Bass tabs
John Mayer - Belief (Chords n’ Bass)
Continuum (2006)
Intro: Bass 00:04 (Dm7, Gm7, C, Dm7)
G|---------+-+-+-+-+-------||--------------------------| |-7--5----|-
D|---- Drums opening ----||--------------------------| |-------7-|-
A|-------------------------||-5-5---------3-3---3r-5-5-|x2|---------|-
E|-------------------------||-------3-3----------------| |---------|-
Verse 1:: 00:23
G|-------------------------------------| |-7--5----|-
D|-------------------------------------| |-------7-|-
A|-3r-5-5---5r---------2-3-3---3r-5-5--|x2|---------|-
E|-------------3-3---3-----------------| |---------|-
Dm7 Gm7
Is there anyone who ever remembers
C Dm7
Changing their mind from the paint on a sign?
Dm7 Gm7
Is there anyone who really recalls...
C
ever breaking record of...
Dm7
For something someone yelled real loud one time
Pre-Chorus:: 00:43 (Gm7, C, F, Bb)
G|--------|-----------|--------|------------|
D|--------|-----------|--------|------------|
A|-1r-----|---0-1-3-3-|-3r-----|------0-1-1-| play x2
E|----5-5-|-5---------|----1-1-|-1r-3-------|
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
Bb
In how they think it ought to be
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
Bb
And they're not going easily
Interlude:: 01:01 (Dm7, Gm7, C, Dm7)
G|-------------------------------------| |-7--5----|-
D|-------------------------------------| |-------7-|-
A|-3r-5-5---5r---------2-3-3---3r-5-5--|x1|---------|-
E|-------------3-3---3-----------------| |---------|-
Verse 2:: 01:11 (Dm7, Gm7, C, Dm7)
G|-------------------------------------| |-7--5----|-
D|-------------------------------------| |-------7-|-
A|-3r-5-5---5r---------2-3-3---3r-5-5--|x2|---------|-
E|-------------3-3---3-----------------| |---------|-
Dm7 Gm7
Belief is a beautiful armor. But makes for the heaviest sword
C Dm7
Like punching under water. You never can hit who you're trying for
Dm7 Gm7
Some need the exhibition. And some have to know they tried
C Dm7
It's the chemical weapon. For the war that's raging on inside
Pre-Chorus]: 01:30 (Gm7, C, F, Bb)
G|--------|------------|--------|------------|
D|--------|------------|--------|------------|
A|-1r-----|----0-1-3-3-|-3r-----|------0-1-1-| play x2
E|----5-5-|-5r---------|----1-1-|-1r-3-------|
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
Bb
From emptiness to everything
Gm7 C F
Everyone believes
Bb
And no ones going quietly
Chorus:: 01:49 (Dm7, Gm7, Gm7, C) play x2
G|------7r--5-------|------------------|-
D|------------7-5-3-|------5r--3-------|-
A|-5-5--------------|------------5-3-5-|-
E|------------------|-3-3--------------|-
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna win the world
G|------------------|------5r--3-------|-
D|------5r--3-------|------------5-3---|-
A|------------5-0rr-|-3-3------------3-|-
E|-3-3--------------|------------------|-
Gm7 C
We're never gonna stop the war
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna beat this
Gm7 C
If belief is what we're fighting for
Bridge:: 02:08 play like verse (Dm7, Gm7, C, Dm7)
G|-------------------------------------| |-7--5----|-
D|-------------------------------------| |-------7-|-
A|-3r-5-5---5r---------2-3-3---3r-5-5--|x2|---------|-
E|-------------3-3---3-----------------| |---------|-
...
...
Dm7 Gm7
Is there anyone who can remember,
C Dm7
Ever surrender, with their life on the line
Solo:: 02:37
>> play Pre-chorus (Gm7, C, F, Bb)
G|--------|-----------|--------|------------|
D|--------|-----------|--------|------------|
A|-1r-----|---0-1-3-3-|-3r-----|------0-1-1-|
E|----5-5-|-5---------|----1-1-|-1r-3-------|
...
>> then play Chorus (Dm7, Gm7, Gm7, C)
G|------7r--5-------|------------------|-
D|------------7-5-3-|------5r--3-------|-
A|-5-5--------------|------------5-3-5-|-
E|------------------|-3-3--------------|-
Dm7 Gm7
We're never gonna win the world
G|------------------|------5r--3-------|-
D|------5r--3-------|------------5-3---|-
A|------------5-0rr-|-3-3------------3-|-
E|-3-3--------------|------------------|-
Gm7 C
We're never gonna stop the war
We're never gonna beat this
If belief is what we're fighting for
Outro:: repeat bass line till fade out ...
>> play Chorus (Dm7, Gm7, Gm7, C)
G|------7r--5-------|------------------|-
D|------------7-5-3-|------5r--3-------|-
A|-5-5--------------|------------5-3-5-|-
E|------------------|-3-3--------------|-
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand ?
G|------------------|------5r--3-------|-
D|------5r--3-------|------------5-3---|-
A|------------5-0rr-|-3-3------------3-|-
E|-3-3--------------|------------------|-
Dm7 Gm7
Belief can
Gm7 C
Belief can
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C
What puts the folded flag inside his mother's hand
Dm7 Gm7
Belief can
Gm7 C
Belief can
Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 C ... fade out to End:: 04:02
