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83 by John Mayer
83
Capo:no capo
[Chords]
Asus2: X02200
A9: X02424
Am7: X02010
Am7/4: X05530
B: X24442
Bm: X24432
C: X32010
C7: X32000
C#m: X46654
D: XX0232
D7: XX0222
D9: X54555
E7sus4: 020200
Em9: 0X403X
F#7: 242322
[Intro]
A9 – Em9 (2x)
[Verse 1]
A9
I’ve these dreams I’m walking home
Em9
Home when it used to be
A9
And ev-ery-thing is as it was
Em9
Frozen in front of me
A9
Here I stand, six feet small
Em9
Ro-man-ticizing years ago
A9
But it’s a bit-ter-sweet feeling
Em9
Hearing “Wrapped Around Your Finger” on the radio
[Pre-Chorus]
D7 A9
And these days
D7 A9
I wish I was six again
D7 A9
Oh, make me a red cape
D7 A9
I wanna be Su-perman
[Chorus]
Oh, if only my life
Am7/4 D9 Am7/4 D9
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
Am7/4
All these things would be more
D9 Am7/4
Like they were at the start of me
C D A9
Had it made in eighty-three
Em9
[Verse 2]
A9
Think-ing ‘bout my brother Ben
Em9
I miss him every day
A9
He looks just like his brother John
Em9
But on an eighteen-month delay
A9
Here I stand, six feet small
Em9
And smiling ‘cause I’m scared as hell
A9 (tacet)
Kind of like my life is like a sequel to a movie
Em9 (tacet)
Where the actors’ names have changed
Oh, well
[Pre-Chorus]
D7 A9
Well, these days
D7 A9
I wish I was six again
D7 A9
Oh, make me a red cape
D7 A9
I wanna be Su-perman
[Chorus]
Oh, if only my life
Am7/4 D9 Am7/4 D9
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
Am7/4
All these things would be more
D9 Am7/4 D9
Like they were at the start of me
Am7/4 D9 Am7/4 D9
If my life was more like nineteen eighty-three
Am7
I’d plot a course to the source
D9 Am7 D9
Of the purest little part of me
[Verse 3]
C#m F#7 C#m
And most my memories have escaped me
F#7
Or confused themselves with dreams
B Bm E7sus4 E7
If hea-ven’s all we want it to be
Send your prayers to me
C7
Care of nineteen eighty-three
D9 – Asus2- Am7
D9 – Am7 – D9
Am7 D9
You can paint that house a rainbow of colors
Am7 D9 Am7
Rip out the floorboards, replace the shutters, but
D9 Am7 D9
That’s my plastic in the dirt
[Outro]
Am7 D9
Whatever happened to my
Whatever happened to my
Am7 D9
Whatever happened to my lunchbox?
Am7 D9
When came the day
Am7 D9
That it got thrown a-way
Am7
And don’t you think I should have had
D9 Am7 D9
Some say in that deci-sion?
Am7 D9
If only my life
Am7 D9
If only my life
If only my life…
(repeat & fade)
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
C#m Bm C#m Bm
[Verse 1]
C#m
I’ve these dreams I’m walking home
Bm
Home when it used to be
C#m
And ev-ery-thing is as it was
Bm
Frozen in front of me
C#m
Here I stand, six feet small
Bm
Ro-man-ticizing years ago
C#m
But it’s a bit-ter-sweet feeling
Bm
Hearing “Wrapped Around Your Finger” on the radio
[Pre-Chorus]
Dsus2 C#m
And these days
Dsus2 C#m
I wish I was six again
Dsus2 C#m
Oh, make me a red cape
Dsus2 C#m
I wanna be Su-perman
[Chorus 1]
C#m
Oh, if only my life
Am7 D Am7 D
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
Am7
All these things would be more
D Am7
Like they were at the start of me
D C#m Bm
Had it made in eighty-three
[Verse 2]
C#m
Think-ing ‘bout my brother Ben
Bm
I miss him every day
C#m
He looks just like his brother John
Bm
But on an eighteen-month delay
C#m
Here I stand, six feet small
Bm
And smiling ‘cause I’m scared as hell
C#m (hold)
Kind of like my life is like a sequel to a movie
Bm (hold)
Where the actors’ names have changed, Oh, well
[Pre-Chorus]
Dsus2 C#m
And these days
Dsus2 C#m
I wish I was six again
Dsus2 C#m
Oh, make me a red cape
Dsus2 C#m
I wanna be Su-perman
[Chorus 2]
C#m
Oh, if only my life
Am7 D Am7 D
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
Am7
All these things would be more
D Am7 D
Like they were at the start of me
[Chorus 3]
Am7 D Am7 D
If my life was more like nineteen eighty-three
Am7
I’d plot a course to the source
D Am7 D
Of the purest little part of me
[Bridge 1]
C#m F# C#m
And most my memories have escaped me
F#
Or confused themselves with dreams
B D E E
If hea-ven’s all we want it to be, Send your prayers to me
D7 C#m
Care of nineteen eighty-three
[Break]
Am7 D Am7 D Am7 D Am7 D
[Bridge 2]
Am7 D
You can paint that house a rainbow of colors
Am7 D Am7
Rip out the floorboards, replace the shutters, but
D Am7 D
That’s my plastic in the dirt
[Outro]
Am7 D
Whatever happened to my, Whatever happened to my
Am7 D
Whatever happened to my lunchbox?
