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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|---------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------13------------------|B|-15b17r16b17~~----------13--13~-15--15b17~~--15b17r15~~------|G|--------------------s14---14---------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------20-------------------|B|--10b12r10p8---8~~h10----------20b22---20b22r20~~--------|G|-------------9-------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------|
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:e|----------------------------------------------------------|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)e|----------------------------------------------------8.8-10~b12---|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|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|--15b17r15p13-----------------------------------------------|B|--------------16-13~~-------16b18r16p13----13~-15b17r16b17--|G|---------------------14\----------------14------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------13h15~~~~h20----------13h15~~h20-|B|--15b17r15b17~-15b17-15b17-13~---15b17-------(hammer---15b17-----------|G|--------------------------------------------with-right-----------------|D|-----------------------------------------------hand)-------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then it fades out but he's still playing. You can improvise on the C major scale or C dorian.
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| s slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| . staccato
| ~ 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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