Chords for John Mayer - Bigger Than My Body (Acoustic)
Tempo:
125.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
F
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
This is a call to the colorblind This is an IOU
I'm stranded behind the horizon line Tied up in safe and true
Yes, I'm [Bm] grounded I got my waist [C#m] clips
I'm [Em] surrounded by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll circle [Bm] while I'm waiting [C] for my fuse to dry
[G] Someday [E] I'll fly Someday I'll [A] soar
[G] Someday I'll [C#m] be [E] so damn much more
[A]
Cause [C#m] I'm bigger than [E] my body gives me [A] credit for
[G] [E]
[Em] Why is it not [E] my time?
What is [G] the moral of?
[E] Shit, this kid I've been trippin' in Never quite retired
Yes, I'm [Bm] grounded [E] I got my waist [C#m] clips
I'm surrounded [C] by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll circle while [Bm] I'm [C] waiting for my fuse to dry
[Em] Someday I'll [E] fly Someday I'll [A] soar
Someday [E] I'll be so damn much [A] more
[G] Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body gives me [A] credit for
Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body
[D]
[C#]
[E] [A]
[C#]
[Bm] [A]
[F] [G] Maybe [G#] I'll [F] tangle in the power [G] lines
[G#] [F] And it [G] might [Am] be [F] over in a second's [G] time
[Am] But [F] I'll [G] gladly [Am] go down [F] in a flame
[A] A flame's what it takes to remember my name
To remember my [E] name, yeah
Yes, I'm grounded I got my waist clips
I'm [Em] surrounded by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll [G] circle while I'm [C] waiting for my fuse to dry, yeah
[G] Someday [E] I'll fly Someday I'll [A] soar
Someday [E] I'll be so damn much more
[A]
Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body
[A] I'm bigger than my body
[G] [F#m] I'm bigger than
[D] my [A] [E] body, yeah
[A]
[E]
Oh, [D] oh
[E]
[A] [E]
This is a call to the colorblind This is an IOU
I'm stranded behind the horizon line Tied up in safe and true
Yes, I'm [Bm] grounded I got my waist [C#m] clips
I'm [Em] surrounded by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll circle [Bm] while I'm waiting [C] for my fuse to dry
[G] Someday [E] I'll fly Someday I'll [A] soar
[G] Someday I'll [C#m] be [E] so damn much more
[A]
Cause [C#m] I'm bigger than [E] my body gives me [A] credit for
[G] [E]
[Em] Why is it not [E] my time?
What is [G] the moral of?
[E] Shit, this kid I've been trippin' in Never quite retired
Yes, I'm [Bm] grounded [E] I got my waist [C#m] clips
I'm surrounded [C] by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll circle while [Bm] I'm [C] waiting for my fuse to dry
[Em] Someday I'll [E] fly Someday I'll [A] soar
Someday [E] I'll be so damn much [A] more
[G] Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body gives me [A] credit for
Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body
[D]
[C#]
[E] [A]
[C#]
[Bm] [A]
[F] [G] Maybe [G#] I'll [F] tangle in the power [G] lines
[G#] [F] And it [G] might [Am] be [F] over in a second's [G] time
[Am] But [F] I'll [G] gladly [Am] go down [F] in a flame
[A] A flame's what it takes to remember my name
To remember my [E] name, yeah
Yes, I'm grounded I got my waist clips
I'm [Em] surrounded by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll [G] circle while I'm [C] waiting for my fuse to dry, yeah
[G] Someday [E] I'll fly Someday I'll [A] soar
Someday [E] I'll be so damn much more
[A]
Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body
[A] I'm bigger than my body
[G] [F#m] I'm bigger than
[D] my [A] [E] body, yeah
[A]
[E]
Oh, [D] oh
[E]
Key:
E
A
G
F
Bm
E
A
G
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is a call to the colorblind _ This is an IOU _ _
