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Speak For Me by John Mayer
Speak For Me
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
A D
Now the cover of Rolling Stone
A D
Ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
A D
And the music on my radio
A D
Ain't supposed to make me feel alone
[Chorus]
D A Bm
What a drag to know
D A E
I'll have to learn to let it go
E D
Show me something I can be
E D
Play a song that I can sing
E D
Make me feel as I am free
D A E E A
Someone come speak for me
[Verse]
A D
Now they celebrating broken things
A D
I don't want a world of broken things
A D
You can tell that something isn't right
A D
When all your heroes are in black and white
[Chorus]
D A Bm
What a drag to say
D A E
At least we still have yesterday
E D
Show me something I can be
E D
Play a song that I can sing
E D
Make me feel as I am free
D A E E A
Someone come speak for me
[Bridge]
D
La di da di da
D
La di da di da
D
La di da di da di da
D
La di da di da di da
A
Oh yeah
[Verse]
D A E
I'm not mad about it
A E D
But I'm not mad about it
D A E
I'm not mad about it
A E D
But I'm not that mad about it
[Verse]
E D
Show me something I can be
E D
Play a song that I can sing
E D
Make me feel as I am free
D A E E A
Someone come speak for me
D A E E A
Someone come speak for me
D E A
Someone come speak for me
[Outro]
A D
Now the cover of Rolling Stone
A D
Ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Light Finger picking, listen to the song to get the rhythm of his picking
pattern. (Ih is hammer on btw.)
e------------------------------------------)
b--------0--------0----0---0---Ih1---------)
g--Ih-2--2----Ih2-2---Ih2--2-----Ih2-------) { intro and verse)
d--------------------------------0---------)
a----------------------3---3---------------)
E--3-----3-----3--3------------------------)
The cover of the rolling stone, ain't the cover of the rolling stone...
(Pre Chorus)
Am Cm7 D
What a drag to know,
Am Cm7 D
gotta learn to let it go.
Chorus
D G Am
So show me something I can be
D G C
Play a song that I can sing.
D G Am
Make me feel as I am free.
D Cm7 D
Someone come speak for me.
(Back to intro/verse)
Bridge
D G Cm7
I'm not mad about it
D G Cm7
I'm not made about it
D G Cm7
I'm not that mad about it
Chorus
D G Am
So show me something I can be
D G C
Play a song that I can sing.
D G Am
Make me feel as I am free.
D Cm7 D
Someone come speak for me.
(Back to intro/verse)
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
A A/C# D
Now the cover of a Rolling Stone
A A/C# D
Ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
A A/C# D
And the music on my radio
A A/C# D
Isn't supposed to make me feel alone
[Pre-Chorus]
D A Bm
What a drag to know
D A E
I have to learn to let it go
[Chorus]
E A D
Show me something I can be
E A D
Play a song that I can sing
E A D
Make me feel as I am free
D A/C# Bm A
Someone come speak for me
[Verse 2]
A A/C# D
Well theya��re celebrating broken things
A A/C# D
I dona��t want a world of broken things
A A/C# D
You can tell something isn't right
A A/C# D
When all your heroes are in black and white
[Pre-Chorus]
D A Bm
What a drag to say
D A E
At least I still have yesterday
[Chorus]
E A D
Show me something I can be
E A D
Play a song that I can sing
E A D
Make me feel as I am free
D A/C# Bm A
Someone come speak for me
D A/C# Bm A
Someone come speak for me
[Bridge]
Bm A E
I'm not mad about it
A E D
But I'm not mad about it
Bm A E
I'm not mad about it
A E D
But I'm not that mad about it
[Chorus]
E A D
Show me something I can be
E A D
Play a song that I can sing
E A D
Make me feel as I am free
D A/C# Bm A
Someone come speak for me
[Outro]
A A/C# D
Now the cover of a Rolling Stone
A A/C# D
Ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
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version 4
Capo:no capo
This song has mostly finger pickings, the main riff goes like this...
