--8--------------11---------|
D|----11--------------------11--------------------------|
A|--12--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro lead]
(Before he starts singing)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------7----9---|
A|----------------------------------------/9------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----------------7----9--7-----------9/11---9-------|
A|------------/9----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------he-starts-----------------------------------|
D|--7-----singing---------7--9--7------------7----9-|
A|---------here-------/9---------------/9-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12b14-12-10----10---12b14-------12b14-12--|
G|-----------------------------11----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---16b18----16-------------------------14b16--14-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|--------------------------------12---12---12---------------|
B|-10--10\--------12b14-12-10--12b--12b--12b---12b-12brp10---|
G|---11----------------------11---------------------------11-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------16b18--16--14--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|--------------10-12-10---10-----------------10-12-10h12p10-|
B|--12b14----12b--------12b--12b-10-10-----/14---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------16b18-16---------------------14b16-14---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|---10-12b-------------------------------------------------|
B|-14------10-10~--12---------------------------------------|
G|---------------11-------11b-9----9-11-9-------------------|
D|------------------------------11--------11-9--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12-9---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------12------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------16b18-16-14----------------------------16--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---7------7---7--------7---7-------------------------|
G|---7h9-7------7h9-7--------7h9-7-------------------------|
D|---------/11--------/11----------/11---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------16b-16~--------------16b-16-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 1}
e|------------------12----12-17-12-17-12-14b-14-12---------|
B|----------------12---/14------------------------15-14-15-|
G|-------------/13-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
{Lead guitar 2}
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16b19—16b-16-14-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(The second guitar also just repeats so I left that out)
e|-----------12-14-14b-14-12-------------------------------|
B|-12-14-/17~---------------15-14-15-/15-/15-14~-/15-14-10~|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(The guitar becomes too quiet to tab here and then)
(5:10)
e|------------------------10-----------------------------|
B|------10-10---10-10-12b----12b~------------------------|
G|--/11------11------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------10------------------------|
B|-----10-----10-----10----12b----12b~-------------------|
G|-/12----/12----/12----12-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------too quiet again|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
(5:28)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-10-10\------------------------------10-12----10~--|
G|-----------------9-11----9~----------/11-------11------|
D|-------------/11------11-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12b-10~------12b-12-10-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------11-9--------------------------|
D|------------------------------11-9---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------12-9-12~------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
(Second guitar does something different here)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------6-----------------------|
D|----7-/9------------------7-/9-----repeat til fade out-|
A|--9------7------7-/9-7-/9------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10h12p10---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------13------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Lyrics]
(1) + (Intro Lead)
(1), (Verse 1 lead) Now that we are over
As the loving kind
We'll be dreaming ways
To keep the good alive
Only when we want is not
A compromise
I'll be pouring tears
Into your drying eyes
(2), (Chorus 1 Lead) Friends, lovers, or nothing
There can only be one
Friends, lovers, or nothing
There'll never be an in-between
So give it up
(1) + (1st post-chorus lead)
(1), (Verse 2 lead) You whisper "Come on over"
'Cause you're two drinks in
But in the morning I will say
Good-bye again
Think we'll never fall into
The jealous game
The streets will flood
With blood of those who felt the same
(2), (Chorus 2 Lead) Friends, lovers, or nothing
There can only be one
Friends, lovers, or nothing
There'll never be an in-between
So give it up
(1) + (Solo)
(2), (Chorus 3 lead) Friends, lovers, or nothing
We can really only ever be one
Friends, lovers, or nothing
Don't you know
There'll never be an in-between
So give it up
(2nd Post chorus lead)
We'll never be the in-between
So give it up
(3) + (Outro Lead)
Anything other than 'Yes' is 'No'
Anything other than 'Stay' is 'Go'
Anything less than 'I love you' is lying
[repeat]
Tabbed by: Charamara
Edited by: Jasper Geijsberts
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