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Don't Believe A Thing I Say by Jack Johnson
Don't Believe A Thing I Say
Tuning: E A D G B E
The actual guitar part uses an alternative tuning but these chords work well. Sounds better if you add
in some fingerpicking. I play it with the barre chords shown but if you tuned down a half step and
transposed this, open chords would also work well.
Bb Eb F C
e|--6----6---8---8--|
B|--6----8---10--8--|
G|--7----8---10--9--|
D|--8----8---10--10-|
A|--8----6---8---10-|
E|--6------------8--|
[Intro]
Bb
[Verse 1]
Eb
Mercury's in retrograde
Eb
Don't believe a thing I say
Eb
You know I don't believe that stuff
Eb Bb
My mind's only made of dust
Eb
The echo always said get real
Eb
Mostly I just go by feel
Eb
Kick it first if it don't start
Eb Bb
Don't need tools I got my heart
[Chorus]
F Eb
Are we free or afraid
Bb
Of what we're told
F Eb
Are we out of or under
Bb
Control
[Verse 2]
Eb
When Saturn returns I begin
Eb
To trust in patterns more than men
Eb
Or the stories that they tell
Eb Bb
Even when they tell them well
Eb
The echo always sounded good
Eb
Until I finally understood
Eb
I only had to open the door
Eb Bb
Now I don't trust the echo anymore
[Chorus]
F Eb
Are we free or afraid
Bb
Of what we're told
F Eb
Are we out of or under
Bb
Control
[Verse 3]
Eb
All these planets pulling me around
Eb
They pulled my face into a frown
Eb
Even though my minds made up
Eb
My mind's only made of dust
C Bb
From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen
C Bb
From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen
[Chorus]
F Eb
Are we free or afraid
Bb
Of what we're told
F Eb
Are we out of or under
Bb
Control
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version 2
Tuning: A# F A# F A# D
Intro and Main Riff -- slide up w/ both middle and ring fingers
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-------------------------0-------------------------------------|
G|---------4---0------0--------------4---0-----0-----------------------------|
D|----2/4--------4------4---4----2/4-------4-----4---4-----------------------|
A|-----------------0------0------------------0-----0-------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 1 -- barre 5th fret. 2x Then back to main riff.
e|-5--------5--------------5--------5----------------------------------------|
B|----5--------5-----5--------5--------5-----5-------------------------------|
G|-------5--------5--------------5--------5----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 2-- barre 7th fret down to 5th fret
e|-7--------7----------------5--------5------------------------3--0-----0----|
B|----7--------7-----7----------5--------5-----5-----------/5-------0-----0--|
G|-------7--------7----------------5--------5---------0h2-------------0-----0|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
Bridge -- The (7) indicates an embellishment that my ear isnt quite sure thats
actually in the song it, but I like it. You can also just leave it out.
e|--------7--8--------------------------7--8---------------------------------|
B|--------------7-----9-------0---------------7-----5-----0------------------|
G|-(7)h9-----------9-----/10-----(7)h9-----------9-----7---------------------|
D|----------------------------0---------------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------7--8--------------------------7--8---------------------------------|
B|--------------7-----9-------0---------------7-----5-----4-----2-----0------|
G|-(7)h9-----------9-----/10-----(7)h9-----------9-----7-----5-----4-----2---|
D|----------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Back to Main Riff here
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
G|-/4--0---------------------------------4---0-----0-------------------------|
D|--------9-----7-----4-----2-----0--2/4-------4-----4-----------------------|
A|-----------9-----7-----5-----4-----------------0-----0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 3 -- From stars and clouds
e|-2--------2--------------2--------2----------------------------------------|
B|----2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2-------------------------------|
G|-------2--------2--------------2--------2----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the whole song, complete with the bridge, which was absent from my previous version.
