Chord Booklet

John Mayer

10 songs|62 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

D/F

Am7

A#/G

G/B

C#m7

C#m

Em9

C#/Bb

Amaj7

Dmaj7

F#m7

Em7

Bm7

Am9

Abm

Gmaj7

G/F

Cm7

Dm7

Bb5

Eb5

G#5

Dsus2

Asus4

Dadd9

Dsus4

B11

Dm9

Gm7

Stop This Train

Key: AHard

D/F

Am7

A#/G

G/B

C#m7

ANo, I'm G notG colorblind

A9 I Gknow the Aworld isG black and D9whiD7te A D

AI try toG keep Gan open mind

A9 BuGt I just can't Asleep onG this tonD9ight D7 A D

D5StopG this Dtrain G

Gm I want to Dget off G

D/F And go home D9agaFin

D/F I caD4n'tF tD/Fake theD9 spFeed it's D5moving Din

D5I know DI can't

A7 But honesA7tly, Am7won't someone A7stop this Atrain? D

D9 D7+(13) A(sus2)/D (2x)

ADon't knGow howG else to say it

A9 I Gdon't want to Asee my pGarents D9go D7 A D

A One genGeration'Gs length away

A9 FrGom fightingA life ouGt on my D9own D7 A D

D5StopG this Dtrain G

Gm I want to Dget off G

D/F And go home D9agaFin

D/F I caD4n'tF tD/Fake theD9 spFeed it's D5moving Din

D5I know DI can't

A7 But honesA7tly, Am7won't someone A7stop this Atrain? D

D9 D7+(13) A(sus2)/D (2x)

ASo scareGd of Ggetting older

A9 I'Gm only good atA being G youD9ng D7 A D

A So I plGay the Gnumbers game

A9 ToG find a way to say that Alife hasG just D9begD7un A D

BmHadG a talk with my old man

A#/G Said "help me understand"

D/F He said "turn sixty-eight

D5 You renegotiaDte"

"D5Don'Gt stop this Dtrain G

Gm Don't D5for G aD minute chaGnge D/Fthe place D9youF're in

D/F Don't think D9I cFouldn't ever D5understand

D5 I tried my Dhand

A7 John, honestlyA7 we'llAm7 never A7stop tAhis tDrain"

D9 D7+(13) A(sus2)/D (2x)

G9Once in Gawhile, G/Bwhen it's good

C#m7 It'll feel like it sG9hould

G And they're all G/Bstill around

C#m7 And you're still safe and G9sound

G And you don't G/Bmiss a thing

C#m7/9-/5- D(sus4)/5+ Am9 Em(6)(9)

Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark

Singing

D5StopG this Dtrain G

Gm I want to Dget off G

D/F And go home D9agaFin

D/F I caD4n'tF tD/Fake theD9 spFeed it's D5moving Din

D5I know DI can't

A7 But honesA7tly, Am7won't someone A7stop this Atrain? D

D9 D7+(13) A(sus2)/D (...)

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St Patricks Day

Key: EHard

C#m

Em9

C#/Bb

Amaj7

Dmaj7

F#m7

C#m7

Em7

Bm7

Am9

Abm

Am7

Gmaj7

E9Here E9 coCmes a C# cold

C#mBreaBbk Aout the winter clothes A9

And A9find a A9lovAbe to Em9callG your own

E9You E9 C enC#ter you

C#/BbYour chA9eeks a shade oA9f pink

And the A9rest of yoA9u Abin pEm9owdeGr blue

BmWhoAb Amaj7knows

Dmaj7What F will G2be

BmAbAmaj7

But I'll make you

Dmaj7This gFuaran - G9tee see

E9/sus4 /Eb /B /C#

No way November will see our goodbye

D6 D C#7 /C# /D# /F /F#

When it comes to December it's obvious why

F#m7No one C#m7wantsG to Em7be Bm7alonFe atA Christmas time E2

In the E9dark, E9on Cthe C#phone

You C#mtellBb me the nA9ames of your broA9thers

And yourA9 fav oritA9e cAbolors

I'm Em9learGning you

And E9when it E9snoCws C#again

C#/BbWe'll Am9take a walk outside

And A9search the A9skyAb

Like Em9chilGdren do. I say to you

E9 /Eb /B /C#

No way November will see our goodbye

D6 D C#7 /C# /D# /F /F#

When it comes to December it's obvious why

F#m7No one C#m7wantsG to Em7be a Bm7loneF at A Christmas time

E9 /Eb /B /C#

And come January we're frozen inside

D6 D C#7 /C# /D# /F /F#

Making new resolutions a hundred times

F#m7Febru C#m7ary, G Em7won't you Bm7be mFy A valentine?

And we'll F#m7both Abmbe ASafe 'til St. B7Patrick's EDay B

Am7We should take a ride tEonight around the town

And D7look around at all the bAeautiful Gmaj7hou - sDes

Am7Something in the way that bElue lights on a D7black night Can,

/A Gmaj7 /D

make you feel more

Ev-er-y Embo Bdy, itA7 seems to me,E just C9wants to bGe

D /A E9 /B /Eb /B D

Just like you and me e ee ahh--hhh

/A C#m7 /C#-B-G#

ahh- hh

F#m7No one C#m7wantsG to Em7be aBm7loneF at A Christmas time

E9 /Eb /B

Come January we're frozen inside

D6 D C#7 /C# /D# /F /F#

Making new resolutions a hundred times

F#m7Febru C#m7ary, G Em7won't you Bm7be F my A valentine?

