Room For Squares
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Room for Squares- John Mayer
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Chords:
A: X02220
A9: X02424
Am: X02210
C#m7/4: X4X452
D7: XX0212
E: 022100
E7/4: 022244
E9: XX2442
E9/4: 024244
Em9: 02X032
F7: XX3210
F7(b5): XX3200
F#7: 242322
G: 3X0003
Intro:
E9– E
E9‘Welcome to the real world,’ she A9said to me
C#m7/4
‘Take a seat, take your life
Em9Plot it out in black and white’
E9Well, I never lived the dreams of the proA9m kings
C#m7/4
I’d like to think the best of me
Is still hiding F#7up my sleeve
They A9love to tell you, ‘Stay inside the lines’E9
But F#7something’s better A9on the other sideE9
I wanna ruAmn through the hallD7s of my E9high school
I wanna screaAmm at the top D7of my E9lungs
I just found ouAmt there’s no such D7thing as the E9real world
Just a liAme you’ve got to D7rise aE9bove
E9So the good boys and girls
Take the A9so-called right track
C#m7/4
Faded white hats, grabbing credits and
They Em9read all the books
E9And all of our parents
They’re getting olA9der
C#m7/4
Anything better
Tiny F#7tragedies
They A9love to tell you, ‘Stay inside the lines’E9
But F#7something’s better A9on the other sideE9
I wanna ruAmn through the hallD7s of my E9high school
I wanna screaAmm at the top D7of my E9lungs
I just found ouAmt there’s no such D7thing as the E9real world
Just a liAme you’ve got to D7rise aE9bove
F7(b5) – F7
F7(b5) – A
F7(b5) A
I Aminvincible (3x)
As Glong as I’m alive
A9– E9– F#7– A
I wanna ruAmn through the hallD7s of my E9high school
I wanna screaAmm at the top D7of my E9lungs
I just found ouAmt there’s no such D7thing as the E9real world
Just a liAme you’ve got to D7rise aE9bove
I just can’t waiAmt till my teD7n-year reE9union
I’m gonna busAmt down the D7double doE9ors
And when I stanAmd on these D7tables E9before you
Am D7 E7/4
You will know what all this time was for
E9/4
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Chords:
A: X02220
A7sus4: X02030
Bbsus2: X13311
C: X32010
Csus2: X3X033
C6/9: X3223X
C9: X32033
D: XX0232
D/F#: 2X023X
D4: X5403X
Em: 022000
Em7: 022030
F: XX3211
F7: XX3210
Fsus2: XX3011
G: 3X0003
G5: 3X0033
G7(no3): 3X403X
Gsus2: 3X0233
Intro:
Gsus2– D4(4x)
Gsus2I am D4driving up
Gsus28D45 in the
Gsus2Kind of D4morning that
Gsus2Lasts all D4afterC6/9noon
Gsus2– D4(2x)
Gsus2Four more D4exits to
Gsus2My aD4partment but
Gsus2I am D4tempted to
Gsus2Keep the D4car in driC6/9ve
Gsus2– D4(2x)
Because I EmwoD/F#nder sometimeGs
About the ouCtcome
Of a stiEmll, veD/F#rdict-less lifGeA7sus4
Am I Dliving it riAghtG?
Am I Dliving it riAghtEm7?
Am I Dliving it riAghtG?
WhFsus2y, why, GeoCrgia, why?
Gsus2– D4(4x)
Gsus2I rent a D4room and I
Gsus2Fill the D4spaces with
Gsus2Wood in D4places to
Gsus2 G7(no3) C6/9
Make it feel like home
But all I feel’s aloGsus2neD4
Gsus2 G7(no3) C6/9
It might be a quarter-life crisis
Or just the stirring in mGsus2y soul
D4– Gsus2
Either way, I EmwoD/F#nder sometimeGs
About the ouCtcome
Of a stiEmll, veD/F#rdict-less lifGeA7sus4
Am I Dliving it riAghtG?
Am I Dliving it riAghtEm7?
Am I Dliving it riAghtG?
Fsus2 C G5- G7(no3) - G5
Why, why, Georgia, why?
Fsus2So whaBbsus2t, so I’vCsus2e got a smiBbsus2le on
Fsus2 Bbsus2 Csus2 Bbsus2
GBut it’s hiding the quiet superstitions in my head
Don’t beC9lieve mD4eC9
GDon’t beC9lieve mD4eC9
Em7 Dsus2 Gm/ C Fsus2
When I say I’ve got it down
Gsus2– D4(4x)
Gsus2EveryD4body is
Gsus2Just a D4stranger, but
Gsus2That’s the D4danger in
Gsus2 G7(no3) C6/9
Going my own way
Gsus2– D4(2x)
Still, Em‘everything haD/F#ppens
For a reG5ason’
Is no reA7sus4ason
If I am Dliving it riAghtG
Am I Dliving it riAghtEm7?
Am I Dliving it riAghtG?
WhFy?F7
Tell me whFy?F7
WhFy?F7
WhFy, GeoCrgia, whGy?
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Chords (there are a lot of variations of the
A/C#: X4X2X0
A7sus4: X02030
Bm4: X24430
D/G: 3X0232
D5: XX023X
D5/B: X2X23X
D/F#: 2X023X
D7: XX0212
D7sus4: XX0213
D7/C#: X4022X
D7/F#: 2X022X
Em7: 022030
Fsus2: XX4011
F#m7: 242222
F#7/A#: 6X465X
Gsus2: 3X023X
Gsus2/B: X2X233
G5: 3X0033
Gm: 355333
Gm7: 353333
Gm6/9: XX5355
Gm11: 3X0311
G7(no3): 3X0032
Intro:
D5– D7/ C#- D/F#- Gsus2
D5/ B– D7/F#- Gsus2
My stupiD5d mouth
D7/ C# D/F#
Has got me in trouble
Gsus2 D5/B
I said too much again
To a daD7/F#te over dinner yeGsus2sterday
D5/B
And I could see
D7/F#She was offendedGsus2
D5/B
She said “Well, anyway”
Just D7/F#dying for a suGsus2bject change
G7(no3) F#7/ A# Bm7/4
Oh, it’s another social casualty
D7sus4Score one D7more for mG5e
How could D/F#I forgetEm7
Mama said, “Think before speaking”G5
No filteD/F#r in my head
Oh, Fsus2what’s a boy to do?
Gsus2/ B D5
I guess he better find one soon
D7/ C#- D/F#- Gsus2
D5/ B– D7/F#- Gsus2
We bit our D5lips
D7/ C# D/F#
She looked out the window
Gsus2 D5/B
Rolling tiny balls of napkin paper
I played a D7/F#quick game of chess
Gsus2 D5/B
With the salt and pepper shaker
And D7/F#I could see clearlyGsus2
D5/B
An indelible line was drawn
Between whD7/F#at was good
What juGsus2st slipped out
G7(no3) F#7/ A# Bm7/4
Oh, the way she feels about me has changed
D7sus4Thanks for playingD7, try agaiG5n
How could D/F#I forgetEm7
Mama said, “Think before speaking”G5
No filteD/F#r in my head
Oh, Fsus2what’s a boy to do?
Gsus2/B
I guess he better find one
Dsus2 A/C# D/F# Gsus2Bm4
I’m never speaking up again
It oF#m7nly hurtGsus2s me
Bm4 F#m7 D/G A7sus4Bm4
I’d rather be a mystery
Than shF#m7e deserGsus2t me
GmOh, I’m never speaking up again
D5 D7/ C# D/F# Gsus2
Starting now
D5/ B D7/F# Gm9
Starting now
One morD5e thing
D7/ C# D/F#
Why is it my fault?
