Jason Mraz – Frank Dfixer


These known chords are used in this song.


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it should look something like this. hope that helps
in square brackets I placed chords you can use if original ones too difficult to you

 
G6  
G 
(000023) – from 1st string to 6th
Em 
 
 
Em 
(000420)
C 
(310230)
C 
#m7b5 
 
(x5454x)
 
Cmaj7  
C 
(x5453x) or (354533)
 
Gmaj9  
D 
(53045x) – just like  
C 
chord, just move it 2 frets higher
F 
#11b9 (000423) – add  
D 
string to G6
A7 
(020200)
G 
(330023)
Esus2 
(000420)
 
B5 (000422) – those 2 chords are similar to  
F 
#11b9

pay attention to his specific way to play it with his right hand

intro G6

 
G6  
Em 
*
 
Frank  
D 
. Fixer was  
A 
handyman
C 
G6
He could handle everything; he was my granddad
 
G6  
Em 
*
He grew his own food and fixed his own car
C 
G6
I watched it all happen in our backyard
C 
#m7b5 Cmaj7 G6
 
He'
D 
reinvent the part to fix the broken home
C 
#m7b5 
 
Cmaj7
He restored the heart

CHORUS:

C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
G 
 
I wish I was  
A 
fixer
C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
F 
#11b9
I would fix you up inside
C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
F 
#11b9 
 
 
A7 
 
I would build you  
A 
town if the world fell down
C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
G 
I wish I was that guy
Frank_dfixer 
G6

 
G6  
Em 
*
 
If Frank  
D 
. Fixer were alive today
C 
G6
 
Well he may laugh at me and he may have  
A 
lot to say
 
G6  
Em 
*
Well he might ask that I keep working for the family
C 
G6
To keep the bills all paid and be his protégé
C 
#m7b5 Cmaj7 G6
What happened to the ground right where we are?
C 
#m7b5 
 
Cmaj7
What happened to the family farm?

CHORUS

 
Esus2 
B5 
 
 
F 
#11b9 
 
 
C 
– 2 times
 
Esus2 
B5 
 
 
F 
#11b9 
 
 
C 
Every evening breaking bread
Esus2 
B5 
 
 
F 
#11b9 
 
 
C 
 
He showed us who  
A 
real man is
C 
#m7b5 
 
Cmaj7
No matter what my grandma says
C 
#m7b5 
 
Cmaj7
He would never lose his head

CHORUS

 
C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
G 
 
I wish I was  
A 
farmer
C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
F 
#11b9
 
I would grow you  
A 
Garden of Eden
C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
F 
#11b9 
 
 
A7 
I would bless the family with the gifts that granddad handed me
C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
F 
#11b9
How wonderful that would be
C 
Gmaj9 
 
 
G 
Baby I’ll make that guy be me

VERY-VERY simple solo at the end

1st -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
2nd -2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-0-1-2-3- and play with it; look like Jason does it
3rd-6th strings aren’t used in solo

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