John Mayer
"In The Blood"
Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret. Corrections welcome.
G G/F# Em7 G/B Csus2 Dsus4
e|(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)---(3)-------|
B|-3----3----3----3----3-----3--------|
G|-0----0----0----0----0-----2--------|
D|-0----0----2----0----0-----0--------|
A|-2----x----2----2----3--------------|
E|-3----2----0------------------------|
[Intro]
G G/F# Em7 G/B
Csus2 G/B G
G G/F# Em7 G/B
Csus2 G/B G
[Verse 1]
G G/F# Em7 G/B Csus2 G/B G
How much of my mother has my mother left in me?
G Dsus4
How much of my love will be insane to some degree?
G G/F# Em7 G/B Csus2 G/B G
And what about this feeling that I'm never good enough?
G/B G Dsus4 G
Will it wash out in the water, or is it always in the blood?
G G/B Csus2
[Verse 2]
G G/F# Em7 G/B Csus2 G/B G
How much of my father am I destined to become?
G Dsus4
Will I dim the lights inside me just to satisfy someone?
G G/F# Em7 G/B Csus2 G/B G
Will I let this woman kill me, or do away with jealous love?
G/B G Dsus4 G
Will it wash out in the water, or is it always in the blood?
[Chorus]
G G/F# Em7 G G/B Csus2 G/B G
I can feel love the I want, I can feel the love I need
Em7 G Dsus4
But it's never gonna calm the way I am
Em7 G G/B Csus2 G/B G
Could I change it if I wanted, can I rise above the flood?
Em7 G Dsus4 G
Will it wash out in the water, or is it always in the blood?
G
[Verse 3]
G G/F# Em7 G/B Csus2 G/B G
How much like my brothers, do my brothers wanna be?
G Dsus4
Does a broken home become another broken family?
G G/F# Em7 G/B Csus2 G/B G
Or will we be there for each other, like nobody ever could?
Em7 G Dsus4 G
Will it wash out in the water, or is it always in the blood?
[Chorus]
G G/F# Em7 G G/B Csus2 G/B G
I can feel love the I want, I can feel the love I need
Em7 G Dsus4
But it's never gonna calm the way I am
Em7 G G/B Csus2 G/B G
Could I change it if I wanted, can I rise above the flood?
Em7 G Dsus4 G
Will it wash out in the water, or is it always in the blood?
[Solos]
Em7 G/B
Csus G/B G
Em7 G/B
Csus G/B G
Em7 G/B
Csus G/B G
Em7 G/B
Csus G/B D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------12-12h14~14b16r14p12~--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|12b-p10-12/14--14------------------------12b14r12p10-12/14~-14b17r14~--12b14r12p10h12--b14r12~-12p10~|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12/15~-\12--------15/17~---15/17\15--------12/15~-\12------------------------------------------|
G|---12----------------12-----------------------12---------------/16\14p12h14~~-12/14\12~--------------|
D|14----------------14-----------------------14--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G G G/B Csus2 G/B G
I can feel love the I want, I can feel the love I need
Em7 G Dsus4
But it's never gonna calm the way I am
Em7 G G/B Csus2 G/B G
Could I change it if I wanted, can I rise above the flood?
Em7 G Dsus4 G
Will it wash out in the water, or is it always in the blood?
[Outro]
Em7 G Csus2 G
Em7 G Dsus4
Em7 G Csus2 G
Em7 G Dsus4
G
(Relative to Capo)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-8---------------7-8---------------7-8---------------7-8------|
G|--------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7---------|
D|9---9-10----------9---9-10----------9---9-10----------9---9-10--------9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| r Bend release
| () Option chord notes
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