3x5 Tab by John Mayer

3x5 tab by John Mayer

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

e||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
B||--3---------------|--5---------------|--8---------------|--7---------------||
G||--0---------------|--0---------------|--0---------------|--0---------------||
D||--2---------------|--5---------------|--7---------------|--7---------------|| x2
A||--2---------------|--4---------------|--7---------------|--6---------------||
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||

Verse 1:

  I'm writing you to catch you up on places I've been...
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---0-----------0---------|-------------------------|
B|---3---------------------|---3-----1-----3-----3---|---3-----------0---------|---3---------------------|
G|---0---------------------|---0-----2-----0-----0---|---0-----------2---------|---0---------------------|
D|---2---------------------|---2-----0-----0-----0---|---2-----------1---------|---2---------------------|
A|---2---------------------|---2-----x-----x-----2---|---3-----------2---------|---2---------------------|
E|-------------------------|---0-----2-----3---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

  And you held this letter...
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---0-----------0---------|-------------------------|
B|---3---------------------|---3-----1-----3-----3---|---3-----------0---------|---3-----1-----3-----3---|
G|---0---------------------|---0-----2-----0-----0---|---0-----------2---------|---0-----2-----0-----0---|
D|---2---------------------|---2-----0-----0-----0---|---2-----------1---------|---2-----0-----0-----0---|
A|---2---------------------|---2-----x-----x-----2---|---3-----------2---------|---2-----x-----x-----2---|
E|-------------------------|---0-----2-----3---------|-------------------------|---------2-----3---------|

Pre-Chorus:

   Didn't have a camera by my side this time
   Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes
e||-------------------------|---0---------------------||
B||---3-----3-----3-----3---|---1---------------------||
G||---0-----0-----2-----0---|---0---------------------||
D||---2-----0-----0-----2---|---3---------------------|| x2
A||---3-----x-----x-----3---|---x---------------------||
E||---------3-----2---------|---1---------------------||

  Maybe I will tell you all about it when...
e|-------------------------|---0---------------------|-------------------------|---0-----------0---------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3---|---1---------------------|---3---------------------|---3-----------3---------|
G|---0-----0-----2-----0---|---0---------------------|---0---------------------|---2-----------0---------|
D|---2-----0-----0-----2---|---3---------------------|---2---------------------|---0-----------2---------|
A|---3-----x-----x-----3---|---x---------------------|---2---------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------3-----2---------|---1---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  With words
e|---0---------------------|
B|---3---------------------|
G|---2---------------------|
D|---4---------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Interlude:

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--3---------------|--5---------------|--8---------------|--7---------------|
G|--0---------------|--0---------------|--0---------------|--0---------------|
D|--2---------------|--5---------------|--7---------------|--7---------------|
A|--2---------------|--4---------------|--7---------------|--6---------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


Verse 2:

  Today, skies are painted colors of a cowboy cliche
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---0-----------0---------|-------------------------|
B|---3---------------------|---3-----1-----3-----3---|---3-----------0---------|---3---------------------|
G|---0---------------------|---0-----2-----0-----0---|---0-----------2---------|---0---------------------|
D|---2---------------------|---2-----0-----0-----0---|---2-----------1---------|---2---------------------|
A|---2---------------------|---2-----x-----x-----2---|---3-----------2---------|---2---------------------|
E|-------------------------|---0-----2-----3---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

And strange how clouds that look like mountains in the sky....
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---0-----------0---------|-------------------------|
B|---3---------------------|---3-----1-----3-----3---|---3-----------0---------|---3-----1-----3-----3---|
G|---0---------------------|---0-----2-----0-----0---|---0-----------2---------|---0-----2-----0-----0---|
D|---2---------------------|---2-----0-----0-----0---|---2-----------1---------|---2-----0-----0-----0---|
A|---2---------------------|---2-----x-----x-----2---|---3-----------2---------|---2-----x-----x-----2---|
E|-------------------------|---0-----2-----3---------|-------------------------|---------2-----3---------|


Pre-Chorus:

   Didn't have a camera by my side this time
   Hoping I would see the world with both my eyes
e||-------------------------|---0---------------------||
B||---3-----3-----3-----3---|---1---------------------||
G||---0-----0-----2-----0---|---0---------------------||
D||---2-----0-----0-----2---|---3---------------------||  x2
A||---3-----x-----x-----3---|---x---------------------||
E||---------3-----2---------|---1---------------------||

