On the Way Home John Mayer
John Mayer - On the way home
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Hello!
So, I heard this song yesterday during a 24 hour stream on John Mayer website and I
couldn't resist to transcribe it! Such a beautiful song and I'm so excited for his
upcoming album!
It's almost impossible to write down everything that is happening in the song, so I've
stuck with the chords, and the guitar intro.
There aren't many chords but during verse2 the song fills up with alot of notes that
seems (to me) to be "walking around" the D chord. I've written down some variations
in the Chords section, tough I'm just going to write down the same chord progression
as in the other verses. You are more than welcome to correct my chord names.
I feel like I have no idea what im doing.
The Bridge is possibly the hardest one to get a grip on. Play around with the different
D-chord variations and listen how it sounds.
The intro guitar is quite fast paced and with alot of country hammers and pulloffs.
Im going to try to be as accurate as I possibly can.
Other than that I wish you the best!
Love. Victor
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Song structure
Intro 00:00
Verse1 00:11
Chorus1 00:57
Instrumental break1 01:16
Verse2 01:29
Chorus2 01:52
Instrumental break2 02:11
Bridge 02:21
Chorus3 03:07
Out-chorus 03:36
Fine 03:59
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Chords - The key of D
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Dsus2 - x00230
G5 - 3x0033
AM - x02220
Asus4 - x02230
Variations of D Chord
DM - x00232
Dsus4 - x00233
Dsus2 - x00230
Dadd9 - x04230
D? - xx2030
D? - xxx030 (sounds like "G5")
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-Intro- 2x
[1]| [2]| [3]| [4]|
E|-------------0--0--0--0--0---------0--| B|-------------3--3--3--3--3---------3--| G|-----2h4p2p0-0--0--0--0--0---------2--| Keep strumming that Dsus2 for the D|--0----------0-----4-----0h2p0-----0--| last four beats, then repeat. A|------------------------------0h2p0---| E|------------------------------------- |
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[1] [2] [3] [4]
-Verse1-
[Dsus2]The summer's [G5]over[Dsus2] this town is c[G5]losi[Dsus2]ng
They're waving p[G5]eopl[Dsus2]e out of the[Asus4] ocean[Dsus2]
We have the [G5]feel[Dsus2]ing like we were fl[G5]oat[Dsus2]ing
We never n[G5]otic[Dsus2]ed where time was[Asus4] going[Dsus2]
Do you rem[G5]embe[Dsus2]r when we first g[G5]ot [Dsus2]here?
The days were l[G5]ong[Dsus2]er the nights were [Asus4]hot he[Dsus2]re
Now it's Septe[G5]mbe[Dsus2]r the engine's sta[G5]rtin[Dsus2]g
You're empty-h[G5]and[Dsus2]ed and heavy-h[Asus4]earted[Dsus2]
-Chorus1-
[Dsus2]But just remember on the w[G5]ay home (Oooh ooh o[Dadd9]oh)
That you were never meant to f[G5]eel alone
[Dsus4]It takes a little [Asus4]while but yo[Dsus4]u'd be fin[Asus4]e
[Dsus4]Another good t[Asus4]ime coming d[AM]own the l[Dsus2]ine
-Verse2-
[G5]You'll go [Dsus2]back to l[G5]ove that's [Dsus2]waiting
[G5]I'll unp[Dsus2]ack in a r[Asus4]ented r[Dsus2]oom
[G5]How's that l[Dsus2]ife you sw[G5]ear you're h[Dsus2]ating?
[G5]Grass is gr[Dsus2]eener th[Asus4]at makes t[Dsus2]wo
-Chorus2-
[Dsus2]But just remember on the [G5]way home (Ooh ooh o[Dadd9]oh)
That you were never meant to f[G5]eel alone
Just l[Dsus4]ook me [Asus4]up; get b[Dsus4]ack on the [Asus4]bus
I'll s[Dsus2]ee you next [Asus4]week if you n[AM]eed my tr[Dsus2]ust
-Bridge-
[Dsus2]Life ain't short, but it sure is small
[Dsus2]You get forever but nobody at all
[Dsus2]Life ain't short, but it sure is small
[Dsus2]You get forever but nobody at all
[Dsus2]It don't come often and it don't stay long
[Dsus2](Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh)
-Chorus3-
[Dsus2]But just remember on the w[G5]ay home (Ooh ooh [Dadd9]ooh)
That you don't ever have to f[G5]eel alone
Just st[Dsus4]ay on the r[Asus4]un get of[Dsus4]f the grid[Asus4]
[Dsus4]Hide yours[Asus4]elf out like you k[AM]now that I [Dsus2]did
And [Dsus4]if you might f[Asus4]ind that you're r[Dsus4]unning is d[Asus4]one
A l[Dsus2]ittle bit of [Asus4]Heaven never h[AM]urt no o[Dsus2]ne
-Out-Chorus-
[G5] [Dsus2] [G5] [Dsus2]
[G5] [Dsus2] [Asus4] [Dsus2]
[Asus4] [Dsus2] [Asus4] [Dsus2]
[Asus4] [Dsus2] [Asus4] [Dsus2]
-Fine-
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