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Frank D Fixer by Jason Mraz
Frank D Fixer
Tuning: E A D G B e
--Chords:--
Intro: G
Verse: G Em C
Pre-Chorus: C#m7b5 C G
Chorus: C, D, G,
C, D, Em,
C, D, G,A7,
C, D, G,
Bridge: in the tab
Outro: G
---Tab--
Intro:
Note: Palm Mute
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2x:
Note: Palm Mute
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------0-------------------------------------3------------------|
Lyrics:
Frank D. Fixer was a handy man
He could handle everything, he was my granddad
He grew his own food and he could fix his own car
I watched it all happen, in our backyard
Pre-Chorus(2x):
Note: Palm Mute
First time: play Part A (Ending= G chord)
Second time: play Part B (Ending= C chord)
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|4--------------------3------------------|(B)3------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|(A)3------------------|
Lyrics:
He'd reinvent the part to fix the broken home
He restored the heart
Chorus:
Note: I'll just give you the chords here
e|----0---0------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------2---2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I wish I was a fixer
e|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------2---4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------2---2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I would fix you up inside
e|----0---0------3---0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------3---2--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------0---2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5----------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I would build you a town, if the world fell down
e|----0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I wish i was that guy
Verse (2x):
Note: Palm Mute
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------0-------------------------------------3------------------|
Lyrics:
If Frank D. Fixer were alive today
Well he may laugh at me and he may have a lot to say
Well he might ask if I keep working for the family
To keep the bills all paid and be his protégé
Pre-Chorus(2x):
Note: Palm Mute
First time: play Part A (Ending= G chord)
Second time: play Part B (Ending= C chord)
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|4--------------------3------------------|(B)3------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|(A)3------------------|
Lyrics:
What happened to the ground right where we are?
What happened to the family farm?
Chorus:
Note: I'll just give you the chords here.
e|----0---0------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------2---2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I wish I was a fixer
e|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------2---4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------2---2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I would fix you up inside
e|----0---0------3---0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------3---2--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------0---2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5----------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I would build you a town, if the world fell down
e|----0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I wish i was that guy
Bridge:
(2x)
e|----------------(3)---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0----0---0---1----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0----0---0---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----2---0---2----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---2---3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Every evening breaking bread
He showed us who a real man is
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|4--------------------3------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
No matter what my grandma sayd
He would never lose his head
e|---------------------------0-0-0-----------|
B|---------------------------0-0-0-----------|
G|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-----------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-----------|
A|4--------------------3-----3-3-3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
He would never lose his heeeeeeead
Chorus:
Note: I'll just give you the chords here.
e|----0---0------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------2---2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I wish I was a fixer
e|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------2---4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------2---2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I would fix you up inside
e|----0---0------3---0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------3---2--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0------0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------0---2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5----------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I would build you a town, if the world fell down
e|----0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---3------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
D|----2---4------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I wish i was that guy
Outro:
e|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-2-2h3-3-3-3-2h3-3-3-3-2h3--------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-----0----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / 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 2
in square brackets I placed chords you can use if original ones too difficult to you
G6 [G](000023) - from 1st string to 6th
Em* [Em](000420)
C (310230)
C#m7b5 (x5454x)
Cmaj7 [C](x5453x) or (354533)
Gmaj9 [D](53045x) - just like C chord, just move it 2 frets higher.
F#11b9 (000423) - add D string to G6
A7 (020200)
G (330023)
Esus2 (000420)
B5 (000422) - those 2 chords are similar to F#11b9
pay attention to his specific way to play it with his right hand.
intro G6
G6 Em*
Frank D. Fixer was a handyman
C G6
He could handle everything; he was my granddad
G6 Em*
He grew his own food and fixed his own car
C G6
I watched it all happen in our backyard
C#m7b5 Cmaj7 G6
He'd reinvent the part to fix the broken home
C#m7b5 Cmaj7
He restored the heart
CHORUS:
C Gmaj9 G
I wish I was a fixer
C Gmaj9 F#11b9
I would fix you up inside
C Gmaj9 F#11b9 A7
I would build you a town if the world fell down
C Gmaj9 G
I wish I was that guy
G6
G6 Em*
If Frank D. Fixer were alive today
C G6
Well he may laugh at me and he may have a lot to say
G6 Em*
Well he might ask that I keep working for the family
C G6
To keep the bills all paid and be his protégé
C#m7b5 Cmaj7 G6
What happened to the ground right where we are?
C#m7b5 Cmaj7
What happened to the family farm?
CHORUS
Esus2 B5 F#11b9 C - 2 times
Esus2 B5 F#11b9 C
Every evening breaking bread
Esus2 B5 F#11b9 C
He showed us who a real man is
C#m7b5 Cmaj7
No matter what my grandma says
C#m7b5 Cmaj7
He would never lose his head
CHORUS
C Gmaj9 G
I wish I was a farmer
C Gmaj9 F#11b9
I would grow you a Garden of Eden
C Gmaj9 F#11b9 A7
I would bless the family with the gifts that granddad handed me
C Gmaj9 F#11b9
How wonderful that would be
C Gmaj9 G
Baby I'll make that guy be me
VERY-VERY simple solo at the end
1st -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
2nd -2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-0-1-2-3- and play with it; look like Jason does it
3rd-6th strings aren't used in solo
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