Jason Mraz - Wordplay

Tabbed by: Drew ([email protected])

Intro: G - C9 - D (x2)
Leave the high E string open on all three
chords

Verse: Em G Am7

Em
I've been all around the world
G
I've been a new sensation
Am7
But it doesn't really matter in this ge-
generation

The sophomore slump is an uphill battle
And someone said they knew my scene
Cause they need a new song like a new
religion
Music for the television
I can't do the long division someone do the
math
The record label puts me on the shelf up in
the freezer
Gotta find another way to live the life of
leisure

Pre-chorus:
Em G
So I drop my top mix and I mingle
Am7
Is everybody ready for the single and it
goes...


Chorus:
G C9 D
Ah la la la love...now listen closely to
the verse I lay
Ah la la la love...it's all about the
wordplay
Ah la la la love
D
The wonderful thing it does because because
Em D/F#
I am the wizard of ooh's and ah's and fa la
la's
C9
Yeah the Mr. A to Z they say I'm all about
the wordplay


Verse 2:
And it's time to get ill I got your remedy
For those who don't remember me well let me
introduce you to my style
I try to keep a jumble and the lyrics never
mumble
When the music's making people tongue-tied
You want a new song like a new religion
Music for the television
I can't do the long division someone do the
math
For the people write me off like I'm a one
hit wonder
Gotta find another way to keep from going
under

Pre-chorus 2:
Em
Pull out the stops
(no chord)
Got your attention
Am7
I guess it's time again for me to mention
the wordplay... (Chorus)

Bridge:
Am
Oh, the bridge across the stream of
consciousness
B
It always seems to be a flowing but I don't
know which way my brain is going
E5 D5
C5
Oh the remedy, the time it kicks, the
melodies inside me and I'm curving till I'm
out of air
Am
Are you prepared to take a dive into the
deep end of my head
B
Are you listening to a single word I've
said?

Chorus: (just guitar)
G C9 D
Ah la la la love
Listen closer to the words I say
Ah la la love
We're sticking to the wordplay
Ah la la la love
The wonderful thing it does because because
I am the wizard of ooh's and ah's and fa la
la's
Yeah the Mr. A to Z they say I'm all about
the wordplay


Final Chorus: (full band)
G C9 D
Ah la la la love
I'm all about the wordplay
Ah la la la love
Sticking with the wordplay
Ah la la la love
I love the wonderful thing it does because
because of my ooh's and ah's and fa la la's
back in love
With the Mr. A to Z they say is all about
the wordplay

Song: You and I Both
Artist: Jason Mraz

This is the version off the album. Best to
play it with bar chords.
The Gmaj7 isn't exactly right, but the tab
at the beginning is, so just play that
chord the whole time for it. Enjoy!

G
Gmaj7 [3 5 4 4 3 3]
Was it you who spoke the words that things
would happen but not to me
Em
Oh things are gonna happen naturally
Am
Oh taking your advice and I'm looking on
the bright side
C D
And balancing the whole thing
G
Gmaj7
Oh but often times those words they get
tangled up in lines
Em
And the bright light turns to night
Am
Oh until the dawn it brings another day to
sing
C D
About the magic that was you and me


G Gmaj7
Cause you and I both loved
Em
What you and I spoke of
Am
And others just read of
C D
Others only read of the love
G Gmaj7
Of the love that I love
Em
yeah la-be-de-dum


G
See I'm all about them words
Gmaj7 Em
Over numbers, unencumbered numbered words
Am
Hundreds of pages, pages, pages forwards
C
D
More words than I had ever heard and I feel
so alive


G Gmaj7
Cause you and I both loved
Em
What you and I spoke of
Am
And others just read of
C D
And if you could see me now oh love love
G
You and I you and I
Gmaj7 Em
Not so little you and I anymore

Am
And with this silence brings a moral story
C
D
more importantly evolving is the glory of a
boy
G Gmaj7
Cause you and I both loved
Em
What you and I spoke of
Am
And others just read of
C
And if you could see me now
D G
Well then I'm almost finally out of
Gmaj7 Am
Finally ou-ou-out of final-la-de-de-de-da-
de
C D
G
Well I'm almost finally finally well I am
free oh I'm free


