Version: Studio
From the album: Born and Raised
Writer: John Mayer
Tuning: E - standard
(Don't know this tuning?)
Date released: 22 May 2012
Date posted: 28 September 2024, 08:42 (7 months ago)
Last updated: 28 September 2024, 08:42 (7 months ago)
[Part 1]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Dadd9 Dadd9
e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------|
B|-----6---6---------6---6---------3---3---------3---3-----|
G|---5---------5---5---------5---2---------2---2---------2-|
D|-7---------7---7---------7---4---------4---4---------4---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Part 2]
G Dm7
e|-------3-------------------8------------|
B|-------3-------------------6------------|
G|-------0-------------------5------------|
D|-------0-------------------7------------| x2
A|-------x-------0--2-/7-----5------------|
E|-------3----3---------------------------|
[Part 3]
C F C F
e|-----0-----0-----0----0---------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1----1---------------------|
G|-----0-----2-----0----2---------------------|
D|-----2-----3-----2----3---------------------|
A|-----3-----x-----3----x---------------------|
E|-----0-----1-----0----1---------------------|
You are hiding in your mind...
[Solo & Guitar riffs]
(Guitar lead 1)
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----10/12-10-9----9------9---------------------|
D|---------------12--10-12---10-12~--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------10-----------------------------------|
D|----10/12---12-10-12--9-10-12--9-10~-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(Guitar lead 2)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---12-15-10---17-12--15-13---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(Guitar lead 3)
e|----------------------------12-13-12-|
B|---------12----12-13-15---15---------|
G|---12-14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-13-15-15/17-15-13--12-------------|
B|----------------------13-15-15~----|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------12-13-12-|
B|---------12----12-13-15---15---------|
G|---12-14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|15-13-10/12------------------------|
G|------------12----10---------------|
D|---------------12----10-12~--------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---12-12-12-12-9---9-9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-5-5-5--|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-7-7-------------|
A|--------------------8-10-10~---|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------10-12~-|
B|-----------------------------------12-13~-|
G|-------------------------12-14-14~--------|
D|-12-10--9-10-12--12-14-15-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
(Guitar lead 4)
fast bell-like part (my best approximation)
e|--12h15p12--------------------------------|
B|-----------13-----------------------------|
G|-------------12--12/10/7~~~~--------------|
D|---------------14-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-------------12-------------------|
B|--12~--13-15---13--13-12-10-10~---|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-------------------12-----------------|
B|---10-12-12~--13-15--13-15/17-15-15~--|
G|-12-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
And then, this riff until the end:
e|-------------------12-----------------|
B|---10---12~--13-15---13--13-12-10-10~-|
G|-12--12-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12---------------|
B|---10-12-12~--13-15--13-15/17-15-15~|
G|-12---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
(Lyrics & Chords)
[Verse 1]
Fmaj7 Dadd9
If I ever get around to living
Fmaj7 Dadd9
I'm gonna put my things away
Fmaj7 Dadd9
In the drawers and in the closets
G Dm7
And there I'll stayyyy,
G Dm7
stayyyyyy
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7 Dadd9
If I ever get around to living
Fmaj7 Dadd9
It's gonna be just like I dreamed
Fmaj7 Dadd9
I'm gonna take the love I'm given
G Dm7
And set it freeeeeeeeee
G Dm7
freeeeeeee
(guitar lead 1)
[Verse 3]
Fmaj7 Dadd9
If I ever get around to living
Fmaj7 Dadd9
I'll take the end of every day
Fmaj7 Dadd9
Tie it up to every morning
G Dm7
and sail awayyyyyyy
G Dm7
awayyyyyyyy
(guitar lead 1)
Freeeeeeee
(guitar lead 2)
[Interlude 1]
G Dm7
[Bridge]
G Dm7 G
Maybe it's all a dream I'm having at seventeen
Dm7
I don't have tattoos
G Dm7
And very soon, mother will be calling me
G Dm7
Saying "Come upstairs, you've got some work to do"
[Interlude 2]
G Dm7 (x4)
(guitar lead 3)
C F (x4)
(guitar lead 4)
C F
When you gonna wise up, boy?
C F
When you gonna wise up, boy?
C F
When you gonna wise up, boy?
C F
When you gonna wise up, boy?
C F
You're hiding in your mind
C
working all the time
F
trying to make it better than you got it
C F
And you've been spending all your time
C
searching for a sign
F
That's never going to look the way you wanted
C F
I think you better wise up, boy
C F
I think you better wise up, boy
C F
I think you better wise up, boy
C F
I think you better wise up, boy
Tabbed by: Rocio
Edited by: Jasper Geijsberts
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