Why Georgia - John Mayer
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Why Georgia
Transcribed Josh Gilmore, Alan Myers
Michael Scott and Catherine Gagné (www3.sympatico.ca/g403z)


[Part 1]

Intro/Verse

e|--------------------------------|
b|-----3----3---------------------| middle finger
g|-----0h2--0---------0-------0---| index
d|-----------------4--------4-----| ring finger
a|-------------0---5------5-------| pinky
e|---3----------------------------| thumb


[Part 2]

(album)

e|--------------------------------------- -------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------- -------------------------------------|
g|-----4-----2p0------2p0----2-----2h4--- -----4----2p0-2----2p0----2-----2h4--|
d|-----2-----2---2----2p-----2--2--2----- -----2----2p0-2----2p0----2--2--2----|
a|---3-----3--------3------3------------- ---3----3--------3------3------------|
e|--------------------------------------- -------------------------------------|

He hits 3 on the b string a lot.. The chords are (x3243x) and (x3223x). The riff
is not exact but live, he plays it differently everytime.


[Part 3]

"I wonder sometimes.."

a) b)

e|---0---0---0---0--- ---0---0---0-------|
b|---3---3---3---3--- ---3---3---3---3---|
g|---0---2---2---0--- ---0---2---2---2---|
d|---2---0---0---2--- ---2---0---0---2---|
a|---2---x---x---3--- ---2---x---x---0---|
e|---0---2---3---x--- ---0---2---3-------|

Live, (3x0230) is often played this way (3x0032)


[Part 4]

Chorus

e|-----------2------------0------------2--- ---------------------------|
b|---3---3---3----3---3---3----3---3---3--- ---1---1-------------------|
g|---2---2---0----2---2---0----2---2---0--- ---0---0-------------------|
d|---0---2---0----0---2---2----0---2---0--- ---3---2--(back to verse)--|
a|-------0---x--------0---2--------0---x--- ---x---3-------------------|
e|-----------3------------0------------3--- ---1-----------------------|


[Part 5]

e|--------------- -------------------------- ---3---3---0---3---------|
b|---3---3---3--- -------------------------- ---3---3---3---3---------|
g|---0---0---0--- -------5---7---5---------- ---0---0---0---0---------|
d|---5---4---5--- ---5---3---5---3---(x2)--- ---0---x---4---x---(x2)--|
a|---5---5---5--- ---3---1---3---1---------- ---x---3---5---3---------|
e|---3---3---3--- ---1---------------------- ---3---------------------|


[Part 6]

"When I say I've got it down"

e|---7---5---x---x---|
b|---8---5---3---1---|
g|---7---7---3---0---|
d|---9---7---1---3---|
a|---7---5---3---x---|
e|---0---x---x---1---|


(1)

I am driving up 85 in the
Kind of morning that lasts all afternoon (2)
just stuck inside the gloom (1)
4 more exits to my apartment but
I am tempted to keep the car in drive (2)
And leave it all behind (1)

(3) Cause I wonder sometimes
About the outcome
Of a still verdictless life

(4) Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Why Georgia, why?

(1)

I rent a room and I fill the spaces with
Wood in places to make it feel like home (2)
But all I feel's alone (1)
It might be a quarter life crisis (2)
Or just the stirring in my soul (1)

(3) Either way I wonder sometimes
About the outcome
Of a still verdictless life

(4) Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Why Georgia, why? (5)

(5) So what, so I've got a smile on
But it's hiding the quiet superstitions in my head
Don't believe me
When I say I've got it down (1)

Everybody is just a stranger but
That's the danger in going my own way (2)
I guess it's the price I have to pay (1)

(3b) Still "everything happens for a reason"
Is no reason not to ask myself

(4) If I am living it right
Am I living it right?
Am I living it right?
Why Georgia, why? (1)



************************************

| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

WHY GEORGIA
As recorded by John Mayer
(From the 2003 Album ROOM FOR SQUARES)


Transcribed by Noel T. Manalo





Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'


Intro
Q=95
G D
4/4
Gtr I
E T S. S s E E +S E S S s
|-----------------------------------------|
|----3--(3)-(3)--3--(3)-------------------|
|----0h==2-------0--(0)--------0--------0-|
|------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)-(4)----4----|
|--------------------0--5-(5)-----5-(5)---|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)---------------------------|


G D
E T S. S s E E +S E S S s 3x
||-------------------------------------------||
||o------3--(3)-----3-(3)-------------------o||
||--(0)--0h==2------0-(0)--------0--------0--||
||---------------0----(0)-4-(4)-(4)----4-----||
||o--------------------0--5-(5)-----5-(5)---o||
||---3--(3)-(3)-(3)--------------------------||