Mercury's in retrograde
Don't believe a thing I say
You know I don't believe that stuff
My mind's only made of dust
The echo always said get real
Mostly I just go by feel
Kick it first if it don't start
Don't need tools I got my heart
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told
Are we out of or under control
When Saturn returns I begin
To trust in patterns more than men
Or the stories that they tell
Even when they tell them well
The echo always sounded good
Until I finally understood
I only had to open the door
Now I don't trust the echo anymore
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told
Are we out of or under control
All these planets pulling me around
They pulled my face into a frown
Even though my minds made up
My mind's only made of dust
From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen
From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told
Are we out of or under control
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 3
Tuning: C G C G C E
Open Bb tuning (Open C, down 1 step)
Intro
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------0--------|-------------------------|
F|----------4-----------0--|----------0------------0-|
Bb|-----2\4-----------------|-----0----------0--------|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--0----------0-----0-----|--0-----0----0-----0-----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------0--------|-------------------------|
F|----------4-----------0--|----------0------------0-|
Bb|-----2\4-----------------|-----0----------0--------|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--0----------0-----0-----|--0-----0----0-----0-----|
Verse
D|----------5-----------5--|----------5-----------5--|
Bb|----------5-----------5--|----------5-----------5--|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|
F|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|
Bb|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
D|----------5-----------5--|----------5-----------0--|
Bb|----------5-----------5--|----------5-----------0--|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|
F|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------0-----|
Bb|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
Chorus
D|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|
Bb|----------7--------------|----------5--------------|
F|----7-----------7--------|----5-----------5--------|
Bb|-------7-----------7-----|-------5-----------5-----|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-7-----------7-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
D|----------1------------0-|----------0-----------0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F|---0h2---------2\4-------|----0-----------0--------|
Bb|-------0------------0----|-------0-----------0-----|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
Interlude
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------11----12-----7-|----------9--------------|
F|----9--------------------|----9-----------10-----5-|
Bb|-------0-----------------|-------0------------0----|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------0------0----|-0-----------0-----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------11----12-----7-|-------------------------|
F|----9--------------------|----9-----10-----7-----5-|
Bb|-------0-----------------|-------0------------0----|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------0------0----|-0-----------0-----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------11----12-----7-|----------9--------------|
F|----9--------------------|----9-----------10-----5-|
Bb|-------0-----------------|-------0------------0----|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------0------0----|-0-----------0-----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------11----12-----7-|-------------------------|
F|----9--------------------|----9-----10----7------9-|
Bb|-------0-----------------|-------0------------0----|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------0------0----|-0-----------0-----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F|----5-----7-----4-----5--|----2-----2/4-----0----2-|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----0--------0----0---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F|----------0--------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----4-----------2----2/4-|----0-----2-----------0--|
F|-------0-----------------|----------------4--------|
Bb|-0-----------0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
Bridge
D|----------5-----------5--|----------5-----------5--|
Bb|----------5-----------5--|----------5-----------5--|
F|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|
Bb|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
D|----------5-----------5--|----------5--------------|
Bb|----------5-----------5--|----------5--------------|
F|----5-----------5--------|----------------5--------|
Bb|-------5-----------5-----|----5--------------5\----|
F|-------------------------|-------5-----------------|
Bb|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
D|----------2-----------2--|----------2-----------0--|
Bb|----------2-----------2--|----------2--------------|
F|----2-----------2--------|----2-----------2--------|
Bb|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------------|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2----2------|
Intro (x2)
Verse
Mercury's in retrograde
Don't believe a thing I say
You know I don't believe that stuff
My mind's only made of dust
Intro
Verse
The echo always said “get real”
Mostly I just go by feel
Kick it first if it don't start
Don't need tools I got my heart
Intro
Chorus
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told?
Are we out of or under control
Verse
When Saturn returns I begin to
trust in patterns more than men
Or the stories that they tell
Even when they tell them well
Verse
The echo always sounded good
Until I finally understood
I only had to open the door
Now I don' trust the echo anymore
Chorus
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told?
Are we out of or under control?
Interlude
Bridge
All these planets pulling me around
They pulled my face into a frown
Even though my minds made up
My mind's only made of dust
From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen
From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen
Chorus
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told?
Are we out of or under control?
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