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[Intro]
E
[Verse]
Asus4This is a Acall to the Ecolorblind
Eadd9This is an IOEU
I'm Asus4stranded beAhind the hoArizon line
E7Tied up in something Enew
[Bridge]
EYes I'm grounded
DGot my wings clipped
C#mI'm surrounded by 
AmAll this pavement
EGuess  I'll circle 
DWhile I'm waiting 
Em7For my fuse to dry
[Chorus]
Someday I'll C#mfly someday EI'll soarA  
Someday I'll C#mbe so damn Emuch moreA  
Cause I'm C#mbigger than my Ebody gives me creAdit for
[Verse]
Why is it not the time?
What is there more to learn?
Shed this skin i've been triping in
Never to quite return
[Bridge]
Yes i'm grounded 
Got my wings clipped cause i'm surrounded by alluse this pavement
Guess i'll circle while i'm waiting for my fuse to dry
[Chorus]
Someday i'll fly someday i'll sore
Someday i'll be so damn much more
Cause im bigger than my body gives me credit for
Cause im C#mbigger than my Ebody nowD  
Vocal break, Chorus chords played once more.  Also the main guitar riff (I'll
give you that once I've figured it out.)
Key change to C
[Bridge 2]
FMayGbe ill Emtangle Fin the Fpower GlinesEm  F  
And it Fmight Gbe Emover Fin a Fseconds timeG  Em  F  
But ill FgladGly go Emdown in a Fflame if a Bsus4flames what it takes to remember my name
To reBsus4member my name
[Bridge 1]
Yes im grounded 
Got my wings clipped 
Cause im surrounded by all this pavement 
Guess i'll circle while im waiting for my fuse to dry
Wait for my fuse to dry
[Chorus]
Someday ill C#mfly
Someday Eill soarA  
Someday i'll C#mbe do damn Emuch moreA  
C#mCause im bigger than my Ebody 
ABigger than my body
Badd9Im bigger than my body Enow

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Bigger Than My Body

by John Mayer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Eadd9

C#m

Em7

Bsus4

Badd9

[Intro]

[Verse]

Asus4 A E

This is a call to the colorblind

Eadd9 E

This is an IOU

Asus4 A A

I'm stranded behind the horizon line

E7 E

Tied up in something new

[Bridge]

Yes I'm grounded

Got my wings clipped

C#m

I'm surrounded by

All this pavement

Guess I'll circle

While I'm waiting

Em7

For my fuse to dry

[Chorus]

C#m E A

Someday I'll fly someday I'll soar

C#m E A

Someday I'll be so damn much more

C#m E A

Cause I'm bigger than my body gives me credit for

[Verse]

Why is it not the time?

What is there more to learn?

Shed this skin i've been triping in

Never to quite return

[Bridge]

Yes i'm grounded

Got my wings clipped cause i'm surrounded by alluse this pavement

Guess i'll circle while i'm waiting for my fuse to dry

[Chorus]

Someday i'll fly someday i'll sore

Someday i'll be so damn much more

Cause im bigger than my body gives me credit for

C#m E D

Cause im bigger than my body now

Vocal break, Chorus chords played once more. Also the main guitar riff (I'll

give you that once I've figured it out.)

Key change to C

[Bridge 2]

F G Em F F G Em F

Maybe ill tangle in the power lines

F G Em F F G Em F

And it might be over in a seconds time

F G Em F Bsus4

But ill gladly go down in a flame if a flames what it takes to remember my name

Bsus4

To remember my name

[Bridge 1]

Yes im grounded

Got my wings clipped

Cause im surrounded by all this pavement

Guess i'll circle while im waiting for my fuse to dry

Wait for my fuse to dry

[Chorus]

C#m

Someday ill fly

E A

Someday ill soar

C#m E A

Someday i'll be do damn much more

C#m E

Cause im bigger than my body

Bigger than my body

Badd9 E

Im bigger than my body now

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What key is "Bigger Than My Body" in?

The chords for "Bigger Than My Body" show the original chord names (including E, Asus4, A, Eadd9, E7, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.