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: 17 September 2024, 14:34 (7 months ago)
Last updated: 17 September 2024, 14:34 (7 months ago)
Note:
This song uses the slap-flick technique, used in "Stop this Train",
as well as in "The Heart of Life".
To learn this technique, you can watch the following video,
which explains it well. I do believe John play it with just
his index finger and thumb, and no middle finger. So just
make sure to do that.
Paul Davids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARAzbQthdM
[Part 1]
dsus2 g d/f# em7 a a#°
e|-----0---------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----------3-----3------3---3--------2-----2-----|
G|----2---2-2-----0-----2------------0------2-----0--|
D|-0--x--0--x------------------2---2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------0--x--1--x--|
E|-------------3--x--2--x---0--x--0--x---------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
bm7 e g a dsus2
e|--------------------0------------------------0-------|
B|-2h3--3-----------------0---3-----2-----3----------3-|
G|----2----------1--1---1--------0-----2-----2-----2---|
D|---------4-4----------------------------0--x---0---x-|
A|-2--x--2---x----------------------0--x---------------|
E|---------------0--x--0--x---3--x---------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 )
g d/f# em7
e|-----0------------0---------------------------------|
B|-3--------3---3------------3-----3------3---3-------|
G|----2---2--------2---2-2------0-----2------------0--|
D|-0--x--0--x---0--x--0--x-------------------2---2----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3--x--2--x---0--x--0--x--|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
a a#° bm7 e g a
e|------------------2------------0--------------------|
B|-2-----2------2h3--------------------0---3-----2----|
G|----2-----0------2---------1--1---1--------0-----2--|
D|---------------------4-4----------------------------|
A|-0--x--1--x---2--x--2--x----------------------0--x--|
E|---------------------------0--x--0--x---3--x--------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
dsus2
e|-------0-----------------------|
B|-3-----------3---3-----3-------|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2-2-|
D|-0---x---0---x---0---x---0---x-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
[Part 2]
g d/f# a
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-3------3-----3------3-----2------3---2---------2h3--|
G|----0-0---0------2-2---2------2-2---2----4p2----2----|
D|---------------------------------------------2-------|
A|---------------------------0--x--0--x---0-----0------|
E|-3--x--3--x---2--x--2--x-----------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
gadd2 d/f# a
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-3------3-----3------3-----2------3p2-------2--3----|
G|----2-2---2------2-2---2------2-2-----4p2---2--2----|
D|------------------------------------------2---------|
A|---------------------------0--x--0---------x--0--x--|
E|-3--x--3--x---2--x--2--x----------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
gadd2 d/f# a#° bm7
e|----------------------------------------------2-------|
B|-3------3-----3------3-----2----2-------2h3-----------|
G|----2-2---2------2-2---2--------------------2----2----|
D|------------------------------2---2-2--------------4--|
A|---------------------------1--x--1--x---2---x--2---x--|
E|-3--x--3--x---2--x--2--x------------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
em7 a asus4
e|----------------------------------------0----------|
B|-3----------3-----3--------2-----3------3----------|
G|------0---0------0-----0------2-----2---2----------|
D|----2---2------2-----2------------------2----------|
A|---------------------------0--x--0--x---0----------|
E|-0--x--0--x---0--x--0--x---------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
Different fills for part 2: they are all
options for the a chord:
e|---------------------------------|
B|--2---------3p2---------3p2------|
G|------2-2-------4p2---------4p2--|
D|--------------------2------------|
A|--0---x---0-----------0----------|
E|---------------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
e|--------------------------------|
B|-2---------3p2------------------|
G|-----2-2-------4p2-----2p0------|
D|-------------------2h5-----4p2-2|
A|-0---x---0----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
e|---------------------------------|
B|--2---------3---2-----------2h3--|
G|------2-2-----------4p2-----2----|
D|------------------------2--------|
