John Mayer - No Such Thing Chords & Tabs

No Such Thing 
transcribed by Scott Fischer 
and Catherine Gagné (www3.sympatico.ca/g403z)


Intro 

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b----x-----------x-----------x------------- 
g---11---(11)---11---(11)---11------------- 
d---13---(11)---14---(11)---13---(etc..)---
a---11---(11)---11---(11)---11------------- 
e----0-----------0-----------0------------- 

* You can find other intros ("Always on time", "Mom" intro, "Graduation"/"Yearbook") 
  at the bottom of the page.

Part 1 

Verse 

Part a 

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b----x----x---7-------------------- 
g---11---13---9---14--12--11--11--- 
d---13---11---9---12--12--12--12--- 
a---11----0---x---10--10--10--10--- 
e----0----x---9----0---0---0---0--- 

Part b 

(album) 

e----x----x---x---x--- 
b----x----x---7---2--- 
g---11---13---9---3--- 
d---13---11---9---2--- 
a---11----0---x---x--- 
e----0----x---9---2--- 
                 ***

Live, he sometimes does this:

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b---1--2--2---
g---3--3--3---
d---2--2--2---
a---x--x--x---
e---2--2--2---


Part 2 

"They love to tell you.." 

(live) 

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b---0---0---0----0-----------x---
g---4---6---9---13----------11---
d---2---4---7---11---(x2)---13---
a---0---0---0----0----------11---
e---x---x---x----x-----------0---

He plays it differently on the album.. After (x07900), he slides down 
to (x04600). 


Part 3 

"But something's better.." 

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b---0-------0----------
g---3---4---4-----11---
d---2---2---2-----13---
a---x---0---x-----11---
e---2-------4------0---


Part 4 

Chorus 

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b---0--3---10---(0)-- 
g---5--5---11---11--- 
d---5--5---10---13--- 
a---x--x----x---11--- 
e---5--5---10----0--- 


Part 5 

"I am invincible.." 

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b---0--1--- ---0---0---0---0---0---0---- 
g---2--2--- ---6---2---6---2---6---2---- 
d---3--3--- ---7---3---7---3---7---3---- 
a---x--x--- ---x---x---x---x---x---x---- 
e---1--1--- ---5---1---5---1---5---3---- 

Shannon Morris figured out a good way to play what comes next:
(you can visit his site here www.shannonmorris.com)

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b----0---0---0---0----------7-(7)-7----0-(0)-0----0-(5)-0---
g----9---8---6---8----------8-(6)-8----3-(3)-3----6-(6)-6---
d---11---9---7---9---(x2)---6-(6)-6----4-(4)-4----7-(7)-7---
a----0---0---0---0----------7-(7)-7----4-(4)-4----7-(7)-7---
e---------------------------0-----0----2-(2)-2----5-(5)-5---
                                       T          T


Jam

Alan proposed this scale:

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b-----------------------------3--------------
g------------------0h2---2/4----4\2--0-------
d-------------0h2-----------------------2----
a--------0h2---------------------------------
e---0h3--------------------------------------


Intro 

(1a) "Welcome to the real world", she said to me 
     condescendingly 
     Take a seat 
     Take your life 
     Plot it out in black and white 
(1b) Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings 
     and the drama queens 
     I'd like to think the best of me 
     is still hiding up my sleeve 

(2)  They love to tell you 
     stay inside the lines 
(3)  But something's better 
     on the other side 
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mayer/no_such_thing_tab.html ]
(4)  I wanna run through the halls of my high school 
     I wanna scream at the top of my lungs 
     I just found out there's no such thing as the real world 
     just a lie you've got to rise above 

(1a) So the good boys and girls take the so called right track 
     faded white hats 
     grabbing credits 
     maybe transfers 
     They read all the books but they can't find the answers 
(1b) And all of our parents 
     they're getting older 
     I wonder if they've wished for anything better 
     while in their memories 
     tiny tragedies 

(2)  They love to tell you 
     stay inside the lines 
(3)  But something's better 
     on the other side 

(4)  I wanna run through the halls of my high school 
     I wanna scream at the 
     top of my lungs 
     I just found out there's no such thing as the real world 
     just a lie you've got to rise above 

(5)  I am invincible 
     I am invincible 
     I am invincible 
     as long as I'm alive (2) 

(4)  I wanna run through the halls of my high school 
     I wanna scream at the 
     top of my lungs 
     I just found out there's no such thing as the real world 
     just a lie you've got to rise above 
(4)  I just can't wait till my ten year reunion 
     I'm gonna bust down the double doors 
     and when I stand on these tables before you 
     you will know what all this time was for 

Ends on (079890)

I used the Conan O'Brien performance and a webcast at getmusic.com

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Various intros transcribed by Alan Myers


"Always on time" intro 

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b---5-----5h7--5--5--5h7---5---10--10h12--10--12---
g---4-----4----4--4--4-----4----9---9------9--11--- (2x)
d---6-----6----6--6--6-----6---11--11-----11--13---
a---4--4----------4-------------9-------------11---
e--------------------------------------------------


"Mom" intro 

main part:
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b-----x----x-----x----
g----11---11----13----
d----13---14----11----
a----11---11-----0----
e-----0----0----------

then for "senior year, same old question..."
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b----0---0---0----0----
g----4---6---9---13---- (2x)
d----2---4---7---11----
a----0---0---0----0----
e----x---x---x----x----

then for "she said there's no such thing" (first)
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b----0---0---0----
g----3---4---3----
d----2---2---2----
a----x---x---x----
e----2---2---2----

"she said there's no such thing" (second)
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b----0---0----
g----4---4----
d----2---2----
a----0---x----
e----x---4----


"Graduation" or "Yearbook" intro

standard tuning
typically fingerpicked, but has been strummed before

Part A:  intro and verse
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b----9-----2-----
g----8-----1-----
d----9-----2-----
a----7-----0-----
e----0-----x-----

Part B:  "You won't find me..."
e----------------------
b----------------------
g----4---6---9---13----  (2x)
d----2---4---7---11----
a----0---0---0----0----
e----------------------

Part C:  "...but here"
e----------
b----------
g----11----
d----13----
a----11----
e-----0----

Part D:  "There's no such thing as..."
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b----2----0---0----
g----3----4---4----
d----2----2---2----
a----x----0---x----
e----2----x---4----
note: sometimes (2x232x) is played (2x230x)