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[Chords]
Asus2: X02200
A9: X02424
Am7: X02010
Am7/4: X05530
B: X24442
Bm: X24432
C: X32010
C7: X32000
C#m: X46654
D: XX0232
D7: XX0222
D9: X54555
E7sus4: 020200
Em9: 0X403X
F#7: 242322
[Intro] 
 A9–  Em9(2x)
[Verse 1]
I’ve A9these dreams I’m walking home
Em9Home when it used to be
And ev-A9ery-thing is as it was
Em9Frozen in front of me
HerA9e I stand, six feet small
Ro-Em9man-ticizing years ago
But it’s a bit-A9ter-sweet feeling
Hearing “Wrapped Around Your Finger” on the   Em9radio
[Pre-Chorus]
And D7these A9days
I D7wish I was A9six again
Oh, make me a reD7d   A9cape
I D7wanna be A9Su-perman
[Chorus]
Oh, if only my life
Am7/4                                 D9  Am7/4   D9  
     Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
               Am7/4
All these things    would be more
                              D9  Am7/4
Like they were at the start of me
Had it madCe  in eighDty-threA9e
Em9
[Verse 2]
Think-A9ing ‘bout my brother Ben
I misEm9s  him every day
He lookA9s just like his brother John
But on an Em9eighteen-month delay
HerA9e I stand, six feet small
And Em9smiling ‘cause I’m scared as hell
      A9(tacet)
Kind of like my life is like a sequel to a movie
           Em9(tacet)
Where the actors’ names have changed
Oh, well
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, D7these A9days
I D7wish I was A9six again
Oh, make me a reD7d   A9cape
I D7wanna be A9Su-perman
[Chorus]
Oh, if only my life
Am7/4                                 D9  Am7/4   D9  
     Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
               Am7/4
All these things    would be more
                              D9  Am7/4   D9  
Like they were at the start of me
         Am7/4                               D9  Am7/4   D9  
If my life    was more like nineteen eighty-three
I’d plot a coursAm7e  to the source
Of the D9purest little part of mAm7eD9  
[Verse 3]
   C#mAnd most my memorieF#7s have escapeC#md   me
Or confused themselves with F#7dreams
   BIf Bmhea-ven’s all we wanE7sus4t     it to beE7  
Send your prayers to me
Care of nineteen eighty-threC7e
 D9– Asus2- Am7  
 D9–  Am7– D9  
You can Am7paint that house a D9rainbow of colors
RiAm7p  out the floorboards, D9replace the shutters, butAm7  
That’s my D9plastic in the dirAm7tD9  
[Outro]
   Am7Whatever happened to D9my
Whatever happened to my
   Am7Whatever happened to D9my lunchbox?
   Am7When came the D9day
That it got    Am7thrown a-D9way
And don’t you thinAm7k  I should have had
Some D9say in that deci-Am7sion?D9  
If only my liAm7feD9  
If only my liAm7feD9  
If only my life…
(repeat & fade)

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83

by John Mayer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Am7

C#m

E7sus4

Em9

F#7

[Chords]

Asus2

: X02200

: X02424

Am7

: X02010

Am7

/4: X05530

: X24442

: X24432

: X32010

: X32000

C#m

: X46654

: XX0232

: XX0222

: X54555

E7sus4

: 020200

Em9

: 0X403X

F#7

: 242322

[Intro]

A9 Em9

– (2x)

[Verse 1]

I’ve these dreams I’m walking home

Em9

Home when it used to be

And ev-ery-thing is as it was

Em9

Frozen in front of me

Here I stand, six feet small

Em9

Ro-man-ticizing years ago

But it’s a bit-ter-sweet feeling

Em9

Hearing “Wrapped Around Your Finger” on the radio

[Pre-Chorus]

D7 A9

And these days

D7 A9

I wish I was six again

D7 A9

Oh, make me a red cape

D7 A9

I wanna be Su-perman

[Chorus]

Oh, if only my life

Am7 D9 Am7 D9

/4 /4

Was more like nine-teen eighty-three

Am7

All these things would be more

D9 Am7

Like they were at the start of me

C D A9

Had it made in eighty-three

Em9

[Verse 2]

Think-ing ‘bout my brother Ben

Em9

I miss him every day

He looks just like his brother John

Em9

But on an eighteen-month delay

Here I stand, six feet small

Em9

And smiling ‘cause I’m scared as hell

(tacet)

Kind of like my life is like a sequel to a movie

Em9

(tacet)

Where the actors’ names have changed

Oh, well

[Pre-Chorus]

D7 A9

Well, these days

D7 A9

I wish I was six again

D7 A9

Oh, make me a red cape

D7 A9

I wanna be Su-perman

[Chorus]

Oh, if only my life

Am7 D9 Am7 D9

/4 /4

Was more like nine-teen eighty-three

Am7

All these things would be more

D9 Am7 D9

Like they were at the start of me

Am7 D9 Am7 D9

/4 /4

If my life was more like nineteen eighty-three

Am7

I’d plot a course to the source

D9 Am7 D9

Of the purest little part of me

[Verse 3]

C#m F#7 C#m

And most my memories have escaped me

F#7

Or confused themselves with dreams

B Bm E7sus4 E7

If hea-ven’s all we want it to be

Send your prayers to me

Care of nineteen eighty-three

D9 Asus2 Am7

– -

D9 Am7 D9

– –

Am7 D9

You can paint that house a rainbow of colors

Am7 D9 Am7

Rip out the floorboards, replace the shutters, but

D9 Am7 D9

That’s my plastic in the dirt

[Outro]

Am7 D9

Whatever happened to my

Am7 D9

Whatever happened to my lunchbox?

Am7 D9

When came the day

Am7 D9

That it got thrown a-way

Am7

And don’t you think I should have had

D9 Am7 D9

Some say in that deci-sion?

Am7 D9

If only my life

Am7 D9

If only my life

If only my life…

(repeat & fade)

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