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Ballad Of James King Chords

by John Mayer
KeyEb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays733

Ballad Of James King by John Mayer is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Gm, F, Bb, Eb and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Eb
Text
16
Speed 
  			
verse 1 
Gm      F               Bb 
     I can't see through walls, and 
Gm      F               Bb 
    i can't read your mind, 
Gm          F      Bb          Eb 
   but if I did I'd find that man James King is a great big turd 
Cm                            Bb Eb Bb 
    i mean the small small kind 

verse 2 
Gm                    F        Bb 
   But that-shit-man james will fall 
Eb 
Hands against the prison wall 
F                         Bb Eb Bb 
choking on a mouthful of balls 
          Cm                      Bb Eb Bb 
he'll be choking on a mouthful of balls

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante