Mr Meyers
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: 2nd traste
This specific tab is based off of my interpretation of this YouTube Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzeoO6tiPrk
patterns used in the video. It represents a close approximation but may require adjustments to align perfectly
with the performance. Players are encouraged to use this tab as a guide and modify it as needed to suit their
playing style or to better match the nuances of the song as performed by Honer.
The intro and verses of the song feature fingerpicking, while the chorus incorporates strumming.
The strumming pattern used by Honer, as observed, is DDUUDU.
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3---1-1---0-0--------------0-1----1---0-0h3-1p0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0-0---0--0---0----------0-0-----|
D|--0---0-0---0-0---0--0--0-2--2--0h2-2---0----------0------|
A|--------------------------2-----3-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2---0-----------3----3--------------|
[Verse 1]
"I'm Mr. Meyers, How are You? I Drive a Gray Oldsmobile."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0---1-------0-0----0-0-|
G|---0------0------0------0-------0-------0-0---0------0----|
D|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0----2--2---2--2---0--0---0--0--|
A|------------------------------2------3--------------------|
E|-3------3------3------3-------0-------------3------3------|
"They Discontinued Those in 2002, But I Like The Way It Feels."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0--------1-1---1---0-0h3-1p0-----------------|
G|---0------0---------0---0-0---0----------0-0--------------|
D|--0--0---0--0--------2--2--2---0----------0---------------|
A|-------------------2----3---------------------------------|
E|-3------3------3-2-0---------3----------------------------|
[Verse 2]
"I'm Mr. Meyers, What's Your Name? I'll be 65 Next Month."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0---1-------0-0----0-0-|
G|---0------0------0------0-------0-------0-0---0------0----|
D|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0----2--2---2--2---0--0---0--0--|
A|------------------------------2------3--------------------|
E|-3------3------3------3-------0-------------3------3------|
"I Don't Have Many Friends Except My Buddy James And I Only Met Him Once."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0--------1-1---1---0-0h3-1p0-----------------|
G|---0------0---------0---0-0---0----------0-0--------------|
D|--0--0---0--0--------2--2--2---0----------0---------------|
A|-------------------2----3---------------------------------|
E|-3------3------3-2-0---------3----------------------------|
[Verse 3]
"I'm Mr. Meyers, How Are Things? I Like My Coffee Just Plain."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0---1-------0-0----0-0-|
G|---0------0------0------0-------0-------0-0---0------0----|
D|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0----2--2---2--2---0--0---0--0--|
A|------------------------------2------3--------------------|
E|-3------3------3------3-------0-------------3------3------|
"I'll Eat At Our Old Diner Every Other Week But It Never Feels the Same."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0--------1-1---1---0-------------------------|
G|---0------0---------0---0-0---0---------------------------|
D|--0--0---0--0--------2--2--2---0--------------------------|
A|-------------------2----3---------------------------------|
E|-3------3------3-2-0---------3---3-2----------------------|
[Chorus]
"Since The World Took You Away From Me,"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------1-1-1-1---1-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----3---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"I've Been Counting Down The Days."
e|-------------2-2-2-2---2----------------------------------|
B|-0-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"I Think My Doctor Is a Liar I've Got Something Cause,"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------1-1-1-1---1-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----3---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"All I Ever Feel Is Pain."
e|-------------2-2-2-2---2----------------------------------|
B|-0-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"I Couldn't Fathom Life Without You, Now I'm Living In It,"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------1-1-1-1---1-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----3---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"It's Worse Than I Thought."
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------3---3---0-0----0-0--------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2----0------0-----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0--0--0---0--0---------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-----0--------3------3-------------------------------|
[Intro Reprise]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3---1-1---0-0--------------0-1----1---0-0h3-1p0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0-0---0--0---0----------0-0-----|
D|--0---0-0---0-0---0--0--0-2--2--0h2-2---0----------0------|
A|--------------------------2-----3-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2---0-----------3----3--------------|
[Verse 4]
"I'm Mr. Meyers, And I'm a Wreck. I Don't Go On Walks Anymore."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0---1-------0-0----0-0-|
G|---0------0------0------0-------0-------0-0---0------0----|
D|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0----2--2---2--2---0--0---0--0--|
A|------------------------------2------3--------------------|
E|-3------3------3------3-------0-------------3------3------|
"And I Find It Difficult Just Getting Out Of Bed And It's Not Cause I'm 64."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0--------1-1---1---0-0h3-1p0-----------------|
G|---0------0---------0---0-0---0----------0-0--------------|
D|--0--0---0--0--------2--2--2---0----------0---------------|
A|-------------------2----3---------------------------------|
E|-3------3------3-2-0---------3----------------------------|
[Verse 5]
"I'm Mr. Meyers, And I'm Alone. My Only Person Left Me Too Soon."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0---1-------0-0----0-0-|
G|---0------0------0------0-------0-------0-0---0------0----|
D|--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0----2--2---2--2---0--0---0--0--|
A|------------------------------2------3--------------------|
E|-3------3------3------3-------0-------------3------3------|
"You Were The Reason Why This Place Felt Like Home Now They're Meaningless Rooms."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0--------1-1---1---0-------------------------|
G|---0------0---------0---0-0---0---------------------------|
D|--0--0---0--0--------2--2--2---0--------------------------|
A|-------------------2----3---------------------------------|
E|-3------3------3-2-0---------3---3-2----------------------|
[Chorus]
"Since The World Took You Away From Me,"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------1-1-1-1---1-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----3---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"I've Been Counting Down The Days."
e|-------------2-2-2-2---2----------------------------------|
B|-0-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"I Think My Doctor Is a Liar I've Got Something Cause,"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------1-1-1-1---1-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----3---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"All I Ever Feel Is Pain."
e|-------------2-2-2-2---2----------------------------------|
B|-0-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"I Couldn't Fathom Life Without You, Now I'm Living In It,"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------1-1-1-1---1-0---0-0---0--0---0-0--0----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----3---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|-0-0-----0---------------3-3-----3---3-3-----3------------|
"It's Worse Than I Thought."
e|-------------2-2-2-2---2----------------------------------|
B|-0-----------3-3-3-3-3-3---0-0----0-0---------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----2----0------0------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-----0---0--0---0--0----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-----0--------------3------3--------------------------|
[Outro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3---1-1---0-0--------------0-1----1---0-0h3-1p0--------|
G|-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0-0---0--0---0----------0-0-----|
D|--0---0-0---0-0---0--0--0-2--2--0h2-2---0----------0------|
A|--------------------------2-----3-------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2---0-----------3----3--------------|
"I'm Mr. Meyers, How Are You?"
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0----0-0----0-0------------0-1----1-----------------|
G|---0------0------0-----0--0--0-0---0--0-------------------|
D|--0--0---0--0---0--0----0--0-2--2--0h2-2------------------|
A|-----------------------------2-----3-----2----------------|
E|-3------3------3------3--2---0-----------3----------------|
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How to play Mr Meyers
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.