John Mayer - Back To You (Acoustic)

[katmaureen08]

so true. every other stupid game i played i consciously wanted to fail because my real dream is that someday he'll take me back. im just to afraid to tell him. oh I will

leave the light on

I'll never give up on you

leave the light on

for me too

[camarolkee]

it's near 2012 and i still keep on coming BACK TO YOU, to this song, really like it..

[SanaKamranButt]

@camarolkee so true .. keep comin back to this.. keep goin back to that person too

[oyametalicusII]

I think the motherfucker thing is not necessary

[KiichiIsanu]

@oyametalicusII Its hilarious, stop being so sensitive. Your comment is unnecessary; I think the vast majority of us here found it humorous.

[oyametalicusII]

@KiichiIsanu of course I do, but I believe that the mofo is not necessary...and please do not look at me like some kind of a born-again christian, okay?? hehehe

okay...so just ignore my "OPINION" alright?

[smile2081]

i have mothafucka yeah stuck in my head, not this song, just him saying that.

[rgl3ma57]

I think this is from March 26, 2000 in wherever Decataur is? I just found this show on my computer the other day

[KindnessIsInOurPower]

God, I love this song!

[Juillet187]

the first J.Mayer's song i have heard. . .bring back memories. . .

[pchendra]

like this, like meeeekey!

[pumukellll]

what song does he start to play at the end?

[MadddSkillzzz]

@pumukellll He's just messing around.

[MySweetHeart3410]

@pumukellll that would be him changing the tuning of his guitar

[zikahendrix]

I tried baby...but its too late.....its the way you move me honey...:)

[tattoofthesun]

this is my favorite john mayer song, for the meaning, the memory of the first time i heard it and because i love the intro on the CD witht he drums..... but really, i go back to that girl so often, i see her this weekend as a matter of fact, so cheers for real with this one!

[23crossy]

@tayDbD Back To You was also recorded on Inside Wants Out.

[87earth]

ohhhhhhh the yearsssssssssssss that i didnt listen to this !!!! thank you !

[TheRJSMusic]

1 person has to commit suicide

[tayDdD]

whoever said this is from inside wants out is wrong. it's from room for squares, hehe love that one

[itsbrianlamb99]

@tayDdD actually "Back To You" was on Inside Wants Out first....then it was re recorded and put on Room For Squares......so sorry tayDdD, but you in fact are wrong ;)

[pastyourhorizon]

This is from Inside Wants out

[268tim]

i realy like this song but, every time listen to it i miss the solo haha

[lickitysplit06]

woo hoo...woo hoo

[therichardchannel]

YEEEEAHHHHH MOTHERFUCKER YEEHEHYAAAAAA

[guitarst69]

holy hell the beginning was so bad ass sounding

[sunny4lady]

@guitarst69 I agree, just awsome..wish that part was a bit longer :)

[HomeroTombson]

hey people someone of you knows where to find this tab?? i've benn looking but is the original version not the acustic

[jahmerican876]

@HomeroTombson Tab is the same just voice the chord on the highest 4 strings.

[TGWotring1]

That is one of the most crisp guitar sounds ive ever heard mayer produce.....one of the few who can play a song very crisp, yet silky smooth and mistake free.....and to top it off at the end he says mother fuc*** yeah and the world is a peace.

[butterflygurl78ily]

Awesome ending lol!!

[andy21212121rfggadg]

this is from his ep,before he released room for squares i think,its an all acoustic album,got it on my old computer i think

[Simbadwashere90]

@andy21212121rfggadg no this was the only electric song on "inside wnats out"

[xemaconniex]

@andy21212121rfggadg can you send me a link to where you got it please?

[johnnnybruce]

its it me or does he sound nervous?

