Walking Man

Hourglass

Gorilla

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father Isaac Taylor was the dean of the University of North Carolina Medical School. His family summered on Martha's Vineyard.  Taylor's career began in the mid-1960s, but he found his audience in the early 1970s, singing sensitive and gentle acoustic songs.

Fire and Rain
James Taylor 

C A# F C  C G A#  C

               Gm                  F             C   Csus2 C
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone 
            G                      A#
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you 
  C               Gm            F               C   Csus2 C
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song 
               G             A#         A#
I just can't remember who to send it to 

          F        Dm        C   Csus2 C
I've seen fire and I've seen rain 
          F                 Dm                  C  Csus2 C
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end 
          F                   Dm               C      Csus2 C
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend 
      A#                       Gm       C   C7
But I always thought that I'd see you again 

          C                  Gm
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus 
              F              C    Csus2 C
You've got to help me make a stand 
                   G               A#
You've just got to see me through another day 
C         Gm            F          C   Csus2 C
My body's aching and my time is at hand 
            G           A#        A#
And I won't make it any other way 

              F        Dm        C   Csus2 C
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain 
          F                 Dm                  C  Csus2 C
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end 
          F                   Dm               C      Csus2 C
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend 
      A#                       Gm       C   C7
But I always thought that I'd see you again 

     C                     Gm            F                       C  Csus2 C
Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun 
                    G                     A#
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around 
              C                    Gm                F                     C  Csus2 C
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come 
                 G                  A#                    A#
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground 

              F        Dm        C   Csus2 C
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain 
          F                 Dm                  C  Csus2 C
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end 
          F                   Dm               C      Csus2 C
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend 
      A#                       Gm                            C   C7
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again 

            A#                Gm    C
Thought I'd see you one more time again 
               A#                    Gm             C
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now 
            A#                    Gm               C
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now . . .

Fire And Rain

Tuning: Standard


C               Am    D7       G         G7    
 How sweet it is to be loved by you  

 How sweet it is to be loved by you  
 G                      Em             D             C7 
I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were  
G                                Em 
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs  
D               C7 
 and there you were 
     G           C7 
With sweet love and devotion  
    G                C7 
 deeply touching my emotion  
         G                  C7 
I want to stop and thank you baby 
  G                            C7 
I just want to stop and thank you baby  
 C            Am       D7        G      G7       
 How sweet it is to be loved by you  

 How sweet it is to be loved by you  
 G         
I close my eyes at night,  
 Em                      D                      C7                              
 wondering where would I be without you in my life  
 G                            Em                  
Everything I did was just a bore, 
 D                                          C7 
 everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before  
G                                      Em 
But you brightened up for me all of my days 
 G                                C7 
 With a love so sweet in so many ways  
G                              C7 
I want to stop and thank you baby  
G                             C7 
I want to stop and thank you baby  
 C               Am       D7     G       G7         
 How sweet it is to be loved by you  

 How sweet it is to be loved by you  
 G                                     C7 
You were better for me than I was for myself  
G                                     C7 
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else 
G                           C7 
I want to stop and thank you baby 
G                           C7 
I just want to stop and thank you baby  
C               Am     D7      G        G7      
How sweet it is to be loved by you  

How sweet it is to be loved by you

How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved By You)

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[A]Just yesterday [G]morning 
They let me [D]know you were [A]gone 
Susanne the [E]plans they made put an [G]end to you 
I [A]walked out this [G]morning
And I [D]wrote down this [A]song 
I just can't [E]remember who to [G]send it to 

[D]Oh, I've seen [E7]fire and I've seen [A]rain 
I've seen [D]sunny days that I [E7]thought would never [A]end 
I've seen [D]lonely times when I [E7]could not find a [A]friend 
But I [G]always thought that I'd [Em]see you [A]again 

[A]Won't you look down upon me, [G]Jesus 
You've got to [D]help me make a [A]stand 
You've just got to [E]see me through [G]another day 
[A]My body's [G]aching and my [D]time is at [A]hand 
And I won't [E]make it any [G]other way 

