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Half of My Heart

John Mayer

Capo 3

All chords played for 2 beats unless otherwise noted.  Chords in parentheses are anticipated.

Chord Guide

3    4

G:    3x0003

132

D:    xx0232

123

A:   x02220

13421

Bm:   x24432

134111

F#m:  244222

231

Am:  x02210

12

Em:   022000

 

Intro: / G - (D) - / (A) - (Bm) - /

           / G - (D) - / (A) - - - /

           / G - (D) - / (A) - (Bm) - /

           / G - - - / - - - - /

G           ( D)              ( A)             ( Bm) G        ( D)    ( A) (1)

    I was born in the arms of imaginary friends

G              ( D)                ( A)               ( Bm) G        ( D)    ( A) (1)

  Free to roam, made a home out of everywhere I've been

G (1) D (1)

Then you come crashing in

A (1) Bm (1)

Like the realest thing

G (1) D (1) A (2)

Trying my best to understand all that your love can bring

Chorus:

        G               ( D)              ( A)             ( Bm)

Oh, half of my heart's got a grip on the situation

  G              ( D)             ( A) (1)

Half of my heart takes time

  G                ( D)             ( A)                 ( Bm)

Half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you that

G (3)

I can`t keep loving you, Oh, with half of my heart

/ D - - ( A) - / ( Bm) - - ( G) / x2

G           ( D)              ( A)                ( Bm) G              ( D)    ( A) (1)

  I was made to believe I'd never love somebody else

G                     ( D)                     ( A)             ( Bm) G           ( D)    ( A) (1)

  I made a plan, stayed the man who can only love himself

G (1) D (1)

Lonely was the song I sang

A (1) Bm (1)

'Til the day you came

    G (1) D (1) A (2)

Showing me another way and all that my love can bring

Chorus

/ D - - ( A) - / ( Bm) - - ( G) / x2

D (1) F#m (1)

Your faith is strong

Am (1) Em (1)

But I can only fall short for so long

D (1) F#m (1)

Down the road, later on

Am (1) Em (1)

You will hate that I never gave more to you

G (2)

than half of my heart

A (2)

But I can't stop loving you

G (2)

I can't stop loving you

A (2)

I can't stop loving you, With half of my

  G             ( D) ( A)    ( Bm)

Half of my heart

G              ( D)     ( A) (1)

Oh, half of my heart

G                ( D) ( A) ( Bm)

Half of my heart's got a real good imagination

G               ( D)                   ( A) (1)

Half of my heart's got you

G              ( D) ( A)            ( Bm)

Half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you

G                           ( D)            ( A) (1)

That half of my heart won't do

G                ( D) ( A)           ( Bm)

Half of my heart is a shotgun wedding to a

G                  ( D)          ( A) (1)

bride with a paper ring

G               ( D) ( A)       ( Bm)

Half of my heart is the part of a man who's never

 G                ( D)       ( A) (1)

truly loved anything

G                      ( D) ( A)    ( Bm)

Oh, half of my heart

G                      ( D)     ( A) (1)

Oh, half of my heart

G                 ( D) ( A)    ( Bm)

Half of my heart

G                     ( D)     ( A) (1)

Oh, half of my heart

End on D

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.