Jason Thomas Mraz (nascido em 23 de Junho de 1977) é um cantor, violonista e compositor nascido e criado em Mechanicsville, Virginia, Estados Unidos está presente desde 1999. Nas suas influências encontram-se reggae, rock, folk, pop, jazz e hip-hop.
Estudou na Universidade de Longwood por pouco tempo, tendo depois uma curta passagem pela Academia Dramática Americana (para estudar Teatro Musical) em Nova Iorque, mudando-se para San Diego.
O seu primeiro projecto musical foi "A Jason Mraz Demonstration"
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
In the song Jason uses these chords: Chord - | DADGBE D5 - | 0 0 0 2 3 X Emadd9 - | 2 2 2 0 0 0 F#m5 - | 4 4 4 x 2 x Gmaj7 - | 5 5 4 0 x x G5 - | 5 5 5 0 x x A - | x 0 2 2 2 x or: Asus4 - | x 0 2 2 3 X
For the strumming pattern: Pretty basic. Listen to the song a few times.
Riff 1 goes something like:
D U U DDDD e|-x--x-x---------|--x-- B|-3--3-3---------|- 3-- G|-2--2-2--h4-2---|--0-- D|-0--0-0-------4-|--4-- A|-0--0-0---------|--5-- E|-0--0-0---------|--5--
Riff 2: D U U DDDD e|-x--x-x---------|--x-- B|-3--3-3---------|- x-- G|-2--2-2--h4-2---|--0-- D|-0--0-0-------4-|--2-- A|-0--0-0---------|--2-- E|-0--0-0---------|--2--
Verse 1: DsusGmaj7 Let's hit the road and throw out the map DsusGmaj7Emadd9 Wherever we go, we won't look back Gmaj7 (strum once) Dsus (riff 1) Gmaj7 Cause we're going places and we're going there fast DsusGmaj7 And let's move to Paris and get ourselves a loft DsusGmaj7Emadd9 Let's live in squalor, and spare no cost Gmaj7Dsus (riff 1) Gmaj7 Let's throw caution to the wind and start over again
Chorus: Emadd9 G5-Gmaj7 Think how many doors will open Dsus Dsus (riff 2) Just as many stars are shining Emadd9 G5-Gmaj7 Who knows where we're going DsusAsus4 Yeah who knows what we'll find Emadd9 G5* (strum once) I want to see the world the way I see a world with you
D5 (riff 1) Gmaj7 D5 (riff 1) Gmaj7
Verse 2: DsusGmaj7 Let's hike in the mountains and challenge our will DsusGmaj7Emadd9 Let's leap over canyons and get lost in the hills Gmaj7Dsus (riff 1) Gmaj7 I want to see the world the way I see a world in you
Chorus: Emadd9Gmaj7 Think how many doors will open Dsus Dsus (riff 2) Just as many stars are sure to shine Emadd9Gmaj7 Who knows where we're going DsusAsus4 And who knows what we'll find Emadd9 G5* (strum once) Dsus I want to see the world the way I see a world with you
Bridge: F#m5 G5 All of our prayers will answered F#m5 G5 The sum of all our failures, they cannot hurt us now F#m5 G5 Let's hoist up ourselves
Verse 3: Dsus (strum once) Gmaj (strum once) And shove off to China and climb up a wall DsusG5Emadd9 We'll keep on climbing, looking over it all G5 Dsus (Riff 1) Laughing it up, yeah having a ball
Chorus: Emadd9 G5-Gmaj7 Think how many doors we'll open Dsus Dsus (riff 2) Just as many stars are going to shine Emadd9 G5-Gmaj7 Who knows where we're going DsusAsus4 And who knows what we'll find Emadd9 G5* (strum once) I want to see the world the way I see a world with you Dsus (riff 1) Gmaj7 Emadd9 G5* (strum once) I want to see the world the way I see a world with you