A|--0---x---0---x---0-------0------|
E|---------------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
e|---------------------------------|
B|--2-----2---2---3-2h3-2h3-2-----2|
G|------2-------2---2---2---2---2--|
D|----------------------------2----|
A|--0---x---0---x---0---x---0---x--|
E|---------------------------------|
(1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
[Part 3]
g asus4 a dsus2
e|--------------------------------0-------0-----------|
B|-0h3--3--------3-----2------3--------3------3-------|
G|-----0-----0------2-----2------2---2-------2---2-2--|
D|---------0------------------0--x--0--x--0--x--0--x--|
A|---------------0--x--0--x---------------------------|
E|-3---x--3--x----------------------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4| 1 2 3 4 )
g d/f# a
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-3------3----3------3----2-------3p2-------3p2------|
G|----0-0---0-----2-2---2-----2-2------4p2-------4p2--|
D|----------------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------0--x---0--------0----------|
E|-3--x--3--x--2--x--2--x-----------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4| 1 2 3 4| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
gadd2 d/f# a
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-3------3----3-------3-----2-------3p2---------------|
G|----22----2-----2-2----2------2-2------4p2---2p0-----|
D|------------------------------------------2h5---4p2-2|
A|---------------------------0--x---0------------------|
E|-3--x--3--x--2--x---2--x-----------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
g d/f# a#° bm7
e|-----------------------------------------------2--------|
B|-3---3--------3----3-------2---2---------2h3------------|
G|----0-----0------2-----2---------------------2-----2----|
D|--------0------------0--------2----2-2---------------4--|
A|---------------------------1--x--1---x---2---x---2---x--|
E|-3--x--3--x---2--x--2--x--------------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
em7 a asus4
e|------------2--0------------------------0-------|
B|-3---3------------3--------2-----3------3-------|
G|----0-----0------0-----0------2-----2---2-------|
D|--------2------------2------------------2-------|
A|---------------------------0--x--0--x---0-------|
E|-0--x--0--x---0--x--0--x------------------------|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
[Outro]
g asus4 a d g d/f#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------------3-----2------3---3--------3-----3-----|
G|----0-0-----------2-----2------2---2-2------0-----2--|
D|---------0-0----------------0--x--0--x---------------|
A|---------------0--x--0--x----------------------------|
E|-3--x---3--x-----------------------------3--x--2--x--|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
d g df# d g d/f#
e|-----0--2----------------------3--2-----------------|
B|-3----------3-----3--------3------------3-----3-----|
G|----2-----2----0-0-----2------2-----2------2-----2--|
D|-0--x--0--x----------0-----0--x--0--x---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--x--2--x----------------3--x--2--x--|
( 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 )
d
e|-2-------------|
B|-3-------------|
G|-2-------------|
D|-0-------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
( 1 2 3 4 )
[Lyrics]
(1) Who says I can’t get stoned?
Turn off the lights and the telephone
Me in my house alone
Who says I can’t get stoned?
Who says I can’t be free?
From all of the things that I used to be
Re-write my history
Who says I can’t be free?
(2) It’s been a long night in New York City
It’s been a long night in Baton Rouge
I don’t remember you looking any better
But then again I don’t remember you
(1) Who says I can’t get stoned?
Call up a girl that I used to know
Fake love for an hour or so
Who says I can’t get stoned?
Who says I can’t take time?
Meet all the girls on the county line
Wait on fate to send a sign
Who says I can’t take time?
(2) It’s been a long night in New York City
It’s been a long night in Austin too
I don’t remember you looking any better
But then again I don’t remember you
(3)
(1) Who says I can’t get stoned?
Plan a trip to Japan alone
Doesn’t matter if I even go
Who says I can’t get stoned?
Mmhmm
(2) It’s been a long night in New York City
It’s been a long time since 22
I don’t remember you looking any better
But then again I don’t remember, don't remember you
(outro)
Tabbed by: zwieback dude
Edited by: Jasper Geijsberts
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