New Deep - John Mayer

New Deep

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Intro: (2x)
D5 A/C# C Bm
D5 A/C# C G/B
 
Verse: (2x)
D5 A/C# C Bm/G
I'm so alive I'm so enlightened I can
 
D5 A/C# C G/B
barely survive A night in my mind
 
D5 A/C# C Bm/G
So I've got a plan I'm gonna find out just how
 
D5 A/C# C G/B
boring I am And have a good time
 
Chorus:
D5 A/C#
'Cause ever since I tried?, trying not to find
C Bm/G
Every little meaning in my life
D5 A/C#
It's been fine, I've been cool
C G/B
With my new golden rule
 
D
Now it's the new deep
Bm
Down with the old me
Em7
Talk is the same cheap
A
It's been
 
Middle-tro:
D5 A/C# C Bm/G
D5 A/C# C G/B
 
Verse: (2x)
D5 A/C# C Bm/G
Is there a guy Why is he waiting
 
D5 A/C# C G/B
Don't you figure it out When he knows my address
 
D5 A/C# C Bm/G
And look at the stars Don't they remind you
 
D5 A/C# C G/B
Just how feeble we are Well it used to I guess
 
Chorus:
D5 A/C#
'Cause ever since I tried?, trying not to find
C Bm/G
Every little meaning in my life
D5 A/C#
It's been fine, I've been cool
C G/B
With my new golden rule
 
D
Now it's the new deep
Bm
Down with the old me
Em7
Talk is the same cheap
A
It's been
 
Bridge: (4x)
D/F# D4/G D/B A
I'm a new man I wear a new cologne
D/F# D4/G D/B A
And you wouldn't know me If your eyes were closed
D/F# D4/G D/B A
I know what you'd say This will last longer than
D/F# D4/G D/B A
the rest of the day But you're wrong this time
 
You're wrong
 
C5
 
Chorus:
D
Now it's the new deep
Bm
Down with the old me
Em7 A
I'm over the analyzing tonight
 
Em D/F#
Stop trying to figure it out
(you try to figure, you try to figure it out)
G A
It will only bring you down
 
Em D/F#
You know I used to be the back-porch-poet with my book of lines, always
 
G
open No and all the time I'm probably
A
Never gonna find the perfect rhyme
D5
For heavier things
 
Outro: (Fade)
A/C# C Bm/G
D5 A/C# C G/B
 
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The intro and verses can also be played like this:
 
Tempo (BPM): 73
 
{Intro/Verse}
e ----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
 
B ----3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2
 
G ----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
 
D ----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
 
A ----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
 
E ----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
 
e ----3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2
B ----1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0
G ----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
D ----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
A ----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
E ----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
 
This is continually repeated throughout the entire song.

How to play New Deep

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 D5. 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.

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