• Song:

    Walt Graces Submarine Test January 1967

  • Artist:

    John Mayer

A nice simple version I worked out for my uke, but it sounds nice on guitar as 
well, for some reason, the chords are not lining up over their place in the song 
lines so you'll need to figure that part out.--enjoy

Walt Grace 
by John Mayer
Born and Raised
Tabbed by Abigail Recabo
Capo 3

E (022100@1)                             BWalt (x2444x@1)Grace, desperately hating this whole place
A (x02220@1)                             EDreamed (022100@1)to discover a new space and buried himself alive
EInside (022100@1)his basement
                        BTongue (x2444x@1)on the side of his face meant
                        AHe's (x02220@1)working away on displacement
                        EAnd (022100@1)what it would take to survive

A (x02220@1)                          BCause (x2444x@1)when you're done with this world
  A (x02220@1)                   BYou (x2444x@1)know the next is up to you
        E (022100@1)             A (x02220@1)     BAnd (x2444x@1)his wife told his kids he was crazy
        E (022100@1)             A (x02220@1)     BAnd (x2444x@1)his friends said he'd fail if he tried
             E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)    BBut (x2444x@1)with the will to work hard and a library card
                A (x02220@1)             B (x2444x@1)             EHe (022100@1)took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride



E (022100@1)                             BThat (x2444x@1)morning the sea was mad and I mean it
                        A (x02220@1)                     EWaves (022100@1)as big as he'd seen it deep in his dreams at home
E (022100@1)                                     BFrom (x2444x@1)dry land, he rolled it over to wet sand
                        AClosed (x02220@1)the hatch up with one hand
                EAnd (022100@1)pedaled off alone







A (x02220@1)                             BCause (x2444x@1)when you're done with this world
A (x02220@1)                     BYou (x2444x@1)know the next is up to you
        E (022100@1)            A (x02220@1)              BAnd (x2444x@1)for once in his life, it was quiet
        E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)           BAs (x2444x@1)he learned how to turn in the tide
        E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)        BAnd (x2444x@1)the sky was aflare when he came up for air
        A (x02220@1)             B (x2444x@1)             EIn (022100@1)his homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride

E (022100@1)                                     BOne (x2444x@1)evening, when weeks had passed since his leaving
                            A (x02220@1)                   EThe (022100@1)call she planned on receiving finally made it home
E (022100@1)                             BShe (x2444x@1)accepted the news she never expected
                A (x02220@1)             EThe (022100@1)operator connected the call from Tokyo



A (x02220@1)                             BCause (x2444x@1)when you're done with this world
A (x02220@1)                     BYou (x2444x@1)know the next is up to you
          E (022100@1)            A (x02220@1)            BNow (x2444x@1)his friends bring him up when they're drinking
        E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)         BAt (x2444x@1)the bar with his name on the side
            E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)         BAnd (x2444x@1)they smile when they kid, as they speak of the man
                A (x02220@1)             B (x2444x@1)             EWho (022100@1)took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
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