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Perfectly Lonely - John Mayer
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Tabbed by: J.Casquejo
Email: geehanski@yahoo.com
Chords:
C C2 F Dm G Am Em Fm G#
e|---x---x---x----x---x----x----x---x---x--|
B|---8---5---1---10---3----5----8---1---4--|
G|---9---5---2---10---4----5----9---1---5--|
D|--10---5---3---12---5----7----9---3---6--|
A|---x---3---x----x---x----x----7---x---x--|
E|---8-------1---10---3----5--------1---4--|
[Intro Lead]
e|-----------------13--12--10.--8--------------------------|
B|--13s15--13s15---13--13--10.--8--10~---------------------|
G|--12s14--12s14-------------------10~---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------13--12--10.--8--------------------------|
B|--13s15--13s15---13--13--10.--8--12~---10h12p10----------|
G|--12s14--12s14-------------------12~------------12~------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------13------------------|
B|-15b17r16b17~~----------13--13~-15--15b17~~--15b17r15~~------|
G|--------------------s14---14---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------20-------------------|
B|--10b12r10p8---8~~h10----------20b22---20b22r20~~--------|
G|-------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
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[Verse 1]
C F C2
Had a little love, but I spread it thin
Dm G
Falling in her arms and out again
C F C2
Made a bad name for my game around town
Dm G
Tore up my heart, and shut it down
C
Nothing to do
F C2
Nowhere to be
Dm G
A simple little kind of free
C
Nothing to do
F C2
No one but me
Dm G
And that's all I need
[Chorus]
C F C2
I'm perfectly lonely
Dm G
I'm perfectly lonely
Em Am
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
Dm
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
G
Nobody belongs to me
[Riff 1]
e|-----------------13--12--10.--8--------------------------|
B|--13s15--13s15---13--13--10.--8--10~---------------------|
G|--12s14--12s14-------------------10~---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------13--12--10.--8-----------12-------------------|
B|--13s15--13s15---13--13--10.--8--12~------15b17r16b17r16b17~~--|
G|--12s14--12s14-------------------12~---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
I see friends around from time to time
When their ladies let them slip away
And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine
This is always what I say
Nothing to do
Nowhere to be
A simple little kind of free
Nothing to do
No one to be
Is it really hard to see
[Chorus]
Why I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
Nobody belongs to me
[Bridge]
Am
And this is not to say
G
There never comes a day
F G G#
I'll take my chances and start again
Am
And when I look behind
G
On all my younger times
F Fm
I have to thank the wrongs that led me to a love so strong
[Solo]
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B|-----------------8h10----------8h10-----------------------|
G|------5h7-7s9~~-------/9-/9~~-------/10~-9.-7~-5---5------|
D|--5h7--------------------------------------------7---7s5~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------8.-8~-----------13-----------------------|
B|------------8h10-8.-8~10----16b18--16p13-13---------------|
G|------5h7s9---------------------------------14\-----------|
D|--5h7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------13---------------------15b17-15~-15b17-15~-15s17-20~\--|
B|--16b18--16p13-13.-13~----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------14\-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
Nobody belongs to me
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way that I want it
[Solo 2]
(starts after the first "That's the way" line)
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B|--------13-15b17-15~---15b17r15p13----13~-15b----10--------------|
G|--12s14----------------------------14----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(starts after third "that's the way" line)
e|-------------------------------------------13h15-----|
B|--16b18-16-13~---16b18-16~-16b18-16~-16b18-------13~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
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A|-----------------------------------------------------|
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e|--15b17r15p13-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------16-13~~-------16b18r16p13----13~-15b17r16b17--|
G|---------------------14\----------------14------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------13h15~~~~h20----------13h15~~h20-|
B|--15b17r15b17~-15b17-15b17-13~---15b17-------(hammer---15b17-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------with-right-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------hand)-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Then it fades out but he's still playing. You can improvise on the C major scale or C dorian.
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slide
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