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Love Is A Verb by John Mayer
Love Is A Verb
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---9-------9------9------------------9------------|
G|---9-------9------9------------------9------------|
D|---9-------9------9/11--------7--7---9------------|
A|---9/11/9--11-----0-------7---7--9---9/11---------|
E|---0--------------9-------7/9--------0------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/9----------9------9/10------9-----------------|
G|--7/9--11--9---9------9-9-------9-----------------|
D|-------11--9---11-----9/11------9-----------------|
A|---------------0------0---------9/11--------------|
E|---------------9----------------0-----------------|
Chords(for the entire song)**:
E A B E
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---9-------9-------7-------9------------|
G|---9-------9-------8-------9------------|
D|---9-------11------9-------9------------|
A|---9/11----0-------x-------9/11---------|
E|---0-------9-------7-------0------------|
** There are some little parts in the song when he adds a new chord. Check it out:
E A B C#m
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---9-------9-------7/9-----9------------|
G|---9-------9-------8-------9------------|
D|---9-------11------9-----9/11-----------|
A|---9/11----0-------x-----9/11-----------|
E|---0-------9-------7-------9------------|
[Intro]
E A
Love is a verb
B E
It ain't a thing
[Verse 1]
E A
It's not something you own
B E
It's not something you scream
E A
When you show me love,
B C#m
I don't need your words**
[Chorus]
E A
Yeah, love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
E A
Love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
E A B C#m E A B E
[Verse 2]
E A
Love ain't a crush
B E
It ain't an excuse
E A
No, you can't get through love
B E
On just a pile of I.O.U.s
E A
Love ain't a drug
B C#m
Despite what you've heard**
[Chorus]
E A
Yeah, love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
E A
Love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
[Bridge]
E A
So you gotta show show show me
B E
show show show me
E A
Show show show me
B E
That love is a verb
E A
Yeah, you gotta show show show me
B C#m
show show show me**
E A
Show show show me
B E
That Love is a verb
[Outro]
E A
Love ain't a thing
B E
Love is a verb
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
e|--(0)---------(9)-------------(0)-----x---------------9-----------------(0)-----|
B|---12----------12--------------12-----7/9--9------9---9---10--------10---12-----|
G|---9-----------9---------------9------7/9--12\11--9---9---9h11p9----9----9------|
D|---9-----------11------7-------9------x---------------x----------11------9------|
A|---9h11-9-11---0---7---7---7---9h11---x---------------0------------------9h11---|
E|---0-----------9---7h9-----9---0------0---------------x------------------0------|
[Verse/Chorus]
(1st, 2nd, and 4th time)
e|--(0)-----------(9)-----(0)-----(0)----------|
B|---12------------12------7-------12----------|
G|---9-------------9-------8-------9----(2x)---|
D|---9-------------11------9-------9-----------|
A|---9h11-9-11-----0-------x-------9h11--------|
E|---0-------------9-------7-------0-----------|
[Verse/Chorus] (3rd Time)
(Substitute the last chord, the E major, with a
C# minor the third time through the chord progression)
e|--(0)-----------(9)-----(0)-----(9)------|
B|---12------------12------7-------9-------|
G|---9-------------9-------8-------9-------|
D|---9-------------11------9-------9h11----|
A|---9h11-9-11-----0-------x-------x-------|
E|---0-------------9-------7-------9-------|
Love is a verb
It ain't a thing
It's not something you own
It's not something you scream
When you show me love
I don't need your words
Yeah love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a crutch
It ain't an excuse
No you can't get through love
On just a pile of I-O-Us
Love ain't a drug
Despite what you've heard
Yeah love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
So you gotta show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
That love is a verb
You gotta show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
That love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
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version 3
Capo:no capo
INTRO
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12----------------------|
G|--9-----9--9---9--------9-----------------9-----|
D|--9-----9--9---9h11-----11----------7-----9-----|
A|--9h11--9--11--0--------0------7----7--7--9h11--|
E|--0----------------------------7h9-----9--0-----|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/9--9-----9--9------9h10--9--9---12----------|
G|--7/9--12/9--9--9------9h11--9--9---9-----------|
D|--7/9--9-----9--11-----9-----9--11--9-----------|
A|----------------0---------------0---9h11--------|
E|------------------------------------0-----------|
THE REST
These are the different chord progressions (parts) he uses throughout the song, use the
video to know when to play each of them.
• Part 1
e|--------------------|
B|------12-----7------|
G|--9---9------8--9---|
D|--9---11-----9--9---|
A|--11--0---------11--|
E|--0----------7--0---|
• Part 2
e|--------------------|
B|------12-----7--9---|
G|--9---9------8--9---|
D|--9---11-----9--11--|
A|--11--0-------------|
E|--0----------7--9---|
• Part 3 (used just at 1:10 - 1:23)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12-----7--9--7--9--9------9--9---9--------7--------|
G|--9---9------8--8--8--9--9------9--11--9--------8--9-----|
D|--9---11-----9--9--9--9--11-----9--9---9h11-----9--9-----|
A|--11--0-------------------------0--0---0-----------9h11--|
E|--0----------7--7--7--9--9----------------------7--0-----|
Part 4 (Ending)
e|----------------0---|
B|------12-----7--0---|
G|--9---9------8--1---|
D|--9---11-----9--2---|
A|--11--0---------2---|
E|--0----------7--0---|
(The "So you gotta show me" part is the same as Part 1, just change the strumming a little)
Love is a verb
It ain't a thing
It's not something you own
It's not something you scream
When you show me love
I don't need your words
Yeah love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a crutch
It ain't an excuse
No you can't get through love
On just a pile of I-O-Us
Love ain't a drug
Despite what you've heard
Yeah love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
So you gotta show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
That love is a verb
You gotta show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
That love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--12b~--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11----------------9--11-11b~--11b11--9---------11b11--9--9---------------|
D|-----------------/11------------------------/11------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Love is a verb
It ain't a thing
It's not something you own
It's not something you scream
When you show me love
I don't need your words
Yeah love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a crutch
It ain't an excuse
No you can't get through love
On just a pile of I-O-Us
Love ain't a drug
Despite what you've heard
Yeah love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
So you gotta show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
That love is a verb
You gotta show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
Show, show, show me
That love is a verb
Love ain't a thing
Love is a verb
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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