Perfectly Lonely by John Mayer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perfectly Lonely - John Mayer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: J.Casquejo Email: geehanski@yahoo.com Chords: C C2 F Dm G Am Em Fm G# e|---x---x---x----x---x----x----x---x---x--| B|---8---5---1---10---3----5----8---1---4--| G|---9---5---2---10---4----5----9---1---5--| D|--10---5---3---12---5----7----9---3---6--| A|---x---3---x----x---x----x----7---x---x--| E|---8-------1---10---3----5--------1---4--| Intro Lead: e|-----------------13--12--10.--8--------------------------| B|--13s15--13s15---13--13--10.--8--10~---------------------| G|--12s14--12s14-------------------10~---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------13--12--10.--8--------------------------| B|--13s15--13s15---13--13--10.--8--12~---10h12p10----------| G|--12s14--12s14-------------------12~------------12~------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------13------------------| B|-15b17r16b17~~----------13--13~-15--15b17~~--15b17r15~~------| G|--------------------s14---14---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------20-------------------| B|--10b12r10p8---8~~h10----------20b22---20b22r20~~--------| G|-------------9-------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: C F C2 Had a little love, but I spread it thin Dm G Falling in her arms and out again C F C2 Made a bad name for my game around town Dm G Tore up my heart, and shut it down C Nothing to do F C2 Nowhere to be Dm G A simple little kind of free C Nothing to do F C2 No one but me Dm G And that's all I need Chorus: C F C2 I'm perfectly lonely Dm G I'm perfectly lonely Em Am I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah) Dm 'Cause I don't belong to anyone G Nobody belongs to me Riff 1: e|-----------------13--12--10.--8--------------------------| B|--13s15--13s15---13--13--10.--8--10~---------------------| G|--12s14--12s14-------------------10~---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------13--12--10.--8-----------12-------------------| B|--13s15--13s15---13--13--10.--8--12~------15b17r16b17r16b17~~--| G|--12s14--12s14-------------------12~---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: I see friends around from time to time When their ladies let them slip away And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine This is always what I say Nothing to do Nowhere to be A simple little kind of free Nothing to do No one to be Is it really hard to see Chorus: Why I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah) 'Cause I don't belong to anyone Nobody belongs to me Bridge: Am And this is not to say G There never comes a day F G G# I'll take my chances and start again Am And when I look behind G On all my younger times F Fm I have to thank the wrongs that led me to a love so strong Solo: e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------8h10----------8h10-----------------------| G|------5h7-7s9~~-------/9-/9~~-------/10~-9.-7~-5---5------| D|--5h7--------------------------------------------7---7s5~-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------8.-8~-----------13-----------------------| B|------------8h10-8.-8~10----16b18--16p13-13---------------| G|------5h7s9---------------------------------14\-----------| D|--5h7-----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-------13---------------------15b17-15~-15b17-15~-15s17-20~\--| B|--16b18--16p13-13.-13~----------------------------------------| G|----------------------14\-------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah) 'Cause I don't belong to anyone Nobody belongs to me That's the way, that's the way, that's the way that I want it Solo 2: (starts after the first "That's the way" line) e|----------------------------------------------------8.8-10~b12---| B|--------13-15b17-15~---15b17r15p13----13~-15b----10--------------| G|--12s14----------------------------14----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (starts after third "that's the way" line) e|-------------------------------------------13h15-----| B|--16b18-16-13~---16b18-16~-16b18-16~-16b18-------13~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--15b17r15p13-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------16-13~~-------16b18r16p13----13~-15b17r16b17--| G|---------------------14\----------------14------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------13h15~~~~h20----------13h15~~h20-| B|--15b17r15b17~-15b17-15b17-13~---15b17-------(hammer---15b17-----------| G|--------------------------------------------with-right-----------------| D|-----------------------------------------------hand)-------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Then it fades out but he's still playing. 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