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Great Indoors

John Mayer
Tab
★4.9(18)

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

Song

Great indoors

transcribed by Elliot Kleinfelder (from 6.30.01 video)

and Catherine Gagné (part 5) (www3.sympatico.ca/g403z)

Drop D, capo on 5th fret

Intro

e-------0---0---0---0---2--
b---3---2---3---3---3---3--
g---0---0---0---0---0---0--
d---4---2---4---4---4---4--
a---5---0---0---2---0---x--
d---0-------------------5--

The chord (5x4032) is almost impossible to do if you don't let your

fingers in place after (x04030).

Part 1

Verse

e-------0---0---0---0---5---
b---3---2---3---2---3---3---
g---0---0---0---0---0---3---
d---4---2---4---2---4---0---
a---5---0---0---0---2---3---
d---0-------------------x---

Part 2

First chorus

e------------------------------

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

Part 3

Second chorus

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

Part 4

"Though lately I can't blame you.."

e----x--x--x--x---x---0---0---0---
b----x--x--x--x---3---5---3---5---
g----3--3--3--3---0---6---4---6---
d----7--5--7--5---4---7---5---7---
a----x--x--x--x---2---x---x---x---
d----5--5--5--5---x---7---5---7---

* (x2403x) is sometimes played this way (x2463x)

Part 5

(from 8-11-01 and 8-23-00)

e-----------------------------------------------------------2--0--2--0---
b---3---2---3---2---3---5---7---5---7---5---7---5---3---3---3--3--3--3---
g---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0---
d---4---2---4---2---4---5---7---7---7---7---7---7---4---4---4--4--4--4---
a---0---0---0---0---0---------------x---x---x---x---2---0---x--x--x--x---
d---0---0---0---0---0---------------5---5---5---5-----------5--5--5--5---

T T T T

"So go unlock the door.."

e-----------2--0--2--0------------2---
b---3---3---3--3--3--3----3---3---3---
g---0---0---0--0--0--0----0---0---0---
d---4---4---4--4--4--4----4---4---4---
a---2---0---x--x--x--x----2---0---x---
e-----------5--5--5--5------------5---

"Leave the great indoors"

e---------------------------------------------------

b---3---2---3---2---3---5---7---5---7---5---7---5---
g---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
d---4---2---4---2---4---5---7---7---7---7---7---7---
a---0---0---0---0---0---------------x---x---x---x---
d---0---0---0---0---0---------------5---5---5---5---

T T T T

Part 6

e---0---0-------5---
b---3---2---3---3---
g---0---0---0---3---
d---4---2---4---x---
a---5---0---2---3---
e---0---------------

Intro

(1) Check your pulse

Its proof that you're not listening to

The call your life's been issuing you

The rhythm of the line of idle days

(2) Scared of the world outside you should go explore

Pull all the shades and wander the great indoors (004030)

(1) Lamplight makes the shadows play

and posters take the walls away

The TV is a window pane

The view wont let you down

(1) So put your faith in a late night show

I bet you didn't even know

Depends on how far out you go

The channel numbers change

(3) Scared of the world outside you should go explore

Pull all the shades and wander the great indoors

(4) Though lately I can't blame you

I have seen the world

And sometimes wish your room had room for two

So go unlock the door

and find what you are here for

(3) Leave the great indoors

(3) Leave the great indoors

(5)

(6) Check your pulse

Its proof that you're not listening to

the call your life's been issuing you

The rhythm of the line of idle days

Questions and corrections can be sent to gcom007@mediaone.net

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