Verse 1 & 2
$
G D
E T S. S s E E +S E S S s 3x
||---------------------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------------------o||
||--(0)--0h==2-------0--(0)-------0--------0---||
||---------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)------4-------||
||o-------------------------5-(5)---5-(5)-(5)-o||
||---3--(3)-(3)-(3)----------------------------||


G D
E T S. S s E E +S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-(0)--0h==2-------0--(0)-------0--------0--|
|--------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)------4------|
|-------------------------5-(5)---5-(5)-(5)-|
|--3--(3)-(3)-(3)---------------------------|


C C
E S s S s S s s S S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-|
|----0--(0)----0--(0)-(0)----0----2-(2)-2---|
|----2---0--2------2---0--2-----2----2------|
|-3-(3)-----3-(3)---------3-(3)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


C C
E S s S s S s s S S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------0-||
|----0--(0)----0--(0)-(0)----0----2-(2)-2---||
|----2---0--2------2---0--2-----2----2------||
|-3-(3)-----3-(3)---------3-(3)-------------||
|-------------------------------------------||


E T S. S s E E +S E S S s
|-----------------------------------------|
|----3--(3)-(3)--3--(3)-------------------|
|----0h==2-------0--(0)--------0--------0-|
|------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)-(4)----4----|
|---------------------------------5-(5)---|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)---------------------------|


D.S.
E T S. S s E E +S E S S s
|-----------------------------------------||
|------3--(3)-----3-(3)-------------------||
|-(0)--0h==2------0-(0)--------0--------0-||
|--------------0----(0)-4-(4)-(4)----4----||
|---------------------------------5-(5)---||
|--3--(3)-(3)-(3)-------------------------||


Pre-Chorus
$$
Em
E. S S S E. S S S S S S S
||--0----0-(0)-0-0-----0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||o-0----0-(0)-0-0-----0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||--0----0-(0)-0-0-----0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||--2----2-(2)-2-2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||o-2------------2-----------------------|
||--0------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E Q E
||-----7---------------------------------|
||o--------10-------10----8--------------|
||--9------------9-------------------9---|
||---------------------------------------|
||o--------------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------|


D
E. S S S E. S S S S S S S
|--2----2-(2)-2-2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|--3----3-(3)-3-3-----3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|--2----2-(2)-2-2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|--0------------0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E Q E
|-----7---------------------------------|
|---------10-------10----8--------------|
|-(9)-----------9-------------------9---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


1.
G C9
E. S S S E. S S S S S S S E. S S S E. S S S S S S S
|-3----3-(3)-3-3-----3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-3-|--0----0-(0)-0-0-----0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|-3----3-(3)-3-3-----3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-3-|--3----3-(3)-3-1-----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-o||
|-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-(0)-0-0-0-|--2----2-(2)-2-2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2--||
|-2------------2-----------------------|--3------------3-----------------------o||
|-3------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|
| E E E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E
|----7---------------------------------|-----7----------------------------------||
|--------10-------10----8--------------|---------10-------10----8--------------o||
|-9------------9-------------------9---|-(9)-----------9-------------------9----||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||


2.
G A
E. S S S E. S S S S S S S
|-3----3-(3)-3-0-----0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-||
|-3----3-(3)-3-2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||
|-0----0-(0)-0-2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||
|-0----0-(0)-0-2-------------------------||
|-2------------0-------------------------||
|-3--------------------------------------||
|
| >
| E E E E E S S S S S S
|----7-----------------------------------||
|--------10-------10----2--2--2--2--2--2-||
|-9------------9--------2--2--2--2--2--2-||
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||


Chorus
D A G G
Q S S S S E. S S S E +S S S S E. S S S E. S S S
|-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-0--(0)-0-0-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-|
|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-2--(2)-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-|
|-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2--(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-|
|-0--------------2--(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-|
|----------------0----------2-|-(2)---------2----------2----------|
|---------------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3----------|


D A Emadd9 Emadd9
Q S S S S E. S S S E +S S S S E. S S S E. S S S
|-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-0--(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-|
|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-2--(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-|
|-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2--(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-|
|-0--------------2--(2)-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-|
|----------------0----------2-|-(2)---------2----------2----------|
|---------------------------0-|-(0)--------------------0----------|


D A G G
Q S S S S E. S S S E +S S S S E. S S S E. S S S
|-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-0--(0)-0-0-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-|
|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-2--(2)-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-|
|-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2--(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-|
|-0--------------2--(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-|
|----------------0----------2-|-(2)---------2----------2----------|
|---------------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3----------|


