John Mayer – Belief (Bass Tab)

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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 C Is there anyone who really recalls... 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-7-5--------|--------------------|-
D|-------------7-5-3r-|------5r-5-3--------|-
A|-5-5----------------|-------------5-3-4--|-
E|--------------------|-3-3----------------|-

Dm7               Gm7
We're never gonna win the world
G|------7r-7-5--------|------5r-5-3--------|-
D|------------5-3-----|-------------5r-3---|-
A|-5-5------------0r--|-3-3--------------3-|-
E|--------------------|--------------------|-
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-| play x2
E|----5-5-|-5---------|----1-1-|-1r-3-------|

...
>> then play Chorus (Dm7, Gm7, Gm7, C)
G|------7r-7-5--------|--------------------|-
D|-------------7-5-3r-|------5r-5-3--------|-
A|-5-5----------------|-------------5-3-4--|-
E|--------------------|-3-3----------------|-

Dm7               Gm7
We're never gonna win the world
G|------7r-7-5--------|------5r-5-3--------|-
D|------------5-3-----|-------------5r-3---|-
A|-5-5------------0r--|-3-3--------------3-|-
E|--------------------|--------------------|-
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 till fade out ...
>> play Chorus     (Dm7, Gm7, Gm7, C)
G|------7r-7-5--------|--------------------|-
D|-------------7-5-3r-|------5r-5-3--------|-
A|-5-5----------------|-------------5-3-4--|-
E|--------------------|-3-3----------------|-

Dm7          Gm7              Gm7                C
What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand ?
G|------7r-7-5--------|------5r-5-3--------|-
D|------------5-3-----|-------------5r-3---|-
A|-5-5------------0r--|-3-3--------------3-|-
E|--------------------|--------------------|-
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