Chords for John Mayer - Why Did You Mess With Forever?
Tempo:
129.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A#] [Bm]
[Dm]
[C]
[Cm] [G] [Am]
[G] I came back [Bm] to get my [F] things, thank you [C] for getting the door, [G] but I don't feel [E] right walking
[B] in [G] no more.
You're quiet, [D] I'm cold, [Am] I [Dm] did my crying at [C] home.
And [G] I'm numb now, I'm numb now [E] before [F] I'm on [C] my way.
[E] I have one [C] more thing to ask.
[Em] Was it worth the [D] price you [G] paid for my never coming back?
Why did you mess with forever?
[Bm] [A] [F]
[C]
[Em] What a long time to be [C] [G] unkind.
[E] [Bm] Why [Am] did [Dm] you mess [E] with [C] forever?
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [C] [G]
[E] [F#] Don't [Dm] you call [C] me cruel.
[G] Cruel's [Em] what [Cm] you're [C] making [G] me do.
Stick [Em] to my [Bm] wounds, [Dm] I'm at odds [C] with my heart.
Something tells me [Em] I should look you in the eye goodbye [E] before [F] I'm on [C] my way.
[Em] I have one [F] more [C] thing to ask.
Oh, [E] was it worth the price you [G] paid for my never coming back?
[F] Why did you mess [G] with forever?
[Bm] [A] [Dm]
[C] Oh, what [B] [Am] a long time to be [G] unkind.
[Em] [Bm] Why [Em] did you mess with [C] forever?
[Em] [Am] You asked to [B] kiss me once [Em] goodbye, but you [D] already [G] did on [C#] somebody else's lips.
[C] Oh, [F] yeah.
[Em] [G]
[Bm] [Dm]
[C]
[Cm] [Em] [G]
Tell the [Em]
time it came across, the [G] ones you [Em] hold responsible.
They [G] lost [C] me.
[D] [Em] You [G] lost [C] me.
[D] [E]
Now everything [Bm] inside me tells me I [Am] should run to you and throw [D] my arms around [Em] you.
Oh, just even cry and cheek against [C] my own and tell you [Em] nothing's wrong.
But wrong is [C] what you were when you [F]
forgot we were going [A#]
on.
We were going [C]
on.
We were going [A] strong.
[D] Tell me why did you, why did you mess with [G] forever?
[Em] [Bm] [Dm]
[C] Oh, what [Dm] a long [Em] time to be [G] unkind.
[Bm] Why [Am] did [Dm] you mess [E] with [C] forever?
[E] [A#] Forever.
[Am] Forever.
[F] Oh.
[F#] [G]
[N]
[Dm]
[C]
[Cm] [G] [Am]
[G] I came back [Bm] to get my [F] things, thank you [C] for getting the door, [G] but I don't feel [E] right walking
[B] in [G] no more.
You're quiet, [D] I'm cold, [Am] I [Dm] did my crying at [C] home.
And [G] I'm numb now, I'm numb now [E] before [F] I'm on [C] my way.
[E] I have one [C] more thing to ask.
[Em] Was it worth the [D] price you [G] paid for my never coming back?
Why did you mess with forever?
[Bm] [A] [F]
[C]
[Em] What a long time to be [C] [G] unkind.
[E] [Bm] Why [Am] did [Dm] you mess [E] with [C] forever?
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [C] [G]
[E] [F#] Don't [Dm] you call [C] me cruel.
[G] Cruel's [Em] what [Cm] you're [C] making [G] me do.
Stick [Em] to my [Bm] wounds, [Dm] I'm at odds [C] with my heart.
Something tells me [Em] I should look you in the eye goodbye [E] before [F] I'm on [C] my way.
[Em] I have one [F] more [C] thing to ask.
Oh, [E] was it worth the price you [G] paid for my never coming back?
[F] Why did you mess [G] with forever?
[Bm] [A] [Dm]
[C] Oh, what [B] [Am] a long time to be [G] unkind.
[Em] [Bm] Why [Em] did you mess with [C] forever?
[Em] [Am] You asked to [B] kiss me once [Em] goodbye, but you [D] already [G] did on [C#] somebody else's lips.
[C] Oh, [F] yeah.
[Em] [G]
[Bm] [Dm]
[C]
[Cm] [Em] [G]
Tell the [Em]
time it came across, the [G] ones you [Em] hold responsible.
They [G] lost [C] me.
[D] [Em] You [G] lost [C] me.
[D] [E]
Now everything [Bm] inside me tells me I [Am] should run to you and throw [D] my arms around [Em] you.
Oh, just even cry and cheek against [C] my own and tell you [Em] nothing's wrong.
But wrong is [C] what you were when you [F]
forgot we were going [A#]
on.
We were going [C]
on.
We were going [A] strong.
[D] Tell me why did you, why did you mess with [G] forever?
[Em] [Bm] [Dm]
[C] Oh, what [Dm] a long [Em] time to be [G] unkind.
[Bm] Why [Am] did [Dm] you mess [E] with [C] forever?
[E] [A#] Forever.