And if our F#m7al - Abmways is Aall that we B7gave

And we F#m7some Abmday Atake that aB7way

I'll be F#m7al - Abmright if it was Ajust 'til St. B7Patrick's DayE9 E9 A

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Why Georgia

Key: GHard

D/F

Em7

G/F

G9 G I amD driving uG9p eiGghtyD five in the

G9 KGind of Dmorning that lG9astGs all afDternoonC6 C9

C9 I'm just stuck inside the gloom G9 G D G9 G D

G9 Four mGore exDits to my G9aparGtmeDnt but

G9 IG amD tempted to kG9eepG the car Din drivC6e C9

C9 And leave it all behind G9 G D G9 G D

CosEm I... D/Fwander sometimes abG9out the outcome C9

Of a stEmill D/Fverdictless G9life A4

Am I Dliving it rA4ightG

Am I Dliving it rA4ightEm7

Am I Dliving it rA4ightG

FWhy, why GeorgC9ia, why G9 G D G9 G D

G9GD

G9 ReGnt a Droom and I fiG9ll tGhe spaDces with

G9Wood anGd placeDs to make iG9t feeGl liDke home C6 C9

C9 But all I feel's alone G9 G D

ItG9 might bGe a quDarter life criC6sis C9

C9 Or just the stirring in my soul G9 G D G9 G D

Either way I..Em. waD/Fnder sometimes aboG9ut the outcome C9

Of a stEmill D/Fverdictless G9life A4

Am I Dliving it rA4ightG

Am I Dliving it rA4ightEm7

Am I Dliving it rA4ightG

FWhy, why GeorgC9ia, why G

FSo whBbat so I'veC got a smile on Bb

F But It's hBiding the quietC superstitions iBn my head

GDon't belieC9ve me D C9

When I say EmI'vDe gotC itG/F down G9 G D G9 G D G9 G D G9 G D

G9 GEverDybody is jG9ust Ga stDranger

But tG9hat'sG the daDnger in goingG9 myG ownD way C6 C9

C9 I guess it's the price I have to pay G9 G D G9 G D

Still eEmverything hD/Fappens for a reasonG9

Is no reaA4son not to ask myself if I am

Am I Dliving it rA4ightG

Am I Dliving it rA4ightEm7

Am I Dliving it rA4ightG

FWhy, tell me why, why, why, Georgia, why C9 G

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Half Of My Heart

Key: BbHard

Am7

Cm7

BbFCDm

BbFC

BbFCDm

Bb I was Fborn in the Carms of iDmmaginarBby friendsF C

Bb Free to Froam , made aC home out ofDm everywhere BbI've beeFn C

BbThen you come crashing iFn

Like the Crealest Dmthing

BbTrying my best to undersFtand all that your Clove can bring

Oh, Bbhalf of my Fheart's got a Cgrip on theDm situation

BbHalf of my Fheart takes Ctime

BbHalf of my Fheart's got the Cright mind Dmto tell you that

I Bbcan`t keep loving you

Oh, half oCf my hFeaCrtDm Bb

FCDmBb

Bb I was Fmade to beClieve I'd never Dmlove somebBbody FelseC

Bb I made a Fplan, stayed the Cman who can Dmonly loBbve himFselfC

BbLonely was the song I Fsang

'Til the Cday you Dmcame

BbShowing me a better Fway and all that my Clove can bring

Oh,Bb half of myF heart's got aC grip on thDme situation

BbHalf of my Fheart takes Ctime

BbHalf of my Fheart's got the Cright mind Dmto tell you that

I Bbcan`t keep loving you

Oh, half oCf my hFeaCrtDm Bbwith half of my hFeaCrtDm Bb

Your Ffaith is sAm7trong

But I can Cm7only fall so far soGm long

Time to Fhold, later Am7on

You will Cm7hate that I never gave Gmmore to you

than Bbhalf of my heart

But I Ccan't stop loving you

But I Bbcan't stop loving you

But I Ccan't stop loving you

With half of my, Bbhalf of my FheartC Dm

Oh, Bbhalf of my FheartC

BbHalf of my Fheart's got a Creal good Dmimagination

BbHalf of my Fheart's got Cyou

BbHalf of my Fheart's got a Cright mind Dmto tell you

That Bbhalf of my Fheart won't Cdo

BbHalf of my Fheart is a Cshotgun Dmwedding to a Bbbride with a Fpaper ringC

BbHalf of my Fheart is the Cpart of a Dmman who's never

Bbtruly loved Fanything C

Oh, Bbhalf of my FheartC Dm

Oh, Bbhalf of my FheartC

BbHalf of my FheartC Dm

Oh, Bbhalf of my FheartC

BbHalf of my FheartC Dm

Oh, Bbhalf of my FheartC

BbHalf of my FheartC Dm

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Til The Right One Comes

Key: DMedium

Well thDe lucky in love

GCall themselves, "DWinners"

And Glosers are Dsinners who have Agone astray

As Dif I woke up

GLonely one Dmorning

Looked Garound and Ddecided I would Astay that wDay, oh

BmYou knock me Adown and you Gcall me, "DCrazy"

BmYou say I'm nAever gonna loGve someoneD

BmGive it time Anow and you mGight find Dmaybe, I

BmProve you wroAng when the rGight one cDomes

BmWon't be longA 'til the rigGht one comDes

BmAGD

And DI know people

Broke Gdown and deDfeated

GLost what they Dneeded in some Amiserable war

So fDorgive me if I might

Look aGround for a Dminute

Before Gjumping right Din it, I just Awant to be Dsure

BmSome people 'Around here beGen callingD me, "crazy"

BmSome people sAay I'll neverG love someDone

BmThat's alrighAt, give it tiGme and mayDbe, I

BmProve you wroAng when the rGight one cDomes

BmWon't be longA 'til the rigGht one comDes

Bm A 'Til the Gright one Dcomes

Now I'm Dlying in my bed

GEnd of a long Dday

GHeaded the wrong Dway down that hAighway of dreams

When you're a lDittle unsure of whatcha hGeaded fDor

The Gend of the Droad ain't as Aclose as it Dseems

BmSome people 'Around here beGen callingD me, "crazy"

BmMust be sometAhing he's beeGn runnin' Dfrom

BmStick around Anow and you mGight find Dmaybe, I

BmProve you wroAng when the rGight one cDomes

BmWon't be longA 'til the rigGht one comDes

Bm A 'Til the riGght one coDmes

BmWho's that knocking aAt my door?

('TGil the rigDht one comes)

BmIs it someone I've beAen looking for?

G('Til theD right one comes)

BmAnd who's that throwiAng arms around Gme?

('Til Dthe right one comes)

BmAnd telling me she fiAnally found me

G('Til the Dright one comes)

Bm A 'Til the riGght one coDmes

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Why did you mess with forever

Key: GHard

Bm7

Dm7

Cm7

Am7

Em7

C#m7

G/F

I cameG by to get my Bm7things

Dm7Thank you for gC9etting the door

But I Cm7don't feelDm7 right walking Cm7in no mDm7ore

GYou think it's Bm7cold, I did my Dm7crying at C9home

But I'm Cm7numb Dm7now, I'm Cm7numb Dm7now

GmBefore I'm Fon my Cway

I've Gmone more Fthing to Cask

Was it Emworth the Dprice you Gpaid for my never Bmcoming Cback

CWhy did you mess with Gforever?

OBm7ooooDm7ooooC9hh... what a lCm7ong Dm7time to bCm7e unDm7kind G

Bm7Why did you Dm7mess with C9forever?

Cm7MmmmDm7mm Cm7MmmmDm7mmm G

Bm7Don't you Dm7call me C9cruel

Cm7Cruel isDm7 what you're Cm7making Dm7me dGo

GStick to my Bm7rules

I'm at Dm7odds with me C9now

So Cm7stay dDm7on't go Cm7ahead andDm7 stay

GmBefore I'm Fon my wCay

I'veGm one more Fthing to Cask

Was it Emworth the Dprice you Gpaid for my never Bmcoming Cback?

CWhy did you Fmess with Gforever?

OBm7ooooDm7ooooC9hh... what a lCm7ong Dm7time to bCm7e unDm7kind G

Bm7Why did you Dm7mess with C9forever?

Am7You asked to kB7iss me once goEm7odbye

But you already Gdid

On somebody elseC#m7's lipCs F

GBm7Dm7C9Cm7Dm7

DTell the tiny Fchemicals

The Dones you hold rFesponsible

They EmlosBmt mCe, D youEm loBmst CmeD

Now Emeverything inside me Bmtells me I should run to Cyou

And throw my arms aDround you

EmHold your steaming crying Bmcheek against my own

And Ctell you nothing'sD wrong

But wDm7rong is what you Cwere when you foFrgot

That we were going Aon

We were going Con

We were going Don

DTell me why did you DWhy did you mess with fGorever?

OBm7ooooDm7ooooC9hh... what a lCm7ong Dm7time to bCm7e unDm7kind G

Bm7Why did you Dm7mess with C9forever?

Cm7MmmmDm7mm Cm7MmmmDm7mmm G

G/FEm7DDG

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A Break In The Clouds

Key: BbHard

Bb5

Eb5

G#5

I met Bb5a man I didn't know that askeEb5d me "how arG#5e you doing?"G#5

ShBb5oulda just said fine cause Eb5it's all he G#5wanted to hear G#5

But for Bb5reasons unknown in a Eb5sorrowful toG#5ne I said G#5

Bb5Man it's been a Eb5hell of a yearG#5 G#5

And I Bb5don't really Eb5know where I'm G#5going G#5

And I Bb5might just be Eb5hangin' aroundG#5 G#5

If Bb5life shades of Eb5gray then I G#5guess you could G#5say

That I've been Bb5waiting for a Eb5break in the G#5clouds G#5

I went to Bb5go see some Eb5gypsy to tell me mG#5y futurG#5e

But she Bb5asked for my Eb5photograph insteG#5ad G#5

As I Bb5walked through the Eb5cold with my G#5fortune untolG#5d I said

Bb5Good luck trying to Eb5reach me when I'm G#5dead G#5

Cause I Bb5don't really Eb5know where I'm G#5going G#5

And I Bb5might just be Eb5hangin' around G#5 G#5

If Bb5life shades of Eb5gray then I G#5guess you coulG#5d say

That I've been Bb5waiting on a bEb5reak in the cloG#5uds G#5

That I've been Bb5waiting for a Eb5break in the clG#5ouds G#5

I saw the Bb5love I used toEb5 know swallow G#5me whole G#5

On a Bb5day I was Eb5out of clean cG#5lothes G#5

She sized me Bb5up and she Eb5said "honey, hG#5ow is your heaG#5d?"

I said "you cBb5an't call me hEb5oney, but honeG#5y heaven only G#5knows"

And I Bb5don't really Eb5know where I'm G#5going G#5

And I Bb5might just beEb5 hangin around G#5 G#5

If Bb5life shades oEb5f gray then I gG#5uess you couldG#5 say

That I've been Bb5waiting for a Eb5break in the clG#5ouds G#5

Bet your gonna Bb5be finding a bEb5reak in the cloG#5uds G#5

No, no, I don'tBb5, no, I don't Eb5know where I'm G#5going G#5

And I might migBb5ht might mightEb5 just be hanginG#5' around G#5

And if Bb5life shades of Eb5gray then I gueG#5ss you could sG#5ay

That I've been Bb5waiting for a Eb5break in the cloG#5uds G#5

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On The Way Home

Key: DMedium

Dsus2

Asus4

Dadd9

Dsus4

Dsus2The summer's G5overDsus2 this town is cG5losiDsus2ng

They're waving pG5eoplDsus2e out of theAsus4 oceanDsus2

We have the G5feelDsus2ing like we were flG5oatDsus2ing

We never nG5oticDsus2ed where time wasAsus4 goingDsus2

Do you remG5embeDsus2r when we first gG5ot Dsus2here?

The days were lG5ongDsus2er the nights were Asus4hot heDsus2re

Now it's SepteG5mbeDsus2r the engine's staG5rtinDsus2g

You're empty-hG5andDsus2ed and heavy-hAsus4eartedDsus2

Dsus2But just remember on the wG5ay home (Oooh ooh oDadd9oh)

That you were never meant to fG5eel alone

Dsus4It takes a little Asus4while but yoDsus4u'd be finAsus4e

Dsus4Another good tAsus4ime coming dAmown the Dsus2line

-Verse2-

G5You'll go Dsus2back to lG5ove that's Dsus2waiting

G5I'll unpDsus2ack in a rAsus4ented rDsus2oom

G5How's that lDsus2ife you swG5ear you're hDsus2ating?

G5Grass is grDsus2eener thAsus4at makes tDsus2wo

Dsus2But just remember on the G5way home (Ooh ooh oDadd9oh)

That you were never meant to fG5eel alone

Just lDsus4ook me Asus4up; get bDsus4ack on the Asus4bus

I'll sDsus2ee you next Asus4week if you nAmeed my tDsus2rust

-Bridge-

Dsus2Life ain't short, but it sure is small

Dsus2You get forever but nobody at all

Dsus2Life ain't short, but it sure is small

Dsus2You get forever but nobody at all

Dsus2It don't come often and it don't stay long

Dsus2(Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh)

Dsus2But just remember on the wG5ay home (Ooh ooh Dadd9ooh)

That you don't ever have to fG5eel alone

Just stDsus4ay on the rAsus4un get ofDsus4f the gridAsus4

Dsus4Hide yoursAsus4elf out like you kAmnow that Dsus2I did

And Dsus4if you might fAsus4ind that you're rDsus4unning is dAsus4one

A lDsus2ittle bit of Asus4Heaven never hAmurt no oDsus2ne

-Out-Chorus-

G5Dsus2G5Dsus2

G5Dsus2Asus4Dsus2

Asus4Dsus2Asus4Dsus2

-Fine-

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3X5

Key: EmHard

Em7

G/B

B11

Dm9

Am7

Em7I'm wrD9i__F__tG5ing yG/Bou to

CC9atch you up on plB11aces I've been Em7

And you hD9eldF thG5is lG/Better

PrC9obably, got excB11ited

But theres nEm7othing D9elsFe insG5ide G/Bit

Didn't have a cC9am_G5era bD9y F

mC9y sF9ide this time

Hoping I would sC9ee thG5e wD9orlFd thrC9ough

bF9oth my eyes

Maybe I will tC9ell yG5ou D9allF C9 abF9out it when

Em7I'm in the mood to lD2ose mG5y wD9ay Fwith wEm7ords

( )