C (8th fret) Dm
and it's okay if you had to go away
G D
oh just remember the telephones well they
workin 'em
Em
both ways
C D
But if I never ever hear them ring
G D
if nothing else I'll think the bells inside
Em
C
have finally found you someone else and
that's o-o-okay
D
cause I'll remember everything you sang
G Gmaj7
Cause you and I both loved
Em
What you and I spoke of
Am
And others just read of
C
And if you could see me now
D G
Well then I'm almost finally out of
Gmaj7 Am
Finally ou-ou-out of final-la-de-de-de-da-
de
C D
G
Well I'm almost finally finally well out of
words

THE REMEDY - Jason Mraz
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Tabbed by: Krista
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Capo On 3rd

Em Am C G D Bm
e|-0---0---0---3---2---2-|
B|-0---1---1---3---3---3-|
G|-0---2---0---0---2---4-|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---4-|
A|-2---0---3---2---x---2-|
E|-0---x---x---3---x---2-|

I can't believe this has such a poor
rating. It's supposed to be acoustic!
I know it's not how Jason plays it, but
I've seen how he plays it
and I've looked at the other tabs that are
correct...
FYI: These are the exact same chords, it's
just in a different key!
I made it this way because when he plays it
he uses all barred chords
which is kind of difficult for some people.
These are the same chords,
I just transposed it into a different key.
(He plays Gm Cm F Bb which believe it or
not is capo on 3rd Em Am D G)


Em C G D Bm C G D x2


Em Am
I saw fireworks from the freeway
D G
And behind closed eyes I cannot make them
go away
Em Am
Cause you were born on the fourth of july,
freedom ring
D G
Well something on the surface it stinks
Em Am
I said something on the surface, well it
kind of makes me nervous
D G
Who says that you deserve this and what
kind of god would serve this?
Em Am
We will cure this dirty old disease
D
Well if you've got the poison I've got the
remedy


Em Am
The remedy is the experience
D G
This is a dangerous liaison
Em Am
I say the comedy is that its serious
D G
This is a strange enough new play on words
Em Am
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
D G
The rest of your nights with the light on
Em Am
So shine the light on all of your friends
D
Well it all amounts to nothing in the end.


G C D Em Bm C D
I--- I wont worry my life away. Hey, oh oh.
G C D Em Bm C D
I--- I wont worry my life away. Hey, oh oh.

Em C G D Bm C G D

Em Am
I heard two men talking on the radio
D G
In a cross fire kind of new reality show
Em Am
Uncovering the ways to plan the next big
attack
D
G
They were counting down the days to stab
the brother in the
Em Am
Be right back after this, the unavoidable
kiss,
D G
Where the minty fresh death breath is sure
to outlast
Em Am
This catastrophy, dance with me
D
Because if you've got the poison, I've got
the remedy


Em Am
The remedy is the experience
D G
This is a dangerous liaison
Em Am
I say the comedy is that its serious
D G
This is a strange enough new play on words
Em Am
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
D G
The rest of your nights with the light on
Em Am
So shine the light on all of your friends
D
Well it all amounts to nothing in the end.


G C D Em Bm C D
I--- I wont worry my life away. Hey, oh oh.
G C D Em Bm C D
I--- I wont worry my life away. Hey, oh oh.


Em C G
When I fall in love I take my time
D
There's no need to hurry when I'm making
up my mind
Em C
G D
You can turn off the sun but I'm still
gonna shine and I'll tell you why


(play G throughout)
Because the remedy is the experience.
This a dangerous liaison
I say the comedy is that its serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
Because it all amounts to nothing in the
end.


G C D Em Bm C D
I--- I wont worry my life away. Hey, oh oh.
G C D Em Bm C D
I--- I wont worry my life away. Hey, oh oh.

(Repeat chorus chords with similar lyrics,
I won't, I won't, I won't, worry my life
away, etc.)

End on Em or G.