John Mayer
Assassin
Battle Studies


(VERSE) 
               Em (022000@1)                     GI (320003@1)work in the dead of night, when the roads are quiet,
               Bm (x24432@1)                 AAnd (x02220@1)no one is around to track my moves
             Em (022000@1)                     G (320003@1)Racing the yellow lights to find the gate is open, 
                     Bm (x24432@1)                     AShe's (x02220@1)waiting in the room.  I just step on through


(PRE-CHORUS)
Em (022000@1)            Bm (x24432@1)             A (x02220@1)                 EmOHHHHHHH (022000@1)      You get in, you get done and then you get gone
            Bm (x24432@1)              A (x02220@1)                    EmYou (022000@1)never leave a trace, or show your face, you get gone
              Bm (x24432@1) 	     A (x02220@1)	     GShould've (320003@1)turned around and left before the sun came up again
		    ABut (x02220@1)the sun came up again

(VERSE)
               Em (022000@1)                  GEnter (320003@1)the morning light to find the day is burning
                      Bm (x24432@1)                    Athe (x02220@1)curtains and the wine in a little white room
           Em (022000@1)             GThough (320003@1)I'm not alone, her head is heavy on me
                        BmShe's (x24432@1)sleeping like a child
             AWhat (x02220@1)could I do

(PRE-CHORUS)
Em (022000@1)            Bm (x24432@1)             A (x02220@1)                 EmOHHHHHHH (022000@1)      You get in, you get done and then you get gone
            Bm (x24432@1)              A (x02220@1)                    EmYou (022000@1)never leave a trace, or show your face, you get gone
              Bm (x24432@1) 	     A (x02220@1)	     GShould've (320003@1)turned around and left before the sun came up again
		    ABut (x02220@1)the sun came up again

(CHORUS)
Bm (x24432@1)     D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)               EmI (022000@1)was a killer, was the best they'd ever seen
Bm (x24432@1)        D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)            EmI'd (022000@1)steal your heart before you ever heard a thing
Bm (x24432@1)          D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)          EmI'm (022000@1)an assassin and I had a job to do
Bm (x24432@1)          D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)             EmLittle (022000@1)did I know that girl was an assassin too

(BRIDGE)
D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)  
Suddenly I'm in over my head 
   Bm (x24432@1)                  Aand (x02220@1)I can hardly breathe
D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)
Suddenly I'm floating over 
           Bm (x24432@1)       Aher (x02220@1)bed and I feel everything
D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)  
Suddenly I know exactly what I did,
Bm (x24432@1)                        A (x02220@1)but I can not move a thing
D (xx0232@1)    GAnd (320003@1)suddenly I know exactly what I've done
Bm (x24432@1)	       AAnd (x02220@1)what it's gonna mean to me, mean to me
      EmI'm (022000@1)gone


(SOLO)
Em (022000@1)Bm (x24432@1)AEm  Bm (x24432@1)AEm  Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)
(CHORUS)
Bm (x24432@1)     D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)               EmI (022000@1)was a killer, was the best they'd ever seen
Bm (x24432@1)        D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)            EmI'd (022000@1)steal your heart before you ever heard a thing
Bm (x24432@1)          D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)          EmI'm (022000@1)an assassin and I had a job to do
Bm (x24432@1)          D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)             EmLittle (022000@1)did I know that girl was an assassin too