Gsus2 D5/B
So maybe I try too hard
But it’s alD7/F#l because oGsus2f this desire
D5/B
I just wanna be liked
Just D7/F#wanna be funnGsus2y
D5/B
Looks like the joke’s on me
So D7/F#call me CaptaiGsus2n Backfire
Dsus2 A/C# D/F# Gsus2Bm4
I’m never speaking up again
It oF#m7nly hurtGsus2s me
Bm4 F#m7 D/G A7sus4Bm4
I’d rather be a mystery
Than shF#m7e deserGsus2t me
Gm7Oh, I’m never speaking up agGmain
Gm6/9
I’m never speaking up again
Gm11
D5 D7/ C# D/F# Gsus2
Starting now
D5/ B D7/F# Gsus2
Starting now, ah
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Chords:
Am: X02210
Bb: X13331
Bb7: X13231
Bb7/C: X33335
C: X32010
Dm9: X5355X
F: XX3211
F/C: X3X211
F5: XX3011
F5/Bb: X1XX11
F5/C: X3XX11
F5/D: XX0X11
Gm: 355333
Intro:
F5– F5/ C– F5/ Bb– F5/ C(2x)
F5 F5/ C F5/ Bb F5/C
We got the afternoon
F5 F5/ C F5/ Bb F5/C
You got this room for two
F5 F5/ C F5/ Bb F5/C
One thing I’ve left to do
F5 F5/ Bb F5/C
Discover me, discovering you
And if you wanBb7t love
Bb7/C
We’ll make it
Swimming a deeBb7p sea
Bb7/C
Of blankets
Take all your biBb7g plans
Bb7/C
And break them
This is bounGmd to be AmawhileBb
Your Cbody is a wonFderlanF/CdF/Bb
Your F/Cbody is a wonFder
I’ll usF/Ce my handF/Bbs
F/C F F/C F/Bb F/C F5
Your body is a wonderland
F5/C
Something about the way
F5/ Bb F5/C
Your hair falls in your face
F5 F5/C
I love the shape you take
F5/ Bb F5/C
When crawling towards the pillowcase
F5 F5/C
You tell me where to go
F5/ Bb F5/C
And though I might leave to find it
F5 F5/ C F5/Bb
I’ll never let your head hit the bed
F5/C
Without my hand behind it
You Bb7want love?
Bb7/C
We’ll make it
Swimming a deeBb7p sea
Bb7/C
Of blankets
Take all your biBb7g plans
Bb7/C
And break them
This is bounGmd to be AmawhileBb
Your Cbody is a wonFderlanF/CdF/Bb
Your F/Cbody is a wonFder
I’ll usF/Ce my handF/Bbs
Your F/Cbody is a wonFderland
(I’m neF/Cver speF/Bbaking uF/Cp again
Dm9I’ll use my hands)
Dm9 (for 10 measures)
F5/D
Your body is a wonFderlanF/CdF/Bb
Your F/Cbody is a wonFder
I’ll usF/Ce my handF/Bbs
F/C F F/C F/Bb
Your body is a wonderland
F/C F F/C F/Bb F/C
Your body is a wonderland
FDa da da
F/CDa da da da da
F/BbDa da da
F/CDa da da da
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Chords:
Ab: 466544
Ab2: 4X131X
Ab6/9: 4XX311
Ab7: 464444
Bb: X13331
Bb2: 6X353X
Bbsus2: X13311
Bbm7: X13121
Cm7: X35343
C7#9: X3234X
C9: X3X333
Eb: X65343
Fm7: 131111
Fm7/4: XX3344
Gm7: 353333
Gm7/4: 3XX311
Gb6/9: 2XX344
G/C: X33433
Intro:
Cm7– Eb- Fm7– Ab– Bb
Cm7When sky bluEbe gets darFm7k enoughAb Bb
Cm7To see the colEbors of Fm7the city liAbghtBbs
Cm7A trail of Ebruby red and Fm7diamond whAbiteBb
Cm7Hits her like a EbsunrisFm7eAb
BbShe comeAbs and goes
Gm7/4
And comes and goes
Like nGb6/9o one can
Cm– Eb– Fm7– Ab– Bb(2x)
Cm7 Eb Fm7– Ab- Bb
Tonight she’s out to lose herself
Cm7 Eb Fm7– Ab- Bb
And find a high on Peachtree Street
Cm7From mixed drinks to teEbchno beats it’s alFm7waysAb Bb
Cm7Heavy into EbeverythinFm7gAb
BbShe comeAb6/9s and goes
Gm7/4
And comes and goes
Like nGb6/9o one can
She comeAb6/9s and goes
Gm7/4
And no one knows
Fm7 Gm7/4 Ab7
She’s slipping through my hands
Fm7/4 Gm7/4 Cm7
Ne-on, ne-on
Fm7/4 Gm7/4 Cm7
Ne-on, ne-on
Fm7/4 Gm7/4 Cm7 Bb2 Ab2
Who knows how long, how long, how long
Cm7– Eb– Fm7– Ab– Bb(2x)
Cm7I can’t be her Ebangel noFm7wAb
BbYou know it’s Cm7not my place to Ebhold her doFm7wnAb
BbAnd it’s Cm7hard for me to Ebtake a stanFm7dAb
When I Bbwould Cm7take her any Ebway I caFm7nAb
BbShe comeAb6/9s
Gm7/4
And she goes
Like nGb6/9o one can
She comAb6/9es
Gm7/4
And she goes
Fm7 Gm7/4 Ab6/9
She’s slipping through my hands
She’s always Bbsus2buzzing just like
Fm7/4 Gm7/4 Cm7
Ne-on, ne-on
Fm7/4 Gm7/4 Cm7
Ne-on, ne-on
Fm7/4 Gm7/4 Cm7 Bb2 Ab2
Who knows how long, how long, how long
She can go before she burns awFm7ayGm7
AwAbm7ayBbm7
Fm7– Gm7– Abm7– Bbm7(2x) – G/C
C9– C7#9 (4x)
She comeAb6/9s
Gm7/4
And she goes
Like nGb6/9o one can
She comAb6/9es
Gm7/4
And she goes
Fm7 Gm7/4 Ab6/9
She’s slipping through my hands
She’s always Bbsus2buzzing just like
Cm7– Eb– Fm7– Ab– Bb
(repeat & fade)
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A: X02220
A/D: XX0220
Asus4: X02230
Bb: X13331
Bb7: X13231
Bb9: X13211
C: X32010
C7: X32000
D: XX0323
Dsus4/2: XX0253
D5: XX023X
Eb9: XX1331
F7: 1X2210
F13: 1X3230
Gm: 355333
G/D: XX0433
G7: 3X443X
I never liked this applG7e much
It always seemed too big to Dtouch
I can’t remember how I G7found
My way before she came aDround
I tell evF13eryone I smile jusBb9t because
I’ve got a citF13y love, I found it in LyBb9dia
And I C7can’t reG7member C7life beG7fore her D5name
She keeps a toothbrush at mG7y place
As if I had the extra Dspace
She steals my clothes to wear tG7o work
I know, her hairs are on my Dshirts
I tell evF13eryone I smile jusBb9t because
I’ve got a citF13y love, I found it in LyBb9dia
And I C7can’t reG7member C7life beG7fore the Eb9day
She called up and camBb9e to me
Covered in raiEb9n, and dinnertime shaBb7dowing
And as her clotheGms spun, we spooneCd
And I knew Eb9I was through when I said ‘I Dlove yoG/Du’D
D– G7(2x)
F7– Bb– Asus4– A
G7Friday evening, we’ve been drinking
D– Dsus4/2 (2x)
D– A/D– Dsus4/2
But we closG7e the tab, split a cab
And call each other up when we get homDe
Falling asleep to the G7sound of sirens
F13– Bb9
I’ve got a citF13y loveBb9
I found it in LyF13diaBb9
From the BatF13tery
To the galBb9lery
It’s the kind F13of thing
You only see in Bb9scented, glossy magazineF13s
And I C7can’t reG7member C7life beG7fore her D5name
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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)
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
And D7these A9days
I D7wish I was A9six again
Oh, make me a reD7d A9cape
I D7wanna be A9Su-perman
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
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
Well, D7these A9days
I D7wish I was A9six again
Oh, make me a reD7d A9cape
I D7wanna be A9Su-perman
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
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
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
Am7Whatever happened to D9my
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
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of the same chord, particularly Em, so it’s not as hard as it seems.