  Maybe I will tell you all about it when...
e|-------------------------|---0---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3---|---1---------------------|---3---------------------|
G|---0-----0-----2-----0---|---0---------------------|---0---------------------|
D|---2-----0-----0-----2---|---3---------------------|---2---------------------|
A|---3-----x-----x-----3---|---x---------------------|---2---------------------|
E|---------3-----2---------|---1---------------------|-------------------------|

  lose my way ...
e|---0---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---1---------------------|---1---------------------|
G|---0---------------------|---2---------------------|
D|---3---------------------|---0---------------------|
A|---x---------------------|---x---------------------|
E|---1---------------------|---2---------------------|


Chorus:

   You should have seen that sunrise...
   It brought me back to life
   You'll be with me next time I go outside
   Just no more 3x5s
e||--3---------------|------------------|--0---------------|------------------||
B||--3---------------|--5---------------|--1---------------|--3---------------||
G||--0---------------|--5---------------|--0---------------|--0---------------||
D||--0---------------|--3---------------|--2---------------|--1---------------||  x4
A||--x---------------|--5---------------|--0---------------|--0---------------||
E||--3---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||


Instrumental:

e||---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---||
B||---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---||
G||---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---||
D||---2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---||  x4
A||-----------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------||
      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---|---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---0---|
D|---2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---|---2---4---2---4---2---4---0---4---|
A|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|---x---x---x---x---0---0---2---2---|
E|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---3-------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +       1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---|---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---|
D|---0---4---0---4---0---4---0---4---|---0---1---0---1---0---1---0---1---|
A|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +       1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


Bridge:

   I guess you had to be there...
e||---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B||---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G||---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---|---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---0---|
D||---2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---|---2---4---2---4---2---4---0---4---|
A||---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|---x---x---x---x---0---0---2---2---|
E||---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|---3---3---3---3-------------------|
      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +       1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---||
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---||
G|---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---|---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---||
D|---0---4---0---4---0---4---0---4---|---0---1---0---1---0---1---0---1---||  x2
A|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---||
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +       1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


Verse 3:

   Today I finally overcame
   Trying to fit the world inside a picture frame
e||-------------------------|---0---------------------||
B||---3-----3-----3-----3---|---1---------------------||
G||---0-----0-----2-----0---|---0---------------------||
D||---2-----0-----0-----2---|---3---------------------|| x2
A||---3-----x-----x-----3---|---x---------------------||
E||---------3-----2---------|---1---------------------||

  Maybe I will tell you all about it when
e|-------------------------|---0---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3---|---1---------------------|---3---------------------|
G|---0-----0-----2-----0---|---0---------------------|---0---------------------|
D|---2-----0-----0-----2---|---3---------------------|---2---------------------|
A|---3-----x-----x-----3---|---x---------------------|---2---------------------|
E|---------3-----2---------|---1---------------------|-------------------------|

  lose my way ...
e|---0---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---1---------------------|---1---------------------|
G|---0---------------------|---2---------------------|
D|---3---------------------|---0---------------------|
A|---x---------------------|---x---------------------|
E|---1---------------------|---2---------------------|


Chorus:

   You should have seen that sunrise...
   It brought me back to life
   You'll be with me next time I go outside
   Just no more 3x5s
   Just no more 3x5s
e||--3---------------|------------------|--0---------------|------------------||
B||--3---------------|--5---------------|--1---------------|--3---------------||
G||--0---------------|--5---------------|--0---------------|--0---------------||
D||--0---------------|--3---------------|--2---------------|--1---------------|| x4
A||--x---------------|--5---------------|--0---------------|--0---------------||
E||--3---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||


Outro:

e||----------------------------------------------------|
B||---1-----------1-----------0-----------0------------|
G||-------0----------0------------0----------0---------|
D||-----------2---------2-------------1---------1------|
A||---0-----------------------0------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------------|
      1   +   a   2  e  +     3   +   a   4  e  +

e|---------------------------------------5------------||
B|---0-----------3-----------2-----------2------------||
G|---------------0-----------------------0------------||
D|---------------0-----------------------2------------|| x3
A|---------------------------0------------------------||
E|---3------------------------------------------------||
     1           2           3           4

e|-----------------------------------|---0~------------------------------|
B|---0-------0-----------------------|---0~------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0---0-------2-------|---0~------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2-------1---|---4~------------------------------|
A|-----------2-------3-------2-------|---2~------------------------------|
E|---3-------------------------------|---0~------------------------------|
     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


***********************************
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| ~   Vibrato
| +   Harmonic
| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
***********************************

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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