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Back to You

John Mayer
Tab
4.5(23)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(album)

e-------------7-------------7--------- ------------7------------7--------|
b--------10-9----------10-9---9-7----- -------10-9---------10-9---9-7----|
g------9-------------9------------9--- -----9------------9------------9--|
d----7-------------7------------------ ----------------------------------|
a-----------------(0)----------------- ---9------------9-----------------|
e------------------------------------- ----------------------------------|
e--------------7--- ------------7-------- ------------7------------7---|
b---------10-9----- -------10-9---9-7---- -------10-9---------10-9-----|
g-------9---------- -----9------------9-- -----9------------9----------|
d-----7------------ --------------------- -----------------------------|
a------------------ ---7----------------- ---9------------9------------|
e---7-------------- --------------------- -----------------------------|

T

He doesn't play this.. He repeats the same riff without the bass notes. If you want to

play what he does, replace the bass notes by (xx7xxx). You can simply play (079900)

and then move on to the verse, like he did on 01-06-09.

Part 1

Verse

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---10---9---------10---9---------10---9-----9--10----10---9----------|
g----9---9----------9---9----------9---9-----9---9-----9---9----------|
d----7---7---(x2)---7---7---(x2)---7---7-----x---x-----7---7--(x2)----|
a----0---0----------9---9----------x---x-----7---7-----9---9----------|
e----------------------------------7---7------------------------------|

T T

Part 2

e---0---0---0---------- ---0---0---0--(2)--0---|
b---0---0---0---------- ---0---0---0---3---0---|
g---9---9---9---------- ---9---9---9---2---9---|
d---9---7---7---(x2)--- ---7---7---7---4---9---|
a---7---4---5---------- ---9---4---5---2---7---|
e---0---x---x---------- ---x---x---x---x---x---|

You can replace (x47900) by (9x7900)

Part 3

e---0-------3--- ----------(0)---|
b---1---1---3--- --(5)-(5)-(0)---|
g---0---0---0--- ---4---4---7----|
d---3---2---0--- ---4---4---7----|
a---x---3---x--- ---x---x---5----|
e---1-------3--- ---4---5---x----|

Part 4

"For me too.."

e-------------------|
b---5---7---3---5---|
g---7---9---4---6---|
d---7---9---2---4---|
a---x---x---3---5---|
e---7---9-----------|

Part 5

"Back to me.."

e---0---0---0---0---0---|
b---0---0---0---0---0---|
g---2---2---2---1---2---|
d---2---2---0---4---2---|
a---0---x---2---2---x---|
e---x---2---x---0---2---|

(2x2200) is sometimes played this way (2x4204) and this way (2x4200).

(x20200) is sometimes (x20230)

(x02200) is sometimes (x02204)

Intro

(1) Back to you

It always comes around

Back to you

I tried to forget you

I tried to stay away

But it's too late

(1) Over you

I'm never over

Over you

Something about you

It's just the way you move

The way you move me

(2) I'm so good at forgetting

And I quit ever game I play

But forgive me, love

I can't turn and walk away

Intro

(1) Back to you

It always comes around

Back to you

I walk with your shadow

I'm sleeping in my bed

With your silhouette

(2) Should have smiled in that picture

If it's the last that I'll see of you

It's the least that you

Could not do

(3)

Leave the light on

I'll never give up on you

Leave the light on

For me too (4)

(5) Back to me

I know that it comes

Back to me

Doesn't it scare you

Your will is not as strong

As it used to be

(5) I'm swimming in a sea of faces

trying to float my way to you

but it's no use

in a crowded room

where everybody wants you

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| (n) Ghost note

| x Dead note

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