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John Mayer
"Emoji of a Wave"
Standard Tuning. Corrections welcome!
B AM9 A Esus4 E F#sus4 F# G#m7 G#m11 GM7 Bsus2 C#m7 D#m
e|------4-------------0------0------2------2-----(4)--------------------------4------6------|
B|4-----2------2------0------0------2------2------4------2-------------2------5------7------|
G|4-----4------2------2------1------4------3------4------4------4------4------4------6------|
D|4-----2------2------2------2------4------4------4------4------4------4------6------8------|
A|2-----0------0-----(2)----(2)----(4)----(4)----(6)-----x------x------2------4------6------|
E|--------------------0------0------2------2------4------4------3---------------------------|
Intro:
B AM9 E Esus4 E F# F#sus4 F#
Kayboard
e|14------------16------------16------------14------------|
B|---16------------17------------17-----------------------|
G|------16------------16------------16---------16-15------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
B
Oh honey
AM9 E Esus4 E
You don't have to try so hard
F# F#sus4 F#
To hurt me
B
Don't worry
AM9 E Esus4 E
I been thinking bout you too
F#sus4 F#
What do we do
Pre-Chorus:
A
Your heart is where my head should be
A
The dissonance is killing me
F#
It breaks my heart
G#m7 GM7 B
It breaks my heart
Chorus:
B
Oh honey
F#m7
Oh honey
E
It's just a wave
Em
It's just a wave
D#m7
And I know
G#m7
That when it comes
C#m7
I just hold on
F#
I just hold on
Break:
B AM9
Esus4 E F#
Verse:
B
Oh honey
AM9 E Esus4 E
I been talking to myself
F# F#sus4 F#
Just to hear you
B
And you're saying
Amaj7 E Esus4 E
Everything I wish you would
F#sus4 F#
And it's so good
Pre-Chorus:
A
It's raining on the mission bell
A
They're draining out the wishing well
F#
It breaks my heart
G#m7 GM7 B
It breaks my heart
Chorus:
B
Oh honey
F#m7
Oh honey
E
It's just a wave
Em
It's just a wave
D#m7
And I know
G#m7
That when it comes
C#m7
I just hold on
F#
I just hold on
Break:
B AM9 E Esus4 E F# F#sus4 F#
e|-----------12-----------------------12-------------------------12----------------12-11------------------|
B|---12-14------16-14-12-16----12-14-----16-14-12-16----12-14-------16-14-12-16----------14-12-11---------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-11---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
B AM9 E Esus4 E F# F#sus4 F#
e|----2------2---------4-4------4-2-----------------2-----------------------------|
B|2/4----------4-0------------------4-2--2/4-----------5--4----5p4-2---4p2p0-2----|
G|-----------------2/4-----------------------4------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
A
I rose on you like morning light
A
In shuttered dream we'll sleep at night
F#
It breaks my heart
A
It takes all the love I have to say
A
I know we're gonna be ok
F#
It breaks my heart
G#m11 GM7 Bsus2
It breaks my heart
Chorus:
B
Oh honey
F#m7
Oh honey
E
It's just a wave
Em
It's just a wave
D#m7
And I know
G#m7
That when it comes
C#m7
I just hold on
F#
Until it's gone
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| x Dead note
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Last Updated: March 5, 2026