TodEm7ay skies D9areF pG5aintG/Bed

cC9olors of a cB11owboy cliche Em7

And strange how clouds thD9at F lG5ook lG/Bike

mC9ountains in the skB11y

Are next to mEm7ountains D7anyFway G5 G/B

Didn't have a cC9am_G5era bD9y F

mC9y sF9ide this time

Hoping I would sC9ee thG5e wD9orlFd thrC9ough

bF9oth my eyes

Maybe I will tC9ell yG5ou D9allF C9 abF9out it when

Em7I'm in the mood to lF9ose my way

But lD7et Fme say

You shG5ould have sDm9een

that sAm7unrise with your own eyes

It brG5ought me bDm9ack to life Am7

YG5ou'll be with me nAm7ext time I go outside

NG5o more 3 x Am75s

Em7

Em7D9FG5G/BC9B11

GuEm7ess yD9ou F hG5ad G/B to bC9e thB11ere

GuEm7ess yD9ou F hG5ad tG/Bo bC9e with mB11e

TodC9ay G5I fD9inaF_llC9y F9overcame

Trying to fit the wC9orld G5insD9ideF C9a pF9icture frame

Maybe I will tC9ell yG5ou D9allF C9 abF9out it when

Em7I'm in the mood to lF9ose my way

But lD7et Fme say

You shG5ould have sDm9een

that sAm7unrise with your own eyes

It brG5ought me bDm9ack to life Am7

YG5ou'll be with me nAm7ext time I go outside

NG5o more 3 x Am75s

Just nG5o more Dm93 x Am75s

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10.

Daughters (ver. 2)

Key: BmHard

Bm7

Em7

Dmaj7

Dsus2

Gm7

Bm7I know a Em7girl she puts the A7sus4color inside of my wDorld

Bm7She's just like a Em7maze where all of the A7sus4walls all continually Dchange

Bm7I've done all I Em7can to stand on her A7sus4steps with my heart in my Dhands

Bm7And now I'm starting to Em7see maybe it's got A7sus4nothing to do with Dme

Bm7Fathers be Em7good to yourA7sus4 DaughteD6rs

Bm7Daughters will Em7love like A7sus4you do D6

Bm7Girls become Em7lovers who A7sus4turn into D6Mothers

Bm7So Mothers be Em7good to your A7sus4Daughters tD6oo

Bm7Em7A7sus4D6

Bm7Oh you see that Em7skin

It's the sA7sus4ame she's been standing Din

Since the Bm7day she see's him Em7walkin away

Now she?s A7sus4left cleaning up the mess he Dmade

So Bm7Father's be Em7good to your DA7sus4aughtersD6,

Bm7Well Daughters will Em7love like yA7sus4ou do D6

Bm7Girls become Em7lovers who A7sus4turn into D6Mothers

Bm7So Mothers be Em7good to your A7sus4Daughters tD6oo

Boys you GmcanD Dbreak

You'll Dmaj7find out how A7mucDh they can Bm7take

Boys will be Em7strong and

Boys soldier Dsus2on F

But boys would be Gm7gone without warmth from

a A7wo - man's A good good A hBm7earrrrt Em7 A7sus4 D6

On behalf of Bm7every man Em7 Looking out for A7sus4every girl

D6You are the Bm7god and the Em7weight of her A7sus4world D6

So Bm7Father's be Em7good to your A7DaughtersD6,

Bm7Daughters will Em7love like A7sus4you do D6

Bm7Girls become Em7lovers who A7sus4turn into D6Mothers

Bm7So Mothers be Em7good to your A7sus4Daughters tD6oo

Bm7(4) x2x23x

Em7

A7sus4

A7D

A7A7no3 x05050

D6D9no3 xx0444

Dmaj7(4) xx0022

Dsus2F

GmD

Gm7

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