Xo Chords

by John Mayer
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
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Chords

C
Cadd9
F
Am
G

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John Mayer's cover of Beyonce's 'Xo'.
Played on his tour in Australia, apparently the first time he's performed it.
Only had a few versions to listen to, and this may be a bit rough but its around
the mark.
 
***CAPO 2***
 
| C Am F | are the chords used in Beyonce's version,
however it seems John plays it slightly differently (in verse) in his cover:
 
   C             Cadd9 (not sure*)            F                   Am
 
e |--0--|            |--3--|               |--3--|              |--0--|
b |--1--|            |--1--|               |--1--|              |--1--|
g |--0--|            |--0--|               |--2--|              |--2--|
D |--2--|            |--2--|               |--3--|              |--2--|
A |--3--|            |--3--|               |--3--|              |--0--|
E |--x--|            |--x--|               |--x--|              |--x--| 
 
[Verse 1]
               C
Your love is bright as ever
     Cadd9
Even in the shadows
    F
Baby kiss me
                             C
Before they turn the lights out
       C
Your heart is glowing
        Cadd9
And I'm crashing into you
    F
Baby kiss me (kiss me)
                             C
Before they turn the lights out
 
Before they turn the lights out
 
Baby love me lights out
 
[Pre-Chorus]
C
In the darkest night hour
Am
I'll search through the crowd
             F
your face is all that I see
G
I'll give you everything
                       C
Baby love me lights out
 
Baby love me lights out
 
[Verse 2]
               C
We don't have forever
     Cadd9
Baby daylight's wasting
    F
You better kiss me
                             C
Before our time is run out
 
       C
Nobody sees what we see
        Cadd9
They're just hopelessly gazing
    F
Baby take me (take me)
                             C
Before they turn the lights out
Before time is run out
Baby love me lights out
 
[Pre-Chorus]
C
In the darkest night hour
Am
Search through the crowd
             F
Your face is all that I see
G
I'll give you everything
                       C
Baby love me lights out
Baby love me lights out
Oooh you can turn my lights out
 
[Chorus]
C
I love it like XO
C
You love me like XO
Am
You kill me girl XO
Am
You love me like XO
F
All that I see
       G
Give me everything
                  C
Baby love me lights out
Baby love me lights out
You can turn my lights out
 
*Harmonica solo*
Continue same chord progression
 
[Pre-Chorus]
C
In the darkest night I'll
Am
Search through the crowd
             F
Your face is all that I see
G
I'll give you everything
                       C
Baby love me lights out
Baby love me lights out
Oooh you can turn my lights out
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5 comments
elcrench
Cadd9 should be Em. Also, he pulls off his index finger on the C chord every now and then. Listen to the song and it's not too hard to catch. Good tab other than the missing Em though.
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Linnipinn
I could be wrong but shouldn't the second chord, the Cadd9 be a C without the index and not an em?
+2
Hyunsubin
i think it's not em and Cadd9 it could be C - CM7 - C/G that kind of flow
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