Am7 D
When came the day
Am7 D
That it got thrown a-way
Am7
And don’t you think I should have had
D Am7 D
Some say in that deci-sion?
Am7 D
If only my life
[Tag]
Am7 D
If only my life, if only my life…......
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version 3
Capo:no capo
Superman intro
e-----------------------------
b---------------5-------------
g---4---6---9---6-------------
d---2---4---7---4---(etc..)---
a---0---0---0---5-------------
e-----------------------------
Part 1
Verse
e---------4--------4----------------------------------------------0---------0---
b---2-----2--------2----5-----5--------5----3----3------2----0----0----0----0---
g---------4--------4----4-----4--------4----0----0------0----0----0----0----0---
d---2-----2--------2----2-----2--------2----4----4------4----2---------4--------
a---0--0-----0--0-------0--0-----0--0-------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------0--0---0--0------0--0------0--0-----
* I think that John might be playing (02403x), (02402x), (022000), (024000), but
it
doesn't really make a difference if you fingerpick the song.
Part 2
Oh these days..
e-------4----------
b---5---2----------
g---6---4----------
d---4---2---(x4)---
a---5---0----------
e------------------
Part 3
Chorus
e---0---------5---3----------------------
b---3--------(0)-(0)----------3---3--5---
g---5---------5---5-----------5---4--6---
d---5------4----------(x3)----5---2--4---
a---x---/5--------------------x---3--5---
e---5-------------------------5----------
Part 4
"And most my memories.."
e-------5--- ---4---x--x--x--x---4--(7)---x--x--x--x---
b---3---5--- ---5---2--2--2--2---5--(5)---2--2--2--2---
g---5---5--- ---4---3--3--4--3---4--(4)---3--3--4--3---
d---5---4--- ---6---2--2--2--2---6--(6)---2--2--2--2---
a---x---5--- ---4---x--x--x--x---4--(4)---x--x--x--x---
e---5------- -------2--2--2--2------------2--2--2--2---
T T
* (2x232x)/(2x242x)
Part 5
"If heaven's.."
e-------2-----------------------5---
b---4---3---0-----0-----3---5---2---
g---4---2---1-(2)-1-----4---6---4---
d---4---4---0-(0)-0-----2---4---2---
a---2---2---2-(4)-2-----3---5---0---
e-----------0-(0)-0-----------------
Jam
e---7---9---12-------------
b----------------12---12---
g---7---9---12---12---11---
d----------------10---10---
a----------------12----x---
e---------------------10---
Part 6
"Was more like 1983.."
e----------------0---
b---12--12--10---0---
g---12--11--11---1---
d---10--10---9---4---
a---12---x---x---2---
e-------10--11---0---
Intro
(1)
I have these dreams I'm walking home
home where it used to be
everything is as it was
frozen in front of me
Here I stand six feet small
romanticizing years ago
well it's a bittersweet feeling
hearing "Wrapped Around Your Finger" on the radio
(2) and these days
I wish I was six again
oh make me a red cape
I wanna be Superman
(3) oh if only my life was more like 1983
all these things would be more like they were at the start of me
I had it made in 83
(1)
thinking about my brother Ben
I miss him everyday
he looks just like his brother John
but on an eighteen month delay
here I stand six feet small
and smiling cause I'm scared as hell
kinda like your life is like a sequel to a movie
where the actors' names have changed
(2) well these days
I wish I was six again
oh make me a red cape
I wanna be Superman
(3) oh if only my life was more like 1983
all these things would be more like they were at the start of me
if my life was more like 1983
plot a course to the source of the purest little part of me
(4)
and most my memories have escaped me
or confused themselves with dreams
(5) if heaven's all they want it to be
send your prayers to me care of 1983
(Jam)
you can paint that house a rainbow of colors
rip out the floorboards
and replace the the shutters
but that's my plastic in the dirt
whatever happened to my
whatever happened to my
whatever happened to my lunchbox
when came the day when it got
thrown away and
don't you think I should have had some say in that decision
more like
more like
more like (7) 1983
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version 4
Capo:no capo
Tuning:Standard
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| o harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ Gradual Stroke
Intro:
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----4-----4---0-|----0-----0-----|----------------|--0-------0-----|
B|----2-----2---5-|----5-----5---3-|----3-----2---0-|--0---0---0-----|
G|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---0-|----0-----0---0-|------0-------2-| x2
D|----------------|--------------4-|----4-----4---4-|------4-------2-|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|0-----0-0-------|
Verse:
"I've these dreams of..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----4-----4---0-|----0-----0-----|----------------|--0-------0-----|
B|----2-----2---5-|----5-----5---3-|----3-----2---0-|--0---0---0-----|
G|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---0-|----0-----0---0-|------0-------2-| x4
D|----------------|--------------4-|----4-----4---4-|------4-------2-|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|0-----0-0-------|
Pre-Chrous:
"And these days..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----------4-----|--4-------4-----|
B|--5-------2-----|--2-------2-----|
G|--6-------4---4-|--4---4---4---2-| x4
D|--4-----------2-|------2-------2-|
A|5-----0-----0---|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
T
Chorus:
"If only my life was more like..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|0---0-000-0-0-5-|--5-5-3---3-3-33|
B|0---0-000-0-0-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-00|
G|5---5-555-5-5-5-|--5-5-5---5-5-55| x3
D|5---5-555-5-5-4-|--4-4-0---0-0-00|
A|--------------5-|--5-5-5---5-5-55|
E|5---5-555-5-5---|----------------|
T T TTT T T
| + + + + |+ + + + |
e|/0---0-00 /0-0-0---|----------------|
B|/0---0-00 /0-0-0---|3-3-3-335-5-5-55|
G|/5---5-55 /5-5-5---|4-4-4-446-6-6-66|
D|/5---5-55 /5-5-5---|2-2-2-224-4-4-44|
A| -------- --------|3-3-3-335-5-5-55|
E|/5---5-55 /5-5-5---|----------------|
T T TTT T T
Interlude:
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----4-----4---0-|----0-----0-----|----------------|--0-------0-----|
B|----2-----2---5-|----5-----5---3-|----3-----2---0-|--0---0---0-----|
G|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---0-|----0-----0---0-|------0-------2-|
D|----------------|--------------4-|----4-----4---4-|------4-------2-|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|0-----0-0-------|
Verse:
"Thinking 'bout my brother Ben..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----4-----4---0-|----0-----0-----|----------------|--0-------0-----|
B|----2-----2---5-|----5-----5---3-|----3-----2---0-|--0---0---0-----|
G|----4-----4---4-|----4-----4---0-|----0-----0---0-|------0-------2-| x3
D|----------------|--------------4-|----4-----4---4-|------4-------2-|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|0-----0-0-------|
"Kind of like my life is like a sequel to a movie..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----4-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|
G|----4-----------|----------------|----0-----------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|
A|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
Pre-Chrous:
"And these days..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----------4-----|--4-------4-----|
B|--5-------2-----|--2-------2-----|
G|--6-------4---4-|--4---4---4---2-| x4
D|--4-----------2-|------2-------2-|