To Coda
F F C
E. S S S E. S S S S S S S E. S S S E. S S S S S S S
|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1-(1)-1-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-||
|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-||
|-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2-(2)-2-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-||
|-3--3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-(3)-3-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-||
|-3----------3--------------------|-3----------3--------------------||
|-1-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------||


Pre-Verse
G D
E T S. S s E E +S e S S s
|---------------------------------------|
|----3--(3)-(3)--3--(3)--------7--7---7-|
|----0h==2-------0--(0)--------7--7---7-|
|------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)-(4)-------|
|-----------------------5-(5)-(5)---5---|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-------------------------|


G D
E T S. S s E E +S e S S s
|-----------------------------------------|
|-(7)--3--(3)-(3)--3--(3)--------7--7---7-|
|-(7)--0h==2-------0--(0)--------7--7---7-|
|--------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)-(4)-------|
|-------------------------5-(5)-(5)---5---|
|--3--(3)-(3)-(3)-------------------------|


Verse 3
G D
E T S. S s E E +S E S S s 3x
||-------------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------------o||
||--0--0h==2-------0--(0)-------0--------0---||
||-------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)------4-------||
||o-----------------------5-(5)---5-(5)-(5)-o||
||--3-(3)-(3)-(3)----------------------------||


G D
E T S. S s E E +S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-(0)--0h==2-------0--(0)-------0--------0--|
|--------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)------4------|
|-------------------------5-(5)---5-(5)-(5)-|
|--3--(3)-(3)-(3)---------------------------|


C C
E S s S s S s s S S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-|
|----0--(0)----0--(0)-(0)----0----2-(2)-2---|
|----2---0--2------2---0--2-----2----2------|
|-3-(3)-----3-(3)---------3-(3)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


C C
E S s S s S s s S S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------0-||
|----0--(0)----0--(0)-(0)----0----2-(2)-2---||
|----2---0--2------2---0--2-----2----2------||
|-3-(3)-----3-(3)---------3-(3)-------------||
|-------------------------------------------||


G D
E T S. S s E E +S e S S s
|---------------------------------------|
|----3--(3)-(3)--3--(3)--------7--7---7-|
|----0h==2-------0--(0)--------7--7---7-|
|------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)-(4)-------|
|-----------------------5-(5)-(5)---5---|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-------------------------|


G D
E T S. S s E E +S e S S s
|-----------------------------------------|
|-(7)--3--(3)-(3)--3--(3)--------7--7---7-|
|-(7)--0h==2-------0--(0)--------7--7---7-|
|--------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)-(4)-------|
|-------------------------5-(5)-(5)---5---|
|--3--(3)-(3)-(3)-------------------------|


C C
E S s S s S s s S S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-|
|----0--(0)----0--(0)-(0)----0----2-(2)-2---|
|----2---0--2------2---0--2-----2----2------|
|-3-(3)-----3-(3)---------3-(3)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


C C
E S s S s S s s S S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------0-||
|----0--(0)----0--(0)-(0)----0----2-(2)-2---||
|----2---0--2------2---0--2-----2----2------||
|-3-(3)-----3-(3)---------3-(3)-------------||
|-------------------------------------------||


G D
E T S. S s E E +S e S S s
|---------------------------------------|
|----3--(3)-(3)--3--(3)--------7--7---7-|
|----0h==2-------0--(0)--------7--7---7-|
|------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)-(4)-------|
|-----------------------5-(5)-(5)---5---|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-------------------------|


D.S.S. al Coda
G D
E T S. S s E E +S e S S s
|-----------------------------------------||
|-(7)--3--(3)-(3)--3--(3)--------7--7---7-||
|-(7)--0h==2-------0--(0)--------7--7---7-||
|--------------0--(0)-(0)-4-(4)-(4)-------||
|-------------------------5-(5)-(5)---5---||
|--3--(3)-(3)-(3)-------------------------||


Pre-Bridge
&

E. S S S E. S S S S S S S E. S S S E. S S S S S S S W
|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1-(1)-1-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3----*|
|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-0----*|
|-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2-(2)-2-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0----*|
|-3--3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-(3)-3-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0----*|
|-3----------3--------------------|-3----------3--------------------|-2----*|
|-1-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|-3----*|
|
| >
| E. S S S E. S S S S S S S E. S S S E. S S S S S S S W
|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1-(1)-1-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3----*|
|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1-(1)-1-1--1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-0----*|
|-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2-(2)-2-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0----*|
|-3--3-(3)-3-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-(3)-3-2--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0----*|
|-3----------3--------------------|-3----------3--------------------|-2----*|
|-1-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|-3----*|




