[Intro - No drums] [G][G] - [G][C] [G][G] - [G][G]
[Verse 1] [G] So at my show on [C] Monday, I was hoping [Am] someday You'd be on your [Bm] way to [C] better [G] things It's not about your [C] make up or how you try to [Am] shape up To these [Bm] tiresome [C] paper [G] dreams. [C] Paper [Am] dreams, honey [Bm][D]
[Verse 2] [G] So now you pour your [C] heart out, you're telling me you're [Am] far out But not about to [Bm] lie down [C] for your [G] cause But you don't [C] pull my strings 'Cause I'm a [Am] better man [Bm] moving on to [D] better [G] things
[Chorus - DRUMS IN] But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day
[Verse 3 - Bring drums down - string slaps for snare] [G] And at the show on [C] Tuesday, she was in her [Am] mindset Tempered [Bm] furs and [C] spangled [G] boots Looks are de [C] ceiving, make me be [Am] lieve it And these [Bm] tiresome [C] paper [G] dreams. [C] Paper [Am] dreams, honey [Bm] . Y [C] eah
[Verse 4] [G] So won't you [C] go far, tell me you're a [Am] keeper Not about to [Bm] lie down [C] for your [G] cause And you don't [C] pull my strings 'Cause I'm a [Am] better man [Bm] moving on to [C] better [G] things
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS] But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day
[Bridge] [Em] Yes, I [D] wish that we never [Bm]made [C]it [G] Through all the summers [Em] And kept them [D]up instead of kicking [Bm]us [C]back [G]down to the suburbs [Em] Yes, I [D] wish that we never [Bm]made [C]it [G] Through all the summers [Em] And kept them [D]up instead of kicking [Bm]us [C]back [G]down to the suburbs
[Chorus] [G] But oh- [D] oh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way (drums back in) But oh- [C] oh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day [End]
John Mayer-Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - BPM - 75
[Intro - Drum straight in] Pick up phrase 4& - D-6, B-5 then play Cm, Csus2, x46444 [C#m7][C#m7][Asus2-x02200 or 577600][E] x 4
[Verse 1] It's not a [C#m7] silly little moment It's not the [Asus2] 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 [Asus2] feel you in my [E] arms Nobody's [C#m7] gonna come and save you We've pulled too many [Asus2] 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 [Asus2] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Asus2][E] x 4
[Verse 2] I was the [C#m7] one you always dreamed of You were the [Asus2] one I tried to d [E] raw How dare you [C#m7] say it's nothing to me Baby, you're the only [Asus2] light I ever [E] saw
I'll make the [C#m7] most of all the sadness You'll be a [Asus2] bitch because you [E] can You try to [C#m7] hit me just to hurt me so you leave me feeling dirty 'Cause you [Asus2] can't under [E] stand
[Chorus] We're going [Badd11] down And you can [C#m7] see it [Asus2] too We're going [Badd11] down And you [C#m7] know that we're [F#m11-x44200 or 242422] doomed My [C#m7] dear, we're slow [C#m7] dancing in a [Asus2] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Asus2][E] x 4
[Bridge] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7-9-11-x-9-0-0] don't you [Badd11][Asus2] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7] don't you [Badd11][Asus2] Go [F#m11] cry about it, why [C#m7] don't you [Badd11][Asus2] My [C#m7] dear, we're slow [C#m7] dancing in a [Asus2] burning [E] room
[Instrumental] [C#m7][C#m7][Asus2][E] x 4
[Outro] Don't you think we oughta [C#m7] know by now ... Don't you [C#m7] think we should've [Asus2] 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--
