Version: Studio
From the album: The Search for Everything
Writer: John Mayer
Tuning: E - standard
(Don't know this tuning?)
Date released: 14 April 2017
Date posted: 08 October 2024, 19:22 (6 months ago)
Last updated: 08 October 2024, 19:25 (6 months ago)
[Chords]
F C F/A Am E7 Eb Am7
e|-1----------(5)----5-----7----(6)----5-----|
B|-1-----5-----6-----5-----9-----8-----5-----|
G|-2-----5-----5-----5-----7-----8-----5-----|
D|-3-----5-----7-----7-----9-----8-----5-----|
A|-x----(3)----------x-----7-----6-----7-----|
E|(1)----------------5-----------------5-----|
[Intro]
F C F/A C/G F/A Am7
e|1---------------|--------------------------------|
B|1-------5-------|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|
G|2-------5-------|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|
D|3-------5-------|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|
A|x-------3-------|----------------------------x---|
E|1---------------|----------------------------5---|
3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
F C
e|----------------1---------------|
B|----------------1-------5-------|
G|----------------2-------5-------|
D|--7-5---7-------3-------5-------|
A|----x-----------x-------3-------|
E|----5-----------1---------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
F/A C/G F/A Am7 F C
e|--------------------------------|------------1-----------|
B|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|------------1-------5---|
G|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|------------2-------5---|
D|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|--7-5---7---3-------5---|
A|----------------------------x---|----x-------x-------3---|
E|----------------------------5---|----5-------1-----------|
Main rhythm fig. : play throughout verse
e|--------------------------------|------------------------|
B|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|-------------6----5-----|
G|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|-------------5----5-----|
D|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|--7-5---7----7----5-----|
A|------------x---------------x---|----x-------------------|
E|------------5---------------5---|----5-------------------|
(Note: for the chorus you can keep playing the same guitar
parts as in the verse. In his live videos you'll see he
does this too.)
[Verse]
F C F/A Am7
The same drink that gets me out the door
F C F/A Am7
Is the same drink that puts me on the floor
F C F/A Am7
And the new thing I wanna try some more
F C F/A Am7
Is the same mistake I used to make before
[Chorus]
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A Am
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
F/A Am
F/A Am
[Verse]
F C F/A Am7
The same brain that brings me ecstacy
F C F/A Am7
Is the same pain that gets the best of me
F C F/A Am7
And the one I love the most just said to me
F C F/A Am7
A broken heart is all I'll ever be
[Chorus]
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A Am
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
[Solo]
F/A Am x7
E7
E7 Eb
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----5b.5-7--7~p5-7~p5-7--b9r7p5---5~-h7----|
D|--7-----------------------------7-------7--|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------8-----------------------------|
G|---5b.5-7-7p5---7b9b9r7-5-------------------|
D|-7------------------------7p5----7~---------|
A|-------------------------------7------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------5-|
B|----------------------8---------------------------|
G|-----5-7-7b8-7-5--7b9--------5-7-7b8-7-5----7b9---|
D|5--7-----------------------7-------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------15~|
B|---------8-----8-----8-----8-----10~-13-15-15-13--15b17---|
G|---5-7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9--------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------17-|
B|r15-13-15--13-----------13------13--15b16r15-13--15b17----|
G|--------------14p12-14~-----14----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|17~--17-15------------15----------17-20b22--20b22-17---17~|
B|-----------17p15--17~-------17-20-----------20b22----20---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17------20b22-17~-------12--------12--------------------|
B|-----20------------15b17----15b17-----15-12------12------|
G|--------------------------------------------14b16---12b13|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9---7-------------------------------7--|
D|-14-12~--------9-7\5--------------5h7-7p5-/9--9-|
A|---------------------7p5-7p5---/7---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8b.5-------------8------------8------|
G|-----7------/9---------9p7--h9--7---7b9r8r7------7b9~r--|
D|/9-----9------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
F/A Am7
Help me
F/A Am7
Help me
F/A Am7
Help me
[Chorus]
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A Am
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
F/A
If I'm helpless
Am
If I'm helpless
F/A
If I'm helpless
F/A Am
Then I'll stop trying to figure it out
[Outro]
F/A Am x8
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|10~-------10b12b13r10~----14b15-13--------15b17----15b17--|
G|-----------------------------------14~--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17-15b17-13------15b17b17b17--|
G|--------------------------------------14----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17-14b15-13--------------15b17-15b17-13----15b17b17|
G|-----------------14--14p12-------------------14---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|15-------------------------8~--5---8---5---8-5---8-5----|
B|-pb16r15-13--------------5-------5-------5-----5-----5--|
G|------------14--14-12\---------------------------------7|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------8~--5--8-5---8-5--------------------|
-5--------------------5-------5----5-----5----5----5-8-5----|
---5---7-5b6------5------------------------7b9--7b9------7b9|
-----7--------7~--------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------15b17-----r15b17r15-13-13----13~|
G|-7-5---7-5b6---5------------------------------------14----|
D|-----7-------7---7--5-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|15---------15-15b17---15b17r15-13--13\12-12-pb13r12-10-|
G|--------14---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------12b15----r12----12-12-10-10-------10-10-|
B|-10--10--------(12b15----r12)---------------13-13~---10-|
G|---------12---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|------10---12b15---r12---12-12----------------------------|
B|13-13~----(12b15---r12)--------13-13b15-10-10-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------\7-7-5-5-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13b.5------13b.5---------------------------|
G|---------------14p12-----14p12---14~------------------|
D|\5--5-3p0-----------------------------\12-10----------|
A|---------------------------------------------12-10-12~|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------x-------------------|
B|----13-------15b16r15b15---15----13-x-------------------|
G|------14p12-------------------14----x-14-14~-14-/17b18--|
D|------------------------------------x-------------------|
A|-10-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Tabbed by: BlueMatador
Edited by: Jasper Geijsberts
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