• Song:

    Bigger Than My Body

  • Artist:

    John Mayer

  • Album:

    Bigger Than My Body

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Artist: John Mayer
Song: Bigger than My Body
Album: Heavier Things
Tabbed by: the99thaisle

This song has got some very nice basslines.  I know for sure that almost all the notes are right,
but the timing can be very hard to follow.  I apologize for not being able to express the timing
very clearly.  Lyrics (which may or may not be the correct lyrics--apology number two) are
written in to help show when to play.  Wherever there is a slide ending in a note in parentheses
[for instance 2/(7)] it means slide to that note but don't pluck it.  Instead pluck the note that
is transcribed directly below the note in parentheses.  If that doesn't make sense now, wait til
you see it and then it'll make sense.


Intro: just guitar and drums

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2/7~------------------------7--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------7-70-------------------------00-0-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2/(7)--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0~---------------------0----------------------------------|
       This is a call to the colorblind         This is an I.O.U.

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2/7~-------------------------7-------------------------------------/7~------|
E|------------------------------7-70----------------------------------------754-|
    I'm stranded behind the horizon line    Tied up in something true

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------5-5--------------------4-4--------------------------------|
E|-0-0---------------------------------------------------------0/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   Yes I'm grounded   Got my wings clipped   I'm surrounded by all this pavement

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------6h7776h7776h777-|
A|-------------------/5-5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----------------------------------/5-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5-----------------|
   Guess I'll circle  While I'm waiting  For my fuse to dry                  Someday I'll fly

                                                                 x3
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
          Someday I'll soar...


G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------7-7-7-7--------------7-7-7-----------------------7-77~---------77~-|
E|-0-0---------7---7-70~---------79-9---------------------------7-----------7----|
         ...Why is it not the time?    What is there more to learn? 

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------77~-------7-7---------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----------------------------79--------79---90-0--------------790-0----------0-457-|
    I shed this skin I've been trippin' in          Never to quite return


G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7---------------/5-5--------------------4-4--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0/5-5~-----5555-|
   Yes I'm grounded   Got my wings clipped   I'm surrounded by all this pavement

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------6h7776h7776h7776h7-|
A|-------------------/5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----------------------------------/5-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5--------------------|
   Guess I'll circle  While I'm waiting  For my fuse to dry                  Someday I'll fly

                                                                 x3
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
          Someday I'll soar...

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------11h12121211h12121211h1212121212-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...'Cause I'm bigger than my body now

                                                                 x2
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


                                 x5
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-1-1---1-3-3---3-0-0---0-1-1---1-|
  Maybe I'll tangle in the power lines...

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------7h9997h9997h99999-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---2---2---2---2/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
...If a flame's what it takes to remember my name

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------/5-5--------------------4-4--------------------------------|
E|-0-0---------------------------------------------------------0/5-5~--------5-|
   Yes I'm grounded   Got my wings clipped   I'm surrounded by all this pavement

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------5-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----------------------------------/5-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---0/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   Guess I'll circle  While I'm waiting  For my fuse to dry         waiting for my fuse to dry

G|---------------------|
D|-6h7776h7776h777777-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
     Someday I'll fly

                                                                 x3
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
          Someday I'll soar...

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/(7)--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------0-0-|
...I'm bigger than my body now

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7------------797-7-------7-7-7~---------77-7----------------------------------|
E|--7---7-70~------079-------------7---------7540----0-0-----0---0---0-0------0---00-0-|
                                                     Oh...

I hope you find this useful.  Please rate, and enjoy. -- the99thaisle
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