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Why Georgia

by John Mayer
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4.8 (191)
Tuning: E A D G B E
Version:
v3v1v2v4v5v6v7v8
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
[Chords]
D5 Asus4 G5 Em7 F Fsus2] C G5 (alt) Csus2 Dadd4
e|---| e|-0-| e|---| e|-0-| e|---| e|---| e|-0-| e|-3-| e|-3-| e|-5-|
B|-3-| B|-3-| B|-3-| B|-3-| B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-3-| B|-3-| B|-3-|
G|-2-| G|-2-| G|-0-| G|-0-| G|-2-| G|-0-| G|-0-| G|-0-| G|-0-| G|-0-|
D|-0-| D|-2-| D|-0-| D|-2-| D|-3-| D|-3-| D|-2-| D|-0-| D|-X-| D|-4-|
A|---| A|-0-| A|-X-| A|-2-| A|-X-| A|-X-| A|-3-| A|-X-| A|-3-| A|-5-|
E|---| E|---| E|-3-| E|-0-| E|-1-| E|-1-| E|---| E|-3-| E|---| E|---|
Em7VII Dsus2 Cm9 D/F#
e|-1-| e|-1-| e|---| e|-2-|
B|-2-| B|-1-| B|-3-| B|-3-|
G|-1-| G|-3-| G|-3-| G|-2-|
D|-3-| D|-3-| D|-1-| D|-0-|
A|-1-| A|-1-| A|-3-| A|-X-|
E|---| E|---| E|---| E|-2-|
this is chris saying, enjoy. ps- for places that say G5, put either one depending
what sounds good to you
* slap string with thumb
[Inro/Verse]
gtr. 1 (acous.)
w/ fingers
let ring throughout
         *              *
e|------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-----------------------|
G|----0h2-----0--------0-----------0--|
D|------------------4-----------4-----|
A|---------------0--5--------5--------|
E|--3------X--------------X-----------|
    "lasts   all   af-ter  -   noon"
          *              *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3--------0--------0---|
G|-----0h2-----0--------0--------0---|
D|-------------------4---------------|
A|----------------0--5--------5------|
E|--3-------X--------------X---------|
e|--------------------------------------- r|
B|--------------------------------------- e|
G|--------------------------------------- p|
D|-----2-----2h5p2-----2h5p2--2-----2---- e|
A|--3-----3---------3------------3------- a|
E|--------------------------------------- t|
[Pre Chorus](listen for timing)
gtr. 3 (elec.)
w/ clean tone
let ring throughout
  harm. - |   harm. - |
e|-----------------------\|
B|--12--------------------|\
G|------12--14------12----|-\repeat throughout pre-chorus
D|--------------12--------|-/
A|------------------------|/
E|-----------------------/|
gtrs. 1&2 (acous.)
e|--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--|
B|--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--|
G|--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--|
D|--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--|
A|--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--X---X-X-X-X---X-X-X-X--X-X--|
E|--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--|
continued from above...
e|------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--|
B|--0---1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--|
G|--0---2-2-2-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--|
D|--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--|
A|--X---X-X-X-X---X-X-X-X--X-X--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--|
E|--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3------------------------------|
continued from above...
e|--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--X---X-X-X-X---X-X-X-X-X-X--|
E|--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
continued from above...
e|-------------------------------|
B|--3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3--3-3--|
G|--0---0-0-0-2---2-2-2--2--2-2--|
D|--0---0-0-0-2---2-2-2--2--2-2--|
A|--X---X-X-X-0---0-0-0--0--0-0--|
E|--3---3-3-3--------------------|
(listen for timing)
D5 Asus4 G5
living it right?___________________
D5 Asus4 Em7
am i living it right?_____________________
D5 Asus4 G5
am i living it right?_____________________
F Fsus2 F C
why, why, georgia, why?
gtr.4 (elec.)
e|--------------------------------------\|
B|---------------------------------------|\
G|------0-----0-------------0--------0---|-\also played throughout 2nd verse
D|------0-----0----4--4--------4-----0---|-/but with gtrs. 2&3
A|---------X---/5--------5--------5------|/
E|--/3-----X----------------------------/|
this piece played right after, "...to make it feel like home."
let ring throughout
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0---------0---2-----0--------------------0--|
D|-----2------2------------0---------0h2-----2--------|
A|--3------------3----------------3-------3-----3-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
                  feel's
 "but   all i     \/  alone"
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------0---2-----0-----------|
D|--2------------0---------0h2--|
A|-----3----------------3-------|
E|------------------------------|
[2nd Pre Chorus]
gtrs. 1&2
                 "wonder      sometimes________"
let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|--0----0----------------------0---------------3----3-3--|
B|--0---------0-----0--------3-------3----------3----3-3--|
G|--0---------------------2----------------2p0--0----0-0--|
D|--2------------2-----0----------------0-------0--0---0--|
A|--2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------------------------------------|
"-come           of a  still                 ver-"
let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
e|---------------------------------------0-----------|
B|--------1--0--------0-------0-----3-------3-----3--|
G|--------------0----------0-------------------0--2--|
D|-----2-------------------2----------------------0--|
A|--3--------------3-------2----------------------X--|
E|-------------------------0-----0----------------2--| 
"-dict     less  life"
e|-----------0--------0------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3------------------3--3-----3--3--|
G|--2--------2--2--------2--2------0-----2-----2--2--|
D|--------0--------------0--0------------2-----2--2--|
A|---------------------------------------0-----0--0--|
E|------------------------------3--------------------|
[Bridge]
gtrs. 2&4
  PM - |      PM - - - |           PM - |      PM - - - -|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5---5/-----------7---------------|
D|----------5-------3-------3---3/-----------5-------3----3--|
A|----------3---1-------1---1---1/---X---3---3---0---1----1--|
E|--X---1---1------------------------------------------------|
continued from above...
             PM - |      PM - - - - -|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---5---------------------------------5---5/--|
D|--3---3--------------5-------1----------3---3/--|
A|--1------0-----------3----------1---1---1---1/--|
E|-------------1---1---1---1----------------------|
continued from above...
  PM - |      PM - - - - - - |
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----------7---------5-------5---------|
D|----------5---------3-------3---------|
A|--X---3---3---0--0--1---1---1---------|
E|--------------------------------0--0--|
(listen for timing)
gtrs. 1,2&3
G5 Csus2 Dadd4 Csus2
"don't believe me______"
repeat above then play this...
Em7VII Dsus2 Cm9 Fsus2
"when i say i've got it down."
[play verse again]
e|-------------------------------------\|
B|--------------------------------------|\
G|-------0--------------0---------------|-\repeat through following lyrics
D|--2h4-----4p2p0--2h4-----4p2p0--2p0---|-/
A|--------------------------------------|/
E|-------------------------------------/|
"everything happens for a reason,"
is no reason not to ask myself if I'm
[Outro]
gtr. 4
e|--------------------------\|
B|-----------6----5----------|\
G|-----------5----5------5---|-\[lay 3 times then play...
D|------7--------------------|-/
A|--8------------------------|/
E|--------------------------/|
e|--------------------------------3--|
B|----------6-------------1-------3--|
G|-------------5----------0--2p0--0--|
D|------7--------------2----------0--|
A|--8--------------3--------------X--|
E|--------------------------------3--|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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