Curbsite Prophet chords by Jason Mraz

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Intermediate

CURBSIDE PROPHET (Jason Mraz)

Chords Used:
G   355433
C6sus2 8X778X
Fmaj7 1X221X
Bb5  6500XX
F/A  533XXX

Intro:
G C6sus2 Fmaj7 Bb5 F/A 2x

Chorus:
      G
I'm just a curbside prophet
     C6sus2
With my hand in my pocket 
     Fmaj7           Bb5 F/A
And I'm waiting for my rocket to come 
      G
I'm just a curbside prophet
     C6sus2
With my hand in my pocket 
     Fmaj7          Bb5 F/A
And I'm waiting for my rocket y’all

Interlude:
G C6sus2 Fmaj7 Bb5 F/A 2x

Verse 1:
      G          C6sus2
You see it started way back in NYC
    Fmaj7            Bb5 F/A
When I stole my first rhyme from the M.I.C. 
   G         C6sus2
At a west end avenue at sixty-three 
     Fmaj7           Bb5  F/A  G
It’s the beginning of a leap year, February, '96 
           C6sus2
With a guitar picked up in the mix 
   Fmaj7           Bb5      F/A
I committed to the licks like a nickel bag of tricks 
  G
Well look at me now 
C6sus2
Look at me now 
Fmaj7        Bb5 F/A
Look at me now, now, now, now

Chorus:
      G
I'm just a curbside prophet
     C6sus2
With my hand in my pocket 
     Fmaj7           Bb5 F/A
And I'm waiting for my rocket to come 
      G
I'm just a curbside prophet
     C6sus2
With my hand in my pocket 
     Fmaj7          Bb5 F/A
And I'm waiting for my rocket y’all

Interlude:
G C6sus2 Fmaj7 Bb5 F/A 2x

Verse 2:
         G
Well then you're never ever gonna guess 
      C6sus2
Where I've been been been 
   Fmaj7
And I have no regrets 
    Bb5     F/A
That I bet my whole checking account 
G           C6sus2        Fmaj7
Because it all amounts to nothing up in the end
       Bb5  F/A       G
Well you can only count it   on the road again
           C6sus2
We'll soon be on the radio dial 
      Fmaj7             Bb5      F/A
And I been payin' close attention to the Willie Nelson style 
   G             C6sus2
Like a a band of gypsies on the highway while
       Fmaj7         Bb5    F/A    G
‘Cause I'm a one man pushin' on the California skyline drive 
        C6sus2
Up the coast I brag and I boast
  Fmaj7            Bb5    F/A
I'm pickin up my pace and makin' time like space ghost
G           C6sus2          Fmaj7
Raising a toast to the highway patrol with the most 
         Bb5   F/A
Put my cruise control on coast 
      G               C6sus2
'Cause I'm tourin' around the nation on extended vacation see 
   Fmaj7        Bb5     F/A
I got Elsa the dog who exceeds my limitation 
   G              C6sus2
I say, "I like your style, crazy pound pup! 
      Fmaj7
You need a ride? 
          Bb5    F/A
Well come on, girl, hop in the truck!”

Chorus:
    G
With a curbside prophet
     C6sus2
With my hand in my pocket 
     Fmaj7           Bb5 F/A
And I'm waiting for my rocket to come 
      G
I'm just a curbside prophet
     C6sus2
With my hand in my pocket 
     Fmaj7          Bb5 F/A
And I'm waiting for my rocket y’all
      G
I'm just a curbside prophet
    C6sus2
With my hand in my pocket 
     Fmaj7              Bb5 F/A
And I'm waiting for my rocket to come on
      G
I'm just a curbside prophet
    C6sus2
With my hand in my pocket 
     Fmaj7          Bb5 F/A
And I'm waiting for my rocket y’all

Verse 3:
      G          C6sus2
See I'm a down home brother, redneck undercover 
     Fmaj7
With my guitar here I'm ready to play 
     G
And I’m a sucker for a filly 
   C6sus2
Got a natural ability
Fmaj7
Give the freestyle, look at my flexibility 
G
Dangerous on the mike 
     C6sus2
My ghetto hat's cocked right 
    Fmaj7
All the ladies say, "yo, that kid is crazy" 
      G            C6sus2
We got the backstage betties taking more than they can get 
   Fmaj7
They say, "what's up with m-are-a-z?”
        G         C6sus2
Hey, hey, hey, hey. . . Ah hey. . .
Fmaj7            Bb5   F/A
Something's different in my world today 
      G        C6sus2
Well they changed my traffic sign
Fmaj7        Bb5 F/A
To a brighter yellow 
G    C6sus2
Hey. . . Hey. . .
Fmaj7            Bb5   F/A
Something's different in my world today 
      G        C6sus2
Well they changed my traffic sign
Fmaj7        Bb5 F/A
To a brighter yellow 

Finale:
      G        C6sus2
I'm just a curbside prophet love
Fmaj7       Bb5 F/A
Curbside prophet love 
G        C6sus2
Curbside prophet love
Fmaj7   Bb5   F/A
Curbside, Oh come on 
   G        C6sus2
Just curbside prophet love
Fmaj7
Waiting for my rocket
     Bb5      F/A    G
Still I’m waiting for my rocket to come
   C6sus2  Fmaj7 Bb5 F/A G
Now, curbside. . .