Learn how to play Dear Marie by John Mayer

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Difficulty: Novice
Tuning: Standard Tune Your Guitar
Capo: None
INTRO

e|------------------------------------|
B|-----5-----------5-----------5------|
G|--6--------6-----------4------------|
D|-----7--------7--7--------7-----7---|
A|------------------------------------|
E|--5-----5-----------5---------------|
               (Repeat)

Keep playing the same chords (a few times) but now using the "Stop this Train" technique:
(and keep using it for the rest of the song)

e|----------|
B|--5----5--|
G|--6----4--|
D|--7----7--|
A|----------|
E|--5----5--|


SINGING PART

Play the same every 3 lines:
(check the video to see how much he stays on each chord)

"Dear Marie, tell me what it was I used to be"
e|---------------|
B|--5----5----10-|
G|--6----6h7--7--|
D|--7----7----7--|
A|------------9--|
E|--5----5-------|
       
"Oh Dear Marie, tell me what it was I used to be"
e|---------------|
B|--5----5----10-|
G|--6----6h7--7--|
D|--7----7----7--|
A|------------9--|
E|--5----5-------|

"And if you are further up the road can you show me what I still can’t see." 
e|--------------------|
B|--5----5----12---10-|
G|--6----6h7--9----7--|
D|--7----7----9----7--|
A|------------11---9--|
E|--5----5------------|


ENDING

And the last part where he starts strumming goes like this:
e|-----------|----------------|-------|
B|--5----10--|--5----2----10--|--5----|
G|--6h7--7---|--6h7--2----7---|--6h7--|
D|--7----7---|--7----4----7---|--7----|
A|-------9---|------------9---|-------|
E|--5--------|--5----2--------|--5----|
    (1x)         (repeat)      (end)

Sing along

Dear Marie, tell me what it was I used to be
Dear Marie, tell me what it was I used to be
And if you're further up the road can you show me what I still cant see.

Remember me, I'm the boy you used to love when we were fifteen
Remember me, I'm the boy you used to love when we were fifteen
Now I wonder what you think when you see me on the magazine.

From time to time, I go looking for your photograph online
From time to time, I go looking for your photograph online
Some county judge in Ohio is all I ever find.

Dear Marie, tell me do you still believe in me
Dear Marie, tell me do you still believe in me
Yeah Ive got my dream but you've got family
Yeah Ive got my dream but you've got family
Yeah Ive got my dream but I guess it got away from me

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