[GreenRiceInc]

@johnnnybruce maybe he's just super excited and in a really good mood for some reason, cuz by the way he said "mathafucka yeah!!" I don't think he's nervous lol

[2fli4thehumani]

did he just say "mf yea." LMAO

[jbjno1]

oh great lolz i just post it on my FB and he totally said mothafucka yeah! hahahaha!

[MysticGrant]

If I could say "Mothafucka yeah!" like that, I'd be complete.

[87earth]

@MysticGrant lool ;D

[harmonium22]

nice!!! i likey!

[ccaimanoLax]

for real none of you guys can tell its live? theres fuckin people cheering after the song ends...

[TobyEllisSongwriter]

In their defence, Oasis and Ocean Colour Scene have tunes which are recorded in teh studio with applause and crowd noises dubbed on, its quite a cool effect actually.

But yeah, this is live: you can hear its recording the vocals coming out of speakers...

And this tune is a TUNE. top notch! :D

[Juddddd1443]

if it is the least that she will do, that she will at least smile

[rxckstarkelsy]

"...should have smiled in that picture if it's the last that I'll see of you it's the least that you could not do "

Could someone explain that part? I don't get the "you could not do" part :]

[ramonandino]

its not that difficult, english is not my mother tongue but i simply get it, it means something like if ill see u for the last time u should at least smile

[rxckstarkelsy]

wow, I feel like an idiot. The whole time I thought he was saying HE should have smiled in that picture, not that the SHE should smile...I get it.

[snoozeyoulose19]

oh my god i don't get it!? i'm an idiot too, at least you get it now! haha!

[WonderlandVII]

She wasn't even decent enough to give him one picture, one photographic memory, of their time together.

[andy21212121rfggadg]

thanks get it now

[TobyEllisSongwriter]

Basically, the cliche is "its the least you could do", but he is playing with that cliche by making it explicit to the situation, since she didnt smile.

So "the least you could not do" is the thing he wanted her to do: but she didnt do it.

Make sense? :)

[andy21212121rfggadg]

ahh thanks

[gustavomyself]

do the last chords he starts playing, just before the song ends, belong to any song, or was he just jamming?

[snoozeyoulose19]

this reminds me of ross and rachel..........

[ricebaker22]

MOTHA FUCKA YEEEA!

[andy21212121rfggadg]

just stunning absolutely, I havent heard this for a while,, i think this is from his EP ,before room for squares,its my favourite album

[jazzysam1314]

jm ....what an we say....!its just amazing how everything about hsi performance shines........he seems to have been born with a metronome, his sense of timing is just unbelievable. I have been listening to all his acoustic solo performances/record that i can possibly get hold of, and jm is an overall super star muso...

[kasey117]

dude, these recordings are amazing, haha he will probably never play this song again, along with another kind of green

[stupidfaceweirdo]

wait, why would he never play this song again?

[jclod2]

yeah, i want to know as well?

[shssoccer107]

Yea John fills out the guitar parts nicely but there is a bassist filling out the low-end

[supern00b]

john looks like an infant in that picture

[1jagbag]

there's always somebody out there that we keep going back to over and over again. no matter the situation, it will always be the same that it was each and every time.

[chaferbud]

i know a girl like that for me.

[shivi22]

@1jagbag Totally know a guy like that for me. Letting go is proving harder than it looked...

[Torikan]

This is pretty awesome. He filled in for the band very well with the acoustic

[hipeoplr]

chaferbud you rock!i've viewed tons of vids,and all my favs are on your page. thank you and have a nice new year!

[ybiawl83]

Aww man I cant handle it your gonna have to send it too me!PLZZZ I kow I'm asking for like all of these songs but i Love john mayer soo much hes the reason i started playin guitar and the reason for my nickname (Ybiawl & SDBR)suppose you can figure them out.

[chaferbud]

your body is a wonderland and slow dancing in a burning room, right?

[epay27]

@chaferbud haha..i think your right..,i like that!

[supern00b]

and 83 is another song...

[ybiawl83]

this is awesome man thx for posting it!