I'm stranded behind the horizon line _ Tied up in safe and true _ _
Yes, I'm [Bm] grounded I got my waist [C#m] clips
I'm [Em] surrounded by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll circle [Bm] while I'm waiting [C] for my fuse to dry
_ _ _ [G] _ Someday [E] I'll fly _ Someday I'll [A] soar _
_ _ _ _ [G] Someday I'll [C#m] be [E] so damn much more
[A] _
_ _ _ _ Cause [C#m] I'm bigger than [E] my body gives me [A] credit for
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[Em] Why is it not [E] my time? _
What is [G] the moral of? _ _ _
[E] Shit, this kid I've been trippin' in _ Never quite retired
_ _ Yes, I'm [Bm] grounded [E] I got my waist [C#m] clips
I'm surrounded [C] by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll circle while [Bm] I'm [C] waiting for my fuse to dry _ _ _
_ [Em] Someday I'll [E] fly _ Someday I'll _ [A] soar _ _ _
_ _ Someday [E] I'll be so damn much _ _ [A] more _ _
_ _ [G] Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body gives me [A] credit for _
_ _ Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] Maybe [G#] I'll [F] tangle in the power [G] lines
[G#] _ _ [F] _ And it [G] might [Am] be [F] over in a second's [G] time _
[Am] But [F] _ I'll [G] gladly [Am] go down [F] in a flame
[A] A flame's what it takes to remember my name
To remember my [E] name, yeah
Yes, I'm grounded I got my waist clips
I'm [Em] surrounded by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll [G] circle while I'm [C] waiting for my fuse to dry, yeah
_ [G] _ Someday [E] I'll fly _ Someday I'll [A] soar _ _ _
_ _ Someday [E] I'll be so damn much more
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body
[A] I'm bigger than my body
_ _ [G] [F#m] I'm bigger than _
_ _ _ [D] my _ [A] [E] body, _ yeah
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [D] _ oh
[E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is a call to the colorblind _ This is an IOU _ _
I'm stranded behind the horizon line _ Tied up in safe and true _ _
Yes, I'm [Bm] grounded I got my waist [C#m] clips
I'm [Em] surrounded by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll circle [Bm] while I'm waiting [C] for my fuse to dry
_ _ _ [G] _ Someday [E] I'll fly _ Someday I'll [A] soar _
_ _ _ _ [G] Someday I'll [C#m] be [E] so damn much more
[A] _
_ _ _ _ Cause [C#m] I'm bigger than [E] my body gives me [A] credit for
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[Em] Why is it not [E] my time? _
What is [G] the moral of? _ _ _
[E] Shit, this kid I've been trippin' in _ Never quite retired
_ _ Yes, I'm [Bm] grounded [E] I got my waist [C#m] clips
I'm surrounded [C] by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll circle while [Bm] I'm [C] waiting for my fuse to dry _ _ _
_ [Em] Someday I'll [E] fly _ Someday I'll _ [A] soar _ _ _
_ _ Someday [E] I'll be so damn much _ _ [A] more _ _
_ _ [G] Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body gives me [A] credit for _
_ _ Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] Maybe [G#] I'll [F] tangle in the power [G] lines
[G#] _ _ [F] _ And it [G] might [Am] be [F] over in a second's [G] time _
[Am] But [F] _ I'll [G] gladly [Am] go down [F] in a flame
[A] A flame's what it takes to remember my name
To remember my [E] name, yeah
Yes, I'm grounded I got my waist clips
I'm [Em] surrounded by all this [E] pavement
Guess I'll [G] circle while I'm [C] waiting for my fuse to dry, yeah
_ [G] _ Someday [E] I'll fly _ Someday I'll [A] soar _ _ _
_ _ Someday [E] I'll be so damn much more
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Cause [E] I'm bigger than my body
[A] I'm bigger than my body
_ _ [G] [F#m] I'm bigger than _
_ _ _ [D] my _ [A] [E] body, _ yeah
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [D] _ oh
[E] _ _