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Victoria

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

Intro

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3----------------------------1----------1---|
G|-------------2--------------2-----------0-------------0----------0------|
D|-------2--------------0--------------0-----0h2-----2----------0---------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------3-----------2-----------|
e|----------------3--2-----2-----2--3-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3--------------3--------3---|
G|-------------2--------------2-----------0--------0------|
D|-------2--------------0--------------4--------4---------|
A|----0-----0---------------------------------------------|
e|----------------3--2-----2-----2--3---------------------|

Verse 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3----------------------------1----------1---|
G|-------------2--------------2-----------0-------------0----------0------|
D|-------2--------------0--------------0-----0h2-----2----------0---------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------3-----------2-----------|
e|----------------3--2-----2-----2--3-------------------------------------|

Don't know why Tori came by

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3----------------------------1----------1---|
G|-------------2--------------2-----------0-------------0----------0------|
D|-------2--------------0--------------0-----0h2-----2----------0---------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------3-----------2-----------|
e|----------------3--2-----2-----2--3-------------------------------------|

But I could see by the look in her eyes

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3----------------------------1----------1---|
G|-------------2--------------2-----------0-------------0----------0------|
D|-------2--------------0--------------0-----0h2-----2----------0---------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------3-----------2-----------|
e|----------------3--2-----2-----2--3-------------------------------------|

Tori'd been driving around the town for a while

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3---------|
G|-------------2--------------2-----0---|
D|-------2--------------0-----------0---|
A|----0-----0-----------------------0---|
e|----------------3--2-----2-----2--3---|

Playing with the thought of leaving

e|----0-----------0---0---|
B|----1---3---3---1---1---|
G|----2---2---0---0---0---|
D|----2---0---0---2---0---|
A|----0---x---x---3---2---|
e|--------2---3-----------|

Don't know why, Tori just smiled

e|----0-----------0---0---|
B|----1---3---3---1---1---|
G|----2---2---0---0---0---|
D|----2---0---0---2---0---|
A|----0---x---x---3---2---|
e|--------2---3-----------|

And mentioned something about you were right

e|----0-----------0---0-------|
B|----1---3---3---1---1---3---|
G|----2---2---0---0---0---2---|
D|----2---0---0---2---0---0---|
A|----0---x---x---3---2---x---|
e|--------2---3-----------2---|

Must have been hard to see through the tears she was hiding

Pre-chorus

e|----7--7h10---10---7--7h10---10--7--|
B|----7--7h8----8----7--7h8----8---7--|
G|----7--7------7----7--7------7---7--|
D|----7--7h9----9----7--7h9----9---7--|
A|----7--7------7----7--7------7---7--|
e|----0--0------0----0--0------0---0--|

She said I might not be seeing him soon,

e|---7h10---10--7--7h10---10--7---------------2--3---|
B|---7h8----8---7--7h8----8---7---------------3--3---|
G|---7------7---7--7------7---7---------------2--5---|
D|---7h9----9---7--7h9----9---7---------------4--5---|
A|---7------7---7--7------7---7---------------2--3---|
e|---0------0---0--0------0---0---------------x--x---|

I've got a few things I've been waiting do

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3------------------3---2---|
G|----2---1---0---2---0---2------------------2---2---|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0------------------2---2---|
A|------------x---x---x---x------------------0---0---|
e|------------3---2---3---2--------------------------|

Hey, Tori came by, Tori came by tonight.

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3------------------3---2---|
G|----2---1---0---2---0---2------------------2---2---|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0------------------2---2---|
A|------------x---x---x---x------------------0---0---|
e|------------3---2---3---2--------------------------|

Hey, Tori came by, she says to say goodbye

Verse 2

e|----0-----------0---0---|
B|----1---3---3---1---1---|
G|----2---2---0---0---0---|
D|----2---0---0---2---0---|
A|----0---x---x---3---2---|
e|--------2---3-----------|

Looked outside at the car in the drive

e|----0-----------0---0---|
B|----1---3---3---1---1---|
G|----2---2---0---0---0---|
D|----2---0---0---2---0---|
A|----0---x---x---3---2---|
e|--------2---3-----------|

And the suitcase on the backseat inside

e|----0-----------0---0-------|
B|----1---3---3---1---1---3---|
G|----2---2---0---0---0---2---|
D|----2---0---0---2---0---0---|
A|----0---x---x---3---2---x---|
e|--------2---3-----------2---|

Sure it's so she can't look out behind at the road

Pre-chorus

e|----7--7h10---10---7--7h10---10--7--|
B|----7--7h8----8----7--7h8----8---7--|
G|----7--7------7----7--7------7---7--|
D|----7--7h9----9----7--7h9----9---7--|
A|----7--7------7----7--7------7---7--|
e|----0--0------0----0--0------0---0--|

She said I might not be seeing him soon,

e|---7h10---10--7--7h10---10------------------2--3---|
B|---7h8----8---7--7h8----8-------------------3--3---|
G|---7------7---7--7------7-------------------2--5---|
D|---7h9----9---7--7h9----9-------------------4--5---|
A|---7------7---7--7------7-------------------2--3---|
e|---0------0---0--0------0-------------------x--x---|

I've got a few things I've been waiting do

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3------------------3---2---|
G|----2---1---0---2---0---2------------------2---2---|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0------------------2---2---|
A|------------x---x---x---x------------------0---0---|
e|------------3---2---3---2--------------------------|

Hey, Tori came by, Tori came by tonight.

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3------------------3---2---|
G|----2---1---0---2---0---2------------------2---2---|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0------------------2---2---|
A|------------x---x---x---x------------------0---0---|
e|------------3---2---3---2--------------------------|

Hey, Tori came by, she says to say goodbye

Solo

e|----0--0--0--0--0--0--s/-0-----------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--s/-0---------------------|
B|----5--5--5--5--5--5--s/-3--------3--------------5--5--5--5--5--5--s/-3--------3------------|
G|-------------------------------0--------------------------------------------0---------------|
D|----------------------------4--------4/2--0------------------------------4--------4/2--0----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----0--0--0--0--0--0--/--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|----5--5--5--5--5--5--/--7---5----------0h1--3--1----------3--5--5h7p5--3---|
G|--------------------------------4/2--0--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2--2/4-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3----------------------------1----------1---|
G|-------------2--------------2-----------0-------------0----------0------|
D|-------2--------------0--------------0-----0h2-----2----------0---------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------3-----------2-----------|
e|-----------------3--2-----2-----2--3------------------------------------|

Don't look down, she seemed alright

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3----------------------------1----------1---|
G|-------------2--------------2-----------0-------------0----------0------|
D|-------2--------------0--------------0-----0h2-----2----------0---------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------3-----------2-----------|
e|-----------------3--2-----2-----2--3------------------------------------|

You might be asking where is Tori tonight

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------3----------------------------1----------1---|
G|-------------2--------------2-----------0-------------0----------0------|
D|-------2--------------0--------------0-----0h2-----2----------0---------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------3-----------2-----------|
e|-----------------3--2-----2-----2--3------------------------------------|

Somewhere out on the highway, I'm sure she's fine

Ending

e|--------|
B|----3---|
G|----2---|
D|----0---|
A|----x---|
e|----2---|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| x Dead note

| / Slide up

| p Pull-off

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