Who Did You Think I Was (live)

John Mayer

Intro/riff E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|----------------------------| G|--5/6-x-x-------x-x----------|--5/6--x-x-------x-x--------| D|------x-x--5h7--x-x----------|-------x-x--5h7--x-x--------| A|------x-x-------x-x----5-----|-------x-x-------x-x-----5~~| x4 E|5-----x-x-------x-x-8b---8b~-|5------x-x-------x-x--8b----| W/ riff I got half a smile and zero shame I got a reflection with a different name Got a brand new blues I can't explain who did you think I was E|----2-2-----2---2-----2-2-----2----------------------------------------| B|----2-2-----2---2-----2-2-----2------------3------3---3-3----3--3------| G|----2-2-----2---2-----2-2-----2------------2h4-4--2---4-2----2--4------| D|--4-4-4-----4---4-----4-4-----4----------5-----5-----------5--------5--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------5| E|2---2-2-----2---2-----2-2-----2--------3-------------------------------| w/riff Every mornin when the day begins I make up my mind but change it back again E|---------------------------| B|------------8--------------| G|--5h6-5-7-9---9\7p5-5---5--| D|----------------------7---4| A|---------------------------| E|5--------------------------| w/ embellishment I'm a shifter of the shape I'm in Who did you think I was E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--5h6-x-x-----x-x---------x-| D|------x-x-5h7-x-x---------x-| A|------x-x-----x-x----5----x-| x2 E|5-----x-x-----x-x-8b---8b-x-| w/ embell. You got my number but I always knew the score Who did you think I was E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--5h6-x-x-----x-x---------x-| D|------x-x-5h7-x-x---------x-| A|------x-x-----x-x----5----x-| x2 E|5-----x-x-----x-x-8b---8b-x-| w/riff Am I the one who plays the quiet songs Is He the one who turns the ladies on E|------------------------------| B|/8-8-8------------------------| G|/9-9-9-7b9-7-5----------------| D|----------------7-5-----------| A|--------------------7-6-5-----| E|--------------------------8b-5| w/ embell. Will I keep shinin til my light is gone Who did you think I was E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--5h6-x-x-----x-x---------x-| D|------x-x-5h7-x-x---------x-| A|------x-x-----x-x----5----x-| x2 E|5-----x-x-----x-x-8b---8b-x-| w/ embell. You got my number but I always knew the score Who did you think I was Solo E|---------------------------|--------------------------------------7/12-------| B|---------------------------|-----------------------------5-------------12----| G|--5h6-x-x-----x-x---------x|--5---5h6-x-x---------5-5--7---7/9-9-------------| D|------x-x-5h7-x-x---------x|----7-----x-x-5-5-7-7----------------------------| A|------x-x-----x-x----5----x|----------x-x------------------------------------| E|5-----x-x-----x-x-8b---8b-x|5---------x-x--- --------------------------------| E|--------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------| B|----------------------/12\|-----------------------/12----|--5----------------| G|7h9-7h9-7-7---------------|----5-5-7-7-7/9-5~-5~------12\|5---5b-------------| D|------------9br10b10------|7-7---------------------------|--------7p5--------| A|--------------------------|------------------------------|------------7-5-3-5| E|--------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|------10-10-------10-10-------10-10| B|----10-10-----10-12b14--12-10-12-10-10~----10|13b15-------13b15-------13b15------| G|/11--------11---------------------------11---|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------10-10-------10-10-------10-10-------10-10|-------10-10-------10-10-------10-10| B|13b15-------13b15-------13b15-------13b15------|-13b15-------13b15-------13b15------| G|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------10-10-------10-10-----------------------| B|13b15-------13b15--------5-------------5-5-7\-| G|---------------------------5-7-7-5-6---5-5-7\-| D|-------------------------------------7--------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Here is a line that you won't understand E|-------------------------| B|5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7--x-x-x-x-| G|6/8-6/8-6/8-6/8--x-x-x-x-| D|-----------------x-x-x-x-| A|-----------------x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------| I'm half of the boy but twice the man E|3-----------------| B|3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3-| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| Carry the weight of the world in the palm of my hand E|3/5\3/5\3/5\3/5\3| B|3/5\3/5\3/5\3/5\3| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Who did you think I was w/ riff Who did you think I was Outro E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------7br8-------|------5b--------------------------------------| G|--------5-------------5b-7br8-5-----|------5b------------5b------------------------| D|5h7p5-7----5-7----5-7-----------7-5-|--5-7-----5-7---5-7---------------------------| A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| E|---------------5--------------------|5-------------5-------------------------------| E|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| B|/8-5---------5------|------5b--------8-5-------7-7--5-7-5---------------------| G|-----7-6-5-----5----|------5b--7-8-9-----5-7-5-7-7--5-7-5-------5-------------| D|-----------7-----7-5|--5-7--------------------------------7-5-7---7-5---------| A|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------5-3-5-3-| E|--------------------|5--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| B|------5b------------5b----------------| G|------5b------------5b--7-7-5---------| D|--5-7-----5-7---5-7--------------7/21\| A|--------------------------------------| E|5-------------5-----------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note

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