'83
John MayerVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
/4: X05530
(2x)
Ive these dreams Im walking home
Home when it used to be
And ev-ery-thing is as it was
Frozen in front of me
Here I stand, six feet small
Ro-man-ticizing years ago
But its a bit-ter-sweet feeling
Hearing Wrapped Around Your Finger on the radio
And these days
I wish I was six again
Oh, make me a red cape
I wanna be Su-perman
Oh, if only my life
/4 /4
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
/4
All these things would be more
/4
Like they were at the start of me
Had it made in eighty-three
Think-ing bout my brother Ben
I miss him every day
He looks just like his brother John
But on an eighteen-month delay
Here I stand, six feet small
And smiling cause Im scared as hell
Kind of like my life is like a sequel to a movie
Where the actors names have changed
Oh, well
Well, these days
I wish I was six again
Oh, make me a red cape
I wanna be Su-perman
Oh, if only my life
/4 /4
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
/4
All these things would be more
/4
Like they were at the start of me
/4 /4
If my life was more like nineteen eighty-three
Id plot a course to the source
Of the purest little part of me
And most my memories have escaped me
Or confused themselves with dreams
If hea-vens all we want it to be
Send your prayers to me
Care of nineteen eighty-three
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You can paint that house a rainbow of colors
Rip out the floorboards, replace the shutters, but
Thats my plastic in the dirt
Whatever happened to my
Whatever happened to my
Whatever happened to my lunchbox?
When came the day
That it got thrown a-way
And dont you think I should have had
Some say in that deci-sion?
If only my life
If only my life
If only my life
(repeat & fade)
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Readable chord sheet for '83 by John Mayer
[Am7]/4: X05530
[A9] [Em9] (2x)
Ive[A9] these dreams Im walking home
[Em9]Home when it used to be
And ev-[A9]ery-thing is as it was
[Em9]Frozen in front of me
Her[A9]e I stand, six feet small
Ro-[Em9]man-ticizing years ago
But its a bit-[A9]ter-sweet feeling
Hearing Wrapped Around Your Finger on the[Em9] radio
And [D7]these [A9]days
I [D7]wish I was [A9]six again
Oh, make me a re[D7]d [A9]cape
I [D7]wanna be [A9]Su-perman
Oh, if only my life
[Am7]/4 [D9] [Am7]/4 [D9]
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
[Am7]/4
All these things would be more
[D9] [Am7]/4
Like they were at the start of me
Had it mad[C]e in eigh[D]ty-thre[A9]e
[Em9]
Think-[A9]ing bout my brother Ben
I mis[Em9]s him every day
He look[A9]s just like his brother John
But on an [Em9]eighteen-month delay
Her[A9]e I stand, six feet small
And [Em9]smiling cause Im scared as hell
Kind [A9]of like my life is like a sequel to a movie
Where the [Em9]actors names have changed
Oh, well
Well, [D7]these [A9]days
I [D7]wish I was [A9]six again
Oh, make me a re[D7]d [A9]cape
I [D7]wanna be [A9]Su-perman
Oh, if only my life
[Am7]/4 [D9] [Am7]/4 [D9]
Was more like nine-teen eighty-three
[Am7]/4
All these things would be more
[D9] [Am7]/4 [D9]
Like they were at the start of me
[Am7]/4 [D9] [Am7]/4 [D9]
If my life was more like nineteen eighty-three
Id plot a cours[Am7]e to the source
Of the [D9]purest little part of m[Am7]e [D9]
[C#m] And most my memorie[F#7]s have escape[C#m]d me
Or confused themselves with [F#7]dreams
[B] If [Bm]hea-vens all we wan[E7sus4]t it to be [E7]
Send your prayers to me
Care of nineteen eighty-thre[C7]e
[D9] [Asus2]- [Am7]
[D9] [Am7] [D9]
You can [Am7]paint that house a[D9] rainbow of colors
Ri[Am7]p out the floorboards, [D9]replace the shutters, but[Am7]
Thats my [D9]plastic in the dir[Am7]t [D9]
[Am7] Whatever happened to [D9]my
Whatever happened to my
[Am7] Whatever happened to [D9]my lunchbox?
[Am7] When came the [D9]day
That it got[Am7] thrown a-[D9]way
And dont you thin[Am7]k I should have had
Some [D9]say in that deci-[Am7]sion? [D9]
If only my li[Am7]fe [D9]
If only my li[Am7]fe [D9]
If only my life
(repeat & fade)