John Mayer-Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - sr - 200
[Intro - Drum straight in] Pick up phrase 4& - D-6, B-5 then play Cm, Csus2, x46444 [C#m7][C#m7][Aadd9-x02222][E] x 4
[Verse 1] It's not a [C#m7] silly little moment It's not the [Aadd9] storm before the [E] calm This is the [C#m7] deep and dying breath of This love that we've been [Aadd9] working [E] on
Can't seem to [C#m7] hold you like I want to So I can [Aadd9] feel you in my [E] arms Nobody's [C#m7] gonna come and save you We've pulled too many [Aadd9] false al [E] arms
[Chorus - Badd11-799800,F#m11-24x200 ] We're going [Badd11] down And you can [C#m7-9-11-x-9-0-0] see it [Aadd9] too We're going [Badd11] down And you [C#m7] know that we're [F#m11-play F#m7 instead] doomed My [C#m7] dear, we're slow [C#m7] dancing in a [Aadd9] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Aadd9-x02222][E] x 4
[Verse 2] I was the [C#m7] one you always dreamed of You were the [Aadd9] one I tried to d [E] raw How dare you [C#m7] say it's nothing to me Baby, you're the only [Aadd9] light I ever [E] saw
I'll make the [C#m7] most of all the sadness You'll be a [Aadd9] bitch because you [E] can You try to [C#m7] hit me just to hurt me so you leave me feeling dirty 'Cause you [Aadd9] can't under [E] stand
[Chorus] We're going [Badd11] down And you can [C#m7] see it [Aadd9] too We're going [Badd11] down And you [C#m7] know that we're [F#m11] doomed My [C#m7] dear, we're slow [C#m7] dancing in a [Aadd9] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Aadd9-x02222][E] x 4
[Bridge] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7C#m7-9-11-x-9-0-0] don't you [Badd11][Aadd9] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7] don't you [Badd11][Aadd9] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7] don't you [Badd11][Aadd9] My [C#m7] dear, we're slow [C#m7] dancing in a [Aadd9] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Aadd9-x02222][E] x 4
[Outro] Don't you think we oughta [C#m7] know by now ... Don't you [C#m7] think we should've [Aadd9] learned some [E]how [Repeat twice]
[Fade to end] [E]
(Chords I use) E A D G B e - - - - - - E 0 2 2 1 0 0 C#m7 9 11 x 9 0 0 Aadd9 5 7 7 6 0 0 Badd11 7 9 9 8 0 0 F#m11 2 4 x 2 0 0
[Tab for solo * first finger full barre] [E][C#m7]* [A][E] E 9-11s12---12--11--9------9-------- B 9----9---------------12--10----9-- G 9----9-------------------9-----9-- D 9----9-------------------x-----9-- A -----11------------------0-----x-- E -----9-------------------------0--
(Note - for Chorus play chords with as many notes as poss as low dow the neck as possible for biggest sound) Fm 3x0333 Fm/G 1x0333 Eb 365343 D/F# 200232 with riff D 0 3 0 3 [Intro - Keys - No drums - BPM 109] Gm7 (add high A# on high E string) - pluck chords
[Verse 1 - Gm/F 113333 Cm/Eb x68888 - Pluck chords] [Gm] Birds flying [Gm/F] high....., [Eb] you know how I feel [D] [Gm] Sun in the [Gm/F] sky... [Eb] ...you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Reeds drifting on [Gm/F] by ... [C/E] ... you know how I feeel [Cm/Eb - X68888]
[Chorus - D-riff D 0 3 0 3)] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] And I'm feeling (drums in and loud) [Gm] good [Gm/F][Eb][D-riff]
[Verse 2 - Full drums and loud] [Gm] Fish in the [Gm/F] sea... [Eb] .. you know how I [D] feel [Gm] River running [Gm/F] free..... [Eb] . you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Blossom in the [Gm/F] trees... [C/E] .. you know how I [Cm/Eb] feel
[Chorus] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] (stop) And I'm feeling go (quiet - snare slap) [Gm] od [Gm/F][Eb][D-riff]
[Verse 3] [Gm] Dragonflies [Gm/F] out in the sun, [Eb] you know what I [D] mean, don't you know [Gm] Butterflies all [Gm/F] having fun, [Eb] you know what I [D] mean [Gm] Sleep in [Gm/F] peace, [Eb] when day is [Cm/G] done, And this [Gm] old world is a [Gm/F] new world And a [Eb] bold world [D] For (drums in and loud) [Gm] me. [Gm/F] ..... [Eb] ... [D-riff] ......
[Verse 4] [Gm] Stars when you [Gm/F] shine.. [Eb] ... you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Said I'll be [Gm/F] fine.... [Eb] you know how I [D] feel Oh [Gm] freedom is [Gm/F] mine.... [C/E] and I know how I [Cm/Eb] feel
[Chorus - repeat to pad out time] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] [Stop - then play slowly] And I'm feeling [Gm] good [End]
