Why Georgia

John Mayer

key:
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----|-\r| epeat 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---|-\a| lso played throughout 2nd verse
D|------0-----0----4--4--------4-----0---|-/b| ut 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---------------|-\r| epeat 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