As performed by John Mayer
In my opinion, John Mayer’s guitar technique is one of the best. This makes it a real challenge to transcribe any of his music. I outline a few licks that he uses in the intro, although they are most likely a lot more complex than what is written here. Also, rhythm becomes more of a strum than a finger pick at the end of the first chorus.
Intro:
F Bb2 Am#5 C
e|--1-----------1----------------------|--1---1-------0----------------------|
B|--1-----------1----------------------|--1---1-------1-----------5h6--------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------0-----------5h7--------|
D|--3----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------1----------------------|--1---0-------3----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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Am#5 Bb2 Bb Am#5 C
e|------1p0-----1----------------------|------1-------0-------0---0h1--------|
B|----1---------1----------------------|--3---1-------1-------1---1----------|
G|-------------------------------------|--3-----------0----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------1----------------------|--1---0-------3----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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Am#5 Bb2 (pull-off) Bb Am#5 C
e|------1p0---531----------------------|------1-------0-------0---0h1--------|
B|----1--------------------------------|--3---1-------1-------1---1----------|
G|-------------------------------------|--3-----------0----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------1----------------------|--1---0-------3----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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Am#5 B Bb Am#5 C
e|------1p0----------------------------|------1-------0-------0---0h1--------|
B|----1---------3----------------------|--3---1-------1-------1---1----------|
G|--------------3----------------------|--3-----------0----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------1----------------------|--1---0-------3----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
F Bb Am#5 C
She's a good girl, loves her mamma
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Loves Je - sus and America, too
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
She's a good girl, crazy bout Elvis
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Loves hor- ses and her boyfriend too, yeah yeah
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
It's a long day, livin' in Reseda
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
There's a free way running through the yard
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
I'm a bad boy 'cause I don't even miss her
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
I'm a bad boy for breaking her heart
Chorus:
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
And I'm free
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', fallin'
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
And I'm free
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', fallin'
Verse 2:
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
All the vam- pires, walkin' through the valley
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
They move west down Ventura Boulevard
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
And the good girls are home with broken hearts
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', now I'm Free fallin', now I'm
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', now I'm Free fallin', now I'm
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', now I'm Free fallin', now I'm
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', now I'm Free fallin', now I'm
Verse 3:
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
I wanna glide down, over Mulholland
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Wanna write her name in the sky
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
I wanna free fall out into nothin'
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Oh, I'm gonna leave this, this world for a while
Repeat Chorus (2x)
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', fallin'
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', fallin'
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', fallin'
Am#5 Bb Am#5 C
Free fallin', fallin' yeah, yeah