A|5-----0-----0---|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
T
Chorus:
"If only my life was more like..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|0---0-000-0-0-5-|--5-5-3---3-3-33|
B|0---0-000-0-0-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-00|
G|5---5-555-5-5-5-|--5-5-5---5-5-55| x8
D|5---5-555-5-5-4-|--4-4-0---0-0-00|
A|--------------5-|--5-5-5---5-5-55|
E|5---5-555-5-5---|----------------|
T T TTT T T
Bridge:
"And most my memories..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|4---4-444-4---4-|--4-4-444-7-4-44|----------4-4---|----------4---44|
B|5---5-555-5---5-|--5-5-555-5-5-55|2---2-222-2-2-2-|--2-2-222-2-2-22|
G|4---4-444-4---4-|--4-4-444-4-4-44|3---3-333-4-4-3-|--3-3-333-4-3-44|
D|6---6-666-6---6-|--6-6-666-6-6-66|2---2-222-2-2-2-|--2-2-222-2-2-22|
A|4---4-444-4---4-|--4-4-444-4-4-44|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|2---2-222-2-2-2-|--2-2-222-2-2-22|
T T TTT T T T T T TTT T T TT
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|4---4-444-4-4-4-|--4-4-444-7-4-44|----------4-4---|----------4-----|
B|5---5-555-5-5-5-|--5-5-555-5-5-55|2---2-222-2-2-2-|--2-2-222-2-2---|
G|4---4-444-4-4-4-|--4-4-444-4-4-44|3---3-333-4-4-3-|--3-3-333-4-3---|
D|6---6-666-6-6-6-|--6-6-666-6-6-66|2---2-222-2-2-2-|--2-2-222-2-2---|
A|4---4-444-4-4-4-|--4-4-444-4-4-44|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|2---2-222-2-2-2-|--2-2-222-2-2---|
T T TTT T T T T T TTT T T
(Half-Time feel)
"If heaven's all we want it to be..."
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----------------|-----------------|0-------0-----0-|----------------|
B|4---------4---3-|------3--3-3-3\--|0-------0-----0-|----------------|
G|4---------4---2-|------2--2-2-2\--|1-------2-----1-|----------------|
D|4---------4---4-|------4--4-4-4\--|0-------0-----0-|----------------|
A|2---------2---2-|------2--2-2-2\--|2-------2-----2-|----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|0-------0-----0-|----------------|
| + + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|^0---------------|----------------|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|^0---------------|----------------|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|^1---------------|----------------|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|^0---------------|----------------|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|^2---------------|----------------|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|^0---------------|----------------|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |+ + + + |
e|----------------|----0---0---0-00|4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-|--7---9---12-----|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3//5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4//6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--7---9---12-----|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2//4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3//5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Interlude/Outro:
| + + + + |+ + + + |
e|/0--00-000-0------|-------------------------|
B|/0--00-000-0---12-|--121212-121212-12-12-12-|
G|/5--55-555-5---11-|--111111-111111-11-11-11-| x10 (fade last 2 times)
D|/5--55-555-5---10-|--101010-101010-10-10-10-|
A| -----------------|-------------------------|
E|/5--55-555-5---10-|--101010-101010-10-10-10-|
T TT TTT T T T T T T T T T T T
The rhythm for that last bar looks messy, so it's:
|+ + + + |
e|--xxx-xxx-x-x-x-|
B|--xxx-xxx-x-x-x-|
G|--xxx-xxx-x-x-x-|
D|--xxx-xxx-x-x-x-|
A|--xxx-xxx-x-x-x-|
E|--xxx-xxx-x-x-x-|
Lyrics:
I've these dreams of
Walking home
Home where it used to be
And everything is
As it was
Frozen in front of me
Here I stand
6 feet small
Romanticizing years ago
But it's a bitter sweet feeling hearing
"Wrapped Around Your Finger" on the radio
And these days
I wish I was 6 again
Oh make me a red cape
I wanna be Superman
Oh, if only my life was more like 1983
All these things would be more like they
Were at the start of me
Had it made in 83
Thinking 'bout my brother Ben
I miss him every day
He looks just like his brother John
But on an 18 month delay
Here I stand
6 feet small
And smiling cause I'm scared as hell
Kind of like my life is like a sequel to a movie
Where the actor's names have changed
Oh well
Well these days
I wish I was 6 again
Oh make me a red cape
I wanna be Superman
Oh, if only my life was more like 1983
All these things would be more like they
Were at the start of me
If my life was more like 1983
Plot a course to the source of the
Purest little part of me
And most my memories
Have escaped me
Or confused themselves within dreams
If heaven's all we want it to be
Send your prayers to me
Care of 1983
You can paint that house a rainbow of colors
Rip out the floorboards
Replace the shutters but
That's my plastic in the dirt
Whatever happened to my
Whatever happened to my
Whatever happened to my lunchbox?
When came the day that it got
Thrown away and don't you think I should have had some say
In that decision?
If only my life (repeated until fade)
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