Why Georgia Chords

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New version created based on changes proposed for another version which were rejected as they were considered too different to the original chart. This gets the chords themselves and their positioning correct, corrects some lyrics and follows UG formatting conventions properly.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Capo:	no capo

Author LincM [a] 965. Last edit on Oct 6, 2016

We have an official Why Georgia tab made by UG professional guitarists.

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Chords

Gsus2

Dsus4

C6sus2

D/F#

Cadd9

Asus2

Em7

C7sus2

D7sus2

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"Why George"
by John Mayer
from "Room for Squares" and basically the same as from "Any Given Thursday"
 
 
[Intro]
Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4
 
 
[Verse]
Gsus2 Dsus4      Gsus2  Dsus4
I am driving up eighty five in the
Gsus2    Dsus4         Gsus2     Dsus4 C6sus2   CM7sus2  C6sus2   CM7sus2
Kind of morning that  lasts all after-noon
 C6sus2                          Gsus2  Dsus4 Gsus2  Dsus4
I’m just stuck inside the gloom
 
Gsus2      Dsus4    Gsus2   Dsus4
Four more exits to  my    apartment but
Gsus2 Dsus4      Gsus2    Dsus4  C6sus2   CM7sus2  C6sus2   CM7sus2
I am tempted to keep the car in drive
C6sus2                          Gsus2  Dsus4 Gsus2  Dsus4
And leave it all behind
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
         Em     D/F#          G           Cadd9
‘Cause I... wonder sometimes about the outcome
         Em     D/F#        G   Asus2
Of a still verdictless life
 
[Chorus]
      D          Asus2  G
Am I living it right?
      D          A      Em
Am I living it right?
      D          Asus2  G
Am I living it right?
 F         C        Gsus2
Why,  why Georgia, why?
 
 
[Interlude]
Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4
 
 
[Verse 2]
Gsus2  Dsus4      Gsus2    Dsus4
Rent a room and I fill the spaces with
Gsus2   Dsus4     Gsus2   Dsus4     C6sus2   CM7sus2  C6sus2   CM7sus2
Wood in places to make it feel like home
C6sus2                Gsus2  Dsus4      Gsus2    Dsus4
But all I feel’s alone
Gsus2         Dsus4        C6sus2   CM7sus2  C6sus2   CM7sus2
It might be a quarter life crisis
C6sus2                         Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2    Dsus4
    Or just the stirring in my soul    (Who knows?)   Either way,
 
[Pre-chorus 2]
Em7  D/F#          G            Cadd9
I... wonder sometimes about the outcome
     Em7   D/F#             G  Asus2
Of a still verdictless life
 
 
[Chorus]
     D          Asus2  G
Am I living it right?
     D          A      Em
Am I living it right?
     D          Asus2  G
Am I living it right?
F         C        Gsus2
Why,  why Georgia, why?
 
 
[Bridge]
F  Bb       C          Bb
So what, so I’ve got a smile on?
F        Bb         C          Bb             G
And it’s hiding the quiet superstitions in my head
G       C     D
Don’t believe me
G       C     D
Don’t believe me
       Em     D/F#    C7sus2  D7sus2
When I say... I’ve... got...  it  down
 
 
[Interlude 2]
Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4  Gsus2  Dsus4
 
 
[Verse 3]
Gsus2 Dsus4   Gsus2  Dsus4
Everybody is just a stranger, but
Gsus2      Dsus4     Gsus2 Dsus4  C6sus2   CM7sus2  C6sus2   CM7sus2
That’s the danger in going my own way
C6sus2                           Gsus2 Dsus4   Gsus2  Dsus4
I guess it’s the price I have to pay
      Em          D/F#          G
Still “everything happens for a reason” is no
Asus2
Reason not to ask myself if I am
 
 
[Chorus]
D         Asus2  G
Living it right?
     D         A      Em
Am I living it right?
     D          Asus2  G
Am I living it right?
F
Why?  tell me why
F         C        G
Why,  why Georgia, why?
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This looks good. Since you noted that you've gone out of your way to include the proper chords, I would suggest that you define the chords the way you play them. UG's default chord charts might be technically correct, but they more often differ with what the author intended -- especially so with an artist like Mayer.