Mayer admitted to MTV News that Who Says' controversial opening line, &quot;sort of plays with your perception a little bit, and it starts out and you go, 'Oh, is he being campy?'&quot; He added: &quot;But if you stay with the song long enough, then you start to realize it's not about marijuana. It's actually about freedom and living your life.&quot; (Source Songfacts). 

Battle Studies

D           G         D/F#
 Who says I can't get stoned
 Em7                         A   Bbdim
 Turn off the lights and the telephone
Bm7       E
 Me in my house alone
 G          A         Dsus2
 Who says I can't get stoned

D           G        D/F#
 Who says I can't be free
      Em7                      A       Bbdim
 From all of the things that I used to be
Bm7         E
 Rewrite my history
 G          A        Dsus2
 Who says I can't be free

Chorus:
             G    D/F#              A
 It's been a long night in New York City
             G    D/F#           A
 It's been a long night in Baton Rouge
G          D/F#       Bbdim       Bm7
 I don't remember you looking any better
     Em7                         A   Asus4 A7
 But then again I don't remember you

D           G         D/F#
 Who says I can't get stoned
 Em7                   A       Bbdim
 Call up a girl that I used to know
Bm7               E
 Fake love for an hour or so
 G          A         Dsus2
 Who says I can't get stoned

D           G          D/F#
 Who says I can't take time
 Em7                       A      Bbdim
 Meet all the girls in the county line
 Bm7             E
 Wait on fate to send a sign
 G          A          Dsus2
 Who says I can't take time

Chorus:
             G    D/F#              A
 It's been a long night in New York City
             G    D/F#            A
 It's been a long night in Austin too
G          D/F#       Bbdim       Bm7
 I don't remember you looking any better
     Em7                         A   Asus4 A7
 But then again I don't remember you

G Asus4 A D
G D/F# A x2
G D/F# Bbdim Bm7
Em7 A Asus4 A7
             
D           G         D/F#
 Who says I can't get stoned
Em7             A      Bbdim
 Plan a trip to Japan alone
Bm7                  E
 Doesn't matter if I even go
 G          A         Dsus2
 Who says I can't get stoned, hmmm

Chorus:
             G    D/F#              A
 It's been a long night in New York City
            G    D/F#              A
It's been a long time since twenty-two
G          D/F#       Bbdim       Bm7
 I don't remember you looking any better
     Em7                          A              Asus4 A7
 But then again I don't remember, don't remember you

G Asus4 A D
G D/F# D x3

This is the way I like to play it. It's a little bit easier than the original.


D          G 
Who says I can?t get stoned?
Em                          A
Turn off the lights and the telephone
Bm7        E7
Me and my house alone
G          A         D
Who says I can?t get stoned?

D          G
Who says I can?t be free?
Em                            A
From all of the things that I used to be
Bm7          E7
Re-write my history
G          A        D
Who says I can?t be free?

            G    D                 A
It?s been a long night in New York City
            G    D              A
It?s been a long night in Baton Rouge
G       D            Gbm          Bm7
I don?t remember you looking any better
    E7                           A
But then again I don?t remember you

Who says I can't get stoned
Call up a girl that I used to know
Fake love for an hour or so
Who says I can't get stoned

Who says I can't take time
Meet all the girls in the county line
Wait on fate to send a sign
Who says I can't take time

It's been a long night in New York City
It's been a long night in Austin too
I don't remember you looking any better
But then again I don't remember you

Who says I can't get stoned
Plan a trip to Japan alone
Doesn't matter if I even go
Who says I can't get stoned

It's been a long night in New York City
It's been a long time since 22
I don't remember you looking any better
But then again I don't remember you

Who Says

Start off with a Dsus2 and then transition to the D for the start of the song. 
For the G's at the beginning of the verse and the chorus, pull off of the A string and hammer on the second fret for a more dynamic sound. 

Use Bb instead of Bbdim if it is too difficult.


D           G         D/F#
 Who says I can't get stoned
 Em7                         A   Bbdim
 Turn off the lights and the telephone
Bm7       E
 Me in my house alone
 G          A         Dsus2
 Who says I can't get stoned

D           G        D/F#
 Who says I can't be free
      Em7                      A       Bbdim
 From all of the things that I used to be
Bm7         E
 Rewrite my history
 G          A        Dsus2
 Who says I can't be free

Chorus:
             G    D/F#              A
 It's been a long night in New York City
             G    D/F#           A
 It's been a long night in Baton Rouge
G          D/F#       Bbdim       Bm7
 I don't remember you looking any better
     Em7                         A   Asus4 A7
 But then again I don't remember you

D           G         D/F#
 Who says I can't get stoned
 Em7                   A       Bbdim
 Call up a girl that I used to know
Bm7               E
 Fake love for an hour or so
 G          A         Dsus2
 Who says I can't get stoned

D           G          D/F#
 Who says I can't take time
 Em7                       A      Bbdim
 Meet all the girls in the county line
 Bm7             E
 Wait on fate to send a sign
 G          A          Dsus2
 Who says I can't take time

Chorus:
             G    D/F#              A
 It's been a long night in New York City
             G    D/F#            A
 It's been a long night in Austin too
G          D/F#       Bbdim       Bm7
 I don't remember you looking any better
     Em7                         A   Asus4 A7
 But then again I don't remember you

G Asus4 A D
G D/F# A x2
G D/F# Bbdim Bm7
Em7 A Asus4 A7
             
D           G         D/F#
 Who says I can't get stoned
Em7             A      Bbdim
 Plan a trip to Japan alone
Bm7                  E
 Doesn't matter if I even go
 G          A         Dsus2
 Who says I can't get stoned, hmmm

Chorus:
             G    D/F#              A
 It's been a long night in New York City
            G    D/F#              A
It's been a long time since twenty-two
G          D/F#       Bbdim       Bm7
 I don't remember you looking any better
     Em7                          A              Asus4 A7
 But then again I don't remember, don't remember you

G Asus4 A D
G D/F# D x3

D           G       
 xxx xxxx I xxxxx get xxxxxx
Em7                         A  
 xxxx xxx xxx xxxxxx xxx the xxxxxxxxx
Bm7       E
 xx in xx house xxxxx
 G          A         D
 xxx says x can't xxx stoned

D           G       
 xxx xxxx I xxxxx be xxxx
      Em7                      A       
 xxxx all xx xxx xxxxxx xxxx I xxxx to xx
Bm7         E
 xxxxxxx my xxxxxxx
 G          A        D
 xxx says x can't xx free

Chorus:
             G    D                 A
 xxxx xxxx a xxxx night xx xxx xxxx City
             G    D              A
 xxxx xxxx a xxxx night xx xxxxx Rouge
G       D            Gbm          Bm7
 x xxxxx remember xxx looking xxx better
     Em7                         A   Asus4 A7
 xxx then xxxxx x xxxxx xxxxxxxx you

D           G    
 xxx xxxx I xxxxx get xxxxxx
Em7                    A 
 xxxx xx x xxxx xxxx I xxxx to xxxx
Bm7               E
 xxxx xxxx xxx an xxxx xx xx
 G          A         D
 xxx says x can't xxx stoned

D           G    
 xxx xxxx I xxxxx xxxx time
Em7                        A
 xxxx xxx xxx xxxxx xx the xxxxxx line
 Bm7             E
 xxxx xx xxxx to xxxx x xxxx 
G           A          D
 xxx says x can't xxxx time

Chorus:
             G    D                 A
 xxxx xxxx a xxxx night xx xxx xxxx City
             G    D               A
 xxxx xxxx a xxxx night xx xxxxxx too
G          D          Gbm         Bm7
 x xxxxx remember xxx looking xxx better
     Em7                         A   Asus4 A7
 xxx then xxxxx x xxxxx xxxxxxxx you

G  Asus4  A  D
G  D  A  x2
G  D  Gbm  Bm7
Em7 A Asus4 A7

D           G    
 xxx xxxx I xxxxx get xxxxxx
Em7             A      
 xxxx a xxxx to xxxxx alone
Bm7                  E
 xxxxxxx xxxxxx xx I xxxx xx
 G          A         D
 xxx says x can't xxx stoned, xxxx

Chorus:
             G    D                 A
 xxxx xxxx a xxxx night xx xxx xxxx City
            G    D                 A
xxxx xxxx a xxxx time xxxxx xxxxxx two
G          D          Gbm         Bm7
 x xxxxx remember xxx looking xxx better
     Em7                          A              Asus4 A7
 xxx then xxxxx x xxxxx xxxxxxxx, don't xxxxxxxx you

G Asus4 A D
G D/F# D x3

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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