*CAPO 8TH FRET*
Chords:
A: X02220
Am: X02210
Am7: X02010
B7: X21202
B7(no3): X2X202
B7#5/A: X02304
C: X2301X
Cm6/7: X3120X
Cm6/7/A: X0230X
C9: X32033
D: XX0232
Em: 022000
Em6/9: 022022
Em7: 022030
Em9: 02X032
Emadd9: 024000
Em9/C: X23023
Em9/F#: 2X2032
Em9/G: 3X2032
E9: 02404X
E9/B: X2404X
E9/F#: 22404X
F6/9: XX3233
Fsus2: XX4022
G: 3X0003
G/B: X2X033
G7: 3X0001
G13: 3X3200
Intro: Em7– Em6/9 – Em– E9
Em7I’m writing G7you to
C9Catch you up on plaB7- ces I’ve beeEm7n
And you held this G7let-ter
C9Prob’ly got exciB7- ted, but there’s noEm7- -thing else inside Git
Didn’t have a Ccam-Gera Dby Cmy sidF6/9e this time
Hoping I wouCld see Gthe worDld throuCgh boF6/9th my eyes
Maybe I wilCl tell Gyou Dall Ca- F6/9bout it
When I’m Emin the mood to Dlose my way
With worEm7ds
Em6/9 – Em– E9/ F#- E9/B
To-Em7day, skies are G7pain-ted
C9Col-ors of a cowB7- boy’s clicEm7hé
And strange how clouds that G7look like
C9Moun-tains in the skB7y are next to mounEm7- tains anywaGy
Didn’t have a Ccam-Gera Dby Cmy sidF6/9e this time
Hoping I wouCld see Gthe worDld throuCgh boF6/9th my eyes
Maybe I wilCl tell Gyou Dall Ca- F6/9bout it
When I’m Emin the mood to Fsus2lose my way
But D7let me say
You Gshould have G13seen that suAm7n- rise
Cm6/7
With your own eyes
G G13 Am7 Cm6/7
It brought me back to life
GYou’ll be G13with me neAm7xt time
Cm6/7
I go out- -side
GNo more G13three-by-fivAm7es
Cm6/7 – Em
Em9– Em9/ G– Em9/ C– B7(no3)
Em9 Em9/ F# Em9/ G
B7(no3)
I guess you had to be there
Em9 Em9/ F# Em9/ G
B7(no3)
I guess you had to be with me
Oh, to-Cday GI Dfi-Cn‘lly F6/9o- vercame
Trying to fit the Cworld Gin-sidDe a CpicF6/9- ture frame
Maybe I wilCl tell Gyou Dall Ca- F6/9bout it
When I’m Emin the mood to Fsus2lose my way
But D7let me say
You Gshould have G13seen that suAm7n- rise
Cm6/7
With your own eyes
G G13 Am7 Cm6/7
It brought me back to life
GYou’ll be G13with me neAm7xt time
Cm6/7
I go out- -side
G G13 Am7 Cm6/7
No more three-by-fives
Just Gno more G13three-by-fivAm7es
Cm6/7/A
Am7– B7#5/ A– G– A(3x)
Am– G/B– C– B7– Emadd9
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Love Song for No One
Chords:
A: X02220
A/C#: X4X2X0
A5: X022X0
A5/G: 3X22XX
A7/C#: X42224
Bm: X24432
C#m7: X46454
D: XX0232
Dsus2: XX0230
D6/9add4: XX0453
D9: XX0252
Esus4/B: X22200
F#m: 244222
F#m7: 242222
Gsus2: 3X0233
Intro:
A5– Esus4/ B– A/C#- D(2x)
A5Staying home alone on a Friday
Flat on the floor looking back
On Gsus2old love
D6/9add4
Or lack thereof
A5After all the crushes have faded
And all my wishful thinking was wrong
I’m Gsus2ja- -ded
D6/9add4
I hate it
AI’m tired of A/C#be- ing alone
F#m7So hurry up anDd get here
AI’m so tired of A/C#be- ing alone
F#m7So hurry up and Dget here
A5 Esus4/ B A/C# D
Get here
A5Searching all my days just to find you
I’m not sure who I’m looking for
I’ll Gsus2know it
D6/9add4
When I see you
A5Until then, I’ll hide in my bedroom
Staying up all night just to write
A Gsus2love song
D6/9add4
For no one
AI’m tired of A/C#be- ing alone
F#m7So hurry up anDd get here
AI’m so tired of A/C#be- ing alone
F#m7So hurry up and Dget here
Bm A/C#I could Dhave met you in a sandbox
Bm A/C#I could F#m7have passed you on the sidewalBmk
A/C#Could I Dhave missed my chance
A/C# A5/G
And watched you walk away?
A5 Esus4/ B A/C# D(2x)
Oh, no way
Bm A/C#I could Dhave met you in a sandbox
Bm A/C#I could F#m7have passed you on the sidewalBmk
A/C#Could I Dhave missed my chance
A/C# A5/G
And watched you walk away?
A5I’m tired of A7/C#be- -ing alone
F#mSo hurry up anD9d get here
A5I’m so tired of C#m7be- ing alonF#me
So hurry up anDsus2d get here
A5I’m tired of A7/C#be- -ing alone
F#mSo hurry up anD9d get here
A5I’m so tired of C#m7be- ing alonF#me
So hurry up anDsus2d get here, oh yeah
A5You’ll A/C#be so goF#m7odDsus2
A5You’ll A/C#be so goF#m7od for meDsus2 A5
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Back to You
Chords:
A: X02220
A/B: X2X220
A5: X022X0
A9: X02424
B7sus4: X24252
Bm: X24432
Bm7: X24232
C: X32010
C#m: X46654
C#m7/4: X4X452
D: XX0232
D6/9: XX0200
D9: XX0222
E: 022100
E/G#: 4X2400
E5: 022X00
E9: XX2132
Esus4: 022200
F6/9: XX3533
F#m: 244222
F#m7: 242222
F#m9: 242224
F#m11: 2X2200
G5: 3X0033
Intro:
A9– F#m9– B7sus4– Esus4– F#m9
A5Back to you
It always comes arouF#m7nd
Back to you
I tried to forgeBm7t you
I tried to stay awaE9y
But it’s F#m9too late
A5Over you
I’m never ovF#m7er
Over you
There’s something aboBm7ut you
It’s just the way you moE9ve
The way yoF#m9u move me
E5Yeah
I’m so F#m7good at for- D6/9get- tingE5
And I quit F#m7ev- er- y D6/9game I plaE5y
But for-F#m7give C#mme, Dlove
I can’t Bm7turn and walk a-waEy
This waA9yF#m7 B7sus4 Esus4 F#m9
A5Back to you
It always comes arouF#m7nd
Back to you
I walk with your shBm7a- dow
I’m sleeping in my beE9d
With your F#m9sil- hou- ette
E5Yeah
Should have F#m7smiled in that D6/9pic-tureE5
If it’s the F#m7last thing I’ll D6/9see of yoE5u
It’s the lF#m7east C#mthat Dyou
CouBm7ld not dEo
E5AhF6/9 G5
E/G#LeaAve the ligD6/9ht on
I’ll E/G#ne- ver give up Aon yoD6/9u
E/G#LeaAve the ligD6/9ht on
For mA/Be, too
C#m7/4
For me, too
For mCe, toD9o
YeA5ah
F#m7– Bm7– E– F#m9
Asus2Back to me
I know that it comF#m11es
Back to me
Doesn’t it scaBmre you?
