83

As recorded by John Mayer

(From the 2001 Album ROOM FOR SQUARES)

b b b b
Transcribed by actorjoe28 Words an

Am9 5 fr. xCmaj9x Dmaj9 4 fr. C m7 4 fr. C m7(type 2)4 fr. F7 F 9sus4 B Bm7 E7 E7sus4 D13 10 fr.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x

P = 122
A Intro
Moderately

ggg 4 UUU UUU

Amaj9

1
I 4 UU UU
*Gtr II mf
4 (4)
T 2 (2)
A 4 (4)
2 (2)
B 0 (0)

c c c c c
ggg 4 j VV k k VV k VVV j VV k k VV k Vc
I 4 V V V j V V j f VV
V V V V V
u u
Gtr I mf
4 4 0 4 4
T 2 2 5 2 2 3
A 4 4 4 4 4 0
4
B 0 0 0 0

*Gtr. 2 in "Nashville tuning," which means 6 - 3 are tuned one octave higher than normal.
This necessitates alternate string gauges, such as 6(E) = .20 (wound), 5(A) = .015, 4(D) = .011, and 3(G) = .009
1. 2.

ggg fUUUU UUUU UUUU

Em9

3
I U U U
0 (0) (0)
T 3 (3) (3)
A 0 (0) (0)
4 (4) (4)
B
0 (0) (0)

c k k c k c k c k c k c k c
ggg V VV VVV j VVV V V
VVV V k VVV VVV V j VV V V
I f VV V f VVV V k VVV VVV V j VV
V V V V V V V V V
u u u
0 0 0 0
T 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 (0) 0 2 0 0 2
4 4 4 (4) 4 2 4 4 2
B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2001 Specific Harm Music

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B Verse

ggg UUU UUU fUUUU UUUU

Amaj9 Em9

I UU UU 4x

U U
6

4 (4) 0 (0)
T 2 (2) 3 (3)
A 4 (4) 0 (0)
2 (2) 4 (4)
B 0 (0)
0 (0)

c c c c c c ck k ck c
ggg j VV k k VV k VV j VV k k VV k V VV VV V k c V k c 4x
I V V j V V V j f VV V V VVV j VVV VVV V k VVV VVV V j VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V
u u u u
4 4 0 4 4 0 0
T 2 2 5 2 2 3 ((3)) 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0
A 4 4 4 4 4 0 ((0)) 0 0 0 (0) 0 2
4 ((4)) 4 4 4 (4) 4 2
B 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0

T
C Pre-Chorus

gg V VVV WWW UUU

Dmaj9 Amaj9

10
Ig VV VV WW UU
u
4 (4)
T 5 2 (2)
A 6 4 (4)
4 2 (2)
B 5 0 (0)

ggg VV VV VV c VV c
I k c V VV V k VV V k VV
V V
V V V V V
4 4 4
T 5 2 2 2
A 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
4 2 2 2
B 5 0 0 0 0

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ggg V VVV WWW UUU

Dmaj9 Amaj9

VV VV WW UU
12
I
u
4 (4)
T 5 2 (2)
A 6 4 (4)
4 2 (2)
B 5 0 (0)

ggg VV VV VV c VV c
I k c V VV V k VV V k VV
V V
V V V V V
4 4 4
T 5 2 2 2
A 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
4 2 2 2
B 5 0 0 0 0

ggg V VVV WWW UUU

Dmaj9 Amaj9

VV VV WW UU
14
I
u
4 (4)
T 5 2 (2)
A 6 4 (4)
4 2 (2)
B 5 0 (0)

gg VV VV VV c VV c
Ig k c V VV V k VV V k VV
V V
V V V V V
4 4 4
T 5 2 2 2
A 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
4 2 2 2
B 5 0 0 0 0

gg V VVV WWW UUU

Dmaj9 Amaj9

16
Ig VV VV WW UU
u
4 (4)
T 5 2 (2)
A 6 4 (4)
4 2 (2)
B 5 0 (0)

ggg VV VV VV c VV c
I k c V VV V k VV V k VV
V V
V V V V V
4 4 4
T 5 2 2 2
A 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
4 2 2 2
B 5 0 0 0 0

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D Chorus
Am9 D7add6 D7sus4add6

g VVV VVV VVV VVV }} }} V }} VVV VVV V V V

I V} V V V }} }} VV }} VV VV VV VV VV
V V V V
18

V V V
Gtrs I, III mf
0 0 0 0 5 3 3 3 3
T 0 0 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 0
A 5 5 5 5 x x 5 x 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 x x 4 x 0
B x x x 5 5 x 5 5
5 5 5
sl.
sl. sl.

g V V V V V V V V V V
V u u V V V
I
Gtr
* IV mf
7 5 3 3
T 5 0 0
A 5 5
7 5 7 (7)
B
*"Nashville tuned" gtr. arr. for standard-tuned gtr.

Am9 D7add6 D7sus4add6

g VVV VVV VVV VVV }} }} V }} VVV VVV V V V

I V} V V V }} }} VVV }} VV VV VV VV VV
V V V
20

V V V
0 0 0 0 5 3 3 3 3
T 0 0 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 0
A 5 5 5 5 x x 5 x 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 x x 4 x 0
B x x x 5 5 x 5 5
5 5 5
sl.
sl. sl.

g V V V V V V V V V V V
u u V V V
I
7 5 3 3
T 5 0 0
A 5 5
7 5 7 (7)
B

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Am9 D7add6 D7sus4add6

g VVV VVV VVV VVV }} }} V }} VVV VVV V V V

I V} V V V }} }} VVV }} VV VV VV VV VV
V V V
22

V V V
0 0 0 0 5 3 3 3 3
T 0 0 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 0
A 5 5 5 5 x x 5 x 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 x x 4 x 0
B x x x 5 5 x 5 5
5 5 5
sl.
sl. sl.

g V V V V V V V V V V V
u u V V V
I
7 5 3 3
T 5 0 0
A 5 5
7 5 7 (7)
B

To Coda

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Am9 Cmaj9 Dmaj9
Gtrs I, III

V V V V V V gV
g V V V V V V
24
I u
Gtr IV
7 0
T 5 3 0 0
A 5 5 5 7 6
7
B
P

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E Interlude

UUU UUU V U
V V
Amaj9 Em9

ggg UU UU V u
26
I u
Gtrs II, IV let ring
4 (4) 0
T 2 (2) 7
A 4 (4) 4 7 (7)
2 (2)
B 0 (0)

c c c c c c
ggg j VV k k VV k VV j VV k k VV k V V Vc k k Vc k c V k c V k c
I V V V j V V V j f VV VV VV VV j VVV VVV V k VVV VVV V j VV
V V V V V V V V V V V
u u u u
Gtr I
4 4 0 4 4 0 0
T 2 2 5 2 2 3 ((3)) 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0
A 4 4 4 4 4 0 ((0)) 0 0 0 (0) 0 2
4 ((4)) 4 4 4 (4) 4 2
B 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0

gg k V V
Ig R V V V Pz V
V P
Gtr III [[[[[
T 10 10
A 7 9 11
B 7
5 7 9
sl.
sl.

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F Verse

c c c c c c
Amaj9

gg j VV k k VV k VVV j VV k k VV k
30
Ig V V j V V j f VVV
V V V V V V
u u
Gtr I
4 4 0 4 4
T 2 2 5 2 2 3
A 4 4 4 4 4 0
4
B 0 0 0 0

ggg VV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV
I VV VV VV k VV l VV k VV VV VV k VV l VV k
V u v u v
Gtr II
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
T 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ggg W
I
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
T
A
B

c k k c k c c
Em9

gg k k c
32
I g f VVV VV
V VVV j VVV VVV VV k VVV VVV VV j VV
V V V V V V
u u
0 0
T 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 (0) 0 2
4 4 4 (4) 4 2
B
0 0 0 0 0 0

g g f VV VV VV k VVV l VVV k f VVV VVV VVV k VVV l VVV k

I g VV VV VV V V u v
u v
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B
0 0 0 0 0
sl.

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c c c c c c
Amaj9

gg j VV k k VV k VVV j VV k k VV k
34
Ig V V j V V j f VVV
V V V V V V
u u
4 4 0 4 4
T 2 2 5 2 2 3
A 4 4 4 4 4 0
4
B 0 0 0 0

ggg VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV
I VV VV VV k VV l VV k VV VV VV k VV l VV k
u v u v
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
T 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

c k k c k c c
Em9

ggg V k k c
36
I f VV VV
V VVV j VVV VVV VV k VVV VVV VV j VV
V V V V V V
u u
0 0
T 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 (0) 0 2
4 4 4 (4) 4 2
B
0 0 0 0 0 0

ggg f VVV VVV VVV k VV l VVV k f VV VV VVV k VV l VVV k

I V V V V V u v
u v
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B
0 0 0 0 0
sl.

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D.S. al Coda

ggg V
VVV k V
f VVV k
Amaj9 Em9

38
I
V u V u
4 0
T 2 3
A 4 0
2 4
B 0
0

ggg VVV VVV

I VV VV k
u
4 4
T 2 2
A 4 4
2 2
B 0 0

Am9
S D7add6 D7sus4add6

g VVV VVV VVV VVV }} }} V }} VVV VVV V V V

I V} V V V }} }} VVV }} VV VV VV VV VV
5x

V V V
42

V V V
0 0 0 0 5 3 3 3 3
T 0 0 0 0 x x 0 x 0 0 0 0
A 5 5 5 5 x x 5 x 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 x x 4 x 0
B x x x 5 5 x 5 5
5 5 5
sl.
sl. sl.

g V V V V V V V V V V V
u u V V V
I
5x

7 5 3 3
T 5 0 0
A 5 5
7 5 7 (7)
B

G Bridge
b b b
c c
C m7 C m7(type 2)C m7

gggg VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
44

Gtrs I, III
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 7 4 4 4
T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 (6) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

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F7 b b
F 9sus4 b
F7 b
F 9sus4 F 7 b
gggg V VV VV VV VV VV
VV
VV
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VVV
VV
VV VV VV VV
46
I gVV V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
4 4 4
T 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B

b b b
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

C m7 C m7(type 2)C m7

gggg VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
48

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 7 4 4 4
T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 (6) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

F7b b
F 9sus4 F7 b
gggg V VV VV VV VV VV
VV
VV
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VVV
VV
VV VV
50
I gVV V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
4 4 4
T 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

c c c c
^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ _ _
B Bm7 E7 E7sus4 E7
Gtr III

gggg WWW VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV Vf VV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV WW
I WW VV VV VV VV VV VV VV R V V V V
W VV VV VV V V V V V V V f WWW P VV
52

W
Gtr I let ring
7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 0
T 7 7 7 10 (10) 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
A 8 8 8 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 1 2
9 9 9 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 0
B 9 9 9 9 (9) 9 9 9 9 9 2 2 4 2

G
7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 7 7 0 0
sl.

^ ^ ^
gggg V V V V WW VV V V V c c
I u u f WWW VV u u V V fV
VV VV
55

W
let ring
0 0 0 (0)
T 0 0 0
A 1 1
0 0
B 2
0
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cmaj9

gg UU UU
Igg fUUU UU f VV
f VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
VV
UU
58

U
Gtrs I, III
0 (0)
T 0 (0) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
A 1 (1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
0 (0) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 2 (2) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 (0)
sl.

V
Dmaj9 Amaj9 N.C.

gggg VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V
I
VV VV VVV VV VVV VV VVV VVV VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV k fV k V k Vu j
f
f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV u u
61

V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 9 12
T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 9 12
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl.

H Interlude

c
_ ______ k _
1. , 2. , 3. 4.

_ ________ _ _ ________ _
Am9 D13
Gtrs I, II

g ge VVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k gggVVVf VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k 4xgggVVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k
64
I u u v u u v u u v
Gtr III
6 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
T 7 8 8 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
A 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
B
sl. sl. sl.

c c
______ k _ _ _ _______ _ _ ______ k _
I Outro

_
Am9 D13 Am9 D13

e VV f VVV VVV VVV V V eV fV V V V V

I
g g V k k VV l VV k gggVVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k gVV VV VV VV k k VV l VV k
u u v u u v u u v
67

6 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
T 7 8 8 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
A 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
B

c
_ ________ _ _ ______ k _ _ ________ _
sl. sl. sl.
Am9 D13

ggggVVVf VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k ge VVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k gggVVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k
I
3x

u u v u u v u u v
70

4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
T 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5
A 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 7 7 7 7 7
B
sl. sl. sl.
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c c
_ ______ k _ _ _ _______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ k_
Am9 D13 Am9 D13

g ge VVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k gggVVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k
eV fV V V V V
gVV VV VV VV k k VV l VV k
73
I u u v u u v u u v
6 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
T 7 8 8 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
A 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
B

c
_ ________ _ _ ______ k _
sl. sl. sl.
Repeat and Fade
_ ________ _
Am9 D13

ggggVVVf VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k ge VVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k gggVVV f VVV VVV VVV k k VVV l VVV k
I
4x

u u v u u v u u v
76

4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
T 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5
A 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 7 7 7 7 7
B
sl. sl. sl.

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