Curbside prophet acoustic Chords

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Curbside prophet acoustic by Jason Mraz is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, F and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			For strumming pattern, listen to the song's rythm (kinda reggae) 
  
This is the easy way of playing this song... 
 
If you think it's too low, put on your capo 
 
    G   C   F  Bb 
E|--3---3---1--1---|| 
A|--3---3---1--1---|| 
D|--4---5---2--3---|| 
G|--5---5---3--3---|| 
B|--5---3---3--1---|| 
E|--3---3---1--1---|| 
 
Intro: G C F Bb F 
 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                        Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket to come 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                      Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket y'all, hey 
 
 
            G                    C 
ya see it started way back in nyc 
            G                            Bb,F 
when i stole my first rhyme from the m.i.c. 
        G                C 
at a west end avenue at 63 
     F                           Bb,F         
the beginning of a leap year, february, 
  G                                C  
?96 when a guitar picked up in the mix 
       F                         Bb,F 
i committed to the licks like a nickel back of tricks 
      G  
well look at me now 
 C 
look at me now 
 F                   Bb,F              
look at me now, now, now, now 
 
              G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                        Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket to come 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                      Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket y'all 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                        Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket to come 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                      Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket y'all, hey 
 
 
            G 
well you?re never never gonna guess 
           C 
where i?ve been been been 
       F 
and i have no regrets 
       Bb,F                          G 
that i bet my whole checking account 
                C                            F 
because it all amounts to nothing up in the end 
             Bb,F                 G 
well you can only count on the road again 
                    C 
will soon be on the radio dial 
           F                             Bb,F 
and i been payin close attention to the willie nelson style 
      G                         C 
like a a band of gypsies on the highway while 
         F                      Bb,F 
as i?m a one man wishin on the california skyline 
  G                   C  
drive up the coast i brag and i boast 
             F                          Bb,F 
because i?m pickin up my pace and makin time like space ghost 
   G                    C                        F      
raising a toast to the highway patrol with the most 
                 Bb,F 
but my cruise control's on coast 
          G                              C 
cause i'm tourin around the nation on extended vacation 
          F                    Bb,F             
see i got Elsa the dog who exceeds my limitation 
      G                          C 
i say, i like your style, crazy pound pup 
            F 
you need a ride? 'woof' 
                  Bb,F 
well come on, girl, hop in the truck 
 
 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                        Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket to come 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                      Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket y'all 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                        Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket to come 
            G 
i?m just a curbside prophet 
         C 
with my hand in my pocket 
         F                      Bb,F 
and i?m waiting for my rocket y'all 
 
 
 
VERSE 3: (DO G-C-F-Bb,F) 
see i'm a down home brother, redneck undercover 
with my guitar here i'm ready to play 
and i'm a sucker for philly 
got a natural ability to give the freestyle 
look at my flexibility 
dangerous on the mic 
my ghetto hat's cocked right 
all the ladies say, "yo, that kid is crazy" 
we got the backstage betties taking more than they can get 
they say, "what's up with m-r-a-z?" 
 
BRIDGE: (SAME AS VERSE) 
hey, hey, hey, hey, hey 
something's different in my world today 
well they changed my traffic sign to a brighter yellow 
hey, hey, something's different in my world today 
well they changed my traffic sign to a brighter yellow 
i'm just a curbside prophet love 
a curbside brother love 
a curbside brother love 
a curbside oh come on 
i'm just a curbside prophet and i'm waiting for my rocket 
i'm waiting for my rocket to come 
 
Rock On! 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante