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Why Georgia Tabs

(ver. 3)
John Mayer
chords- D5  Asus4  G5   Em7   F   Fsus2  C    G5 (alt)  Csus2  Dadd4
       ---   -0-   ---  -0-  ---   ---  -0-  -3-         -3-    -5-
       -3-   -3-   -3-  -3-  -1-   -1-  -1-  -3-         -3-    -3-
       -2-   -2-   -0-  -0-  -2-   -0-  -0-  -0-         -0-    -0-
       -0-   -2-   -0-  -2-  -3-   -3-  -2-  -0-         -X-    -4-
       ---   -0-   -X-  -2-  -X-   -X-  -3-  -X-         -3-    -5-
       ---   ---   -3-  -0-  -1-   -1-  ---  -3-         ---    ---

        Em7VII  Dsus2  Cm9  D/F#
         -1-     -1-   ---  -2-
         -2-     -1-   -3-  -3-
         -1-     -3-   -3-  -2-
         -3-     -3-   -1-  -0-
         -1-     -1-   -3-  -X-
         ---     ---   ---  -2-

this is chris saying, enjoy. ps- for places that say G5, put either one depending
what sounds good to you
 
* slap string with thumb

inro/verse

gtr. 1 (acous.)
w/ fingers
let ring throughout
         *              *
------------------------------------
----3-------3-----------------------
----0h2-----0--------0-----------0--
------------------4-----------4-----
---------------0--5--------5--------
--3------X--------------X-----------

    "lasts   all   af-ter  -   noon"
          *              *
-----------------------------------
-----3-------3--------0--------0---
-----0h2-----0--------0--------0---
-------------------4---------------
----------------0--5--------5------
--3-------X--------------X---------

------------------------------------------- r
-----3-----3---------3-------3--------3---- e
-----4-----2---------2-------2--------2h4-- p
-----2-----2h5p3-----2h5-----2--X--2--2---- e
--3-----3---------3-------3-----X---------- a
------------------------------------------- t

pre-chorus (listen for timing)

gtr. 3 (elec.)
w/ clean tone
let ring throughout
  harm. - |   harm. - |
-----------------------\
--12--------------------\
------12--14------12-----\repeat throughout pre-chorus
--------------12---------/
------------------------/
-----------------------/

gtrs. 1&2 (acous.)
--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--
--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--
--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--
--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--
--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--X---X-X-X-X---X-X-X-X--X-X--
--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--

continued from above...
------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--
--0---1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--
--0---2-2-2-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--
--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--
--X---X-X-X-X---X-X-X-X--X-X--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--
--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3------------------------------

continued from above...
--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--
--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--
--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--
--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--
--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--X---X-X-X-X---X-X-X-X-X-X--
--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--

continued from above...
-------------------------------
--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3--3-3--
--0---0-0-0-2---2-2-2--2--2-2--
--0---0-0-0-2---2-2-2--2--2-2--
--X---X-X-X-0---0-0-0--0--0-0--
--3---3-3-3--------------------

chorus
(listen for timing)

D5              Asus4            G5  
living it right?___________________

     D5              Asus4             Em7
am i living it right?_____________________

     D5              Asus4              G5
am i living it right?_____________________

    F        Fsus2           F           C
why,                      why,        georgia, why?

gtr.4 (elec.)
--------------------------------------\
---------------------------------------\
------0-----0-------------0--------0----\also played throughout 2nd verse
------0-----0----4--4--------4-----0----/but with gtrs. 2&3
---------X---/5--------5--------5------/
--/3-----X----------------------------/

this piece played right after, "...to make it feel like home."
let ring throughout
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
--------0---------0---2-----0--------------------0--
-----2------2------------0---------0h2-----2--------
--3------------3----------------3-------3-----3-----
----------------------------------------------------

                  feel's
 "but   all i     \/  alone"
------------------------------
------------------------------
--------0---2-----0-----------
--2------------0---------0h2--
-----3----------------3-------
------------------------------

2nd pre-chorus

gtrs. 1&2
                 "wonder      sometimes________"
let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
--0----0----------------------0---------------3----3-3--
--0---------0-----0--------3-------3----------3----3-3--
--0---------------------2----------------2p0--0----0-0--
--2------------2-----0----------------0-------0--0---0--
--2-----------------------------------------------------
--0-----------------------------------------------------

"-come           of a  still                 ver-"
let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
---------------------------------------0-----------
--------1--0--------0-------0-----3-------3-----3--
--------------0----------0-------------------0--2--
-----2-------------------2----------------------0--
--3--------------3-------2----------------------X--
-------------------------0-----0----------------2-- 

"-dict     less  life"
-----------0--------0------------------------------
-----3-----3-----3------------------3--3-----3--3--
--2--------2--2--------2--2------0-----2-----2--2--
--------0--------------0--0------------2-----2--2--
---------------------------------------0-----0--0--
------------------------------3--------------------

bridge

gtrs. 2&4
  PM - |      PM - - - |           PM - |      PM - - - -|
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------5---5/-----------7---------------
----------5-------3-------3---3/-----------5-------3----3--
----------3---1-------1---1---1/---X---3---3---0---1----1--
--X---1---1------------------------------------------------

continued from above...
             PM - |      PM - - - - -|
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
--5---5---------------------------------5---5/--
--3---3--------------5-------1----------3---3/--
--1------0-----------3----------1---1---1---1/--
-------------1---1---1---1----------------------

continued from above...
  PM - |      PM - - - - - - |
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
----------7---------5-------5---------
----------5---------3-------3---------
--X---3---3---0--0--1---1---1---------
--------------------------------0--0--

(listen for timing)
gtrs. 1,2&3

G5          Csus2        Dadd4        Csus2      
    "don't believe me______"

repeat above then play this...

        Em7VII  Dsus2      Cm9     Fsus2
"when i say     i've       got     it      down."

__play verse again__


-------------------------------------\
--------------------------------------\
-------0--------------0----------------\repeat through following lyrics
--2h4-----4p2p0--2h4-----4p2p0--2p0----/
--------------------------------------/
-------------------------------------/

"everything happens for a reason,"
is no reason not to ask myself if I'm

__chorus__

outro

gtr. 4
--------------------------\
-----------6----5----------\
-----------5----5------5----\[lay 3 times then play...
------7---------------------/
--8------------------------/
--------------------------/

--------------------------------3--
----------6-------------1-------3--
-------------5----------0--2p0--0--
------7--------------2----------0--
--8--------------3--------------X--
--------------------------------3--
            
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