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From: XxJaDzxX@aol.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 11:46:47 EST
Subject: m/mayer_john/why_georgia.tab

From: Jon DeVito  <xxjadzxx@aol.com>
Note:  This is all my own work.

    Hey everybody!  This is the 2nd track off John Mayer's album "Room for 
Squares."  If you like spending your spare time chopping away at your 
acoustic like i do, then this one's for you.  I hope to see much more Mayer 
material on olga soon.  I'll do my best to contribute.

Artist: John Mayer

Album:  Room for Squares

Track Title: Why Georgia

Intro: Standard Tuning

Figure 1: (finger-picked)
e------------------------------------
b----3-------------------------------
g----0h2--0--0----------0------------
d---------0--4---5----4--------------
a------------5---5--5----------------
e--3---------------------------------

play Figure 1-4 times

Figure 2: Verse
1st verse is finger-picked like intro
e------------------------------------
b----3-------------------------------
g----0h2--0--0-------------0---------
d---------0--0h4----4h5---4----------
a------------5---5--5----5-----------
e--3---------------------------------

play Figure 2- 4 times

Figure 3: (each break in the verse)
e------------------------------------
b-------0----------------0-----------
g--0--4-4p0---0---0-0----4p0---------
d--2--2-2-----2---0-0h2--2-----------
a--3--3-3-----0h3--------3-----------
e------------------------------------

play Figure 3-2 times

Figure 4:  "I wonder sometimes..."
e--3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3------
b--3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3------
g--0---2---0---0---0---2---0--0------
d--2---0---0---2---2---0---0--2------
a--2---0---2---3---2---0---2--0------
e--0-------3-------0-------3---------

Figure 5:  "Am i livin..."
e--2---0---3---2---0---2---2---0---3-
b--3---2---3---3---2---3---3---2---3-
g--2---2---0---2---2---0---2---2---0-
d--0---2---0---0---2---0---0---2---0-
a--0---0---2---0---0---x---0---0---2-
e----------3-----------3-----------3-

Figure 6: "Why Georgia..."
e--1---0-----------------------------
b--1---1---1-------------------------
g--2---0---0-------------------------
d--3---2---0-------------------------
a--3---3---x-------------------------
e--1-------3-------------------------

Figure 7: After second chorus
e--3--3--3--3--
b--3--3--3--3--
g--0--0--0--0--
d--0--4--2--0--
a--2-----------
e--3-----------

strum each chord in Figure 7-3times

Figure 8: "So what,so i've..." (slight palm-mute)
e------------------------------------
b----------1---------------1---------
g--2---3---0---3---2---3---0---3-----
d--3---3---2---3---3---3---2---3-----
a--3---1---3---1---3---1---3---1-----
e--1---------------1-----------------

Figure 9:  "Dont believe me..."
e--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------
b--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------
g--0---0---2---0---0---0---2---------
d--0---2---0---2---0---2---0---------
a--2---3---0---3---2---3---0---------
e--3---------------3-----------------

play Figure 9- 2 times

Figure 10: "When i say..."
e--3---3---3---3---------------------
b--3---3---3---3---------------------
g--0---0---2---0---------------------
d--2---2---0---2---------------------
a--2---0---0---3---------------------
e--0---------------------------------

All comments, suggestions, and corrections are welcome!  I'm new at this so 
im sure its far from perfect. e-mail me at xxjadzxx@aol.com.  thanx!
                                                                ~Jon DeVito

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