[D]Oh, I've seen [E7]fire and I've seen [A]rain 
I've seen [D]sunny days that I [E7]thought would never [A]end 
I've seen [D]lonely times when I [E7]could not find a [A]friend 
But I [G]always thought that I'd [Em]see you [A]again


Been [A]walking my mind to an [G]easy time
My [D]back turned towards the [A]sun 
Lord knows when the [E]cold wind blows
It'll [G]turn your head around 
Well, there's [A]hours of time on the [G]telephone line
To [D]talk about things to [A]come 
Sweet dreams and [E]flying machines in [G]pieces on the ground 

[D]Oh, I've seen [E7]fire and I've seen [A]rain 
I've seen [D]sunny days that I [E7]thought would never [A]end 
I've seen [D]lonely times when I [E7]could not find a [A]friend 
But I [G]always thought that I'd see you baby, [Em]one more time [A]again

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

Verse:

AM7                          F#m                    
If I could say the things I feel
Bm7                 E
It wouldn't 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
I'll 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 I've saved it just for you

(Repeat chorus)

Bridge:
D        C            G
I don't 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 don't
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 don't mean a thing
Coz life continue right or wrong
AM7                 F#m
When I play this birthday song 
       AM7        Bm7 pause
I've learned form you
     E              A
And you can't even sing

Birthday Song

When I got [G] something to [A] say [D]
Don't I [Bm] always let you [G] know
So that [Bm] you and I can [G] go my way
[Em] Forev - [D] -ver

And if I get [G] carried [A] away [D]
I could [Bm] sailing on a [G] song
And [Bm] maybe we could [G] carry on
[Em] Forev - [D] - ver

But [G] lately [A] this old dog [D]
Has been cha - [Bm] - sing his tail [G]
[G] Round and [A] round and round [D]
And the [G] circles [A] in my [D] mind
They have been [Bm] winding [D] slowly [G] Down [D]
[G] Everybody's bree -  [Bm] - zing up,
But I'm [D] seizing up
I'm [Bm] freezing up
And I'm [G] fading, [Em] fading a - [D] - way.
 
Well, I got a [G] on a [A] night in June [D]
I got [Bm] room for you and [G] me
I got [Bm] moonlight up in the [G] trees
I got [Em] sixty-eight de -  [D] - grees

I got [G] nothing on [A] my mind [D]
But I got [Bm] loving in my [G] heart
And I got [Bm] something out in the [G] garden
I want to [Em] show [D]

[G] Well, it [A]doesn't really [D] matter after - [Bm] - all [G]
If we [G] quit this [A] round - [D] - about
'Cause [G] no one will [A] really no - [D] - tice
If we just [Bm] sit this [D] next one out [G] [D]
Well, you can [G] strike up the [Bm] band with - [D] - out me
You may [Bm] have your doubts [G] about me
But I'm just [Em] fading a - [D] - way
You can [Bm] hardly even [G] see me
'Cause I'm [Em] fading away. [D]

solo

Well, it's [A] hard to [B] find a la - [E] bel,
For this [Cm] feeling in my [E] bones.
If this is [A] all a [B] make be - [E] - lieve,
But my [Cm] cards are [E] on the [A]table
And there ain't [Cm]nothing up [E]my [A]sleeve [E].
[A]And here I thought I was a[Cm] thinking man
But I'm a [E]shrinking man
I'm [Cm]sinking man
And I'm [Bm]fading, I'm [E]fading away
Well, it's [Cm] really not so [E] bad to be [Bm] fading a - [E] - way
[Cm] C'mon along with [E] me and we'll go [Bm] fading away
You can [Cm] hardly even [E] hear me
'Cause I'm [Bm] fading [E] away

Fading Away

        F              Bb
Verse:This land is a lovely green
         Dm                C
      It reminds me of my own home
       F                  Bb
      Such stirring I've seldom seen
       Dm         C
      Even in my own home
       F           Bb
      The sky so bright and clean
       Dm            C
      It is like my home
       F                   Bb
      Kind people as have ever been
                 Dm                 C
      Won't you take me back to my own home

        C                    Bb
CHORUS:Jump up behind me my love

       Jump up behind me
         C                  
       Old Dan can bear us both
        Bb
       Jump up behind me
           C                
       We follow this road 'til we reach the sea
        Bb
       Jump up behind me
              C
       We'll catch the tide and set Dan free
         Bb
       Jump up behind me

       F                  Bb
Verse:I've been in this world awhile
                Dm             C
      And I've seen a lot of country
       F              Bb
      Many days and many miles
            Dm          C
      All various and sundry
            F                   Bb
      I've had my way and I've had my fun
               Dm                C
      And I've had my chance to run free
        F             Bb
      Burning hot beneath the sun
       Dm                C
      Freezing cold and wintry


REPEAT CHORUS

         Dm
Bridge:I know now
        Bb                F
       Only one thing matters in these days X2
         Dm         Bb
       One thing, true love
             F
       Love and love alone
         Dm        Bb-F-Bb-C
       True love

       F                Bb
Verse:I came out of a dream last night
           Dm                  C
      Thought I was back in my old home
       F               Bb
      Mom and Dad were both still alive
        Dm                    C
      And the babies not yet born, no
       F            Bb
      Felt like a festival
        Dm                   C
      Felt like a Christmas morning
         F                Bb
      Felt the darkness fall away
        Dm                   C
      Even as the world was turning

(chorus)

Jump Up Behind Me

        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

Jump Up Behing Me

While living in New York City, Taylor became addicted to heroin. One night, after receiving a desperate phone call, his father drove to New York and rescued him. Taylor later wrote a song called &quot;Jump Up Behind Me&quot; that paid tribute to his father's help during a time of desperate need. The song also reflects on Taylor's memories of the long drive from New York City back to his home in Chapel Hill. (Wikipedia)  

This is one of his best songs, How Sweet it is

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Gb|-4--4--4-9---9---9---9---9---7-4--7-4-------4-------------------||
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Ab|-------------------------------------5-5------------------------||
Eb|---5--2----------5----------3--3------3--1----------------------||
Cb|-------4--4-2------6----4-6----0--------------------------------||
Gb|--4-----b----b-4-----------------5b-----------------------------||
                       HP                                             
Ab|-----5-----5---5----------x------x---x----x----x----x----x------||
Eb|--31--------31-3--------3---6--6---6---6----6----6----6----6----||
Cb|----------------------------6--6---6---6--x-6--x-6--x-6--x-6----||
Gb|-------5b--------5b---3-----9--9---9---9--x-9--x-9--x-9--x-9----||
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Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------||
Eb|-------5--5---3---5-----3------------------------5--4--3--5--3--||
Cb|------------x------------------7--5-----------5-----------------||
Gb|--7--5------x---b---7-5---b-5--5--5--7--5--7--5-----------------||
      P                                                               
Ab|----------------------------5---5---5---5---5-----7--------------------||
Eb|------------------5---------------------------------------------||
Cb|---------------7--5----5---5--5--5--5--5----5---7---------------||
Gb|-10--7-5--7-7-7-4----7--5---10--10--10--10--10----7-7-4---------------||
                S          s   S P                                    
Ab|-----------x-------------------------------trill----------------||
Eb|----5---5--x--5----1-3-3-5-5-3-1-3-1-3-1------------------------||
Cb|-x5-----5--x6---0-2-------------2---2---2-0---------------------||
Gb|------7----x--------------5-------------------------------------||

Couldn't Stand The Weather

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

Somewhere

#1.
D7        G7        C   Am7     D7      G7        C
There's a place for us......Somewhere a place for us.
D7                  Bm   Em   C        F         D7
Peace and quiet and open air..wait for us, some..where.

#2.
D7        G7       C  Am7     D7    G7       C
There's a time for us.....someday a time for us.
D7                 Bm      Em     C       F
Time together with time to spare..time to learn,
Dm      A#
time to care.

CHORUS:
D#       Cm
Someday..Somewhere..
Gm                      Am7
We'll find a new way of living.
C            Cdim      G       F#7   G7
We'll find a way of forgiving..Some..where.

#3.
D7        G7        C  Am7   D7       G7        C
There's a place for us.....a time and place for us.
D7                     Bm      Em
Hold my hand and we're halfway there.
C       F             Dm       A#     D#
Hold my hand and I'll take you there..Somehow..
Cm       G   G7  C
Someday..Some....where.

CHORUS:

REPEAT#3.

Somewhere

Intro -- Dm

Dm                       F
This is the song where I listen

Bb                       G
This is the song where I sit still

  Dm                                     F
I called the dogs off all the things I?m missing

       Bb
And to everyone but you before I set sail


       G          Eb         Bb
I said good luck, good luck, good luck

          C/G
These are tough times

          Eb
But we?ll get by

     Bb
Good luck


Dm                         F
This is the song where you speak up

Bb                             G
This is the song where you get moving

    Dm                            F
You cried some trouble out into a tea cup

       Bb
And to me but no-one else before you threw it



         G          Eb         Bb
You said good luck, good luck, good luck

          C/G
These are tough times 

          Eb
But we?ll get by

     Bb
Good luck


Dm F Bb G (4 times)


Dm                            F
I put ashore in front of our apartment

    Bb                                       G
And watched you comb the stoop for shards of porcelain

     Dm                                         F
Satisfied that there were none that broke the silence

          Bb
And after this I promise not to interrupt again


      Dm                       F
Cause this is the song where I listen

Bb                       G
This is the song where I sit still

  Dm                                     F
Until our heartbeats drown out the clock ticking

        Bb
And the song is just I love you and always will


G          Eb         Bb
Good luck, good luck, good luck

          C/G
these are tough times

          Eb
But We?ll get by

     Bb
Good luck 

          C/G
these are tough times

          Eb
But We?ll get by

     Bb
Good luck 

          C/G
these are tough times

          Eb
But We?ll get by

     Bb
Good luck

This Is The Song

E                              B                 A
I don't have much to give, but I don't care for gold
A           G#             F#m                     E
What use is money, when you need someone to hold
E                              B               A
Don't have direction I'm just rolling down this road
A           G#             F#m                     E
Waiting for you to bring me in from out the cold

        F#m                                 G#m
You'll never know the endless nights, the rhyming of the rain,
   F#m                               B
Or how it feels to fall behind and watch you call his name

E                            A/F#m
Pack up and leave everything, don't you see what I can bring
A           G#         F#m      E
Can't keep this beating heart at bay
E                            A/F#m
Set my midnight terror free, I will give you all of me
C#m         F#7     A       E
Leave your lover, leave him for me

E                               B              A
We sit in bars and raise our drinks to growing old
A       A/G#                F#m         E
I'm in love with you and you will never know
E                              B             A
But if I can't have you I'll walk this life alone
A              G#              F#m            E
Spare you the rising storms and let the river flow

        F#m                                 G#m
You'll never know the endless nights, the rhyming of the rain,
    F#m                              B
Or how it feels to fall behind and watch you call his name

E                             A/F#m
Pack up and leave everything, don't you see what I can bring
A           G#         F#m      E
Can't keep this beating heart at bay
E                           A/F#m
Set my midnight terror free, I will give you all of me
C#m         F#7     A         E
Leave your lover, leave him for me
C#m         F#7     A         E
Leave your lover, leave him for me

Leave Your Lover

#the D7 is actually the hawaiin D7. It's played /2020/

[intro to part 1] Bm-D6-E7-Em7x2
      Bm                   D6             E7             Em7
XXXX, here xx xxx, xxxx Theater. (Wow!) This xx xxxxx awesome! 
X xxxx know xxxx xxxx xxxx is xxx x xxxx xxxxx care 
XXXXXX oh XXXXXXXXXXX can't XXXXSSXX president XX here! 
XXXXX see xxXXXXXXXXX know xxxxxxxxxxxxxx up there 

      D                         D7
xxxx Harper's xxxxx xxxx xxx picture, 
           Bm                        G
x xxxx xx keep xx, x xxx xx xxxx xx out 
xxxxxx husband xxxxxxxxxxxxxx when xxxxxx. 
xxxxx only xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
xxxxx might xxxxxxxxxx 

[repeat for second part of this part]
And my Husband here can--- [stop]

