Version: Studio
From the album: Continuum
Writer: John Mayer
Tuning: E - standard
(Don't know this tuning?)
Date released: 12 September 2006
Date posted: 10 September 2024, 15:19 (7 months ago)
Last updated: 10 September 2024, 15:19 (7 months ago)
This song, similarly to "The Heart of Life" and "Who Says",
uses John Mayer's iconic slap-flick picking pattern.
The whole song uses the same pattern, so unless shown
otherwise, just follow that pattern.
The pattern is shown here for the chords in the intro:
Videos showing how to play this pattern can be found here:
JustinGuitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-XS84Ivlxc
Leo's Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWFqMD3PXE
Picking pattern (taken from Joe Fitter):
e|------0---------7---7---------5---5---------0---0--------|
B|-3--3-------3-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0--|
G|----------2-------------6-------------6-------------2----|
D|-0--x---0---x---0-x---0---x---0-x---0---x---0-x---0---x--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------0---------7---7---------5---5----------0---0-------|
B|-0h3--3-------3-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------0-|
G|------------2-------------6--------------6-------------2---|
D|---0--x---0---x---0-x---0---x---0-x----0---x---0-x---0---x-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Part 1]
e|---0----7----5----0----|
B|---3----0----0----0----|
G|---2----6----6----2----|
D|---0----0----0----0----|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
[Part 2]
e|---2----7----5----0----|
B|---3----0----0----0----|
G|---0----0----0----2----|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|---3----3----3----3----|
[Part 3] (taken from Joe Fitter)
e|-2---2--------0--------------0h2---3---2----0-----------|
B|---3--------3---3--3------3------3-------3-----3--3---3-|
G|---3-----3--3---3------3--3------3-------3-----3------3-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---x--------x---x---------x------x-------x-----x------x-|
E|-3-----3------3------3-------3-------3------3-------3---|
e|---------2-----0---0---------0h2---3---2----0-----------|
B|-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3---3---3-3-----3----3-3---3-3-|
G|---2-------2-----2-------2-------2-------2----2-------2-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---x-------x-----x-------x-------x-------x----x-------x-|
E|-2-----2-------2-----2-------2-------2------2-----2-----|
e|----------2----0-------------0h2---2--------0------------|
B|-3-3--3---3-3-----3-3---3-3--3---3-----3-3-----3-3---3-3-|
G|---1--------1-----1-------1------1-------1-----1-------1-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--x---0---x--0--x---0---x--0---x---0---x--0--x---0---x-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Part 4]
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---7----6----5----4----|
D|---5----5----5----5----|
A|-----------------------|
E|---5----5----5----5----|
[Part 5]
e|---2----1----2----2----2---------2----2---|
B|---3----3----3----3----3---------3----3---|
G|---3----3----2----1----3---------2----1---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|---3----3----2----0----3---------2----0---|
[Part 6]
e|-----------------------|
B|---0----2----3----5----|
G|---0----0----0----0----|
D|-----------------------|
A|--------0----2----4----|
E|---3-------------------|
[Part 7]
e|-----------------------|
B|---7----0----3---------|
G|---0----5----0---------|
D|---7----5----4---------|
A|---5-------------------|
E|--------5----0---------|
[Lyrics]
(1)
(2) No, I'm not color blind
I know the world is black and white
(1)
(2) Try to keep an open mind
But I just can't sleep on this tonight
(1)
(3) Stop this train
I wanna get off and go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
(4) But, honestly, won't someone stop this train?
(1)
(2) Don't know how else to say it
Don't want to see my parents go
(1)
(2) One generation's length away
From fighting life out on my own
(1)
(3) Stop this train
I wanna get off and go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
(4) But, honestly, won't someone stop this train?
(1)
(2) + piano solo over all this
(1)
(2)
(2) So scared of getting older
I'm only good at being young
(1)
(2) So I play the numbers game to find a way to say that life has just begun
(1)
(5) Had a talk with my old man
Said, "Help me understand."
He said, "Turn 68
You'll renegotiate
Don't stop this train
Don't for a minute change the place you're in
Don't think I couldn't ever understand
I tried my hand
(4) John, honestly, we'll never stop this train"
(1)
(6) Once in a while when it's good
It'll feel like it should
And they're all still around
And you're still safe and sound
And you don't miss a thing
'Til you cry..
(7) when you're driving away in the dark
Singing,
(3) "Stop this train
I wanna get off and go home again
I can't take this speed it's moving in
I know I can't
(4) 'Cause now I see I'll never stop this train"
(1)
Tabbed by: Jasper Geijsberts
Edited by: Jasper Geijsberts
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