Version: Studio
From the album: Continuum
Writer: John Mayer, Steve Jordan, Pino Palladino
Tuning: E - standard
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Date released: 12 September 2006
Date posted: 09 September 2024, 21:04 (7 months ago)
Last updated: 09 September 2024, 21:04 (7 months ago)
[Part 1]
This part is played the whole time throughout the song.
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------13sb-(16)-----------------13-13b---------------|
D|-14sb------14--------------14b-------14-14----------------|
A|-14sb----------------16----14b----------------16----------|
E|-------x------------------------x-----------x-------------|
"When the world keeps testing me, testing me, testing me.."
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---13----------13----------13-------------------------14--|
D|---14---16-----14---16-----14---16-----------14--16-------|
A|--------16----------16----------16----14/16---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo 1]
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------14~~------------14h16-14h16-14~~----------------|
D|----14-16-----------14-16------------------16p14-16---16\-|
A|-16--------------16---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo 2]
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----16b-16b----------14b------------|
D|---------------14-16-----16----16~--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--14---16b-16b----14h16----14sb-16---|
D|-----------------x------16-----------|
A|----------------x--------------------|
E|---------------x---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------14---17----|
G|----16b--16b--16b----16b-------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|--14---------------------------------|
G|-----16-14-----16b16-14--------------|
D|--------------------------16---------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------14--16b16---14-------------|
D|-----x------------------16-16~---|
A|----x----------------------------|
E|---x-----------------------------|
The chords in the lyrics show what the bass should play to
capture the chord progression of the song.
[Lyrics]
F#m
Some of us, we're hardly ever here
F#m
The rest of us, we're born to disappear
F#m
How do I stop myself from being just a number?
F#m
How will I hold my head to keep from goin' under?
A
Down to the wire
B
I wanted water, but I'll walk through the fire
A
If this is what it takes to take me even higher
A
Then I'll come through
B
Like I do when the world keeps testing me, testing me, testing me
(Solo 1)
F#m
How did they find me here?
F#m
What do they want from me?
F#m
All of these vultures hiding right outside my door
F#m
I hear them whispering
F#m
They're tryin' to ride it out
F#m
They've never gone this long without a kill before
A
Down to the wire
B
I wanted water, but I'll walk through the fire
A
If this is what it takes to take me even higher
A
Then I'll come through
B
Like I do when the world keeps testing me, testing me, testing me
(Solo 2)
F#m
Wheels up
F#m
I got to leave this evening
F#m
I can't seem to shake these vultures off of my trail
F#m
Power is made by power being taken
F#m
So I keep on running to protect my situation
A
Down to the wire
B
I wanted water, but I'll walk through the fire
A
If this is what it takes to take me even higher
A
Then I'll come through
B
Like I do when the world keeps testing me, testing me, testing me
A B
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh x4
F#m
Whatcha gonna do about it?
F#m
Whatcha gonna do about it?
F#m
Whatcha gonna do 'bout it?
F#m
Don't give up, give up
F#m
Don't give up, give up, give up
F#m
Don't you give up
F#m
Don't give up, give up, give up
Tabbed by: radiofight202
Edited by: Jasper Geijsberts
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