----- 
[intro to part 2]Gm
        Gm                                             D7
xxx x tyrant xxx x xxxxxx xx xxx xxxx xxxx x xxxxxx look 
         Bb                                   D7
xxx xxx see xxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx mouth 
xx suffocated xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx hand 
xxxxxx doesn't xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx south 

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx alone 
xxxxxx obvious xxxxxxxxxxxxxx done 
xxxxxxxxxx trustedxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx hour 
x act xxxxxxxxxxxxx everyone 

         Bb    D7    Gm
xxx xxx liberate xx country 
             F9                        D
xxxxx xxx despot, xxx xxx xxxx xxxx vanish 

x xxxx turn xxx page xx history 
                                        D
xxxx xxx x new xxxxx ? Sic Semper Tyrannis! 

(ow, my foot) 



----- 
 The whole third part part follows two basic tabs.
Part 1:
             I don't xxxxxxxx          xXXXXX
|---2--2-----2-0----0--|---2--2-----2-0----0--|
|---3--3----------3----|---3--3----------3----|
|2--------2------------|3--------3------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
    Actors xxxxx      laughs xxxxxxxx
|----2--2-----2--2--|------0--2-----0--|
|----3--3-----3--3--|---0--------0-----|
|--4-------2--------|1-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|

Part two:
xx Nation's  Come xxxx Way    
|----2--2-----2--2--|----2--2-----2--2--|
|----3--3-----3--3--|----3--3-----3--3--|
|--4-------4--------|--2-------2--------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
 xxx Today xx States xx United 
|----2--2-----2--2--|----2--2-----3--3|
|----3--3-----3--3--|----3--3-----3--3|
|--1-------1--------|-0--------3------|
|-------------------|-------|

Our American Cousin

VERSE

Em    
I feel like I've been locked up tight
D 
For a century of lonely nights 
C
Waiting for someone 
D
To release me 
Em
You're lickin' your lips and blowin' kisses my way 
D
But that don't mean I'm gonna give it away 
C
Baby, Baby, Baby 
D
(baby, baby, baby) 


PRE CHORUS 
Em      D    C
Oh oo Oh oo Oh 
(My body's sayin' let's go) 
Em      D    C
Oh oo Oh oo Oh             
(But my heart is sayin' no) 


CHORUS 
Em                C
If you wanna be with me 
                       Em
Baby there's a price to pay 
                 C
I'm a genie in a bottle 
        D                Em
Ya gotta rub me the right way 
                    C
If you wanna be with me 
                      Em
I can make your wish come true 
                      C
Ya gotta make a big impression 
         D         Em
Gotta like what you do 


Em
(I'm a genie in a bottle baby, 
C
Gotta rub me the right way honey. 
Em
I'm a genie in a bottle baby, 
D                            Em
Come come come on and let me out.) 


VERSE
Em
You just wing it and would like some love 
D
One more days and then we're good to go 
C
Waiting for someone 
D
Who needs me 
Em
Almost breaks 'em at the speed of light 
D
But that don't mean it's gotta be tonight 
C
Baby, Baby, Baby 
D
(baby, baby, baby) 


PRE CHORUS 
Em      D    C
Oh oo Oh oo Oh 
(My body's sayin' let's go) 
Em      D    C
Oh oo Oh oo Oh             
(But my heart is sayin' no)


CHORUS 
Em                C
If you wanna be with me 
                       Em
Baby there's a price to pay 
                 C
I'm a genie in a bottle 
        D                Em
Ya gotta rub me the right way 
                    C
If you wanna be with me 
                      Em
I can make your wish come true 
                      C
Just come and set me free baby 
         D         Em
And I'll be with you


Em
(I'm a genie in a bottle baby, 
C
Gotta rub me the right way honey 
Em
I'm a genie in a bottle baby, 
D                            Em
Come come come on and let me out)

Genie In A Bottle

Intro 2x
Bb   Eb   Bb   Eb   Bb   Eb   F


Chorus 4x
    Bb       Eb
The boys are back
    Bb       Eb
The boys are back
    Bb       Eb
The boys are back
            F
And they're looking for trouble


