James Taylor

Accords et partitions

A Junkies Lament

F#m7 E C C#m7 D B7

Ricky's been kick-ing the gong Lickety split didn't take too long A junkie's sick, a monkey's strong That's what's wrong

Almost Like Being In Love

Am7 Bm7 G C Em7 D

Use 6th version of Em7 in chord chart 022030 Use 3rd version of F#m7 in chord chart 242222 Use 2nd version of Bm7 in chord chart x24232 Use 3rd version of Gmaj7 in chord chart xx5432 Use 8th version of E9sus4 in chord chart xx2232

Ananas

D C Em G Em7 B7

Je t’aime encore Means I love you still C’est pour toujours D#dim Em Means I always will

Angels Of Fenway

D C G Em A7 A

Intro: Verse 86 summers gone by, Bambino put a hex on the Bean

Angry Blues

E7 A G D

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I don't feel so good I can't help it if I don't feel so good ha ha baby Well I can't help it, I don't feel so good, no no no Mama I can't help it, I don't feel so good whoa whoa yeah No no can't help it

Another Day

Bm7 Em7 G D/F# D F#m7

Wake up Suzie Put your shoes on Walk with me into this light Finally this morning I'm feeling whole again

Another Grey Morning

D E Bm Em C A

She said "move me, move me, I'm locked up inside." Well, I didn't understand her though god knows I tried She said "make me angry but just make me cry But no more grey morning, I think I'd rather die."

Anywhere Like Heaven

C F Bb G Gm7 BbMaj7

[When I] walk along your city streets & look into your eyes; When I See that simple sadness that across your features lie; If my spirits start to sink it comes as no surprize. It's been a

Auld Lang Syne

G A Fm Bm D Em

Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne For auld lang syne

Baby Boom Baby

C F2 D Bb Gm7 C2

[Verse] Somehow the season always brings a picture of you, baby boom baby Holding on for everything you figured you're due, little turtleneck girl The moon on your shoulder, the wind in your lovely hair, oh what a night We sat on the beach and watched as the sun rose into the summer air

Back On The Street Again

D G C(add9) A Bm F#

I don't care if I got no money I don't care if I got a dime All I want to do is to dance with you honey Please tell me that you have the time 'Cause I got to get back on my feet again

Bartender's Blues

E A F#m7 E/G# A7 D

Now I'm just a bartender And I don't like my work But I don't mind the money at all I see lots of sad faces And lots of bad cases

Before This World

A G D Em7 Bm7 D/F#

Intro: Before this world was as we know it now Before the land and sea were formed at all

Before This Worldjolly Springtime

C F Bb G D Gm

Before this world was as we know it now Before the land and sea were formed at all Before the stars were made to burn and shine Little love of mine, darling one

Believe It Or Not

D A E Em7 G F#

Believe it or not I've been waiting for you to come through Love of my life Believe it or not I've been waiting for you to come through

Birthday Song

AM7 E F#m Bm7 G F

If I could say the things I feel It wouldn’t be the same Some things are not spoken of Some things have no name And though the words come hard to me

Bittersweet

G C D Em C9 Bbm

Verse 1: No I don't know how to love you The way you want me to Coz everytime I try Something always changes with you

Blossom

Asus G D C/D B/D F#/D

Capo on 5th Blossom, smile some sunshine down my way lately, I've been lonesome. Blossom, it's been much too long a day, seems my dreams have frozen,

The Blues Is Just A Bad Dream

G6 C6 G G7 C C7

A tree grows in my back yard It only grows at night Its branches they're all twisted Its leaves are afraid of light

Boatman

D A D/F# G/D G(9) A7sus

Verse 1 Hearts were exploding around us as We drifted south down the bay. The gray up above and gray down below Left us with nothing to say.

Brighten Your Night With My Day

D A Bm Em F#m G

Brighten Your Night With My Day Words & music by James Taylor D G (Play 4x)

Brother Trucker

C G F D Em G7

Breaker number nine, big buddy, put your ears on me now This trucker got to have a big line tonight Come on sucker, come back Brother Trucker yeah I keep seeing double unless I close one eye

Bsur

Em7 G D A A7 A7sus4

She's been holding on too long Hoping I'm gonna change Giving it up just a little bit more Each time I come home Looking and acting strange

Captain Jim's Drunken Dream

G Em7 C F Am7 D

Now you country fools in your one-horse town, you can laugh at me It's plain as rain that you've never been down to the southern sea To see me now is like watching a fish on dry land I only wish you could see me down in the is- lands Mister, that's my home

Carolina In My Mind

D C G Em

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In my mind I'm going to Carolina Can't you see the sunshine Can't you just feel the moonshine Maybe just like a friend of mine It hit me from behind

Childrens Cry

A G D F#m

[Chorus] Feel the earth, see our sky, hear our children’s children cry, That-if we intend to live, then it’s the bomb that has to die If we intend to live, then it’s the bomb that has to die

Chili Dog

F G C Am Bb D

Make my bed out of Wonder Bread Spread some mustard upon my head I don't want no onions or sauerkraut, mama Hold on to the bun, baby, work it on out

Circle Round The Sun

Em G D F#

[Verse 1] Now I love my baby, and she's bound to love me some Now I love my baby, and she's bound to love me some Asus2 Em G Now she throws her arms around me

Coming Back To You

G C Em D B7 A

[Verse 1] Maybe I'm still hurting I can't turn the other cheek But you know that I still love you It's just that I can't speak

Company Man

A G D E Em Bm7

It seems you've been living on your own Lonely and free A Em Asus4 Dsus2 Looking to make yourself known Same as me

Copperline

D Bm G F# Em A

Even the old folks never knew why they call it like they do; I was wond'ring since the age of two, down on Copperline. Copper head, copper beech, copper kettles sitting side by each - Copper coil, cup o' Georgia peach, down on Copperline.

