JOHN MAYER BATTLE STUDIES Assassin / Crossroads / War Of My Life / Edge Of Desire / Do You Khow Me Friends, Lovers Or Nothing / I’m On Fire
Heartbreak Warfare / All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye Half Of My Heart / Who Says / Perfectly Lonely
HEARTBREAK WARFARE ALL WE EVER DO IS SAY GOODBYE HALF OF MY HEART WHO SAYS PERFECTLY LONELY ASSASSIN CROSSROADS WAR OF MY LIFE EDGE OF DESIRE DO YOU KHOW ME FRIENDS, LOVERS OR NOTHING I’M ON FIRE (Bonus Track) Produced by John Mayer and Steve Jordan
Steve Jordan: Drums Pine Palladine: Bass Jamie Muoberac: Keyboards
HEARTBREAK WARFARE
Lightning strikes / Inside my chest to keep me up at night / Dream of ways / To make you understand my pain • Clouds of sulfur in the air / Bombs are falling everywhere / It’s heartbreak warfare / Once you want it to begin / No one really ever wins / In heartbreak warfare • If you want more love why don’t you say so? / If you want more love why don’t you say so? • Drop his name / Push it in and twist the knife again / Watch my face / As I pretend to feel no pain, pain, pain.. • Clouds of sulfur in the air / Bombs are falling everywhere / It’s heartbreak warfare / Once you want it to begin, / No one really ever wins / In heartbreak warfare. • If you want more love why don’t you say so? / If you want more love why don’t you say so? / Just say so... • How come the only way to know how high you get me is to see how far I fall? / God only knows how much I’d love you if you let me but I can’t break through it all. / It’s a heart... heartbreak... • I don’t care if we don’t sleep at all tonight / Let’s just fix this whole thing now / I swear to God we’re gonna get it right / If you lay your weapon down . Red wine and Ambien • You’re talking shit again, it’s heartbreak warfare / Good to know it’s all a game / Disappointment has a name, it’s heartbreak, heartbreak. / It’s heartbreak warfare / It’s heartbreak warfare / It’s heartbreak warfare †
Steve Jordan: Drums Robbie Mclntosh: Guitar
ALL WE EVER DO IS SAY GOODBYE
Just when I had you off my head / Your voice comes thrashing wildly through my quiet bed / You say you wanna try again / But I’ve tried everything but giving in • Why you wanna break my heart again / Why am I gonna let you try • When all we ever do is say goodbye / All we ever do is say goodbye / All we ever do is say goodbye / All we ever do is say goodbye • I bought a ticket on a plane / And by the time it landed you had gone again / I love you more than songs can say / But i can’t keep running after yesterday • Why you wanna break my heart again / Why am I gonna let you try when • All we ever do is say goodbye / All we ever do is say goodbye / All we ever do is say goodbye • We say goodbye / We say goodbye / We say goodbye • All we ever do is say goodbye / Oh, all we ever do is say goodbye / All we ever do is say goodbye / Oh, all we ever do is say goodbye †
Steve Jordan: Drums Pino Palladino: Bass Waddy Wachtel: Acoustic Guitar
HALF OF MY HEART
I was born in the arms of imaginary friends / Free to roam, made a home out of everywhere i’ve been • Then you come crashing in, like the realest thing / Trying my best to understand all that your love can bring • Oh half of my heart’s got a grip on the situation / Half of my heart takes time / Half of my heart’s got a right mind to tell you / That i can’t keep loving you (can’t keep loving you) / Oh, with half of my heart • I was made to believe i’d never love somebody else / I made a plan, stay the man who can only love himself / Lonely was the song i sang, ‘til the day you came / Showing me another way and all that my love can bring • Oh half of my heart’s got a grip on the situation / Half of my heart takes time / Half of my heart’s got a right mind to tell you That I can’t keep loving you / (can’t keep loving you) / Oh, with half of my heart / With half of my heart • Your faith is strong / But i can only fall short for so long / Down the road, later on / You will hate that i never gave more to you than half of my heart / But i can’t stop loving you / I can’t stop loving you / I can’t stop loving you / I can’t stop loving you / But i can’t stop loving you with half of my • Half of my heart / Oh half of my heart / Half of my heart’s got a real good imagination / Half of my heart’s got you / Half of my heart’s got a right mind to tell you / That half of my heart won’t do / Half of my heart is a shotgun wedding to a bride with a paper ring / And half of my heart is the part of a man who’s never truly loved anything / Half of my heart, oh half of my heart / Half of my heart, oh half of my hear †
