• Song:

    War of my life

  • Artist:

    John Mayer

  • Album:

    The Collection

"War of my Life" by John Mayer
Battle Studies, November 14th 2009 (for the lucky ones to get the album early).
Tabbed (by ear) by:  J. David Buerk on November 15th, 2009
Distribute as you wish, but give me credit for it and derivative works.  My first 
tab - judge for yourself.  Contact me on Ultimate-Guitar, username "phat104u".

Standard Tuning.  A fun, easy song from Battle Studies.

INTRO:
E, A, C#m, A

INTRO RIFF:
Clean, with lots of ambience and mild detune / reversing effect.

     E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_xx04xx@1">D6   A (x02220@1)E|---4---5-5--4-4---5-5--7-4---5--4-2h4--0---|
B|---5---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5---5--5-0----2---|
G|---4---6-6--4-4---6-6--6-4---6--4-2----2---|
D|---6---7-7--6-6---7-7--7-6---7--6------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


VERSE:
	   E (022100@1)    ACome (x02220@1)out angels, come out ghosts,
	   C#m (x13321@4)		ACome (x02220@1)out darkness, bring everyone you know.

	   E (022100@1)    AI'm (x02220@1)not running, I'm not scared,
	C#m (x13321@4)AI (x02220@1)am waiting, and well prepared.


CHORUS:
E (022100@1)	AI'm (x02220@1)in the war of my life,
		   C#mAt (x13321@4)the door of my life,
			A (x02220@1)EOut (022100@1)of time and there's nowhere to run...


VERSE:
E (022100@1)		   AI've (x02220@1)got a hammer, and a heart of glass,
	C#m (x13321@4)		AI (x02220@1)got to know right now, which walls to smash.

	E (022100@1)AI (x02220@1)got a pocket, got no pill
		C#m (x13321@4)		AIf (x02220@1)fear hasn't killed me yet, then nothing will.


BRIDGE:
A (x02220@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B		C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A
All the suffering, and all the pain,
A (x02220@1)BNever (x2444x@1)left a name or...


CHORUS:
E (022100@1)	AI'm (x02220@1)in the war of my life,
			C#mAt (x13321@4)the door of my life,
			A (x02220@1) 
Out of time and there's nowhere to run.

E (022100@1)	AI'm (x02220@1)in the war of my life,
		   C#mAt (x13321@4)the core of my life,
			   AI've (x02220@1)got no choice but to fight 'til it's done.


BRIDGE:
A (x02220@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B
No more suffering.
C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A
No more pain.
A (x02220@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B
Never again.

SOLO:
E, A, C#m, A

SOLO RIFF:
Clean, with lots of ambience and mild detune / reversing effect.

E chord with some frills...

E|--7--4~---4-7-4--7~--4~---4-7-4-7b9-4~---5b4-----4-----(4~)-|
B|--5--5~---5-5-5--5~--5~---5-5-5-----5~---------5-------(5~)-|
G|--4--4~---4-4-4--4~--4~---4-4-4-----4~-------4-----4---(4~)-|
D|--6--6~---6-6-6--6~--6~---6-6-6-----6~-----------------(6~)-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|


INTERLUDE:
E (022100@1)	AI'm (x02220@1)in the war of my life,
		   C#mAt (x13321@4)the door of my life,
			A (x02220@1)EOut (022100@1)of time and there's nowhere to run.  Oh...


OUTRO:
			AI'm (x02220@1)in the war of my life.
			C#mI'm (x13321@4)at the core of my life.
			AGot (x02220@1)no choice but to fight 'til it's done.
	 E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)C#mSo (x13321@4)fight on, fight on everyone; fight on.
			AGot (x02220@1)no choice but to fight 'til it's done.

      E (022100@1)	AFight (x02220@1)on, fight on everyone.
      C#m (x13321@4)	AFight (x02220@1)on, got no choice, but it's a fight 'til it's done.
	  ESo (022100@1)fight on...

KEY (as if you don't already know):
h  hammer-on
p  pull-off
~  vibrato
( ) ghosted or alternative notes

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