Copperline (ver. 2)

D Bm G F# A7 Em

Even the old folks never knew why they call it like they do I was wond'ring since the age of two down on Copperline Copper head copper beech copper kettles sitting side by each Copper coil, cup o' Georgia peach, down on Copperline Half a mile down to Morgan Creek,

Country Road

D G C A Em7 C9

Take to the highway won't you lend me your name Your way and my way seem to be one in the same Momma don't understand it She wants to know where a boy's been I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool

Crying In The Rain

C F G G4 Am Am7

I'll never let you see The way my broken heart is hurtin' me I've got my pride and I know how to hide All my sorrow and pain I'll do my crying in the rain

Daddy is all gone

G D Am7 C/D C B7

I don't have much to say Thought I'd call you up any-way Just to try to show you the way That I feel today Oh, I miss you ba-by

Daddy's Baby

Bm7 Amaj7 C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7 E9

Daddy's baby, what's got you think- ing What's got you sinking so low? Is there something I should know, Something new to you? Daddy's baby, fussing and fret- ting,

Dance

C Bb Am D G Am7

Come on, baby, while the moon is high Kick up your heels and dance Don't be nervous and don't be shy And give yourself a chance, you can dance Kick off your shoes and lose your blues

Day Tripper

Am7 Am A5 D D7 B7

Sunday driver, now It took me so,______ so___ long But you know I found out I found out, you know, now

Diamond Joe

Am C F Em

Verse 1: Now there is a man you'll hear about most anywhere you go His holdings are in Texas, and his name is Diamond Joe He carries all his money in a diamond-studded jar He never was much bother by the process of the law

Don't Be Sad 'cause Your Sun Is Down

G#m7 A#m7 B7M F#7M E7M C#m7

Don't be sad 'cause your sun is down, you can rise above it. Don't be sad 'cause you're on your own, you have to learn to love it. Don't be sad 'cause your sun is down, you're gonna find your way. Don't be sad 'cause your day is done, there's another day, everyday,

Dont Let Me

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This is my first attempt at posting a song. I have no Idea how the credits are supposed to be given, but Here it goes anyway. (Like I said, this is the first, so if there are any flames, Let them be constructive).

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

Em7 A(sus4) B7(b9) Dmaj7 Bm E7

Do me wrong - do me right Tell me lies but hold me tight Save your goodbyes for the morning light But don't let me be lonely tonight

Dont Talk Now

C G F G7 C7 A7

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Verse: Where I’ve been, you don’t know And what I’ve got, babe, it don’t show Now I won’t try, to teach you how Don’t talk now, hmm mmm

Down In The Hole

Bm A G D F# Em7

A Gsus2 Bm Watch your head on that root A Gsus2 A Got to let your eyes adjust I'm sorry about your suit

Enough To Be On Your Way

A Bm7 F#m7 D Em Em7

James Taylor Enough To Be On Your Way Capo: III

Everybody Has The Blues

G A7 D7 E7 D C

[1st Verse] Everybody has the blues Everybody has the blues Everybody knows the way that you feel today

Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha

C F G Am F#

[Chorus] Cause every song they played Was the Cha, Cha, Cha. They played nothin' but the Cha Cha Cha, all night long even in that midhight hour Every number was the Cha Cha Cha

Everyday

E B C#m F#m A G

Every day it seems a little stronger Csus2 D Csus2 D Every day it lasts a little longer Come what may do you ever long for True love from me like I longed for yours baby

Fading Away

C G F Am D7 Dm

When I've got something to say, Don't I always let you know? So that you and I can go my way together. And if I get carried a-way, I could be sailing on a song

Family Man

D A G Em7 C B

Whoa, Jocko, don't expect me To come out drinking, Messing around Spending my time With a bunch of crazy people

Fanfare

E D G Am7 Cmaj9 Dm7

Ah, but look out from now on, baby As far as the eye can see Unafraid to be free Shining on the silver sea

Far Afghanistan

A Bm F#m D C#m G

But nothing will prepare you for the far Afghanistan You can listen to their stories and pick up what you can You listen to their stories maybe read a book or two Until they send you out there, man you haven’t got a clue

Fire and Rain

A D /C# Bm /E Em

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just cant remember who to send it to

First Of May

G D Am7 C B Am

Ebmaj7 xx1333 Dm7(addG) xx0011 Cmaj7 x32000 Am7(addD) x00210 Dsus4 xx0233

Fool For You

G C A Am7 D Gm7

My lady don't allow the life I lead She don't abide by some of the company that I keep She takes occasion to criticize and carry on I love her so, I just can't stand it no more