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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|-----3-----3---------3-------3--------3---- e|
G|-----4-----2---------2-------2--------2h4-- p|
D|-----2-----2h5p3-----2h5-----2--X--2--2---- e|
A|--3-----3---------3-------3-----X---------- 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--------------------|


[chorus]

(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


[chorus]


[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--|



************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro + 1st verse]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3---------------3-------------------------------|
G|-------------------0h2-------------0----------------------0--------|
D|----------------------------------------------4---5-----4----------|
A|--------------------------------------0-------5-------5------------|
E|--------3----------------------------------------------------------|

(Here he does this funky little thing where he just hammers his finger on to the 3rd fret on the
a-string without plucking it whitch makes this riff sound nasty sometimes i like to slap the
d-string with my thum (i think he did this on the record)- this makes it sound even cooler)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2----------2h5p2-------2h5p2---------2--2------------------------------| x2
A|---------3---------h3-------------h3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"....Lasts All afternoon......Just stuck inside the gloom..."

e|--3------3--------3--------3--------|-----3-------3---------3---------0--------2---------0-----3--|
B|--3------3--------3--------3--------|-----3-------3---------3---------2------- 3---------2-----3--|
G|--0------0--------0--------0--------|-----0-------0---------0-------- 2--------2---------2-----0--|
D|--2------0--------0--------2--------|-----2-------0---------0-------- 2--------0---------2-----0--|
A|--2------x--------x--------3--------|-----2-------x---------x---------0--------x---------0-----x--|
E|--0------2--------3--------x--------|-----0-------2---------3-------- x--------x---------x-----3--|
"'Cuz I wonder sometimes 'bout the outcome of a still verdictless life
am i living it right?

e|--2---------0-----------3--|---2-------0-------3-------1--------------3
B|- 3---------2-----------3--|---3-------2-------3-------1--------------3
G|--2---------2-----------0--|---2-------2-------0-------2--------------0
D|--0---------2-----------2--|---0-------2-------0-------3--------------x
A|-x----------0---------- 2- |---x-------0-------x-------3--------------2
E|-x----------x-----------0--|---x ------x-------3-------1-------------x
am i living it right? am i living it right? why why, Georgia why

(John basically does the same intro riff but strums them more like chords when you see
x's all across the strings, just slam your palm down over all of them
makind a slapping sound and muting all the strings temporarily. i think this
really helps to create the feel for this song. This is basically the equivalent
of the opening riff except it sounds more like chords you'll notice that you
can almst use the exact same fingring for the opening riff and this one.)

e|------3---x---3-----x--x--x--x--x--|
B|------3---x---3-----3--3--x--3--3--|
G|------0---x---0-----0--0--x--0--0--|
D|------0---x---0-----4--5--x--4--4h5|
A|------x---x---x-----5--5--x--5--5--|
E|------3---x---3-----x--x--x--x--x--|

[Bridge]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3--5-5--3-3-3----|
A|-3-3-3--1-1-1--3-3--1-1-1----|
E|-1-1-1-----------------------|
p p p p p p p p

[Chord Chart]
g c d em
e|-3-------3--2--3
B|-3-------3--3--3
G|-0-------0--2--0
D|-0-------2--0--2
A|-2-------3--x--2
E|-3-------x--x--0
(So what if i've got a smile on
it's hidin' the quiet superstition in my head)

g c d c g c d em d d
Don't believe me don't believe me when i say i've got it down

at the part where John goes "make it feel like home, but all i feel is alone" just
mess arong on a c chord and find a rythim that fits and blends in.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Why Georgia
Tabbed by: Josiah Krol


Hey guys, this is my first tab, but I think most of it is right. I decided to write this
under the impression that you want to play the song with only one guitar instead of the
four that the others were suggesting you should play it with. I never had four people
who played guitar and four guitars in the same place when I was learning to play so I
figured you wouldn't either. This is the "acoustic" version I suppose you could call it.
Anyway, these are my tweaks.

*Note* If you are thinking of performing this I suggest putting a capo on the
second fret because it is MUCH easier to sing.