Verse 1
Bb                Eb         Bb     Eb
Speeding down the highway on ninety three
    Bb         Eb            F
I'm missing my home and it's killing me
         Bb            Eb
Down the ramp past the jail
    Bb        Eb
I'm feeling alright
    Bb           Eb            F
Buy roses for my ladies from a bum at the light
     Bb          Eb             Bb       Eb
It's time to get ready for that song and dance
      Bb     Eb                   F
Let's go, my friend, it's time to take a chance
      Bb      Eb                Bb     Eb
We're back in town, we're gonna get it done
           Bb         Eb               F
You've got nowhere to hide, you've got nowhere to run


Pre Chorus 1
Eb                       F
   It's been a long time coming
Eb                       F
   It's been a long time coming


Chorus 2x


Bagpipe riff
   Bb    Eb  Bb    Eb  Bb    Eb  F
A|-5---3-1---5---3-1---5---3-1---3---5-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|


Verse 2
   Bb                 Eb         Bb       Eb
If that old, familiar city could talk and hear
         Bb             Eb          F
You'd be just another nobody, you'd disappear
     Bb       Eb              Bb    Eb
Your days are numbered, we're back around
      Bb         Eb             F
We're coming for you and you're going down


Pre Chorus 1


Chorus 2x


Pre Chorus 2
Eb                      F
   And we're coming for you
Eb                      F
   And we're coming for you


Chorus 4x… From You!


Bagpipe riff 2x


End on Bb

The Boys Are Back

A|----------------6-3-6--3------|
E|-4---4---4-------------------6|
C|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|


Here's the melody of this amazing song, have fun!

Sad Machine

F#m              A            E
Waited for your call, for the moon
   F#m                  A           E
To release me from the longest afternoon
     F#m               A            E  
I've re-arranged parts of my living room
     Bm                              D                                   
But time is hard to kill since I met you



    F#m            A                  E 
I'm looking at the cars that drive on by
      F#m              A           E 
While spring is making promise outside
F#m                A         E     
Red cars are quite rare I realise
       Bm                      D
Then I wonder which colour you like



A
Seven little numbers
       E
Baby, they could be a start
F#m
Seven little numbers
       D
Baby, I know yours by heart




F#m       A         E                                   F#m
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, all the pretty things that we could be
          A           E                          F#m
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, I feel you in every heart beat
          A             E                                        Bm
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, were you ever in a dream that could come true
              D                  F#m                  
These numbers could be lucky for you


(Break)


F#m                  A             E
Watch the sky change to a darkened blue
  F#m                   A         E
I can't think of another thing to do
    F#m             A                 E 
And every song just makes me think of you
            Bm           
Because the singers sounds as if she was longing,
       D
As if she was longing, too


A
Seven little numbers
       E
Baby, they could be a start
F#m
Seven little numbers
       D
Baby, I know yours by heart
A
Seven little numbers
      E
Baby they could make a change
F#m
Seven little numbers
                  D
Make a fire out of this flame



F#m       A         E                                   F#m
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, all the pretty things that we could be
          A           E                          F#m
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, I feel you in every heart beat
          A             E                                        Bm
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, were you ever in a dream that could come true
              D                  F#m                  
These numbers could be lucky for you




BRIDGE
F#m         A             D              A       E*
I read your name on every wall, on every wall - tell me
F#m        A              D               A     E* 
Is there a cure for me at all, for me at all - tell me
F#m         A             D                A     E*
I read your name on every wall, on every wall - tell me
F#m         A             D              E
Is there a cure for me at all, for me at all



F#m       A         E                                   F#m
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, all the pretty things that we could be
          A           E                          F#m
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, I feel you in every heart beat
          A             E                                        Bm
    Woo-oah, oh-oh, were you ever in a dream that could come true
              D                  F#m                  
These numbers could be lucky for you



F#m       A          E
    Woo-ah, oh-oh
F#m       A          E
    Woo-ah, oh-oh
F#m       A          E
    Woo-ah, oh-oh

Bm             D
 These numbers could be lucky
Bm             D
 These numbers could be lucky
Bm            D                 F#m
These numbers could be lucky for you

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