Frozen Man

D G Em A Asus F#

Last thing I remember is the freezing cold , / / Water reaching up just to swallow me whole , Ice in the rigging and the howling wind , / / Shock to my body as we tumbled in , My brothers and the others are lost at sea

Gaia

G D A D/C# D/B Asus2

The sky was light and the land all dark The petal sky and the rosy dawn Run run run run said the automobile and we ran Turn away from your animal kind As if you were your own creation

Games People Play

E B G# A

Oh, the games people play Every night and every day, oh no Never meanin' what they say Never sayin' what they mean

Go Tell It On The Mountain

E B A C#m G C#m7

[Chorus] Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain E Esus E

God Bless The Child

C6 Bb7 Am7 Em Fmaj7 C

[Verse] Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have, papa may have

Going Around One More Time

D G Em7 F#m7 Bm7 A7

My heart had been broken And I couldn't take no more I shuttered up my windows And I bolted tight my door Then I took one look at you

Golden Moments

A/D D C/F G Em7 A7sus4

Now if all my golden moments could be rolled into one They would shine just like the sun on a summer day And after it was over we could have it back again With credit to the editor for striking out the rain, very clean And all it really needed was the proper point of view

Gorilla

Am7 D5 a E7

E7sus4 E7 E7sus4 E7 He's got arms like legs, he's got hands on his feet E7sus4 E7 E7sus4 E7 He's got nose like doughnut, got tendency to overeat He don't use tools or weapons, he don't eat meat

Handy Man

G a A D C F

Hey girls gather round Listen to what I'm puttin' down Hey baby, I'm you handyman I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule I'm handy with love and I'm no fool

Handy Man (ver. 2)

B E C#m A D# F#

I'm handy with love and I'm no fool, I fix broken hearts I know that I truly can. 2. If your broken heart should need repair, Oh then I am the man to see. I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends,

Hangnail

G D C Em

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Oh money, oh money, oh where have you gone? I need me some money to have me some fun. Gonna pick up my guitar and write me some hits, Build me some houses and blow 'em to bits. Gonna furnish them boldly with style and with taste,

Hard Times

B F# E C C# C#m7

We've seen some hard times, hard times, hard times Holding it together ain't always easy An angry man, hungry woman, driving each other crazy It's so low down, show down, there's nothing else safe to say Baby's on the town, baby's looking round, talking about walking away

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

F#m A E7 Bm C#m Bm7

[Intro] Christmas future is far away Christmas past is past Christmas present is here today Bringing joy that may last

Hello Old Friend

D A E Bm F#m C

Paris' rooftops were lovely to see. Switzerland's vertical landscape Crossed my mind's eye just now. Canada's shoreline has been calling out to me, But it's been too long a time

Her Town Too

Em9 A F#m7 A/B G/A Gmaj7

She's been afraid to go out She's afraid of the knock on her door There's always a shade of a doubt She can never be sure Who comes to call

Hey Mister

Bm D C E7 G a

Hey mister, that's me upon the jukebox [ ] I'm the one that's singing this sad song [ ] I'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime [ Esus ] And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time [ ]

Hey Mister, That's Me up on the Jukebox

Bm C D E7 G A

Hey mister, that's me upon the jukebox I'm the one that's singing this sad song I'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time

Highway Song

E D A Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7

Song: Highway song Artist: James Taylor Composer: James Taylor Album: Mudslide Slim & the blue horizon Tabbed by: DJ 27th Sept 2012

Home By Another Way

D G A F# Bm7 F

Well anyway, those guys They visited with Jesus They sure enjoyed their stay Then warned in a dream of King Herod's scheme Em7 A7sus

Honey Dont Leave La

E E7 D F Cmaj7 C#m

That limousine In which you made the scene Suits you to a "T" Cmaj7 B7sus4 If all that you want to be

Hour That The Morning Comes

E7 B7 A7 E C#7 F#7

Mama makes the music and she makes the news She dances all night in her golden shoes She's high flying, going, going, gone She'll be halfway to Heaven by the hour that the morning comes

How sweet its to be loved by you

G C7 Em C Am D7

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I close my eyes at night, Wondering where would I be without you in my life Everything I did was just a bore, Everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before But you brightened up for me all of my days With a love so sweet in so many ways

Hows The World Treating You

D A

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D I've had nothing but sorrow, since you said we were A through, there's no hope for tomorrow, how's the world treating D you D every sweet thing that matters has been broken in G two, all my dreams have been

Hymn

G Fmaj7 Dm7 F Dm Em7

I got holy children to show me the light Singing halle lujah, brother how about you? Yeah, we got ho ly scriptures here that prove us to be right In believing out loud what we wish to be true

I Can Dream Of You

D Gmaj7 A Em7 Gbm7 Dmaj7

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I Was A Fool To Care

Em7 Gmaj7 Bm7 A Dmaj7 D

I was a fool to care, I was a fool to care I was a fool to care But I don't care even if I was a fool I'm still in love with you

I Was Only Telling A Lie

A7 D7 A D G C

[Verse 1] Got the one room suite in the downtown motel Got a lovely view Classic shot of the parking lot An off ramp of route 72

I Will Follow

D A Gmaj9 Bm7 G F#m7

Yonder mountain so high I can't make it all on my own, no Rolling river, why so wide? To sweep me up and to bear me on Up against the sky so bright

I Will Not Lie

Em G D C A Am7

[Chorus] It's only right for me to tell you when it's the wrong thing to do. It's only right that you should know If he comes to me, I will not lie for you, no, I won't lie for you.

If I keep my heart out of sight

Bm7 F#7 Amaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 E9

If I keep on talking now I'd only start repeating myself And all I can say is I love you, I love you I love you, I love you

In The Bleak Midwinter

D A G Bm7 A4 F#

Icy winds made moan Earth stood hard as iron Water like a stone Snow on snow had fallen Snow on snow on snow

Is That The Way You Look

G7 Am7 C D G B

Is that the way you look? Is that the way you look? Is that really the way that you look now? Oh dar-lin', dar-lin', is that the way you look?

Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again

A Em9 C#m Bm7 Em7 C#m7

Isn't it nice to be home again? I said welcome home Didn't we miss your smiling face Well the sun was nice in L.A. Sun-shine Isn't it nice to be home again?

Its Growing

E A D G Bm Em

Like a snowball rolling down the side of a snow covered hill It's growing Like the size of a fish that the man claims broke his reel It's growing Like a rosebud blooming in the warmth of the summer sun

Ive Got To Stop Thinkin Bout That

B F# E A G#m Eb

Verse 1: I like to think about the time I met you, Living with your people down in New Orleans. Mad at your mama cause she'd never let you, Ride in no nasty limousine.

Ive Grown Accustomed To Her Face

A7 b13 Dm7 E Am7 G

[Verse 1] Cmaj7sus2 G Cmaj7sus2 I've grown accustomed to her face She almost makes the day begin B7sus2/F# B7

Jelly Man Kelly

E A B F#7

Verse 1 Here's a song about jellyman kelly, He loves jelly the most. Ah, but most of all, Jellyman kelly loves jelly on toast.

Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier

C G Em Bm D

There she sits on Buttermilk Hill Oh, who could blame her crying her fill Every tear would turn a mill Johnny has gone for a soldier

Jump Up Behind Me

Bb C F Dm

Verse:This land is a lovely green It reminds me of my own home Such stirring I've seldom seen Even in my own home The sky so bright and clean

The Kings Shilling

G C D Em Am7 Am

And that's the last of him I ever saw He joined the army and marched to war He took the shilling, He took the shilling and he's off to war

Knocking 'Round The Zoo

A D E

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Just knocking 'round the zoo On a Thursday afternoon There's bars on all the windows And they're counting upon the spoons If I'm feeling edgy

Let It All Fall Down

G Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 D11 Dm7

Sing a song for the wrong and the wicked D7sus4 G And the strong and the sick, as thick as thieves For the faceless fear that was never so near Too clear to misbelieve

Let Me Ride

C G F Am D G7

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Hand me down my golden crown and let me ride Don't deny the highway in my soul Jump and sing that silver thing that I feel inside yeah Hallelujah, let that big wheel roll

Letter In The Mail

G Am7 B D F G#m7

If I could go down now While the whole town is sleeping See the sun creeping up On the hill yeah I know the river and the railroad

Lighthouse

D A G C Bm F#m7

Off the coast of Africa, bound for South America G Asus4 A A world away from here Is a ship that sails the sea, is a man who's just like me And I wish that I was there

Like Everyone She Knows

E A D G Dmaj7 Bm7

Bm7 C#7sus4 F#m7 Like everyone she knows She's holding out for true love Waiting on an answer Ready for a change

Limousine Driver

A D E G B E7

[Verse 1] Limousine driver, big Cadillac car You're rich and you're famous no matter who you are, you are I seen a rock'n'roll rider, oh, I seen a cinema star

Line Em Up

D A G F# Bm7 G#m7

I remember Richard Nixon back in seventy four And the final scene at the White House door And the staff lined up to say good-bye Tiny tear in his shifty little eye He said nobody knows me,

Little More Time With You

A F#m7 E C#m7 B G

[Verse 1] Got a watchdog watching me, doggy, watching me packing my bags He knows I'm leaving town, I can see that it's a drag Why leave the life I love here in the great state of Maine Just to ride that shining rail, just to size that ball and chain?

Lo And Behold

D F G Em C

Spotify:track:5VzGCjWLJtnfLzz8a6uHSS Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIaiNtIniVc Lyrics and Music by James Taylor Producer: Peter Asher Year: 1970

London Town

D Em Cmaj7 G C B

I can remember lots of time and space, If I lose the name, Still I know the faces. Time as come and left its traces.

Long Ago and Far Away

Dm7/G Cmaj7 Dm7 Dm Fmaj7 Em

Long ago a young man sits and plays his waiting game But things are not the same it seems as in such tender dreams Slowly passing sailing ships and Sunday afternoon Like people on the moon I see are things not meant to be

Looking For Love On Broadway

G D A F# Bm E

[Verse] Dsus4 Dsus2 Dsus4 D A Need a reason to be here, hoping to find it tonight Walking alone on broadway Watching the people

Machine Gun Kelly

C D B G A C/G

I'll tell you 'bout Machine Gun Kelly He rode along the outlaw trail Machine Gun Kelly was a simple man but the Woman was just hard as hell, Watch out Machine Gun, don't let her put you down

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Bm A D G F#m F#m7

When Liberty Valance came to town Womenfolk would hide, they'd hide When Liberty Valance walked around The men would step aside Because the point of a gun

Me And My Guitar

E7 E F G# A7 B7

[Verse 1] Me and my guitar, always in the same mood. I am mostly flesh and bones and he is mostly wood. Never does grow impatient for the changes I don't know, no.

Mexico

G A E B C# D

Oh, Mexico It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low Moon's so bright like to light up the night Make everything all right Baby's hungry and the money's all gone The folks back home don't want to talk on the phone

Migration

E Bm7 G A C D

Are turning hidden wheels Causing things to come about Asus4/E E Which no one seems to feel All invisible from where we stand

Millworker

A D G C

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[Verse 1] Now my grandfather was a sailor, he blew in off the water My father was a farmer and I, his only daughter, Took up with a no-good millworking man from Massachusetts Who dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed

Mockingbird

E A D B G A7

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Mock yeah ing yeah bird yeah yeah Mockingbird now Hey everybody have you heard He's gonna buy me a mockingbird

Mona

D A G Bm E7 A7

WHEN YOU WAS JUST A FOOTBALL AT YOUR MAMA'S SIDE RECKON EVERYONE FIGURED YOU FOR A BARBECUE WHEN YOU DIED HERE I'M THINKING 'BOUT YOU LYING UNDER GROUND PUSHING UP A PINE TREE IN MY FIELD

Money Machine

C7 F Eb G Ab C

When I was just a child My life was, oh, so simple And the ways of the great world seemed strange and fun - ny Then when I was a young man I learned of that machine

Montana

A G Em7 Bm Em9/A D

One sits and waits while the other one wanders, And squanders his time with a life on the road. Down from the mountain, across the wide ocean, The world is in motion and cannot be slowed.

Moon River

Bmaj7 Amaj7 B6 Abm7 B E6

Ebaug x6544x Adim 5x454x Ebm7 6x464x Emaj7 x76444

Mud Slide Slim

E Bm9 D Amaj7 A Dmaj7

I dont know__ but Ive____ been told There's a time from time___ to time___ I cant eat___ I cant sleep But I just__ might move___ my feet Cause theres noth - ing like

Music

E11 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Bm7 C#m7 F#7

My dear friend, your head's been sinking like a stone. You must try thinking like a cloud sometime. Just leave a happy side out loud sometime. There's a symphony inside you, there's a thousand things for you to do, so come on.

My Romance

A Bm7 C#m7 C9 E7sus4 Amaj7

My romance doesn't need to have a moon in the sky My ro-mance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by No month of May, no shin- ing star

My Traveling Star

F#7/4 A2 Bm11 E7/4 F#m7 E7

Watch my back and light my way (my traveling star, my traveling star). Watch over all of those born St. Christopher's Day (old road dog, young runaway). They hunger for home but they cannot stay, They wait by the door, they stand and they stare. They're already out of there, they're already out of there.

My Travelling Star

E F#m7 F#m A Bm11 Dmaj7

[Verse] Watch my back and light my way My traveling star, my traveling star Watch over all of those born St. Christopher's Day Old road dog, young runaway

Native Son

E A B C#m7 C#m F#m

Down and down we go Down into bright October Brothers in arms no more Now that the war is o - ver

Never Die Young

F G Am C Fmaj7 E

Intro: We were ring-around-the-rosy children, they were circles around the sun. Never give up, never slow down, never grow old, never ever die young.

New Hymn

A D F# G Em7 Bm11

Source of all we hope or dread, sheep dog, jackal, rattler, swan We hunt your face and long to trust that your hid mouth will say again "Let there be light," a clear new day But when we thirst in this dry night We drink from hot wells poisoned with the blood of children

New Tune

Bm7 A D C#m7 G F#7

A11: xoooox Dmaj9: xxo22o D9: xxo23o Cadd9: x32o3o

Nobody But You

Bm D G F#7 F#m A

Everybody knows that I'm just a Joe that likes to hang around, Talking about my problems, bringing other people down. Well this may be so, but not long ago, I was sitting on the top of the world. Sure is strange how things can turn themselves around.

Nothing Like A Hundred Miles

E A F# F#7 Ab B

I have tried to forget about you And all the plans that we had planned Yes, and I'm bound to leave this town I don't care where I may land

October Road

D A5 G A A6 D5

[Verse 1] Well I'm-a going back down maybe one more time A Gsus2 D Dadd11 Deep down home, October road And I might like to see that little friend of mine

Oh Baby Dont Loose Your Lip On Me

G7 C7 D7 C9

Oh, baby Don't you loose your lip on me no, no no Lord, have mercy, baby, now now now Don't you loose your lip on poor old loving man JT, no woah Now, I've tried so hard to be your good boy

Oh Brother

G E D Am7 C D7

I'm not much for making little wishes Bsus2 B But I'd like a little wish to come true for you I'm not talking about loaves and fishes But I wish that there was something I could do for you

Oh Susanna

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 C#m7 Bm7/E A

Well I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee And I'm bound for Louisiana, my own true love for to see It did rain all night the day I left The weather was bone dry The sun was so hot I froze myself

Oh Susannah

Em Dmaj7 Bm F#maj7 D G

[Verse 1] (Pluck the entire chord at once, these are progressions) Well I come from Alabama with Em Asus4 A My banjo on my knee

One Man Parade

G9 Dm7 Gm9 C7 A7

Do believe I'm going to clap my hands Think I might tap my feet Put together a one-man band Take a walkin' on down the street

One More Go Around

G A7 D C F# A

Working on a thing Working on a thing Funny little thing I know Sure got to like it Only thing I got to show you

One Morning In May

A D E G F#m

One Morning In May (Public Domain, arr. James Taylor ) One morning, one morning, one morning in May I spied a young couple, they were making their way One was a maiden, so bright and so fair

Only a dream in Rio

A E/G# Bm7 C#m F#m D

More than a distant land, Over a shining sea More than the steaming green, More than the shining eyes Well they tell me It?s only a dream in Rio Nothing could be as sweet as it seems, On this very first day down

Only For Me

A B E F#m7 Emaj7 D

Down the end of the barroom Out of sight of the light in the window His mind in his whiskey and his body in a folding chair Far beyond repair

Only One

E B A F#m F#m7 C#m

You are my only one, You are my only one. Well I'm telling you now, You're my only one.

Our Town

A D G Bm Am Gm

Long ago, but not so very long ago The world was different, oh yes it was You settled down and you built a town and made it there And you watched it grow It was your town

Pennies From Heaven

Bm7 E7 A C#m7 F#7 DM7

Back a long, long time ago, a million years BC All the best things in life were absolutely free. But no one appreciated a sky that was always blue. And no one anticipated a moon that was always new. So it was planned that they would vanish now and then

Places In My Past

F G Cmaj9 Am7 Em7 Dm7

There are ladies in my life Lovely ladies in these lazy days And though I never took a wife May I say that I have loved me one or two

Rainy Day Man

A F#m7 Em7 G D Bm7

[Verse 1] It looks like another fall Your friends they don't seem to help at all Now, when you're feelin' kind of cold and small Just look up your rainy day man

Riding On A Railroad

G C F# Em7 F A7

Em7 A7sus4 A7sus2 A7 We are riding on a railroad, Singing someone else's song Forever standing by the cross road. Take a side and step along. We are sailing away on a river to the sea. Maybe you and me can meet

River

/ E7/4 Amaj9 F#m7 / / B7

It's coming on christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace And I wish I had a river

Rock N Roll Is Music Now

E7 A7 G#m7 B7 C#m7 Ab7

Baby been cutting his teeth on Bo Diddley's, I'm a man, man Listen to the Wolfman howl See the white man sailing his ship upon the sea Watch the white man shackle the black man to a tree To the invader go the fruits of war

Runaway Boy

C F Bb A G Am7

Fetch down the fiddle, rosin up the bow Don't play me nothing on the radio Don't make me remember the Alamo I'm feeling like a little bit of Cotton Eyed Joe

Sarah Maria

E A B7 F#m

Well the moon is in the ocean And the starts are in the sky And all that I can see Is my sweet Maria's eyes Sarah, Sarah Maria.

Secret Of Life

A Esus C#m7 F#7 Bm7 D/E

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time Any fool can do it There ain't nothing to it Nobody knows how we got to The top of the hill

September Grass

A D E F# Dmaj9 C#

[Intro] Asus / / / B9sus Asus / / / B9sus

She Thinks I Still Care

B E F#7 B7 F# C#7

Just because I ask a friend about her, Just because I spoke her name somewhere, Just because I rang her number by mistake today, She thinks I still care

Shed A Little Light

A E Bm C# D F#m7

Fdim Fm# Let us turn our thoughts today To martin luther king And recognize that there are ties between us D Fdim F#m

Shower The People

C Gm7 Bb Dm F F/A

You can play the game and you can act out the part Though you know it wasn't written for you But tell me, how can you stand there with your broken heart Ashamed of playing the fool One thing can lead to an-other; it doesn't take any sac-ri-fice

Sit Down Youre Rockin The Boat

B E Abm7 Dbm A Eb7

[Verse] I dreamed last night, I got on the boat to heaven And by some chance, I had brought my dice along And there I stood, and I hollered "Somebody fade me!" But the passengers all knew right from wrong

Slap Leather

A7 D7 E7

Pas de barré

Take all the money that we need for school And to keep the street people in out of the cold Spend it on a weapon you can never use Make the world an offer that they can't refuse

Sleep Come Free Me

D E Em A B7 G

[Verse 1] Well, I've been lying in this dungeon since I was eighteen Ten lonely years of my life taken I've been living in the pages of a magazine It breaks my heart to awaken

Slow Burning Love

Dm7 G A Cmaj9 Bbmaj9 Dmaj9

[Bridge] Oh, the lights of the city were close at hand I might just as well have been another man You might just as well have been another girl It might just as well have been another world

Snowtime

F G D Eb Bb Em

SNOWTIME - JAMES TAYLOR "Before This World"(2015) Submitted by ClassicalfreaK EDITED 1/25/20 -- FIXED A BUNCH OF CHORDS!

Soldiers

A G C Em Bm D

Intro: It was just after sun-rise and down by the sea Down on the sand flats where nothing will grow Come drumming and footsteps like out of a dream

Some Children See Him

A Bm F#m D C#m C#

[Verse 1] Some children see Him lily white, The baby Jesus born this night. Some children see Him lily white, With tresses soft and fair.

Something in the Way She Moves

C F G Bb Am

Theres something in the way she moves, Or looks my way, or calls my name, That seems to leave this troubled world behind. If Im feeling down and blue, Or troubled by some foolish game,

Somethings Wrong

Em7 G7 A7 Cmaj7 F Dm7

Something's wrong, that restless feeling's been Preyin' on your mind Road maps in a well-cracked ceiling The signs aren't hard to find Now I'm not sayin' that you've been mistreated

Song For You Far Away

D A Bm F#m Em7 G

Me, I've been watching more than fifteen years - and it hasn't changed a bit People keep talking 'bout a different line But it never seems to fit [CHORUS:] This is a song for you, - far away, far away

Stand And Fight

D C F G Bb Eb

Lonely hearted hunter don't say nothing The hunger and the hurt got only one law Never mind your words Unseen, unheard, unsung, undone Ain't but one place left to run

Steamroller

E A F#7 B9 B7 E7

Well, I'm a steamroller Babe. I'm bound to roll all over you. Yes, I'm a steamroller, now, Babe. I'm bound to roll all over you. I'm gonna inject your soul with some sweet Rock-and-Roll And shoot you full of Rythm and Blues.

Steamroller Blues

G7 C7 d D7 G C

[Verse] Well now I'm a steamroller for you babe. I'd rather not to roll all over you. Yes and I'm a steamroller, now, Babe. Like nothin' better than to roll all over you. And I'm like a vindicted soul with some sweet Rock-and-Roll And shoot you full of the Rhythm and Blues baby.

Stretch Of The Highway

A Em G D F# Em7

I was born singing yes I am Asus Grew up some kind of travelin’ man Sunday morning, pack my things Say so long sweet potato

Sugar Trade

D C G Bm E A

Now back when this earth was a silver blue jewel And back when your grandfather's fathers were young Men of these shores made and gave up their lives Pulling up fish from the sea

Suite For 20G

B C#m E F#m F# A

("Bridge Top") I've been trying hard to find a way to let you know that we can make it shine most all the time. This time round I'm searching down to where I used to go, And it's been on my mind to make it shine

Summer Breeze

C D G E

Pas de barré

See the curtains hanging in the window In the evening on a Friday night A little light a-shining through the window Lets me know everythings alright

Summers Here

C#m7 Bm7 F#7 E7 A7 Amaj7

Summer's here, I'm for that I got my rubber sandals, got my straw hat I got my cold beer, I'm just glad that I'm here

Sun On The Moon

F Bb C A Dm Eb

In line, in line It's all in line My ducks are all in a row They do not change They do not move

Sunny Skies

D6 Amaj7 E9 G7

[Verse] Amaj7 E7sus4 Sunny skies sleeps in the morning. Amaj7 E7sus4 He doesn't know when to rise.

Sunshine Sunshine

Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G7 Ebmaj7

Sounds of laughter, here comes sunshine Smiling faces all around They possess you, bless you, sunshine Now you can never let them down I say sunshine

Sweet Baby James

A D G Bm E F#m

There is a young cowboy he lives on the range. His horse and his cattle are his only companion. He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyon. Waiting for summer, his pastures to change. And as the moon rises he sits by his fire.

Sweet Potato Pie

C F Gm7 Bb G D

Oh Lord I feel fine today I'm walking on cloud nine today I'm over that line today Happiness is finally mine today

T-Bone

F C Gm7 Eb Bb Bb6

N.C. Bbadd9 Me and T-Bone on the road to town Fadd9 C It's like I'm walking with a talking machine Fadd9 Bb/C Cadd9

Taking It In

G C Bb F C9 Gm

[Verse 1] Morning, sing me a song, Afternoon, bring it along, Nighttime, show me a friend, Say it again,

Teach Me Tonight

E7 Amaj7 C#m7 F#7 D F#

[Verse 1] E7sus4 F#7#5 Bm7 Oh the sky's a blackboard E7 Amaj7 A#dim7 High above you

Terra Nova

E B A C#m C#m7 F#7

Oh, end this day, show me the ocean When shall I see the sea? May this day set me in motion I ought to be on my way

That Lonesome Road

C G Em D Am F

[Chorus] Walk down that lonesome road all by yourself Don't turn your head back over your shoulder And only stop to rest yourself when the silver moon is shining high above the trees

Thats Why Im Here

D A G Em7 F# A7

Many fIne thanks to the folks at spIkesmusIc-rock.spIke-jamIe.com/ TheIr sIte Is jam packed full of hard to fInd jt tablature. Http://spIkesmusIc-rock.spIke-jamIe.com/jt/thats-why-IM-here.pdf [the lInk to thIs partIcular tune)

There We Are

F G Bb C A Gm7

Listen to me and I'll sing you a song And the time will go by till you never know where it's gone Talk to me and I'll tell you my life story Walk with me and I'll tell you my dreams of glory There we are

Today Today Today

D A C G F Asus4

The world will open wide And I?m running with the tide It?s time to cut this side And I must not miss my ride

Turn Away

D E C G A F#

I open my arms to hold you, You turn away you turn away. I feel it just like I told you, How can you turn away?

