I'M YOURS (Capo 4th)
Original Tempo: 151bpm - Video Tempo: 100bpm
How to play I'm Yours by Jason Mraz on acoustic guitar with a simplified strumming pattern suitable for beginners. On this page are chord diagrams, a strumming pattern and chords & lyrics designed to accompany my YouTube videos. Remember your capo on fret 4 if you want to match the original song!
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STRUMMING PATTERN
If you've watched the video you will know that this is an easier strumming pattern than the original, making it more doable for beginners.
CHORDS & LYRICS
INTRO (0:00)
|G |D |Em |C |
VERSE 1 (0:13)
G
Well, you done done me in, you bet I felt it
D
I tried to be chill, but you're so hot that I melted
Em
I fell right through the cracks
C
Now I'm trying to get back
G
Before the cool done run out I'll be giving it my bestest
D
And nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention
Em
I reckon it's again my turn
C
To win some or learn some
CHORUS 1 (0:38)
G D Em
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
C
It cannot wait, I'm yours
INTRO 2 (0:51)
|G |D |Em |C |
Hmm (hey, hey)
VERSE 2 (1:04)
G
Well, open up your mind and see like me
D
Open up your plans and, damn, you're free
Em
Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love
G D
Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing
Em
We're just one big family
C
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved, loved,
A7
loved
CHORUS 2 (1:32)
G D Em
So I won't hesitate no more, no more
C
It cannot wait, I'm sure
G D
There's no need to complicate
Em
Our time is short
D
This is our fate, I'm yours
BRIDGE (1:58)
G D Em
Do, do, do, do you, but do you, do you, do, do, but do you want to
D
come on
C
Scooch on over closer, dear?
A7
And I will nibble your ear
G
A-su-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-bum
D Em
Whoa-oooooh oh-oh-oh-oh -oh-oh
D C
Whoa-oh-oh -oh-oh- oh-oh ohwo-ohwo-oh
A7
Uh-huh, mmm-hmm
VERSE 3 (2:23)
G
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
D
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
Em
But my breath fogged up the glass
C
And so I drew a new face and I laughed
G
I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason
D
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
Em
It's what we aim to do
C
Our name is our virtue
CHORUS 3 (2:48)
G D Em
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
C
It cannot wait, I'm yours
CHORUS 4 (3:01)
G
Well, open up your mind and see like me (I won't hesitate)
D
Open up your plans and, damn, you're free (no more, no more)
Em
And look into your heart, and you'll find (it cannot wait)
C
That the sky is yours (I'm sure)
(3:13)
G
So please don't, please don't, please don't (no need to complicate)
D
There's no need to complicate ('cus our time is short)
Em
'Cause our time is short (this is)
C
This, oh this, this is our fate (our fate)
A7
I'm yours
Bra-bop-mm, da-bap-bop-mm-day
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do, mm-mm-mm-mm (hey, hey)
Oh, I'm yours
Oh, I'm yours
Oh, whoa, baby, do you believe I'm yours?
You best believe, you best believe I'm yours, mmm-hmm