Your will is not as stroEng
As iF#mt used to be
F#m9(fade)
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Great Indoors
Chords:
C: X32010
Cmaj7: X32000
Cmaj7/E: 032000
C6: X3X210
Cm6: X3X243
D: XX0232
D7: XX0212
D13: X5450X
Em: 022000
Em7: 022030
Em9: 022002
F13: 1X123X
G: 3X0003
G/D: XX0003
Intro:
G– D7– Em– D7– Cmaj7
ChecGk your pulse, it’s
Proof that you’re not lis-D7ten-ing to
The call your life’s been is-Emsu-ing you
The rhythm of a linF13e of idle days
GScared of a world outside
You should go explorC6e
PulGl all the shades and
Wander the great indooC6rs
The great indooGrs
Lamplight makes the shadows play
And poD7s-ters take the walls away
The T-Em7V is your windowpane
The vieF13w won’t let you down
GSo put your faith in a late-night show
I beD7t you didn’t even know
DependEm7s on how far out you go
The chaF13n- nel numbers change
GScared of a world outside
You should go explorC6e
PulGl all the shades and
Wander the great indooC6rs
Though Cm6late-ly, I can’t Em9blame you
I have Dseen the world
And somCe-times wish your rooDm
Had room for twGo
Da da da dCa daEm7 G/D C
So Em7go un-G/Dlock the doCor
And Em7find what G/Dyou are herCe for
Leave the great indooGrs
Leave the great indoCors
G– C(2x)
CheGck your pulse, it’s
Proof that you’re not lis-D13ten-ing to
Cmaj7/E
The call you’re life’s been is-su- -ing you
The rhythm of a liF13ne of idle days
Of idle days
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Not Myself
The tricky thing about this song is that the chords aren’t played directly on the beat,
it was hard to write them in the right place. Listen to the song & figure it out, you’ll
on quickly.
*CAPO 1ST FRET*
Chords (in relation to capo):
A2/C#: X4X200
Bb13: X1X233
C: X32010
C2: X32030 (aka C9)
Csus2: X3X033
C7: X32000
D: XX0232
E2/G#: 4X445X
Em7: 022030
F9: XX3213
G: 3X0003
G2/B: X2X233
G7/B: X2X032
Intro: G– G7/B– F9– C
Verse 1
GSuppose I saG7/Bid
I F9am on my beCst behavior
GAnd there are timG7/Bes
I losF9e my worried miBb13nd
Chorus
Would Gyou want me when Csus2I’m not mysDelf?C
WaiGt it out while I Csus2am someone elsDe?C
Verse 2
GSuppose I saG7/Bid
ColF9ors change for no Cgood reason
GAnd words will goG7/B
From pF9oetry to proBb13se
Chorus
Bridge
CAnd Em7ID C2
In Em7timeD C2
Will come a-Em7roundD C2
G2/ B E2/ G# A2/C#
I al- ways do
FoC7r yoGu
AhG7/B
Ah, F9ah
C– G– G7/B– F9(2x)
C
Verse 3 (my favorite part!)
GSuppose I saiG7/Bd
You’rF9e my saving graBb13ce?
Chorus (fade out)
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St. Patrick’s Day
Chords (there are a lot!):
A: X02220
A2: X0242X
Asus2: X02200
Am: X02210
Am7: X02010
A7: X02120
B4: X24440
B6: X24444
B6/D#: X64444
B7sus4: X24252
Bb7b5: 6X675X
C: X32010
C#7: X46464
C#m7/4: X3X341
D: XX0232
D/F#: 2X023X
D6: XX0202
D7/F#: 2X022X
D9: X54555
E: 022100
E/G#: 4X2400
Esus4: 022200
E2/G#: 4X445X
E7/G#: 4X2430
E9: XX2442
E9/G#: 4X2442
Em7: 022030
F#m7: 242222
G: 3X0003
G2: 3X020X
G6: 3X0000
G13: 3X445X
G#m7b5: 4X443X
G#7/B#: X31112
G#sus4/2: 3X022X
Intro: E9 (for 4 measures)
E9 G#7/B# C#m7/4
Here comes the cold
Bb7b5 A7
Break out the winter clothes
Am E2/G#
And find a love
To G13call your own
E9 G#7/B# C#m7/4
You, en- -ter you
Bb7b5 A7
Your cheeks a shade of pink
Am E2/G#
And the rest of you
In G13pow-der blue
G#m7b5 A7 D7/F#Gsus#4/2 G2
Who knows what will be?
E7/ G# A7 D7/F#Gsus#4/2
But I’ll make you this guarantee
G2See
Esus4 E B6/ D# B6
No way No-vem-ber will see our goodbye
When it comD6es to December, it’s C#7ob- vious why
F#m7 E/G# Em7 D/F# Asus2
No onAe wE9ants to be a-lone at Christmastime
E9 G#7/B# C#m7/4
In the dark, on the phone
Bb7b5 A7
You tell me the names of your brothers
Am E2/G#
And your fa-vorite col-ors
I’m G13learn-ing you
E9 G#7/B# C#m7/4
And when it snows a-gain
Bb7b5 A7
We’ll take a walk outside
Am E2/G#
And search the sky
Like G13chil-dren do
I’ll say to you
Esus4 E B6/ D# B6
No way No-vem-ber will see our goodbye
When it comD6es to December, it’s C#7ob- vious why
F#m7No one E/G#wants to Em7be a-D/F#lone at AChristmastime
Esus4 E B6/ D# B6
And come Januar-y, we’re fro- zen inside
Making D6new resolutions a C#7hun-dred times
F#m7Feb-ru-E/G#ar- y, Em7won’t you D/F#be my AValentine?
F#m7 E9/ G# A2 B7sus4
And wEe’ll both be safe till St. Pat- -rick’s Day
Am7We should take a ride tonight around the town
And D9look around at all the beautiful Ghou-ses
Am7Some-thing in the way the blue lights on a D9black night
Can make you feel moGreG6 G
Every-Em7bod-y, it A7seems to me
C D Esus4 E B6/D#
Just wants to be like you and me
B6– D6– C#7
F#m7No one E/G#wants to Em7be a-D/F#lone at AChristmastime
Esus4 E B6/ D# B6
And come Januar-y, we’re fro- zen inside
Making D6new resolutions a C#7hun-dred times
F#m7Feb-ru-E/G#ar- y, Em7won’t you D/F#be my A2Valentine?
