A Junkie's Lament Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Note: Capo II in E
Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 D
Ricky's been kick-ing the gong
F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E
lickety split didn't take too long
G C F#m7 B7
A junkie's sick, a monkey's strong
E C#m7 A
That's what's wrong
Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 D
Well, I guess he's been messing around downtown
F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E
so sad to see the man losing ground
G C F#m7 B7
winding down behind closed doors
E C#m7 A
on all fours
C G
Mama, don't you call him my name;
D D/E A
he can't hear you anymore
C G
Even if he seems the same to you
D Bm7 Esus4 E
that's a stranger to your door
C G/B A
Ask him what's he come here for
Oh my God, a monkey can move a man
Send him to hell and home again
With an empty hand in the afternoon
shooting for the moon
It's halfway sick and it's halfway stoned
He'd sure like to kick but he's too far gone
so they wind him down with the methadone
He's all on his own
But baby, don't you throw your love away
I hate to seem unkind
It's only that I understand the man
that the monkey can leave behind
I used to think he was a friend of mine
Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 D, F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E, G C F#m7 B7, E C#m7 A (slower)
La, la, la, ...
F#m C#m7 F#m7 C#m7 F#m7, F#m C#m7 F#m7 C#m7 A/B, C D E, F#m7 B7sus4 F#m.
La, la, la, ...
Another Day Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
C#m
Verse:Wake up suzy
A
Put your shoes on
C#m A
Walk with me into this light
C#m
Finally this morning
A
Im feeling whole again
C#m A
It was a hell of a night
C#m A
Bridge: Just to be with you by my side
C#m A
Just to have you near in my sight
C#m A
Just to walk a while in this light
G#m C#m A C#m G#m
Just to know that life goes on
C#m
Verse:Wake up suzy
A
Put your shoes on
C#m A
Walk with me into this light
C#m
Another night has gone
A
Life goes on
G#m A
Another dawn is breaking
C#m
Turn and face the sun
A
One by one
G#m C#m
The world outside is waking
C#m F#m B F#m
Morning light has driven away
C#m F#m B
All the shadows that hide your way
C#m F#m B F#m
And night has given away
C#m F#m
To the promise of another day
C#m
Another day
C#m G#m
Another chance that we may
A
Finally find our way
C#m
Another day
C#m G# Am
The sun has begun
A
To melt all our fears away
C#m
Another day
A
Another day
C#m
Oh wake up suzy
A
Put your shoes on
C#m A
Walk with me into this light
Bartender Blues Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
intro: E F#m7 E/G#
A A7
Now I'm just a bartender
D Bm7
And I don't like my work
E A E F#m7 E/G#
But I don't mind the money at all
A A7
I see lots of sad faces
D Bm7
And lots of bad cases
E A E F#m7 E/G#
Of folks with their backs to the wall
A A7 D Bm7
Chorus: But I need four walls around me to hold my life
E A E F#m7 E/G#
To keep me from going a-stray
A A7 D Bm7
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
E A E F#m7 E/G#
To keep me from slipping away
A A7
I can light up your smokes
D Bm7
I can laugh at your jokes
E A E F#m7 E/G#
I can watch you fall down on your knees
A A7
I can close down this bar
D Bm7
I can gas up my car
E A E F#m7 E/G#
I can pack up and mail in my key
Chorus:
A A7
Now, the smoke fills the air
D Bm7
In this honky-tonk bar
E A E F#m7 E/G#
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
A A7
But I burned all my bridges
D Bm7
I sank all my ships
E A E F#m7 E/G#
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
Chorus:
Birthday Song Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Verse:
AM7 F#m
If I could say the things I feel
Bm7 E
It wouldnt be the same
AM7 F#m
Some things are not spoken of
Bm7 E
Some things have no name
AM7 F#m
And though the words come hard to me
Bm7 F
Ill say them just for you
AM7 F#m
For this is something rare for me
Bm7 E (pause)
This feeling is so new
Chorus:
AM7 E
You see I love the way you love me
AM7 Bm7 E
Love the way you smile at me
AM7 Bm7 E AM7-Bm7-E
I love the way we live this life were in
Verse: (do verse chords)
Long ago I hear the song that lover sing to me
Through the day with each new phrase I hummed that melody
And all along I love the song
But I never learn it through ah
But since the day you came along Ive saved it just for you
(Repeat chorus)
Bridge:
D C G
I dont believe in magic
Cm7 Am
But I do believe in you
Dm Dm7 G
And when you say you believe in me
Am hold
There so much magic
Bm hold
I can do
Verse: (do verse chords)
Now you see me
Now you dont
Watch me dive below
Deep down in your love lake
Were sweet fish come and go
I might sink and I might drown
But death dont mean a thing
Coz life continue right or wrong
AM7 F#m
When I play this birthday song
AM7 Bm7 pause
Ive learned form you
E A
And you cant even sing
Brighten Your Night With My Day Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
D G (Play 4x)
D Bm Em A F#m
Daybreak finds you up and alive
Bm G D (Fill #1)
Just as though you could touch a star
D Bm Em A F#m
But sunset seems to leave you weary alone
Bm G D
And wondering who you are
F#m Bm F#m Bm
Don't deny that lonely feeling babe
Em A D F#m
That keeps stealing on you from deep down inside
F#m/C# F#m Bm Em
Hey, can't you see that it's no good concealing
A Bm C
A feeling it hurts you to hide
(Fill #2) Bm F#m
When you can come home to me
Em A D
Yes, I'm happy to hear what you've got
Bm C
To say to me, baby, all the way
(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Girl, you can count on me
C A
Watch those shadows fade away
Em A (Fill #3)
And brighten your night with my day
G A D Bm Em A
Daybreak, sunset hot and cold
D F#m
Running smiles and tears
E A E A
A bright outside to match your foolish pride
D Bm C
But not a word for the lonely years
(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Please come back home to me
Em A
Now you won't have to say
D Bm C
That you'll stay with me, baby, no, it's not that way
(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Just come back home to me
C A
Watch those shadows fade away
Em A
And brighten your night with my...
(Same strumming as intro)
D G
Daybreak, sunset
D G
You don't have to cry no more
D G
Now, everything's gonna be just fine
D G
Watch out, baby, here it comes
D G
Right around the corner
Here it comes
D G (Fill #3)
Just brighten your night with my day babe hey hey yeah yeah yeah
Fill #1
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--0^2---2----
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Fill #2 Fill #2 is played as a third,
------------------------------ which would like somthing like this:
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--2--------------------------- __3__
--2--------------(back to Bm)- | | | |
--0---2---4----2-------------- | | | |
------------------------------ / / / /
(You can come home)
Fill #3
----2-2---2-2---2-2---2--3-3--2--
----3-3---3-3---3-3---3--3-3--3--
----2-2---------------0--0-0--2--
--0-----2-----4----------0-0--0--
--------------------2------------
-------------------------3-3-----
(Emphasis on the bass notes)
Words & music by James Taylor
Released on his self-titled debut with Apple Records (1969)
Carolina In My Mind Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
EA F#m
In my mind I've gone to Carolina
A B F#m
B
Can't you see the sunshine cant you just feel the moon shining?
E C#m B A
F#
Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind
E F#m E
Yes I'm going to Carolina in my mind
E D
B
Karen, she's a silver sun, you'd best walk away and watch it shining
Cm A B
Watch her watch the morning come
A E C#m F#m
A silver tear appearing now I'm crying ain't I?
E F#m E
I've gone to Carolina in my mind
E D
B
There ain't no doubt in no-ones mind that loves the finest thing around
Cm A B
Whisper something soft and kind
A E C#m F#m
And hey babe, the sky's on fire, I'm dying, ain't I
E F#m E
I've gone to Carolina in my mind
EA F#m
In my mind I've gone to Carolina
A B F#m
B
Can't you see the sunshine cant you just feel the moon shining?
E C#m B A
F#
Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind
E F#m E
Yes I'm going to Carolina in my mind
E D A
B
Dark and silent late last night I think I might have heard the highway calling
C#m A B
Geese in flight and dogs that bite
A E
F#m
The signs that it might be omens say I'm going, going
E F# E
I've gone to Carolina in my mind
A B C#m
With a holy host of others standing around me
G#m F#m A B
Still I'm on the dark side of the moon
D A
D A
And it seems like this goes on like this forever you must forgive me
B E F#m E
If I'm up and gone to Carolina in my mind
EA F#m
In my mind I've gone to Carolina
A B F#m
B
Can't you see the sunshine cant you just feel the moon shining?
E C#m B A
F#
Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind
E A F#m E
Yes I'm going to Carolina in my mind
A F#m E
Gone to Carolina in my mind (repeat)
Country Road Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
D C G
Take to the highway won't you lend me your name
D C G
Your way and my way seem to be one in the same
Em7 A
Momma don't understand it
Em7 A
She wants to know where I been
Em7 A
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool
C(9) G
To want to pass that way again
D C G
But I can feel it
D C G D
On a country road
D C G
Sail on home to Jesus won't you good girls and boys
D C G
I'm all in pieces, you can have your own choice
Em7 A
I have seen a heavenly band full of angels
Em7 A
And they're a comin' to set me free
Em7 A
I don't know much about the wild wind
C(9) G
But I can tell that it's bound to be
D C G
Know I can feel it
D C G D
On a country road
Dm G D C B A
Geuss my feet know where the want me to go
D
Walkin' on a country road
REPEAT 1st verse
D C
Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down
G D
Walk on down a country road
C G D C G D C
La la la la la la la country road
G D C G D
Walkin' on a country road
From: sjohnson@usa.net
Country Road
(James Taylor) (c) 1970
D C/D G
Take to the highway won't you lend me your name
D C/D G
Your way and my way seem to be one in the same
Em7 A7
Mama don't understand it
Em7 A7
She wants to know where I've been
Em7 A7
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool
Bm7 D9
To want to pass that way again
D C G
But you know I could feel it...
D C G D
On a country road
D C/D G
Sail on home to Jesus won't you good girls and boys
D C/D G
I'm all in pieces, you can have your own choice
Em7 A7
But I can seen a heavenly band full of angels
Em7 A7
And they're comin' to set me free
Em7 A
I don't know much about the why or when
Bm7 D9
But I can tell that it's bound to be
D C G
'cause I could feel it
D C G D
On a country road
Am7 G D C Bm7
I guess my feet know where they want me to go
Am7 D
Walkin' on a country road
repeat verse 1
D C/D
Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down
G D
Walk on down a country road
C G D C G D C/D
La la la la la la la country road
G D C G D
Walkin' on a country road
Daddy's All Gone Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
G Am7 D C/D
I don't have much to say
G Am7 D C/D
Thought I'd call you up any-way
G Am7 D
Just to try to show you the way
B7 Em7
That I feel today
F/C C
Oh, I miss you ba-by
G Am7 D C/D
I sure am on the road
G Am7 D C/D
I don't need to say much more
G Am7 D
Just the same old well-known stranger
B7 Em7
That I was before
F/C C
It seems like yesterday now
G Am7 D C/D
Daddy's all gone
G Am7 D C/D
Only halfway home
G Am7 D
He's holding on to the telephone
B7 Em7 F/C C
Saying, Please don't let the show go on.
D G - Am7 Bm7 C C/D
There's a bus every other hour [G Am7 D C/D]
There's even the midnight train [G Am7 D C/D]
But that don't leave me the power [G Am7 D]
To see your face again [B7 Em7 ]
It's not that simple [F/C C]
You see, there's a room full of smiling faces [G Am7 D C/D]
There's a man standin' by the door [G Am7 D C/D]
Says it's time to change our places [G Am7 D]
And get down on the floor [B7 Em7 ]
Kill 'em, baby [F/C C]
Daddy's all gone [G Am7 D C/D]
He's just halfway home [G Am7 D C/D]
He's holding on to the microphone [G Am7 D]
Singing, Please don't make the show go on. [B7 Em7 F/C C]
[D Eb - Bb F - C G - - ]
Daddy's Baby Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7
Daddy's baby, what's got you think- ing
F#m7 C#m7 D/G Csus2
What's got you sinking so low?
C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7
Is there something I should know,
Bm7 E9
something new to you?
Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7
Daddy's baby, fussing and fret- ting,
F#m7 C#m7 D/G Csus2
keeping on getting it wrong.
C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7
She can only last so long
Bm7 E9
She's going for a song,
Amaj7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 C#m7
so sing her a lull-a- by- bye
Bm7 F#7sus4 F#7 Bm7 E9
Baby don't like to cry
Amaj7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 C#m7
So sing her a lullaby-bye
Bm7 F#7sus4 F#7
Swaddle and swing her
Bm7 E9 Amaj7
Sing her a lulla-by
Gmaj7 D/E E/A
She makes her feelings known to me
Gmaj7 D/E E/A
Her every side is shown to me
F#m7 C#m7
And in our time alone
Bm7 Gmaj7 G#m7-5 C#7 F#maj7
my love has surely grown of its own
F#m7 B7sus4 E B/E
solid as a stepping stone
Em9 A7 Dmaj7 C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7
as silently as the dawn was breaking, soft and clear
Bm7 E9 F#7sus4 F#7
and my tears were dry and my fears had flown
Bm7 E9 F#
so I called my love my home.
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 F#7sus4 F#7, Bm7 E9 Amaj7.
Don't Let Me Be Lonely To night Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 B7-9
Do me wrong - do me right
Em7 A7sus4 B7-9
Tell me lies but hold me tight
Gmaj7 D Bm E7
Save your goodbyes for the morning light
Em7 Asus4 Dmaj7 B7-9
But don't let me be lonely tonight
Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 B7-9
Say goodbye and say hello
Em7 Asus4 B7-9
Sure 'nuf good to see you but it's time to go
Gmaj7 D Bm E7
Don't say yes but please don't say no
Em7 Asus4 Dmaj7
I don't want to be lonely tonight
Bm
Go away then damn ya
E7
Go on and do as you please
Em7 Asus4 C G D
Yeah, you ain't gonna see me getting down on my knees
Bm E7
I'm undeceided and your heart's been divided
Em7 Asus4 C G
You've been turning my world upside down
Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 B7-9
Do me wrong do me right, right now baby
Em7 Asus4 B7-9
Go on and tell me lies but hold me tight
G D Bm E7
Save your goodbyes for the morning light (morning light)
Em7 A7sus4 C9
But don't let me be lonely tonight
G D Bm E7
I don't want to be lonely tonight, oh no...
Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7
I don't want to be lonely tonight.
Fire And Rain Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Tuning:EADGBe i think its close
D Am7 G
just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
D A7 C D
Susan the plans they made put an end to you I walked out
Am7 G D A7
this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who
G
END OF CHORUS Em7 A7 D G
To send it to i've seen fire and i've seen rain i've seen sunny
Em7 A7 D G
Days that i thought would never end i've seen lonely times
Em7 A7 D C Am7
when i could not find a friend but i always thought i'd see
D Am7 G D
you again look down upon me jesus you've got to help me make a stand
A7 C D Am7
you've got to see me though another day my bodys aching and my
G D A7 C
my time is at hand and i won't make it any other way.CHORUS
D Am7 G G
walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
A7 C
lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
D Am7 G
well there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
D A7 C
to come sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the gound.CHORUS
Handy Man Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Intro: D A Bm (4 times)
D
Hey girls gather round
Bm
Listen to what I'm puttin' down
G A D Dsus4 A
Hey baby I'm you handyman
D A Bm
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule
Em F#m Bm
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool
G A D Dsus4 D
I fix broken hearts I know that I truly can
G Gsus4 G
If your broken heart should need repair
A D
then I am the man to see
G Gsus4 G
I whisper sweet things you tell all your friends
E A
They'll come runnin' to me....
G A D
Here is the main thing that I want to say
Bm
I'm busy twenty four hours a day
G A D Dsus4 A
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can
D A Bm
Come a come a come a come a come come
D A Bm
Yeah..... yeah yeah
D A Bm
Come a come a come a come a come come
E A
They'll come runnin' to me.....
G A D
Here is the main thing that I want to say
Bm
I'm busy twenty four hours a day
G A D Dsus4 A
I fix broken hearts baby I'm your handyman
Outro:
D A Bm
Come a come a come a come a come come
D A Bm
Yeah..... yeah yeah
etc etc
Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Em9
A Em9
Late last night so far away
Em9 A Em7
I dreamed my-self a dream
A Em9
Well I dreamed I as so all alone
Em9 A Em9 A
Isn't it nice to be home again?
C#m7
I said welcome home
C#m F#m7
Didn't we miss your smiling face
F#m B7
Well the sun was nice in L.A.
Bm7 E7
Sun-shine
Em9 A Em9 A
Isn't it nice to be home again?
Dmaj7 C#m Bm7 D/E Amaj7
Well I said isn't it nice to be home a- gain?
Jump Up Behing Me Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
C F
Verse:This land is a lovely green
Am G
It reminds me of my own home
C F
Such stirring I've seldom seen
Am G
Even in my own home
C F
The sky so bright and clean
Am C
Wont you take me back to my own home
Chorus: G F
Jump up behind me my love
Jump up behind me
G
Old Dan can bear us both
F
Jump up behind me
G
We follow this road 'till we reach the sea
F
Jump up behind me
C
We'll catch the tide and set Dan free
F
Jump up behind me
Verse: C F
I've been in this world awhile
Am G
And I've seen alot of country
C F
Many days and many miles
Dm C
All various and sundry
C F
I've had my way and I've had my fun
Am G
And I've had my chance to run free
C F
Burning hot beneath the sun
Am G
Freezing cold and wintry
REPEAT CHORUS
Am
Bridge: I know now
F C
Only one thing matters in these days
Am F
One thing, true love
C
Love and love alone
Am F-C-F-G
True love
C F
Verse: I came out of a dream last night
Am G
Thoguht I was back in my old home
C F
Mom and Dad were both still alive
Am G
And the babies not yet born, no
C F
Felt like a festival
Am G
Felt like Christmas morning
C F
Felt the darkness fall away
Am G
Even as the world turning
REAPEAT CHORUS
Machine Gun Kelly Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Intro D D7 G D C G
D D7 G
I'll tell you 'bout Machine Gun Kelly
D C G
He rode along the outlaw trail
D C
Machine Gun Kelly was simple man
D C
But the woman was as hard as hell
D7 G
Watch out Machine Gun
C G7 D C D
Don't let her run you round
A
Don't let a woman
Asus4 A C G
Put you six feet in the ground
G D
Machine Gun
D D7 G D C G
D D7 G
I'll tell you 'bout Katherine Kelly
D C G
Tired of being such a small time, Now
D C
Figured they'd kidnap a richman's son
D C
Make it in the world of crime
D7 G
Watch out Machine Gun
C G7 D C D
Don't let her run you round
A
Don't let a woman
Asus4 A C G
Make you out to be a clown
G D
Machine Gun
D D7 G D C G
Middle :
G C
Better watch out Machine Gun Kelly
D C D
Careful of what you do now
E E7sus4 E7
If you keep a listenin' to your old lady
A C G
Ain't no tellin' what'll happen to you now
G D
Machine Gun
D D7 G D C G
D D7 G
The government boys they came for Machine Gun
D C G
Took the poor boy away
D C
They stuck him in a hole in Levonworth prison
D C
Where he lived until his dying day
D7 G
Watch out Machine Gun
C G7 D C D
Don't let her run you round
A
Don't let a woman
Asus4 A C G
Put you six feet in the ground
G D
Machine Gun
D D7 G D C G
Mud Slide Slim Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
intro:
G* A-D/F#-Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9-E-Dmaj7/F#-Bm9-E
Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E - Dmaj7/F# - Bm9 - E
Mud slide slim_____ and the blue ho-ri - zon
Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9 E
Oh, mud slide, Im de-pend-ent on you
Bm9 E Bm9 E
I dont know__ but Ive____ been told
Bm9 E Bm9 E
there's a time from time___ to time___
Bm9 E Bm9 E
I cant eat___ I cant sleep
Bm9 E Bm9 E
But I just__ might move___ my feet
Bm9
cause theres noth - ing like
E Bm9 E
The sound of sweet soul mu - sic
Bm9 E Bm9
To change a young la - dys mind
E Bm9
And theres noth - ing like a
E Bm9 E
Walk on down____ by the bay - ou
Bm9 E Bm9
To leave the world be - hind
E Amaj7 - D/E - Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9
Mud slide_____________________ Im de-pend-ing up-on__ you
E Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9 E
Mis-ter mud___ slide slim_________ and the blue hor-iz-on
D A A/B E
Ive been let - ting the time__ go by___ (A/B - X2X220)
D A A/B
Let - ting the time__ go by____
D A A/B E (Dmaj7/F# - 2X0220)
Yes, Im let - ting the time__ go by
G A Dmaj7/F# Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E
Let - ting the time__ go by___
Bm9 E
Im gon - na cash in my hand____ and
Bm9 E
Pick up on a piece of land
Bm9 E Bm9 E
And build myself a cab - in back in the woods
Bm9 E
Lord, its there Im gon - na stay
Bm9 E
Un - til there comes a day
Bm9 E Bm9 E
When this old world___ starts to chang - ing for the good
E Bm9 E Bm9 E
Now the rea - son Im smil - ing is o - ver on a is - land
Bm9 E Bm9 E
On a hill - side in the woods__ where I____ be - long
Bm9 E
I wan - na thank jim - my, jim - my, john, nick___ and lau - rie
Bm9 E Bm9
The no jets con - struct - ion for set - ting
E Bm9 E
Me down a home - stead on___ the farm__
Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9 E
Mud slide______________________ Im de - pend - ing up - on you
Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E
Mister mud slide____ slim___ and the blue ho - ri - zon
REPEAT TO ENDING:
Bm9 E Bm9 E
My Romance Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
(Capo I in Bb)
A Bm7/E A Bm7 C#m7 C9 Bm7 E7sus4 Amaj7
My romance doesn't need to have a moon in the sky
F#m C#7 F#m Bm7 C#m7 C9 Bm7 E7sus4 Amaj7 Em7 A7
My ro-mance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by
Dmaj7 G9 Amaj7 Dmaj7 G9 Amaj7
No month of May, no shin- ing star
G#7sus4 G#7 C#m7 C9 F#m7 B9 Bm7/E
No hide a-way, no so- ft gui-tar
A Bm7/E A Bm7 C#m7 C9 Bm7 E7sus4 A
My romance doesn't need a cas-tle rising in Spain
F#m C#7 F#m7 Bm7 C#m7 C9 Bm7 E7sus4 A Em7 A
Nor a dance to a con-stant-ly sur-pri-sing refrain
D F#7 Bm7 C#m7 D C#7sus4 C#7 F#m7 G9
Wide awake I can make my most fan-tastic dreams come true
A F#m7 Bm7 E7sus4 A
'Cause my romance, it doesn't need a thing but you
2nd time: F A
Oh Susanna Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7 A F#m7 Bm7
Well I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E A9
And I'm bound for Louisiana, my own true love for to see
Amaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 F#m7
It did rain all night the day I left
A F#m7 Bm7
The weather was bone dry
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
The sun was so hot I froze myself
Bm7 Bm7/E A9
Suzanne don't you break down and cry
Dmaj7 Bm7 Bm7/E
I said Oh Suzanna ------
A F#m7 Bm7
Now don't you cry for me
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E A9
As I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
Well I had myself a dream the other night
A F#m7 Bm7
When everything was still
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne
Bm7 Bm7/E A9
She was coming around the hill
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A F#m7 Bm7
A tear was in her eye
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
I said that I come from Dixie land
Bm7 Bm7/E A9
Suzanne don't you break down and cry
Dmaj7 Bm7 Bm7/E
I said Oh Suzanna ------
A F#m7 Bm7
Now don't you cry for me
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E A9
As I come from Alabama with a bajo on my knee
Places In My Past Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Cmaj9 - - - F/G - - -
Cmaj9 Am7, Am7 Em7 F
There are ladies in my life
Dm7 F/G Cmaj9
Lovely ladies in these lazy days
Am7 Cmaj9 D7
And though I never took a wife
G Dm7 Fmaj7 Em7 F F/G
May I say that I have loved me one or two
Cmaj9 Am7, Am7 Em7 F
Of the people in my past
Dm7 F/G Cmaj9
Fading fac-es in a waking dream
Am7 Cmaj9 D7 G
And though they never seemed to last very long
Dm7 Fmaj7 Em7
There are faces I remem-ber
F F/G Cmaj9
>From the places in my past
F Dm7 G/A
I said, all the dead-head miles
Dm7 G
And the insincere smiles
Em7 Am7 Em7 F Dm7 F/G G
Sometimes I can laugh and cry and I can't remember why
Am Em7 F F/G
But I still love those
Cmaj9 Am7, Am7 Em7 F
good times gone by
Dm7 F/G Cmaj9
Hold on to them close or let them go
Am7 Cmaj9 D7
I don't know
G Dm7
I just seem to sing these songs
Fmaj7 Em7 F F/G Cmaj9 - - -
And say I'm sorry for the friends I used to know
F/G - - - Cmaj9 - - - F/G - - - Cmaj9
Shower the People Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
D A
You can play the game and you can act out the part
Bm D/A G
Though you know it wasn't written for you
D A A#dim7
But tell me, how can you stand there with your broken heart
Bm D/A G
Ashamed of playing the fool
D A Bm D/A G
One thing can lead to an-other; it doesn't take any sac-ri-fice
D A A#dim7
Oh, father and mother, sis-ter and brother,
Bm D/A G (D/F#)
if it feels nice, don't think twice
D/F# Em7 A
Just shower the people you love with love
Em7 A
Show them the way that you feel
Em7 A A#dim7 Bm F#dim7
Things are gonna work out fine if you only will
Em7 A
Shower the people you love with love
Em7 A
Show them the way that you feel
Em7 A A#dim7 Bm
Things are gonna be much better if you only will. [C G]
You can run but you cannot hide;
this is widely known
And what you plan to do with your foolish pride
when you're all by yourself alone
Once you tell somebody the way that you feel
you can feel it beginning to ease
I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel
always getting the grease.
Better to shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be just fine if you only will
Show the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be much better if you only will.
Em7 A Em7 A
||: Shower the people you love with love; show them the way that you feel :||
Sweet Baby James Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
G F# E A+ A
D A G F#m
There is a young cowboy he lives on the range.
Bm G D F#m
His horse and his cattle are his only companion.
Bm G D F#m
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyon.
G D A Em A
Waiting for summer, his pastures to change.
G A D
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire.
Bm G D A
Thinkin' about women and glasses of beer.
G A D
Closing his eyes as the doggies retire
Bm G D
He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
Bm E A
As if maybe someone could hear.
D G A D
CHORUS:Goodnight you moonlight ladies.
Bm G D
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
Bm G D
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose.
Bm E A+ A
Won't you let me go down in my dreams.
G A D
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
D A G F#m
Now the first of December was covered with snow.
Bm G D F#m
And so was the turnpike from Stockridge to Boston.
Bm G D F#m
Lord the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting.
G D A Em A
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go.
G A D
There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway.
Bm G D A
A song that they sing when they take to the sea.
G A D
A song that they sing of they're home in the sky.
Bm G D
Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep.
Bm E A+ A
But singing works just fine for me.
CHORUS
You've Got A Friend Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
4/4 (capo 2nd) G/C Cd/Gsus4 G/F#m7 B7
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7
close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am7 Bm7 D7sus4 /D7
to brighten up even your darkest night.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. (2nd time -->*)
D7sus4 G/C Cd/Gsus4 G/F#m7
You've got a friend.
B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em7
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
and that old north wind should begin to blow,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7
keep your head together and call my name out loud.
Am7 Bm7 D7sus4
Soon I'll be knocking upon your door. ------>(**)
* Cf F C
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend when
G Gsus4 Gmaj7 C F7
people can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you.
Em7 A7
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them.
D7sus4 D13
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Gb Am7 D7sus4
and I'll be there, yes I will.
G C G
You've got a friend. You've got a friend.
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C Gsus4 G
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend.
Your Smiling Face Chords and Lyrics
by: James Taylor
Intro:
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-0-2-3-4-5(hold 2 measures)-0-2-3-4-5-------------|(hold 2 measures)
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
C C/B Am G F F/E Dm7 G
Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself, because I
C Am F G
love you.
C C/B Am G F F/E Dm7
And when you give me that pretty little pout it turns me inside out.
G C Am F G
There's somethin' about ya baby, I don't know.
Chorus:
Am G F C G Ab Am
Isn't it amazing a man like me can feel this way?
G F C F G
Oh, tell me how much longer. I can grow stronger everyday
A
Ohhh......
Verse 2:
D D/C# Bm A G G/F#
I thought I was in love just a couple of times before with the girl
Em7 A D Bm G
next door, but that was long before I met ya. Now I'm sure that I
A
won't forget ya.
D D/C# Bm A G G/F# Em7 A
And I thank my lucky stars that you are who you are and not just
D Bm G A
another lovely lady set out to break my heart.
Repeat Chorus:
B
Somebody talk to me
Bridge:
E C#m A B E
No one can tell me that I'm doin' wrong today
C#m A B
Whenever I see you smilin' at me
E C#m A B E
No one can tell me that I'm doin' wrong today
C#m A B
Whenever I see you shine that lovely thing my way
Nonononono?..
Nananananana?..
E C#m
No body gonna turn me but
A B
No body gonna put me down
E C#m
No body gonna put?me wrong babe
A B
When ever I see your smiling
E C#m A B
No one can tell me that I'm?..doing wrong today..
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