Tuning: Standard - EADGBe



Tab Key: h - Hammer on
x - Slap
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
t - tap

Intro

e------------x------------------x------------|
B-------0----x---0--------------x------------|
G-------0h2--x---0-----------0--x-------0----|
4x D------------x-----------4------x-----4------|
A------------x------0----5------x---5--------|
E----3-------x------------------x------------|


Verse

"I am dri-ving on..."
e------------x------------------x------------|
B-------0----x---0--------------x------------|
G-------0h2--x---0-----------0--x-------0----|
4x D------------x-----------4------x-----4------|
A------------x------0----5------x---5--------|
E----3-------x------------------x------------|

"Lasts all afternoon..."

e------------------------x---------|
B------3------3------3---x--3------|
G-------t2-0h2-t2-0h2-t2-x--0h2----|
D------------------------x---------|
A-----3------------------x--3------|
E------------------------x---------|

e------------------------x---------|
B------3------3------3---x--3------|
G-------t2-0h2-t2-0h2-t4-x--0------|
D------------------------x---------|
A-----3------------------x--3------|
E------------------------x---------|


Pre-Chorus

Em7 D/F# G5
"Cuz' I_____ wonder sometimes___

Cadd9
'Bout the outcome_______________

Em7 D/F# Em7 Asus
Of a still____ verdict__less life________


Chorus
D5 Asus G5
Am I livin' it ri-ght?_____

D5 Asus Em7
Am I livin' it ri-ght?_____

D5 Asus G5
Am I livin' it ri-ght?_____

Em7 D/F#
Why?___ Why?___ Georgia Why? [Back to Verse]


Bridge

F Cadd9 G
So what so I've got a smi-le on___

F Cadd9 G
It's hiding the quiet superstitions in my head

G Cadd9 D/F#
Don't believe me______

G Cadd9 D/F#
Don't believe me_______

Em7 D/F# Cadd9 D G
When I say___ I've go-t it down______ [Back to Verse guitar part]


Pre-chorus for 3rd Chorus


Em7 D/F# G
Still every____thing happens for a reason

D/F#
Is no rea-son not to ask my-self if I am [Back to Chorus]




This is a watered down version of the song but I hope it helped
anyway because it took FOREVER to type out. Enjoy!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why Georgia - John Mayer (Live In La)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the second guitar played by Robbie Mcintosh

Tabbed by:NYK2013

E-mail:eugeneyeoh101@gmail.com

Tuning:Standerd

Sorry but i could not figure the last bit of the guitar and this is my first tab
so sorry if i made any errors

The second guitar come in when John Mayer starts singing cause i wonder.......

(1)
e|------------------------------------|
B|---12-------10-12-------------------|
G|------12----------------------------|
D|---------12-------------------------| x7
A|10----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

(2)
e|---3-------3------------------------|
B|-----3-------------3----------------|
G|-------0---------2---0--------------|
D|-0---------0---0--------------------| x8
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

(3)
e|------------------------------------|
B|---3-----0h1-1----------------------|
G|-----0---------0--------------------| x2
D|-------2---------2------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

(4)
e|---3-------3------------------------|
B|-----3-------------3----------------|
G|-------0---------2---0--------------|
D|-0---------0---0--------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

(5)
e|------------------------------------|
B|---3-----0h1-1----------------------|
G|-----0---------0--------------------| x2
D|-------2---------2------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

(6)
e|---3-------3------------------------|
B|-----3-------------3----------------|
G|-------0---------2---0--------------|
D|-0---------0---0--------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

(7)
e|------------------------------------|
B|---12-------10-12-------------------|
G|------12----------------------------|
D|---------12-------------------------| x7
A|10----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

(8)
e|------------------------------------|
B|---3-----0h1-1----------------------|
G|-----0---------0--------------------| x2
D|-------2---------2------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

(9)
e|---3-------3------------------------|
B|-----3-------------3----------------|
G|-------0---------2---0--------------|
D|-0---------0---0--------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


I am driving up 85 in the kind of morning

That lasts all afternoon, I'm just stuck inside the gloom

Four more exits to my apartment

But I am tempted to keep the car in drive and leave it all behind

(1)
'Cause I wonder sometimes about the outcome of a still verdict less life

Am I living it right, am I living it right?

Am I living it right

(2)
Why, why Georgia, why?

I rent a room and I fill the spaces with wood in places

(3) (4)
To make it feel like home but all I feel's alone

(5) (6)
It might be a quarter life crisis, just a stirrin' in my soul

(7)
Either way I wonder sometimes about the outcome of a still verdict less life

Am I living it right, am I living it right?

Am I living it right?

Why, why Georgia, why?

So what, so I've got a smile on

But it's hiding the quiet superstitions in my head

Don't believe me, don't believe me when I say I've got it down

(8)
Everybody's just a stranger but that's the danger in going my own way

(9)
I guess it's a price I have to pay, still everything happens for a reason

Is no reason not to ask myself if I'm living it right

Am I living it right, am I living it right?

Why tell me, why

Why, why Georgia, why?



************************************

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| p b Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

************************************
Song info
Why Georgia
John Mayer
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Acoustic
  • Indie Rock
  • Pop Rock
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