Come Back To Bed
Words and music by John Mayer
Album: Heavier Things
Transcribed by: Gabe
Email: Supraslick15_14@Juno.com
AIM: IbanezProne
I watched him play this song on a live performance...he did
and improv solo on the performance, so I had to tab it the way
it sounds on the album...
Tuning: Standard
Key:
p -Pull off
h -Hammer On
b -Bend
/ -Slide up
\ -Slide Down
~ -Let ring
T -Thumb (He uses his thumb in almost all of his songs)
x -Mute string
Intro (Bridge and Middle pickups)
e----------------------------
b-----9---10--7-----9--------
g----9----9---7----9---------
d---9-----11--7---9----------
a-9h11----9---5--9h11--------
E---------x---x--------------
Play this intro riff twice
Lead into verse
e--(0)~----------------
b---5~-----------------
g---6~-----------------
d---7~-----------------
a---x~-----------------
E---5~-----------------
T
Verse 1&2
e-----------------------------------------------
b--5-5-5----3-3-3---10--(0)---------------------
g--6-6-6----4-4-4---11---2----------------------
d--7-7-7----5-5-5---12---3----------------------
a--x-x-x----x-x-x---x----x----------------------
E--5-5-5----3-3-3---10---3----------------------
T T T T T T T T
("Still is the life"....)
Pre-Chorus is just the intro...play intro
("You can be mad in the morning"....)
e------------------------------------------------------
b--9-----10--5---7-------------------------------------
g--9-----9---4---7---13~-------------------------------
d--9-----11--6---7---14~-------------------------------
a--9h11--9---4---5---11~-------------------------------
E--0-----x---x---x-------------------------------------
("Just dont leave me alone here".....)
Chorus
e----------(0)----------------
b--5-----5--3-----------------
g--6(h7)-5--2-----------------
d--7-----7--0-----------------
a--0-----0--0-----------------
E--5-----5--2-----------------
T T T
Solo (Neck and Middle Pickups)
e---------------------------------------------------7~~-------
b--12b14--------12b14---------12b14----7---12b14--------------
g------------------------9~~----------------------------------
d--------7h9~~--------7--------------7-----------7------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
Gradual bend 12 to 14
e--7----5-----0---------------------
b--9h10-7h8-3-----------------------
g--9----7---2-----------------------
d-----------0-----------------------
a-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------
Play each of these about 6 times
e-----------------------------------------
b-------------------14~------------14b15--
g--------------14-----------14------------
d---------/16-----16----/16----16---------
a-----------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b------------14-------------------------------------14---------
g------14-------16-14h16p14-------14-16--16b18-14------16~-14--
d--/16----16----------------16p14-----------------16-----------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------
b-------14-17---------------------
g-16b18-------16b18r16----14h16~--
d----------------------16---------
a---------------------------------
e---------------------------------
Play Intro after this
Outro
e---0-----0------
b---5-----3------
g---6h7---2------
d---7-----0------
a---0-----x------
e---5-----2------
T T
("Dont hold your love"...)
e--------------------
b--5--5--5--5--5--5--
g--6--6--4--6--4--6--
d--7--4--4--4--4--4--
a--x--5--5--x--x--5--
e--5--------5--5-----
T T T
("Dont hold your love over"....)
This is the whole thing....it took a long time to tab it the way he
plays it but its all here....enjoy!
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Matt Average |
#1 by Matt Vautour at Sep 26, 2007 at 8:56 PM EST |
| this song, like all of his, is absolutely amazing, i think we all can relate | |
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RTBM Professional |
#2 by RTBM at Sep 27, 2007 at 6:40 PM EST |
| over you i'm never really over over you ......these are lyrics that hit me a lot. its hard to forget all those smiling times. | |
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luke Wanna Be |
#3 by luke chaffey at Sep 28, 2007 at 6:06 AM EST |
| wow this song is the story of my life..describes me and my best friend perfectly! once again..john's wwwonderful | |
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JJ Average |
#4 by JJ at Sep 28, 2007 at 4:18 PM EST |
| "i survive on the breath you are finished with" is so powerful to me | |
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robert Average |
#5 by robert liedberg at Sep 29, 2007 at 1:06 AM EST |
| I love this song because i AM going through it. everytime i hear her voice, anytime anyone says her name, my heart feels as much pain as ever it felt at any one moment of my life. John Mayer almost reads my mind of the imposibility involved in forgetting love. | |
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jake Wanna Be |
#6 by jake fugate at Sep 29, 2007 at 4:23 AM EST |
| I don't like this song. Yes I'm a guy, but I know some women don't like him either. John Mayer womanizes a bit too much like in this song, and I'm not a fan of the acoustic mushiness of some of his songs like Daughters and this one. I would forgive him, except that his fans go a bit too far and think that men should live up to their expectations and be more like John Mayer. Because he's mushy premably, but I can tell from his interviews that he is posturing. For one, he does not talk like he sings in that "smoky voice," which is really just a ruse that his female fan base loves. Also, he does try awfully hard to project that "perfect date" personality in every answer he says, as well as the songs he writes. People who talk and write like that are usually womanizing, they don't act like that, and the acoustic smoky voice with mushy lyrics are a bit much. I got news for you, his mushy songs really are sexual more than anything else and... gosh I'll stop now because I'm coming off a bit strong and I do like many of his other songs, but I'm trying to make a point here. I guess I'm saying, stop the idolizing of him please... | |
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stone Average |
#7 by stone sucks, at Sep 30, 2007 at 1:50 AM EST |
| Maybe not his most well known song, but definitely one of my favorites. I'd forgive John Mayer if he sang this to me ... it's so sweet, and it melts me just hearing it on my radio. | |
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JAY Average |
#8 by JAY at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:27 AM EST |
| i love love LOVE this song! it's so beautiful an passionate... as for "98.6 degrees of separation from you baby" ...98.6 is the normal body temperature, so he wants her to "come back to bed" and bring that 98.6 degrees back to him, and it's also kind of a play on the "6 degrees of separation" thing | |
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Link Average |
#9 by Link at Oct 1, 2007 at 12:08 PM EST |
| This kid is amazing, just like this song. It just reminds me of my ex boyfriend who I'm still really close with. John Mayer knows what hes talking about in all his songs. over you I'm never over over you Thats the best part of the song, only because its the most truthful statement. You're never over the one person you'll love forever. As much as you want to be, and as much as you want to hate him for all the hurtfull things, that one person is the one that will always have some effect on you...forever. | |
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beast Average |
#10 by beast at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:03 AM EST |
| How come there's always that person you go back to? No matter how many people you like or care for, always that one that you love more than anyone else. You may not even know what it is, but you love them so much. | |
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Harley Wanna Be |
#11 by Harley Mckenzie at Oct 2, 2007 at 5:15 AM EST |
| One of the most underrated John Mayer songs, and one of my personal favorites. I liked John Mayer's music and appreciated him as an artist but I did not realize that he was a competent guitar player until this song. This song was the spark that aroused my interest and curiosity into Mr. Mayer. THis is his first legitimate blues song. What is fascinating is how he was able to incorporate his pop lyrics into a blues song that I found out later was also a tribute to one of his idols, Buddy Guy. Yes, the lyrics are wonderful and carry a lot of meaning behind them. But John Mayer knows that his lyrics are golden and does not believe himself completely. These lyrics are about John admitting that he is not stronger than the woman he is with when it comes to holding off. He is not able to deal with his partner's cold shoulder and ignorance. He is also identifying with a man's physical craving of sex; the idea that fights can be fixed by screwing your brains out hours later and then falling asleep only to wake up and fight again. He realizes this, and he is not fighting it. He's not asking for his lady to be happy again. He's just asking her to stay long enouigh so he can know that she's there for him to touch and thus reassure himself that he hasn't ruined everything completely just yet. There are two ways to look at this song as it is very deeply layered. It is a very sad song, a song that takes place right before a break up, righit before the shit hits the fan. But it also a song about a man who knows his weaknesses, and even though he knows what he must improve on, he isn't willing to try. He's only begging for a temporary treatment that will make him feel better for a while. "Don't hold your love over my head" is a beautiful ending, and probably one of the best moments in the album. Such a sad and brutally honest song. Listen to it live. Austin City Limits with Buddy Guy is incredible. Guitar solo at the end is John Mayer's truly honest version of it. After he's done begging (don't hold your love), he does what every man does...gets extremely pissed off and gets over it. Hence, a very intense guitar solo. Thank you, John Mayer. | |
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Devin Average |
#12 by Devin Moreno at Oct 2, 2007 at 8:30 PM EST |
| John Mayer's lyrics are so powerful and have such emotion in them, I think the lyrics: "You can be mad in the morning I'll take back what i said Just dont leave me alone here its cold baby come back to bed" express perfectly the message in this song, this is one of my favorites from John Mayer. | |
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Eric Lead Player |
#13 by Eric Hanstein at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:47 PM EST |
| "still is the life of your room when you're not inside and all of your things tell the sweetest storyline" i love that! i love the guitar in this song. | |
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Dylan Average |
#14 by Dylan at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:16 PM EST |
| i love this song because i've been through it. i think its basically about a lover that you just can't seem to get over and you want them back | |
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Shotgun Average |
#15 by Shotgun Joe at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:25 PM EST |
| Anyone can relate to this song.........everyone has been through this before!!! | |
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! Average |
#16 by ! ! at Oct 3, 2007 at 4:30 AM EST |
| This is by far my favourite john mayer song.........it sums up the relationship i'm in at the moment. The guy i want lives in another state so i've tired to get over him......but it always comes "back to" him. I made him listen to it over the phone and he loves it too...............all of johns songs are sooooo easy to relate to, he's the best!! 1 2 3 Next | |
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PW Average |
#17 by PW at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:36 AM EST |
| john mayer's the shit... great song | |
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Frank The Tizzl Wanna Be |
#18 by Frank The Tizzle Town Tank Stallone at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:12 PM EST |
| my ex boyfriend and i broke up because his father didnt want him to see me anymore, and i miss him every day and this song reminds me of him because i've been asked out twice since we had to break up, and i still love him more than anything. my friend put it on a cd she made me and we listened to it in her car and just cried. | |
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dann Average |
#19 by dann at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:38 PM EST |
| Like most every other john mayer song i can really relate to this song very well. such a great song. If you've ever not been able to just give up on an ex g/f you can relate to this song. i love the last 2 verses. so touching and so true, just never giving up hope that maybe one day she'll realize how much he cares for her | |
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ben Wanna Be |
#20 by ben cashin at Oct 4, 2007 at 3:46 AM EST |
| 3 hours before my birthday,I was sitting alone and listening to this song over again and bursting into tears,coz someone I love is being with someone else again now.and I can't help it.forgive me love I can't turn and walk away. | |
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jga Average |
#21 by jga qup at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:13 AM EST |
| this song is my favorite on the cd... it really describes my every emotion towards one of my closest friends... we've tried to make something of "us" at least 3 times, but only half-heartedly before... the other night he was over, and i realized just how much i need him in my life... but we've both got such different things going on... we've never been able to work it out. but we've talked, and decided we just needed to wait a while before trying again. it makes me wonder, could he be the one for me?... could i have found him so soon?... when we don't talk for a long time, i feel like there's a piece of me missing. then we strike up a conversation one day, and it's like we were never apart. it's amazing how a song really speaks to you. and you gotta know that there's something there, or something wrong, when you understand such words... | |
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Tim Wanna Be |
#22 by Tim N at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:47 PM EST |
| "dont hold your love over my head"?? ewwww!!!!!! | |
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daint Rhythm Player |
#23 by daint at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:12 AM EST |
| This song is amazing to me. I mean im a Huge Huge John mayber fan. i have already seen him a few times and im bout to see him 2 more times in the same week in Texas. but i just love this song. i think it realates to me. because theres always someone your close to that you want to love you back that just at that time doesnt. and it sucks! Johnny so reads my mind! | |
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