Up Er Mei

A D Bm Em7 C# G

[Chorus] We were walking in paradise, Never did notice. Blind in the Buddha land, looking for solace We had been told of a place,

Up From Your Life

A F#m7 Gmaj7 B Em9 G

So much for your moment of prayer, God's not at home There is no there, there Lost in the stars, That's what you are, left here on your own You can only hope to live on this earth, this here is it,

Up On The Roof

D A A7sus4 Em7 Bm F#m7

When this old world starts a getting me down And people are just too much for me to face I'll climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space On the roof, it's peaceful as can be

Valentines Day

C D G Am7 Bbm7 Eb

Dbm9 x42444 Bbm7 x13121 Bbm7/Eb xx1121 Abmaj7 1x221x(4fr)

Walking Man

Bm7 E9 A F#7 B E

[Verse 1] Moving in silent desperation Keeping an eye on the Holy Land A hypothetical destination Say, who is this walking man?

Walking My Baby Back Home

Bm7 Amaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 F#7 G#7

Gee it's great after staying out late Walking my baby back home Arm in arm over meadow and farm Walking my baby back home

Wandering

E7 Aadd9 C#m7 Bm7 E6 D

INTRO Verse 1 I've been wand'rin' early and late,

Watchin Over Me

G D C Em Am7 B

Watchin’ over me when I was high Holdin’ my hand and wipin’ my eye Watchin’ me cheat, watchin’ me lie Oh watchin’ over me (oh, little sister, won't you come on home?)

The Water Is Wide

F C Gm7 Bb Am7 Cm7

TITEL: The Water Is Wide INTERPRET: Traditional Arranged by James Taylor & Don Grolnick 1991 TEMPO: moderately slow KEY: F

Whenever Youre Ready

Gm7 C7 Fm7 Bb7 Cm7 G7

[Verse 1] Little one done run out of money now No, it doesn't seem to have a home Left to fend for yourself in the wilderness Out there living life all alone

Who Comes This Night

F C Bb Dm Am7 Gm

[Verse 1] Who comes this night, this wintry night As to the lowly manger? The shepherds and the kings did come To welcome in the stranger

Wichita Lineman

D C G BbM7 A Bb

I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road Searchin' in the sun for another overload I hear you singin' in the wire, I can hear you through the whine And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line

Wild Mountain Thyme

D G6 A7sus4 D2 Em7 F#m7

Oh, the summer time is coming, And the trees are sweetly blooming, And the wild mountain thyme Grows around the purple heather. Will you go, lassie, will you go?

With A Little Help From My Friends

F# C# B G# D#m A#m

[Verse] Now, what would you do if I sang out of tune, Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song Lord, I'll try not to sing out of key.

Woh Dont You Know

G7 D7 F7 G D9

Listen here now, don't you come round Talkin' bout over yonder (listen) Bound to wake up the walkin' man in meC And I'm bound to wanderin', hey now

Woodstock

Dsus F G Cmaj9 D9 C

Tuning: Drop (DADGBE) A lot of arpeggiation. Mix up the different chord types and add the walks. Enjoy!!!!

Yellow And Rose

A D G F# C C#m7

Yellow and rose, Yellow and rose, A A7sus Yellow and rose

You And I Again

E B A F# DM7 C#

You and I again, these days go by And I wish that I could slow the whole thing down And have it back again, just one more time Then again maybe we can't, cause I can't escape this feeling That we've been this way together, you and I

You Can Close Your Eyes

G D A Em Bm A7/4

Well, the sun is surely sinking down But the moon is slowly ris-ing So this old world must still be spinning 'round And I still love you

You Make It Easy

A7 Em7 Dm7 G7 a Am7

Heaven knows I love my woman, [ Dm7 G7 ] We're just bound to fuss and fight [ Dm7 G7 ] And I wind up on this barroom stool [ Em7 A7 ] Buying drinks and keeping tight [ Em7 A7 ] But you know I've never done [ Am7 D7 ]

Your Smiling Face

G C F Am C/B F/E

Verse 1: Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself, because I Love you. And when you give me that pretty little pout it turns me inside out. There's somethin' about ya baby, I don't know.

You've Got A Friend

G Em B7 D7/4 Am7 C

When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand And nothin', no, nothin'is goin'right Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night.

Youve Got To Be Carefully Taught

G Am C D7 Em G7

Pas de barré

You've got to be taught, to hate and fear. You've got to be taught, from year to year. It's got to be drummed... in your dear little ear. You've got to be carefully taught.