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The Heart Of Life

by John Mayer
Tab intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 1th fret
Version:
v7v1v2v3v4v5v6
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100% 
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Heart of Life - John Mayer
By: steidl705
John does a fast pick and flick finger style with this song. He picks(p) with his thumb
and ring, and flicks(f) with his index finger. I'll note the pattern in the Intro, but
it follows through the whole song. 
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--12--(12)--7--7--7--7--7--7--10--(10)-------------------|
G|------11------11------11------(11)-----7-----7-----7------(9)--------------------|
D|------12------12------12------(12)-----9-----9-----9------(9)--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10------10------10------10--------7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
    p   f   p   f   p   f   p    f    p  f  p  f  p  f  p    f
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2/3--3--3--3--3/3--3--2--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
G|-----2-----2/4-----4-----4/2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
D|-----4-----4/5-----5-----5/4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------|
E|--2-----2-------3-----3----------------------------------------------------------|
    p  f  p   f   p  f  p   f   p  f  p  f  p  f  p  f  p  f
e|--------------------------9--10-----------------------9--7-----------------------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--12-----------7--7--7--7--7--10-----------------------------|
G|------11------11----------------------7-----7------------------------------------|
D|------12------12----------------------9-----9------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10------10------10---------------7-----7-----7---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2/3--3--3--3--3/3--3--2--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
G|-----2-----2/4-----4-----4/2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
D|-----4-----4/5-----5-----5/4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------|
E|--2-----2-------3-----3----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (1)
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B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--12--(12)--7--7--7--7--7--7--10--(10)-------------------|
G|------11------11------11------(11)-----7-----7-----7------(9)--------------------|
D|------12------12------12------(12)-----9-----9-----9------(9)--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10------10------10------10--------7-----7-----7-----7----7---------------------|
    I     hate     to    see    you    cry      laying there in
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2/3--3--3--3--3/3--3--2--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
G|-----2-----2/4-----4-----4/2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
D|-----4-----4/5-----5-----5/4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------|
E|--2-----2-------3-----3----------------------------------------------------------|
   that       pos     -     i      -      tion.
e|--------------------------9--10-----------------------9--7-----------------------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--12-----------7--7--7--7--7--10-----------------------------|
G|------11------11----------------------7-----7------------------------------------|
D|------12------12----------------------9-----9------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10------10------10---------------7-----7-----7---------------------------------|
   There   are    things you need to hear.     So  turn off your
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B|--2--2--2--2/3--3--3--3--3/3--3--2--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
G|-----2-----2/4-----4-----4/2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
D|-----4-----4/5-----5-----5/4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------|
E|--2-----2-------3-----3----------------------------------------------------------|
   tears     and            lis     -     ten.
Chorus
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B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------------------|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4------------------|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5-------5-------5------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
   Pain throws your heart  to the ground. 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------------------|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4------------------|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5-------5-------5------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
   Love  turns  the  whole  thing  around  
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3--3--3-----|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------2-------2-------4------4-----2-----|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------0-------0-------5------5-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------2-------2-------3-------3-----2--------|
   No,  it  won't  all  go  the   way it should,  but  i  know   the     heart of 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      of life is good.
Verse (2)
e|--------------------------9--10-----------------------9--7-----------------------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--12-----------7--7--7--7--7--10-----------------------------|
G|------11------11----------------------7-----7------------------------------------|
D|------12------12----------------------9-----9------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10------10------10---------------7-----7-----7---------------------------------|
    You...         know it's nothing new.       Bad news never
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2/3--3--3--3--3/3--3--2--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
G|-----2-----2/4-----4-----4/2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
D|-----4-----4/5-----5-----5/4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------|
E|--2-----2-------3-----3----------------------------------------------------------|
   had       good           ti        -     ming. 
e|--------------------------9--10-----------------------9--7-----------------------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--12-----------7--7--7--7--7--10-----------------------------|
G|------11------11----------------------7-----7------------------------------------|
D|------12------12----------------------9-----9------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10------10------10---------------7-----7-----7---------------------------------|
   But then   the  circle  of your  friends     will defend the    
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2/3--3--3--3--3/3--3--2--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
G|-----2-----2/4-----4-----4/2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
D|-----4-----4/5-----5-----5/4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------|
E|--2-----2-------3-----3----------------------------------------------------------|
   sil   -   ver           lin    -        ing.
Chorus
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B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------------------|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4------------------|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5-------5-------5------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
   Pain throws your heart  to the ground. 
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B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------------------|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4------------------|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5-------5-------5------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
   Love  turns  the  whole  thing  around  
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B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3--3--3-----|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------2-------2-------4------4-----2-----|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------0-------0-------5------5-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------2-------2-------3-------3-----2--------|
   No,  it  won't  all  go  the   way it should,  but  i  know   the     heart of 
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B|--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      of life is good.
Solo 
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B|--10--10--12--14/15------------10--14--12----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------11----11------------------12--11--9-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------11------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------------------|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4------------------|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5-------5-------5------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
   Pain throws your heart  to the ground. 
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B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------------------|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4------------------|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5-------5-------5------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------------|
   Love  turns  the  whole  thing  around  
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5---5---5---7---7---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3--3--3-----|
G|------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------2-------2-------4------4-----2-----|
D|------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------0-------0-------5------5-----0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------5-------5---5---5-------3-------2-------2-------3-------3-----2--------|
   No,  it  won't  all  go  the   way it should,  but  i  know   the     heart of 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      of life is good.
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slide
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