[MAIN RIFF]
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------2-----------2-----------7-----------|
G|-2h4----4----2h4----4----7h9----9----7----|
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------7---7------9-|
A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----|
E|------------------------------------------|
...and is played in between some of the different parts,
but for ease, the rest of the song is printed like chords.
Mayer uses his thumb on some occasions, which are marked with *.
[Verse]
e|-----------|
B|--7---x----|
G|--9---11---|
D|--7---9----| (x4)
A|--0---x----|
E|------10---|
"Now the cover of a Rolling Stone..."
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[Pre-Chorus]
e|----------------------------|
B|--3---3---3------3---3---0--|
G|--2---2---2------2---2---1--|
D|--0---0---0------0---0---2--|
A|------4---2----------4---2--|
E|-------------------------0--|
"What a drag to know..."
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[Chorus]
e|--------------|
B|--9-------10--|
G|--9----9--11--|
D|--9-------12--| (x3)
A|--11--0---x---|
E|--0-------10*-|
"Show me something I can be..."
e|-------------------|
B|--10--------7---5--|
G|--11--------7---6--|
D|--12----12--9---7--| (x2)
A|--x---------x---x--|
E|--10*-9*----7*--5*-|
"...someone come speak for me"
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[Interlude]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--6---7---9---7--|
D|--7---9---11--9--| (x2)
A|--0---0---0---0--|
E|-----------------|
e|----------9------------9---|
B|--10h12---12---10h12---12--|
G|--11------11---11------11--|
D|--12------12---12------12--| (x2)
A|--x-------x----x-------x---|
E|--10*-----10*--10*-----10*-|
"La di da di da di da di da..."
Then he starts strumming the main riff, so now it goes something like...
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-2----2------2----2------7----7------7--7-|
G|-2h4----4----2h4----4----7h9----9----7--7-|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---7---7---7---7--9-|
A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-2----2------2----2------7----7------7----|
G|-2h4----4----2h4----4----7h9----9----7--7-|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---7---7---7---7--7-|
A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0--x-|
E|----------------------------------------9-|
[Bridge]
e|--2---x---0-----x---x---x---------x---0-----x---x---x-----0---0--|
B|--3---2---0-----2---2---3-----3---2---0-----2---2---3-----0---0--|
G|--2---2---1-----2---2---2-----2---2---1-----2---2---2-----1---1--|
D|--4---2---2-----2---2---0-----0---2---2-----2---2---0-----2---0--|
A|--2---0---2-----0---x---x-----2---0---2-----0---x---x-----2---2--|
E|----------0---------4---2*------------0---------4---2*----0---0--|
"I'm not mad about it..."
------------------------------------------------------------------------
[FINAL CHORUS ENDING]
e|------------------|
B|--10-------7---x--|
G|--11-------7---9--|
D|--12--12---9---9--| (x2)
A|--x---x----x---7--|
E|--10*-9*---7*--0--|
"...someone come speak for me"
[FINAL CHORD]
e|--------------------| e|-------|
B|---------------x----| B|--12~--|
G|---------------11~--| but on the live-video ---> G|--11~--|
D|---------------9~~--| D|--9~~--|
A|---------------x----| A|--x----|
E|---------------10~--| E|--10~--|
"...Rolling Stone"
LYRICS:
Now the cover of a Rolling Stone
ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
And the music on my radio
ain't supposed to make me feel alone
What a drag to know
I have to learn to let it go
Show me something I can be
Play a song that I can sing
Make me feel as I am free
Someone come speak for me
With the celebrating broken things
I don't want a world of broken things
You can tell that something isn't right
when all your heroes are in black and white
What a drag to say
At least I still have yesterday
Show me something I can be
Play a song that I can sing
Make me feel as I am free
Someone come speak for me
Someone come speak for me
La di da di da
La di da di da
La di da di da di da di da
La di da di da di da di da
Yeah
I'm not mad about it
But I'm not mad about it
I'm not mad about it
But I'm not that mad about it
Just show me something I can be
Play a song that I can sing
Make me feel as I am free
Someone come speak for me
Someone come speak for me
Someone come speak for me
Now the cover of a Rolling Stone
ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
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