John Mayer – Speak For Me tab

JOHN MAYER - SPEAK FOR ME

Song: Speak for Me
Artist: John Mayer
Album: Born and Raised [2012]

Tab by eirikhv

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This song has mostly finger pickings, the main riff goes like this...

MAIN RIFF:e|------------------------------------------|B|------2-----------2-----------7-----------|G|-2h4----4----2h4----4----7h9----9----7----|D|-----2---2-------2---2-------7---7------9-|A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----|E|------------------------------------------|
...and is played in between some of the different parts, but for ease, the rest of the song is printed like chords. Mayer uses his thumb on some occasions, which are marked with *. Check out this youtube-video of JM for further help: .../watch?v=yfAKjII4H1Q ------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE:e|-----------|B|--7---x----|G|--9---11---|D|--7---9----| (x4)A|--0---x----|E|------10---|
"Now the cover of a Rolling Stone..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRE-CHORUS:e|----------------------------|B|--3---3---3------3---3---0--|G|--2---2---2------2---2---1--|D|--0---0---0------0---0---2--|A|------4---2----------4---2--|E|-------------------------0--|
"What a drag to know..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS:e|--------------|B|--9-------10--|G|--9----9--11--|D|--9-------12--| (x3)A|--11--0---x---|E|--0-------10*-|
"Show me something I can be..."
e|-------------------|B|--10--------7---5--|G|--11--------7---6--|D|--12----12--9---7--| (x2)A|--x---------x---x--|E|--10*-9*----7*--5*-|
"...someone come speak for me" ------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERLUDE:e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|--6---7---9---7--|D|--7---9---11--9--| (x2)A|--0---0---0---0--|E|-----------------|
e|----------9------------9---|B|--10h12---12---10h12---12--|G|--11------11---11------11--|D|--12------12---12------12--| (x2)A|--x-------x----x-------x---|E|--10*-----10*--10*-----10*-|
"La di da di da di da di da..." Then he starts strumming the main riff, so now it goes something like...
e|------------------------------------------|B|-2----2------2----2------7----7------7--7-|G|-2h4----4----2h4----4----7h9----9----7--7-|D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---7---7---7---7--9-|A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----|E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|B|-2----2------2----2------7----7------7----|G|-2h4----4----2h4----4----7h9----9----7--7-|D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---7---7---7---7--7-|A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0--x-|E|----------------------------------------9-|
BRIDGE:e|--2---x---0-----x---x---x---------x---0-----x---x---x-----0---0--|B|--3---2---0-----2---2---3-----3---2---0-----2---2---3-----0---0--|G|--2---2---1-----2---2---2-----2---2---1-----2---2---2-----1---1--|D|--4---2---2-----2---2---0-----0---2---2-----2---2---0-----2---0--|A|--2---0---2-----0---x---x-----2---0---2-----0---x---x-----2---2--|E|----------0---------4---2*------------0---------4---2*----0---0--|
"I'm not mad about it..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINAL CHORUS ENDING:e|------------------|B|--10-------7---x--|G|--11-------7---9--|D|--12--12---9---9--| (x2)A|--x---x----x---7--|E|--10*-9*---7*--0--|
"...someone come speak for me"
FINAL CHORD:e|--------------------| e|-------|B|---------------x----| B|--12~--|G|---------------11~--| but on the live-video ---> G|--11~--| D|---------------9~~--| D|--9~~--|A|---------------x----| A|--x----|E|---------------10~--| E|--10~--|
"...Rolling Stone" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LYRICS: Now the cover of a Rolling Stone ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone And the music on my radio ain't supposed to make me feel alone What a drag to know I have to learn to let it go Show me something I can be Play a song that I can sing Make me feel as I am free Someone come speak for me With the celebrating broken things I don't want a world of broken things You can tell that something isn't right when all your heroes are in black and white What a drag to say At least I still have yesterday Show me something I can be Play a song that I can sing Make me feel as I am free Someone come speak for me Someone come speak for me La di da di da La di da di da La di da di da di da di da La di da di da di da di da Yeah I'm not mad about it But I'm not mad about it I'm not mad about it But I'm not that mad about it Just show me something I can be Play a song that I can sing Make me feel as I am free Someone come speak for me Someone come speak for me Someone come speak for me Now the cover of a Rolling Stone ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone
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