[Am] Forever.
[F] Oh.
[F#] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
Em
Bm
E
G
C
Em
_ [G] _ _ _ [A#] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ I came back [Bm] to get my [F] things, thank you [C] for getting the door, _ _ [G] but I don't feel [E] right walking
[B] in [G] no more.
_ You're quiet, [D] I'm cold, [Am] I [Dm] did my crying at [C] home.
_ _ And _ [G] I'm numb now, I'm numb now [E] before _ [F] I'm on [C] my way. _ _
_ [E] I have one [C] more thing to ask. _
_ [Em] Was it worth the [D] price you [G] paid for my never coming _ back?
_ _ Why did you mess with forever? _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] What a long time to be _ [C] [G] unkind. _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] Why [Am] did [Dm] you mess [E] with [C] forever? _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ Don't [Dm] you call [C] me cruel. _ _
_ _ [G] Cruel's [Em] what [Cm] you're [C] making [G] me do. _ _
Stick [Em] to my [Bm] wounds, [Dm] I'm at odds [C] with my heart. _
Something tells me [Em] I should look you in the eye goodbye _ [E] before [F] I'm on [C] my _ _ way.
[Em] I have one [F] more [C] thing to ask.
Oh, [E] was it worth the price you [G] paid for my never coming back? _ _
_ _ [F] Why did you mess [G] with forever? _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ Oh, _ what [B] [Am] a long time to be _ [G] _ unkind. _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] Why [Em] did you mess with _ [C] forever? _ _
_ [Em] _ [Am] _ You asked to [B] kiss me once [Em] goodbye, but you [D] already [G] _ did on _ [C#] somebody else's lips.
_ [C] Oh, _ [F] yeah.
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Tell the _ [Em]
time it came across, _ _ the [G] ones you [Em] hold responsible. _ _ _
They [G] _ _ lost [C] me.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] You _ _ [G] lost [C] me.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E]
Now everything [Bm] inside me tells me I [Am] should run to you and throw [D] my arms around [Em] you.
Oh, just even cry and cheek against [C] my own and tell you [Em] nothing's wrong.
But wrong is [C] what you were when you [F]
forgot _ we were going [A#]
on.
We were going [C]
on.
We were going [A] strong.
[D] _ _ _ Tell me why did you, why did you mess with [G] _ forever? _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] Oh, _ _ _ _ what [Dm] a long [Em] time to be [G] unkind. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Why [Am] did [Dm] you mess [E] with [C] forever? _ _ _
[E] _ [A#] Forever. _ _ _
_ [Am] Forever. _ _ _
[F] Oh.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ I came back [Bm] to get my [F] things, thank you [C] for getting the door, _ _ [G] but I don't feel [E] right walking
[B] in [G] no more.
_ You're quiet, [D] I'm cold, [Am] I [Dm] did my crying at [C] home.
_ _ And _ [G] I'm numb now, I'm numb now [E] before _ [F] I'm on [C] my way. _ _
_ [E] I have one [C] more thing to ask. _
_ [Em] Was it worth the [D] price you [G] paid for my never coming _ back?
_ _ Why did you mess with forever? _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] What a long time to be _ [C] [G] unkind. _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] Why [Am] did [Dm] you mess [E] with [C] forever? _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ Don't [Dm] you call [C] me cruel. _ _
_ _ [G] Cruel's [Em] what [Cm] you're [C] making [G] me do. _ _
Stick [Em] to my [Bm] wounds, [Dm] I'm at odds [C] with my heart. _
Something tells me [Em] I should look you in the eye goodbye _ [E] before [F] I'm on [C] my _ _ way.
[Em] I have one [F] more [C] thing to ask.
Oh, [E] was it worth the price you [G] paid for my never coming back? _ _
_ _ [F] Why did you mess [G] with forever? _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ Oh, _ what [B] [Am] a long time to be _ [G] _ unkind. _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] Why [Em] did you mess with _ [C] forever? _ _
_ [Em] _ [Am] _ You asked to [B] kiss me once [Em] goodbye, but you [D] already [G] _ did on _ [C#] somebody else's lips.
_ [C] Oh, _ [F] yeah.
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Tell the _ [Em]
time it came across, _ _ the [G] ones you [Em] hold responsible. _ _ _
They [G] _ _ lost [C] me.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] You _ _ [G] lost [C] me.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E]
Now everything [Bm] inside me tells me I [Am] should run to you and throw [D] my arms around [Em] you.
Oh, just even cry and cheek against [C] my own and tell you [Em] nothing's wrong.
But wrong is [C] what you were when you [F]
forgot _ we were going [A#]
on.
We were going [C]
on.
We were going [A] strong.
[D] _ _ _ Tell me why did you, why did you mess with [G] _ forever? _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] Oh, _ _ _ _ what [Dm] a long [Em] time to be [G] unkind. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Why [Am] did [Dm] you mess [E] with [C] forever? _ _ _
[E] _ [A#] Forever. _ _ _
_ [Am] Forever. _ _ _
[F] Oh.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _