John Mayer - On the way home Note: Hello! So, I heard this song yesterday during a 24 hour stream on John Mayer website and I couldn't resist to transcribe it! Such a beautiful song and I'm so excited for his upcoming album! It's almost impossible to write down everything that is happening in the song, so I've stuck with the chords, and the guitar intro. There aren't many chords but during verse2 the song fills up with alot of notes that seems (to me) to be "walking around" the D chord. I've written down some variations in the Chords section, tough I'm just going to write down the same chord progression as in the other verses. You are more than welcome to correct my chord names. I feel like I have no idea what im doing. The Bridge is possibly the hardest one to get a grip on. Play around with the different D-chord variations and listen how it sounds. The intro guitar is quite fast paced and with alot of country hammers and pulloffs. Im going to try to be as accurate as I possibly can. Other than that I wish you the best! Love. Victor ---------------------------------------------------------- Song structure Intro 00:00 Verse1 00:11 Chorus1 00:57 Instrumental break1 01:16 Verse2 01:29 Chorus2 01:52 Instrumental break2 02:11 Bridge 02:21 Chorus3 03:07 Out-chorus 03:36 Fine 03:59 ---------------------------------------------------------- Chords - The key of D ---------------------------------------------------------- Dsus2 - x00230 G5 - 3x0033 AM - x02220 Asus4 - x02230 Bm - x24432 Variations of D Chord DM - x00232 Dsus4 - x00233 Dsus2 - x00230 Dadd9 - x04230 D' - xx2030 D' - xxx030 (sounds like "G5") ---------------------------------------------------------- -Intro- 2x 1 2 3 4 | | | | E|-------------0--0--0--0--0---------0--| B|-------------3--3--3--3--3---------3--| G|-----2h4p2p0-0--0--0--0--0---------2--| Keep strumming that Dsus2 for the D|--0----------0-----4-----0h2p0-----0--| last four beats, then repeat. A|------------------------------0h2p0---| E|------------------------------------- | | | | | 1 2 3 4 -Verse1-

^Dsus2The summer's ^G5over^Dsus2 this town is c^G5losi^Dsus2ng They're waving p^G5eopl^Dsus2e out of the^Asus4 ocean^Dsus2

We have the ^G5feel^Dsus2ing like we were fl^G5oat^Dsus2ing We never n^G5otic^Dsus2ed where time was^Asus4 going^Dsus2

Do you rem^G5embe^Dsus2r when we first g^G5ot ^Dsus2here' The days were l^G5ong^Dsus2er the nights were ^Asus4hot he^Dsus2re

Now it's Septe^G5mbe^Dsus2r the engine's sta^G5rtin^Dsus2g You're empty-h^G5and^Dsus2ed and heavy-h^Asus4earted^Dsus2

-Chorus1-

^Dsus2But just remember on the w^G5ay home (Oooh ooh o^Bmoh) That you were never meant to f^G5eel alone

^Dsus4It takes a little ^Asus4while but yo^Dsus4u'd be fin^Asus4e ^Dsus4Another good t^Asus4ime coming d^AMown the l^Dsus2ine

-Verse2-

^G5You'll go ^Dsus2back to l^G5ove that's ^Dsus2waiting ^G5I'll unp^Dsus2ack in a r^Asus4ented r^Dsus2oom

^G5How's that l^Dsus2ife you sw^G5ear you're h^Dsus2ating' ^G5Grass is gr^Dsus2eener th^Asus4at makes t^Dsus2wo

-Chorus2-

^Dsus2But just remember on the ^G5way home (Ooh ooh o^Bmoh) That you were never meant to f^G5eel alone

Just l^Dsus4ook me ^Asus4up; get b^Dsus4ack on the ^Asus4bus I'll s^Dsus2ee you next ^Asus4week if you n^AMeed my tr^Dsus2ust

-Bridge-

^Dsus2Life ain't short, but it sure is small ^Dsus2You get forever but nobody at all

^Dsus2It don't come often and it don't stay long ^Dsus2(Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh)

-Chorus3-

^Dsus2But just remember on the w^G5ay home (Ooh ooh ^Bmooh) That you don't ever have to f^G5eel alone

Just st^Dsus4ay on the r^Asus4un get of^Dsus4f the grid^Asus4 ^Dsus4Hide yours^Asus4elf out like you k^AMnow that I ^Dsus2did

And ^Dsus4if you might f^Asus4ind that you're r^Dsus4unning is d^Asus4one A l^Dsus2ittle bit of ^Asus4Heaven never h^AMurt no o^Dsus2ne

-Out-Chorus- G5 Dsus2 G5 Dsus2 G5 Dsus2 Asus4 Dsus2 Asus4 Dsus2 Asus4 Dsus2 Asus4 Dsus2 Asus4 Dsus2 -Fine-