Steve Jordan: Drums Pino Palladina: Bass Ian McLagan: Pump Organ, Celeste
WHO SAYS
Who says I can’t get stoned? / Turn off the lights and the telephone / Me in my house alone / Who says I can’t get stoned? / Who says I can’t be free? / From all of the things that I used to be / Rewrite my history / Who says I can’t be free? • It’s been a long night in New York City / It’s been a long night in Baton Rouge / I don’t remember you looking any better / But then again I don’t remember you • Who says I can’t get stoned? / Call up a girl that I used to know / Fake love for an hour or so / Who says I can’t get stoned / Who says I can’t take time? / Meet all the girls on the county line / Wait on fate to send a sign / Who says I can’t take time? • It’s been a long night in New York City / It’s been a long night in Austin too / I don’t remember you looking any better / But then again I don’t remember you • Who says I can’t get stoned / Plan a trip to Japan alone / Doesn’t matter if I even go / Who says I can’t get stoned • It’s been a long night in New York City / It’s been a long time since Twenty-two / I don’t remember you looking any better / But then again I don’t remember, don’t remember you †
Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Ian McLagan: B3, Wurlitzer
PERFECTLY LONELY
Had a little love, but I spread it thin / Falling in her arms and out again / Made a bad name for my game around town / Tore up my heart, and shut it down • Nothing to do, nowhere to be / A simple little kind of free / Nothing to do, no one but me / And that’s all I need • I’m perfectly lonely / I’m perfectly lonely / I’m perfectly lonely, yeah / ‘Cause I don’t belong to anyone and nobody belongs to me • I see friends around from time to time / When their ladies let them slip away / And when they ask me how I’m doing with mine / This is always what I say • Nothing to do, nowhere to be / A simple little kind of free / Nothing to do, no one to be / Is it really hard to see why • I’m perfectly lonely / I’m perfectly lonely / I’m perfectly lonely / I’m perfectly lonely, yeah / ‘Cause I don’t belong to anyone and nobody belongs to me • And this is not to say / There never comes a day / I’ll take my chances and start again / And when I look behind / On all my younger times / I have to thank the wrongs / That led me to a love so strong • I’m perfectly lonely / I’m perfectly lonely / I’m perfectly lonely, yeah / ‘Cause I don’t belong to anyone and nobody belongs to me • That’s the way, that’s the way, that’s the way that I want it / That’s the way, that’s the way, that’s the way that I want it / That’s the way, that’s the way, that’s the way that I want it / That’s the way, that’s the way, that’s the way that I want it †
Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass
ASSASSIN
I work in the dead of night / When the roads are quiet, no one is around / To track my moves / Racing the yellow lights / To find the gate is open, she’s waiting in the room / I just step on through • You get in, you get done and then you get gone / You never leave a trace, or show your face, you get gone / Should have turned around and left before the sun came up again / But the sun came up again • Into the morning light / To find the day is burning the curtains and the wine / In a little white room / No I’m not alone / Her head is heavy on me, she’s sleeping like a child / What could I do • You get in, you get done and then you get gone / You never leave a trace, or show your face, you get gone Should have turned around and left before the sun came up again / But the sun came up again • I was a killer, was the best they’d ever seen / I’d steal your heart before you ever heard a thing / I’m an assassin and I had a job to do / Little did I know that girl was an assassin too • Suddenly I’m in over my head and I can hardly breathe / Suddenly I’m floating over her bed and I feel everything / Suddenly I know exactly what I did, but I can not move a thing / And suddenly I know exactly what I’ve done / And what it’s gonna mean to me, mean to me / I’m gone • I was a killer, was the best they’d ever seen / I’d steal your heart before you ever heard a thing / I’m an assassin and I had a job to do / Little did I know that girl was an assassin too • She’s an assassin / She’s an assassin / She’s an assassin / She’s an assassin and she had a job to do †
Steve Jordan: Drums
CROSSROADS
I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees Asked the lord for mercy... said, “help me if you please” I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride No one seemed to know me, everybody passed me by You can run, You can run, tell my friend Willy Brown You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willy Brown That I’m standing at the crossroads, I believe I’m sinking down †
Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Ian McLangan: Wurlitzer
WAR OF MY LIFE
Come out Angels / Come out Ghosts / Come out Darkness / Bring everyone you know / I’m not running I’m not scared / I am waiting / And well prepared . I’m in the war of my life / At the door of my life / Out of Time and there’s no where to run • I’ve got a hammer / And a heart of glass / I got to know right now / Which walls to smash / I got a pocket / Got no pill / If fear hasn’t killed me yet, then nothing will • All the suffering and all the pain / Never left a name • I’m in the war of my life / At the door of my life / Out of time and there’s nowhere to run • I’m in the war of my life / At the core of my life / Got no choice but to fight ‘til it’s done • No more suffering, no more pain / Never again • I’m in the war of my life / At the door of my life / Out of time and there’s no where to run / I’m in the war of my life / At the core of my life / Got no choice but to fight ‘til it’s done • So Fight on / Fight on everyone / Fight on / Got no choice but to fight ‘til it’s done / I won’t give up / I won’t run / I won’t stop for anyone †
Steve Jordan: Drums Pino Palladino: Bass Ian McLagan: B3 Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboards
EDGE OF DESIRE
Young and full of running, tell me where has that taking me? / Just a great figure eight or a tiny infinity? / Love is really nothing / But a dream that keeps waking me / For all of my trying, we still end up dying / How can it be? • Don’t say a word, just come over and lie here with me / ‘Cause I’m just about to set fire to everything i see / I want you so bad I’ll go back on the things I believe / There I just said it / I’m scared you’ll forget about me • So young and full of running / All the way to the edge of desire / Steady my breathing, silently screaming / I have to have you now / Wired and I’m tired / Think I’ll sleep in my clothes on the floor / Or maybe this mattress will spin on its axis / And find me on yours • Don’t say a word, just come over and lie here with me / Cause I’m just about to set fire to everything I see / I want you so bad I’ll go back on the things I believe / There I just said it, I’m scared you’ll forget about me †
Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Ian McLagan: Piano
DO YOU KNOW ME
It’s just the strangest thing / I’ve seen your face somewhere / An early evening dream / A past-life love affair • Do you know me at all? / Do you know me at all? • In all my revelry / I thought I felt us there / A feather in my hand / A flower in your hair • Do you know me at all? / Do you know me at all? / Do you know me at all? / Do you know me at all? †
Steve Jordan: Drums, Percussion Pino Palladino: Bass Ian McLagan: Piano, B3 Bob Reynolds: Sexophone Bryan Lipps: Trumpet
FRIENDS, LOVERS OR NOTHING
Now that we are over as the loving kind / We’ll be dreaming ways to keep the good alive / Only when we want is not a compromise / I’d be pouring tears into your drying eyes • Friends, lovers, or nothing / There can only be one / Friends, lovers, or nothing / There’ll never be the in-between, so give it up • You whisper “Come on over” cause your two drinks in / But in the morning I will say goodbye again / Think we’ll never fall into the jealous game? / The streets will flood with blood of those who felt the same • Friends, lovers, or nothing / There can only be one / Friends, lovers, or nothing / There’ll never be the in-between, so give it up • Friends, lovers, or nothing / We can really only ever be one / Friends, lovers, or nothing / We’ll never be the in-between, so give it up • Anything other than yes is no / Anything other than stay is go / Anything less than “I love you” is lying †
I’M ON FIRE
Hey little girl is your daddy home / Did he go away and leave you all alone / I got a bad desire / Oh, oh, oh, I’m on fire • Tell me now pretty baby is he good to you / Can he do to you the things that I do / I can take you higher / Oh, oh, oh, I’m on fire / Oh oh oh im on fire • It’s like someone took a knife / Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley / Through the middle of my skull • At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet / And a freight train running through the middle of my head / Only you can cool my desire / Oh, oh, oh I’m on fire / Oh, oh, oh I’m on fire • Hey little girl is your daddy home / Did he go away and leave you all alone / I got a bad desire / Oh, oh, oh I’m on fire / Tell me now baby is he good to you / Can he do to you the things that I do / I can take you higher / Oh, oh, oh I’m on fire / I’m on fire / I’m on fire / I’m on fire †
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J O H N M AYER : ‘ B a ttle S t udi es’ c oul d not have ma d e with ou t th e tireless efforts of Ch a rd Fra n sco v i a k, R ene M a rt i nez, a nd Ch r i s G o t t . T his al bum w i l l al w ays b a sp ecia l d ocu men t to me b eca u se it is p roof o f w h a t ca n b e a cco mp l i sh ed b y a s m a ll, t ight- k ni t group of peopl e sh a rin g th e sa me p a ssion in crea tin g a reco rd . I ca nno t t h a nk y o u eno ug h . T ha n k y o u Steve Jordan for your g u id a n ce, yo u r p a tien ce a n d you r a ma zin g mu si ca l i t y. I a ls o have the pri vi l ege of bei ng a b le to say th a t I’ ve b een th a n kin g th e sa me t ea m o f p eo p l e t h a t I h av e b een s in c e m y fi rst al bum : Mi chael McDo n a ld , Ken H elie, Rit Ven eru s, Reid H u ter a nd Sco t t Cl ay t o n. I t ’s o ne t h i ng t o w o r k w ith the best i n the busi ness, b u t to g row with (a n d b eca u se o f) yo u th ro ug h t h e y ea r s i s a r a re a nd b e a u tif u l thi ng. Thank you al l . T ha n k y o u : T he Mi ck Managem ent tea m, Missy Co g g iola , Steve Ba rn ett , Rob St r i ng er, So ny M usi c, Ken Sunsh i ne, T iffa n y Shi pp, R oger Love, Katheen Ca rey. To m y p a rents, thank you for the b est DNA a b oy cou ld ever wish fo r. To my b ro t h ers. Ca r l a n d Ben. T hank you for you love a n d su p p o rt . S T E V E J OR D A N T HA N K S: M e e g a n Voss, Sc ooter Wei ntraub a n d W M g mt . , Pa u l Zu kowsky a n d ML M g mt . L o r en Ch o d o sh P . C. , A rt i e Smi t h , A lb e r t M ol i naro, Yam aha D rum s, Pa iste Cymb a ls, Vic Firth Sticks, Bra d y Sn a r e Drums, A mes Sna r e Drums, A l l Vin ta g e Drum s, JM For hi s i ncred ib le ta len t a n d frien d sh ip , Pa tti a n d Bru ce. T H A N K YOU: G r e g L in n, and everyone at C ol umb ia Reco rd s a n d So n y M u sic a rou n d th e wo rld , J ay Ka uf ma nn, Pa t Sch nei d er, J im m y, Ch ri s and everyone at Ma tes, Mike Eld red a n d Ju stin No rvell a t Fen d er Gui t a r s, Di ck B o a k a nd Ch ri s T ho m a s a t Marti n G ui tars, Scott y Cro we, Rob L ig h t , Pa u l Fro u la a n d Beyer Dyna mi c, I a n J o nes a nd A l a n Ve n is c o f sk y at tel efunken, Jeff Sh eeh a n , Dave Rou ze, Ma g g ie Slavo n ic, David Ll a ug er - M ei sel ma n, J enny Fo nseca . Taylor Swft appears courtesy of Big M achine Records, LLC
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