And if our F#m7al- - E/G#ways is A2all that we gaB4ve
And we F#m7some- E/G#day A2take that a-B4way
I’ll be alF#m7l E/G#right
If it was A2just till St. B4Pat-rick’s DaE9y
A2– B4– E9(2x)
THE END :)
All chords in this song (24)
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Room For Squares
by John Mayer
Chords in this song · guitar
A
A9
Am
C#m7
D7
E
E7
E9
Em9
F7
F#7
G
A7sus4
Bbsus2
C
Csus2
C6/9
C9
D
D/F#
D4
Em
Em7
F
Room for Squares- John Mayer
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Chords:
A
: X02220
A9
: X02424
Am
: X02210
C#m7
/4: X4X452
D7
: XX0212
E
: 022100
E7
/4: 022244
E9
: XX2442
E9
/4: 024244
Em9
: 02X032
F7
: XX3210
F7
(b5): XX3200
F#7
: 242322
G
: 3X0003
Intro:
E9 E
–
E9 A9
‘Welcome to the real world,’ she said to me
C#m7
/4
‘Take a seat, take your life
Em9
Plot it out in black and white’
E9 A9
Well, I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
C#m7
/4
I’d like to think the best of me
F#7
Is still hiding up my sleeve
A9 E9
They love to tell you, ‘Stay inside the lines’
F#7 A9 E9
But something’s better on the other side
Am D7 E9
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Am D7 E9
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Am D7 E9
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Am D7 E9
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above
E9
So the good boys and girls
A9
Take the so-called right track
C#m7
/4
Faded white hats, grabbing credits and
Em9
They read all the books
E9
And all of our parents
A9
They’re getting older
C#m7
/4
Anything better
F#7
Tiny tragedies
A9 E9
They love to tell you, ‘Stay inside the lines’
F#7 A9 E9
But something’s better on the other side
Am D7 E9
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Am D7 E9
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Am D7 E9
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Am D7 E9
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above
F7 F7
(b5) –
F7 A
(b5) –
F7 A
(b5)
Am
I invincible (3x)
G
As long as I’m alive
A9 E9 F#7 A
– – –
Am D7 E9
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Am D7 E9
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Am D7 E9
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Am D7 E9
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above
Am D7 E9
I just can’t wait till my ten-year reunion
Am D7 E9
I’m gonna bust down the double doors
Am D7 E9
And when I stand on these tables before you
Am D7 E7
/4
You will know what all this time was for
E9
/4
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Chords:
A
: X02220
A7sus4
: X02030
Bbsus2
: X13311
C
: X32010
Csus2
: X3X033
C6/9
: X3223X
C9
: X32033
D
: XX0232
D/F#
: 2X023X
D4
: X5403X
Em
: 022000
Em7
: 022030
F
: XX3211
F7
: XX3210
Fsus2
: XX3011
G
: 3X0003
G5
: 3X0033
G7
(no3): 3X403X
Gsus2
: 3X0233
Intro:
Gsus2 D4
– (4x)
Gsus2 D4
I am driving up
Gsus2 D4
85 in the
Gsus2 D4
Kind of morning that
Gsus2 D4 C6/9
Lasts all afternoon
Gsus2 D4
– (2x)
Gsus2 D4
Four more exits to
Gsus2 D4
My apartment but
Gsus2 D4
I am tempted to
Gsus2 D4 C6/9
Keep the car in drive
Gsus2 D4
– (2x)
Em D/F# G
Because I wonder sometimes
C
About the outcome
Em D/F# G A7sus4
Of a still, verdict-less life
D A G
Am I living it right?
D A Em7
Am I living it right?
D A G
Am I living it right?
Fsus2 C
Why, why, Georgia, why?
Gsus2 D4
– (4x)
Gsus2 D4
I rent a room and I
Gsus2 D4
Fill the spaces with
Gsus2 D4
Wood in places to
Gsus2 G7 C6/9
(no3)
Make it feel like home
Gsus2 D4
But all I feel’s alone
Gsus2 G7 C6/9
(no3)
It might be a quarter-life crisis
Gsus2
Or just the stirring in my soul
D4 Gsus2
–
Em D/F# G
Either way, I wonder sometimes
C
About the outcome
Em D/F# G A7sus4
Of a still, verdict-less life
D A G
Am I living it right?
D A Em7
Am I living it right?
D A G
Am I living it right?
Fsus2 C G5 G7 G5
- (no3) -
Why, why, Georgia, why?
Fsus2 Bbsus2 Csus2 Bbsus2
So what, so I’ve got a smile on
Fsus2 Bbsus2 Csus2 Bbsus2
G
But it’s hiding the quiet superstitions in my head
C9 D4 C9
Don’t believe me
G C9 D4 C9
Don’t believe me
Em7 Dsus2 Gm C Fsus2
/
When I say I’ve got it down
Gsus2 D4
– (4x)
Gsus2 D4
Everybody is
Gsus2 D4
Just a stranger, but
Gsus2 D4
That’s the danger in
Gsus2 G7 C6/9
(no3)
Going my own way
Gsus2 D4
– (2x)
Em D/F#
Still, ‘everything happens
G5
For a reason’
A7sus4
Is no reason
D A G
If I am living it right
D A Em7
Am I living it right?
D A G
Am I living it right?
F F7
Why?
F F7
Tell me why?
F F7
Why?
F C G
Why, Georgia, why?
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Chords (there are a lot of variations of the
A/C#
: X4X2X0
A7sus4
: X02030
Bm4: X24430
D/G
: 3X0232
D5
: XX023X
D5 B
/: X2X23X
D/F#
: 2X023X
D7
: XX0212
D7sus4
: XX0213
D7 C#
/: X4022X
D7/F#
: 2X022X
Em7
: 022030
Fsus2
: XX4011
F#m7
: 242222
F#7 A#
/: 6X465X
Gsus2
: 3X023X
Gsus2 B
/: X2X233
G5
: 3X0033
Gm
: 355333
Gm7
: 353333
Gm6
/9: XX5355
Gm11: 3X0311
G7
(no3): 3X0032
Intro:
D5 D7 C# D/F# Gsus2
– / - -
D5 B D7/F# Gsus2
/ – -
D5
My stupid mouth
D7 C# D/F#
/
Has got me in trouble
Gsus2 D5 B
/
I said too much again
D7/F# Gsus2
To a date over dinner yesterday
D5 B
/
And I could see
D7/F# Gsus2
She was offended
D5 B
/
She said “Well, anyway”
D7/F# Gsus2
Just dying for a subject change
G7 F#7 A# Bm7
(no3) / /4
Oh, it’s another social casualty
D7sus4 D7 G5
Score one more for me
D/F# Em7
How could I forget
G5
Mama said, “Think before speaking”
D/F#
No filter in my head
Fsus2
Oh, what’s a boy to do?
Gsus2 B D5
/
I guess he better find one soon
D7 C# D/F# Gsus2
/ - -
D5 B D7/F# Gsus2
/ – -
D5
We bit our lips
D7 C# D/F#
/
She looked out the window
Gsus2 D5 B
/
Rolling tiny balls of napkin paper
D7/F#
I played a quick game of chess
Gsus2 D5 B
/
With the salt and pepper shaker
D7/F# Gsus2
And I could see clearly
D5 B
/
An indelible line was drawn
D7/F#
Between what was good
Gsus2
What just slipped out
G7 F#7 A# Bm7
(no3) / /4
Oh, the way she feels about me has changed
D7sus4 D7 G5
Thanks for playing, try again
D/F# Em7
How could I forget
G5
Mama said, “Think before speaking”
D/F#
No filter in my head
Fsus2
Oh, what’s a boy to do?
Gsus2 B
/
I guess he better find one
Dsus2 A/C# D/F# Gsus2
Bm4
I’m never speaking up again
F#m7 Gsus2
It only hurts me
F#m7 D/G A7sus4
Bm4 Bm4
I’d rather be a mystery
F#m7 Gsus2
Than she desert me
Gm
Oh, I’m never speaking up again
D5 D7 C# D/F# Gsus2
/
Starting now
D5 B D7/F# Gm9
/
Starting now
D5
One more thing
D7 C# D/F#
/
Why is it my fault?
Gsus2 D5 B
/
So maybe I try too hard
D7/F# Gsus2
But it’s all because of this desire
D5 B
/
I just wanna be liked
D7/F# Gsus2
Just wanna be funny
D5 B
/
Looks like the joke’s on me
D7/F# Gsus2
So call me Captain Backfire
Dsus2 A/C# D/F# Gsus2
Bm4
I’m never speaking up again
F#m7 Gsus2
It only hurts me
F#m7 D/G A7sus4
Bm4 Bm4
I’d rather be a mystery
F#m7 Gsus2
Than she desert me
Gm7 Gm
Oh, I’m never speaking up again
Gm6
/9
I’m never speaking up again
Gm11
D5 D7 C# D/F# Gsus2
/
Starting now
D5 B D7/F# Gsus2
/
Starting now, ah
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Chords:
Am
: X02210
Bb
: X13331
Bb7
: X13231
Bb7 C
/: X33335
C
: X32010
Dm9
: X5355X
F
: XX3211
F/C
: X3X211
F5
: XX3011
F5 Bb
/: X1XX11
F5 C
/: X3XX11
F5 D
/: XX0X11
Gm
: 355333
Intro:
F5 F5 C F5 Bb F5 C
– / – / – / (2x)
F5 F5 C F5 Bb F5 C
/ / /
We got the afternoon
F5 F5 C F5 Bb F5 C
/ / /
You got this room for two
F5 F5 C F5 Bb F5 C
/ / /
One thing I’ve left to do
F5 F5 Bb F5 C
/ /
Discover me, discovering you
Bb7
And if you want love
Bb7 C
/
We’ll make it
Bb7
Swimming a deep sea
Bb7 C
/
Of blankets
Bb7
Take all your big plans
Bb7 C
/
And break them
Gm Am Bb
This is bound to be awhile
C F F/C F/Bb
Your body is a wonderland
F/C F
Your body is a wonder
F/C F/Bb
I’ll use my hands
F/C F F/C F F/C F5
/Bb
Your body is a wonderland
F5 C
/
Something about the way
F5 Bb F5 C
/ /
Your hair falls in your face
F5 F5 C
/
I love the shape you take
F5 Bb F5 C
/ /
When crawling towards the pillowcase
F5 F5 C
/
You tell me where to go
F5 Bb F5 C
/ /
And though I might leave to find it
F5 F5 C F5 Bb
/ /
I’ll never let your head hit the bed
F5 C
/
Without my hand behind it
Bb7
You want love?
Bb7 C
/
We’ll make it
Bb7
Swimming a deep sea
Bb7 C
/
Of blankets
Bb7
Take all your big plans
Bb7 C
/
And break them
Gm Am Bb
This is bound to be awhile
C F F/C F/Bb
Your body is a wonderland
F/C F
Your body is a wonder
F/C F/Bb
I’ll use my hands
F/C F
Your body is a wonderland
F/C F/Bb F/C
(I’m never speaking up again
Dm9
I’ll use my hands)
Dm9 (for 10 measures)
F5 D
/
F F/C F/Bb
Your body is a wonderland
F/C F
Your body is a wonder
F/C F/Bb
I’ll use my hands
F/C F F/C F
/Bb
Your body is a wonderland
F/C F F/C F F/C
/Bb
Your body is a wonderland
F
Da da da
F/C
Da da da da da
F/Bb
Da da da
F/C
Da da da da
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Chords:
Ab
: 466544
Ab2
: 4X131X
Ab6/9
: 4XX311
Ab7
: 464444
Bb
: X13331
Bb2
: 6X353X
Bbsus2
: X13311
Bbm7
: X13121
Cm7
: X35343
C7#9: X3234X
C9
: X3X333
Eb
: X65343
Fm7
: 131111
Fm7
/4: XX3344
Gm7
: 353333
Gm7
/4: 3XX311
Gb6/9
: 2XX344
G/C
: X33433
Intro:
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
– - – –
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
When sky blue gets dark enough
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
To see the colors of the city lights
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
A trail of ruby red and diamond white
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab
Hits her like a sunrise
Bb Ab
She comes and goes
Gm7
/4
And comes and goes
Gb6/9
Like no one can
Cm Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
– – – – (2x)
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
– -
Tonight she’s out to lose herself
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
– -
And find a high on Peachtree Street
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
From mixed drinks to techno beats it’s always
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab
Heavy into everything
Bb Ab6/9
She comes and goes
Gm7
/4
And comes and goes
Gb6/9
Like no one can
Ab6/9
She comes and goes
Gm7
/4
And no one knows
Fm7 Gm7 Ab7
/4
She’s slipping through my hands
Fm7 Gm7 Cm7
/4 /4
Ne-on, ne-on
Fm7 Gm7 Cm7
/4 /4
Ne-on, ne-on
Fm7 Gm7 Cm7 Bb2 Ab2
/4 /4
Who knows how long, how long, how long
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
– – – – (2x)
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab
I can’t be her angel now
Bb Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab
You know it’s not my place to hold her down
Bb Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab
And it’s hard for me to take a stand
Bb Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab
When I would take her any way I can
Bb Ab6/9
She comes
Gm7
/4
And she goes
Gb6/9
Like no one can
Ab6/9
She comes
Gm7
/4
And she goes
Fm7 Gm7 Ab6/9
/4
She’s slipping through my hands
Bbsus2
She’s always buzzing just like
Fm7 Gm7 Cm7
/4 /4
Ne-on, ne-on
Fm7 Gm7 Cm7
/4 /4
Ne-on, ne-on
Fm7 Gm7 Cm7 Bb2 Ab2
/4 /4
Who knows how long, how long, how long
Fm7 Gm7
She can go before she burns away
Abm7 Bbm7
Away
Fm7 Gm7 Abm7 Bbm7 G/C
– – – (2x) –
C9
– C7#9 (4x)
Ab6/9
She comes
Gm7
/4
And she goes
Gb6/9
Like no one can
Ab6/9
She comes
Gm7
/4
And she goes
Fm7 Gm7 Ab6/9
/4
She’s slipping through my hands
Bbsus2
She’s always buzzing just like
Cm7 Eb Fm7 Ab Bb
– – – –
(repeat & fade)
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A
: X02220
A/D
: XX0220
Asus4
: X02230
Bb
: X13331
Bb7
: X13231
Bb9
: X13211
C
: X32010
C7
: X32000
D
: XX0323
Dsus4
/2: XX0253
D5
: XX023X
Eb9
: XX1331
F7
: 1X2210
F13
: 1X3230
Gm
: 355333
G/D
: XX0433
G7
: 3X443X
G7
I never liked this apple much
D
It always seemed too big to touch
G7
I can’t remember how I found
D
My way before she came around
F13 Bb9
I tell everyone I smile just because
F13 Bb9
I’ve got a city love, I found it in Lydia
C7 G7 C7 G7 D5
And I can’t remember life before her name
G7
She keeps a toothbrush at my place
D
As if I had the extra space
G7
She steals my clothes to wear to work
D
I know, her hairs are on my shirts
F13 Bb9
I tell everyone I smile just because
F13 Bb9
I’ve got a city love, I found it in Lydia
C7 G7 C7 G7 Eb9
And I can’t remember life before the day
Bb9
She called up and came to me
Eb9 Bb7
Covered in rain, and dinnertime shadowing
Gm C
And as her clothes spun, we spooned
Eb9 D G/D D
And I knew I was through when I said ‘I love you’
D G7
– (2x)
F7 Bb Asus4 A
– – –
G7
Friday evening, we’ve been drinking
D Dsus4
– /2 (2x)
D A/D Dsus4
– – /2
G7
But we close the tab, split a cab
D
And call each other up when we get home
G7
Falling asleep to the sound of sirens
F13 Bb9
–
F13 Bb9
I’ve got a city love
F13 Bb9
I found it in Lydia
F13
From the Battery
Bb9
To the gallery
F13
It’s the kind of thing
Bb9 F13
You only see in scented, glossy magazines
C7 G7 C7 G7 D5
And I can’t remember life before her name
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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
A9 Em9
Intro: – (2x)
A9
I’ve these dreams I’m walking home
Em9
Home when it used to be
A9
And ev-ery-thing is as it was
Em9
Frozen in front of me
A9
Here I stand, six feet small
Em9
Ro-man-ticizing years ago
A9
But it’s a bit-ter-sweet feeling
Em9
Hearing “Wrapped Around Your Finger” on the radio
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
Am7 D9 Am7 D9
/4 /4
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
C D A9
Had it made in eighty-three
Em9
A9
Think-ing ‘bout my brother Ben
Em9
I miss him every day
A9
He looks just like his brother John
Em9
But on an eighteen-month delay
A9
Here I stand, six feet small
Em9
And smiling ‘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
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
Am7 D9 Am7 D9
/4 /4
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
Am7
/4
All these things would be more
D9 Am7 D9
/4
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
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
C7
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
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
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of the same chord, particularly Em, so it’s not as hard as it seems.
*CAPO 8TH FRET*
Chords:
A
: X02220
Am
: X02210
Am7
: X02010
B7
: X21202
B7
(no3): X2X202
A
B7#5/: X02304
C
: X2301X
Cm6
/7: X3120X
Cm6 A
/7/: X0230X
C9
: X32033
D
: XX0232
Em
: 022000
Em6
/9: 022022
Em7
: 022030
Em9
: 02X032
Emadd9: 024000
Em9 C
/: X23023
Em9 F#
/: 2X2032
Em9 G
/: 3X2032
E9
: 02404X
E9 B
/: X2404X
E9 F#
/: 22404X
F6/9
: XX3233
Fsus2
: XX4022
G
: 3X0003
G/B
: X2X033
G7
: 3X0001
G13
: 3X3200
Em7 Em6 Em E9
Intro: – /9 – –
Em7 G7
I’m writing you to
C9 B7 Em7
Catch you up on pla- ces I’ve been
G7
And you held this let-ter
C9 B7 Em7 G
Prob’ly got exci- ted, but there’s no- -thing else inside it
C G D C F6/9
Didn’t have a cam-era by my side this time
C G D C F6/9
Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes
C G D C F6/9
Maybe I will tell you all a- bout it
Em D
When I’m in the mood to lose my way
Em7
With words
Em6 Em E9 F# E9 B
/9 – – / - /
Em7 G7
To-day, skies are pain-ted
C9 B7 Em7
Col-ors of a cow- boy’s cliché
G7
And strange how clouds that look like
C9 B7 Em7 G
Moun-tains in the sky are next to moun- tains anyway
C G D C F6/9
Didn’t have a cam-era by my side this time
C G D C F6/9
Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes
C G D C F6/9
Maybe I will tell you all a- bout it
Em Fsus2
When I’m in the mood to lose my way
D7
But let me say
G G13 Am7
You should have seen that sun- rise
Cm6
/7
With your own eyes
G G13 Am7 Cm6
/7
It brought me back to life
G G13 Am7
You’ll be with me next time
Cm6
/7
I go out- -side
G G13 Am7
No more three-by-fives
Cm6 Em
/7 –
Em9 Em9 G Em9 C B7
– / – / – (no3)
Em9 Em9 F# Em9 G
/ /
B7
(no3)
I guess you had to be there
Em9 Em9 F# Em9 G
/ /
B7
(no3)
I guess you had to be with me
C G D C F6/9
Oh, to-day I fi-n‘lly o- vercame
C G D C F6/9
Trying to fit the world in-side a pic- ture frame
C G D C F6/9
Maybe I will tell you all a- bout it
Em Fsus2
When I’m in the mood to lose my way
D7
But let me say
G G13 Am7
You should have seen that sun- rise
Cm6
/7
With your own eyes
G G13 Am7 Cm6
/7
It brought me back to life
G G13 Am7
You’ll be with me next time
Cm6
/7
I go out- -side
G G13 Am7 Cm6
/7
No more three-by-fives
G G13 Am7
Just no more three-by-fives
Cm6 A
/7/
Am7 A G A
– B7#5/ – – (3x)
Am G/B C B7
– – – – Emadd9
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Love Song for No One
Chords:
A
: X02220
A/C#
: X4X2X0
A5
: X022X0
A5 G
/: 3X22XX
A7/C#
: X42224
Bm
: X24432
C#m7
: X46454
D
: XX0232
Dsus2
: XX0230
D6
/9add4: XX0453
D9
: XX0252
Esus4 B
/: X22200
F#m
: 244222
F#m7
: 242222
Gsus2
: 3X0233
Intro:
A5 Esus4 B A/C# D
– / – - (2x)
A5
Staying home alone on a Friday
Flat on the floor looking back
Gsus2
On old love
D6
/9add4
Or lack thereof
A5
After all the crushes have faded
And all my wishful thinking was wrong
Gsus2
I’m ja- -ded
D6
/9add4
I hate it
A A/C#
I’m tired of be- ing alone
F#m7 D
So hurry up and get here
A A/C#
I’m so tired of be- ing alone
F#m7 D
So hurry up and get here
A5 Esus4 B A/C# D
/
Get here
A5
Searching all my days just to find you
I’m not sure who I’m looking for
Gsus2
I’ll know it
D6
/9add4
When I see you
A5
Until then, I’ll hide in my bedroom
Staying up all night just to write
Gsus2
A love song
D6
/9add4
For no one
A A/C#
I’m tired of be- ing alone
F#m7 D
So hurry up and get here
A A/C#
I’m so tired of be- ing alone
F#m7 D
So hurry up and get here
Bm A/C# D
I could have met you in a sandbox
Bm A/C# F#m7 Bm
I could have passed you on the sidewalk
A/C# D
Could I have missed my chance
A/C# A5 G
/
And watched you walk away?
A5 Esus4 B A/C# D
/ (2x)
Oh, no way
Bm A/C# D
I could have met you in a sandbox
Bm A/C# F#m7 Bm
I could have passed you on the sidewalk
A/C# D
Could I have missed my chance
A/C# A5 G
/
And watched you walk away?
A5 A7/C#
I’m tired of be- -ing alone
F#m D9
So hurry up and get here
A5 C#m7 F#m
I’m so tired of be- ing alone
Dsus2
So hurry up and get here
A5 A7/C#
I’m tired of be- -ing alone
F#m D9
So hurry up and get here
A5 C#m7 F#m
I’m so tired of be- ing alone
Dsus2
So hurry up and get here, oh yeah
A5 A/C# F#m7 Dsus2
You’ll be so good
A5 A/C# F#m7 Dsus2 A5
You’ll be so good for me
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Back to You
Chords:
A
: X02220
A/B
: X2X220
A5
: X022X0
A9
: X02424
B7sus4
: X24252
Bm
: X24432
Bm7
: X24232
C
: X32010
C#m
: X46654
C#m7
/4: X4X452
D
: XX0232
D6/9
: XX0200
D9
: XX0222
E
: 022100
E/G#
: 4X2400
E5
: 022X00
E9
: XX2132
Esus4
: 022200
F6/9
: XX3533
F#m
: 244222
F#m7
: 242222
F#m9
: 242224
F#m11: 2X2200
G5
: 3X0033
Intro:
A9 F#m9 B7sus4 Esus4 F#m9
– – – –
A5
Back to you
F#m7
It always comes around
Back to you
Bm7
I tried to forget you
E9
I tried to stay away
F#m9
But it’s too late
A5
Over you
F#m7
I’m never over
Over you
Bm7
There’s something about you
E9
It’s just the way you move
F#m9
The way you move me
E5
Yeah
F#m7 D6/9 E5
I’m so good at for- get- ting
F#m7 D6/9 E5
And I quit ev- er- y game I play
F#m7 C#m D
But for-give me, love
Bm7 E
I can’t turn and walk a-way
A9 F#m7 B7sus4 Esus4 F#m9
This way
A5
Back to you
F#m7
It always comes around
Back to you
Bm7
I walk with your sha- dow
E9
I’m sleeping in my bed
F#m9
With your sil- hou- ette
E5
Yeah
F#m7 D6/9 E5
Should have smiled in that pic-ture
F#m7 D6/9 E5
If it’s the last thing I’ll see of you
F#m7 C#m D
It’s the least that you
Bm7 E
Could not do
E5 F6/9 G5
Ah
E/G# A D6/9
Leave the light on
E/G# A D6/9
I’ll ne- ver give up on you
E/G# A D6/9
Leave the light on
A/B
For me, too
C#m7
/4
For me, too
C D9
For me, too
A5
Yeah
F#m7 Bm7 E F#m9
– – –
Asus2
Back to me
F#m11
I know that it comes
Back to me
Bm
Doesn’t it scare you?
E
Your will is not as strong
F#m
As it used to be
F#m9
(fade)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Indoors
Chords:
C
: X32010
Cmaj7
: X32000
Cmaj7 E
/: 032000
C6
: X3X210
Cm6
: X3X243
D
: XX0232
D7
: XX0212
D13
: X5450X
Em
: 022000
Em7
: 022030
Em9
: 022002
F13
: 1X123X
G
: 3X0003
G/D
: XX0003
Intro:
G D7 Em D7 Cmaj7
– – – –
G
Check your pulse, it’s
D7
Proof that you’re not lis-ten-ing to
Em
The call your life’s been is-su-ing you
F13
The rhythm of a line of idle days
G
Scared of a world outside
C6
You should go explore
G
Pull all the shades and
C6
Wander the great indoors
G
The great indoors
Lamplight makes the shadows play
D7
And pos-ters take the walls away
Em7
The T-V is your windowpane
F13
The view won’t let you down
G
So put your faith in a late-night show
D7
I bet you didn’t even know
Em7
Depends on how far out you go
F13
The chan- nel numbers change
G
Scared of a world outside
C6
You should go explore
G
Pull all the shades and
C6
Wander the great indoors
Cm6 Em9
Though late-ly, I can’t blame you
D
I have seen the world
C D
And some-times wish your room
G
Had room for two
C Em7 G/D C
Da da da da da
Em7 G/D C
So go un-lock the door
Em7 G/D C
And find what you are here for
G
Leave the great indoors
C
Leave the great indoors
G C
– (2x)
G
Check your pulse, it’s
D13
Proof that you’re not lis-ten-ing to
Cmaj7 E
/
The call you’re life’s been is-su- -ing you
F13
The rhythm of a line of idle days
Of idle days
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not Myself
The tricky thing about this song is that the chords aren’t played directly on the beat,
it was hard to write them in the right place. Listen to the song & figure it out, you’ll
on quickly.
*CAPO 1ST FRET*
Chords (in relation to capo):
A2 C#
/: X4X200
Bb13
: X1X233
C
: X32010
C2 C9
: X32030 (aka )
Csus2
: X3X033
C7
: X32000
D
: XX0232
E2 G#
/: 4X445X
Em7
: 022030
F9
: XX3213
G
: 3X0003
G2 B
/: X2X233
G7/B
: X2X032
G G7/B F9 C
Intro: – – –
Verse 1
G G7/B
Suppose I said
F9 C
I am on my best behavior
G G7/B
And there are times
F9 Bb13
I lose my worried mind
Chorus
G Csus2 D C
Would you want me when I’m not myself?
G Csus2 D C
Wait it out while I am someone else?
Verse 2
G G7/B
Suppose I said
F9 C
Colors change for no good reason
G G7/B
And words will go
F9 Bb13
From poetry to prose
Chorus
Bridge
C Em7 D C2
And I
Em7 D C2
In time
Em7 D C2
Will come a-round
G2 B E2 G# A2 C#
/ / /
I al- ways do
C7 G
For you
G7/B
Ah
F9
Ah, ah
C G G7/B F9
– – – (2x)
C
Verse 3 (my favorite part!)
G G7/B
Suppose I said
F9 Bb13
You’re my saving grace?
Chorus (fade out)
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St. Patrick’s Day
Chords (there are a lot!):
A
: X02220
A2
: X0242X
Asus2
: X02200
Am
: X02210
Am7
: X02010
A7
: X02120
B4
: X24440
B6
: X24444
B6 D#
/: X64444
B7sus4
: X24252
Bb7b5: 6X675X
C
: X32010
C#7
: X46464
C#m7
/4: X3X341
D
: XX0232
D/F#
: 2X023X
D6
: XX0202
D7/F#
: 2X022X
D9
: X54555
E
: 022100
E/G#
: 4X2400
Esus4
: 022200
E2 G#
/: 4X445X
E7 G#
/: 4X2430
E9
: XX2442
E9 G#
/: 4X2442
Em7
: 022030
F#m7
: 242222
G
: 3X0003
G2
: 3X020X
G6
: 3X0000
G13
: 3X445X
G#m7b5: 4X443X
G#7
/B#: X31112
G#sus4
/2: 3X022X
Intro: E9 (for 4 measures)
E9 G#7 C#m7
/B# /4
Here comes the cold
A7
Bb7b5
Break out the winter clothes
Am E2 G#
/
And find a love
G13
To call your own
E9 G#7 C#m7
/B# /4
You, en- -ter you
A7
Bb7b5
Your cheeks a shade of pink
Am E2 G#
/
And the rest of you
G13
In pow-der blue
A7 D7/F# G2
G#m7b5 Gsus#4/2
Who knows what will be?
E7 G# A7 D7/F#
/ Gsus#4/2
But I’ll make you this guarantee
G2
See
Esus4 E B6 D# B6
/
No way No-vem-ber will see our goodbye
D6 C#7
When it comes to December, it’s ob- vious why
F#m7 E/G# Em7 D/F# Asus2
A E9
No one wants to be a-lone at Christmastime
E9 G#7 C#m7
/B# /4
In the dark, on the phone
A7
Bb7b5
You tell me the names of your brothers
Am E2 G#
/
And your fa-vorite col-ors
G13
I’m learn-ing you
E9 G#7 C#m7
/B# /4
And when it snows a-gain
A7
Bb7b5
We’ll take a walk outside
Am E2 G#
/
And search the sky
G13
Like chil-dren do
I’ll say to you
Esus4 E B6 D# B6
/
No way No-vem-ber will see our goodbye
D6 C#7
When it comes to December, it’s ob- vious why
F#m7 E/G# Em7 D/F# A
No one wants to be a-lone at Christmastime
Esus4 E B6 D# B6
/
And come Januar-y, we’re fro- zen inside
D6 C#7
Making new resolutions a hun-dred times
F#m7 E/G# Em7 D/F# A
Feb-ru-ar- y, won’t you be my Valentine?
F#m7 E9 G# A2 B7sus4
/
E
And we’ll both be safe till St. Pat- -rick’s Day
Am7
We should take a ride tonight around the town
D9 G
And look around at all the beautiful hou-ses
Am7 D9
Some-thing in the way the blue lights on a black night
G G6 G
Can make you feel more
Em7 A7
Every-bod-y, it seems to me
C D Esus4 E B6 D#
/
Just wants to be like you and me
B6 D6 C#7
– –
F#m7 E/G# Em7 D/F# A
No one wants to be a-lone at Christmastime
Esus4 E B6 D# B6
/
And come Januar-y, we’re fro- zen inside
D6 C#7
Making new resolutions a hun-dred times
F#m7 E/G# Em7 D/F# A2
Feb-ru-ar- y, won’t you be my Valentine?
F#m7 E/G# A2 B4
And if our al- - ways is all that we gave
F#m7 E/G# A2 B4
And we some- day take that a-way
F#m7 E/G#
I’ll be all right
A2 B4 E9
If it was just till St. Pat-rick’s Day
A2 B4 E9
– – (2x)
THE END :)
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