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From: rick@maya.demon.co.uk (Rich Tebb)
Subject: TAB: James Taylor "You've got a friend"
A big sorry to all those people who have been waiting for this since I
promised it ages ago. It was about an hour *before* I realised that
there were definitely 2 guitars. This transcription is the main guitar
part, RH channel on the version I've got (compilation thing). I'm
afraid anyone wanting the fancy overdubs will have to work them out for
themselves, just unplug the right speaker to avoid distractions.
You've got a friend
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Artist: James Taylor
Songwriter: Carole King
Transcribed by: Rich Tebb
Key of A
Capo 2nd Fret: play in G
Tab note: where the stave line (---) is doubled (===) make _sure_ to
hold the previous note. Otherwise they cut off at the usual
time.
G C
e|--------3=========--------------|----3=====----------3=====------|
B|----------------0-------0---1===|==----------1======-------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-----------|--------0---------------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-----------0---|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C G
e|3---3-------3-----------3-------|0---------------0---------------|
B|0H1-1-------1-------------------|----4---2-----------3---4-------|
G|--------2-----------0-----------|------------0---------------0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
When you're
Em B7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------0-------------------|--------------------0-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------2-------------------2---|
D|----2-------------------2-------|----1-----------1---------------|
A|2-------------------------------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
E|----------------0-----------0---|--------------------------------|
down and troubled and you
Em Em7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------0---------------0-------|------------3=====--------------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|----0---------------0-----------|
D|----------------2---------------|--------2-----------------------|
A|------------2-------------------|2-------------------------------|
E|0---------------------------0---|--------------------------------|
need a helping hand and
Am7 D7sus
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------3-----------3-----------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1-----------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|----2-----------2-----------2---|
D|----------------2---------------|0-----------0-------------------|
A|0-----------0---------------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
nothing woh nothing's going right
G Gsus G
e|------------3---------------3---|--------3-----------------------|
B|----0---------------1-----------|1P0-------------1---0-----------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|----0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em B7
e|------------0-------------------|--------0-------2---------------|
B|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------1-------1---------------|
A|2-------------------2-------2---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Close your eyes and think of me and
Em Em7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------------------|------------3-------------------|
G|----0---------------2-------0---|--------0-----------0-----------|
D|--------------------------------|----2-------0H2-----------------|
A|----------------2---------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
soon I will be there To
Am7 Bm
e|--------3-----------------------|--------------------2====-------|
B|--------1-----------------------|--------3-------3---------------|
G|--------------------0---2---0---|--------4-----------------------|
D|----------------0H2-------------|----4---------------------------|
A|0-------------------------------|2-----------2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
brighten up even your darkest
D7sus D
e|--------3-----------------------|--------0-------2-------3H2-----|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|----------------------------3---|
G|----------------2---------------|----2-------2-------2-----------|
D|------------0---------------0---|--------------------------------|
A|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
night You just
G Gmaj7
e|--------------------3-----------|------------2========-----------|
B|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------|
G|----------------0---------------|--------0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-----------3-------------------|3-------------------------------|
call out my name and you
C C/B Am7
e|--------------------------------|----------------0---3===----0---|
B|--------1---------------1-------|--------1-----------------------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---------------2---------------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
know where-ever I am I'll come run-
G Gmaj7
e|----------------------------2---|--------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
G|----0-----------0-------0-------|----0-----------0---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-----------3-------------------|3-----------3-------------------|
ning to see you again
D7sus
e|--------3---3---3---3-------3---|--------3---------------3-------|
B|------------1---0H1-0-------1---|--------1---------------1-------|
G|--------2---------------2-------|----2---------------2-----------|
D|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G Gmaj7
e|--------3-----------------------|----2---2-----------2-----------|
B|----0-----------0---------------|----0---0-------0---0-----------|
G|------------0-----------0-------|------------------0---------0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-------------------3-----------|3-------------3-----------------|
Winter spring sum-mer or fall ^
[note off beat here]
C
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|----1---------------------------|
G|----0-----------0---------------|0H2-----2P0---------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------2---0---0---2P0-----|
A|3-----------3-----------3-------|------------------2(H)------2---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
all you got to do is call And I'll
C C/B D7sus
e|--------------------------------|--------3=============----------|
B|--------1---------------1-------|--------1=============----------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|3-----------3---2-----------2---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
be there yeah yeah yeah you've got a friend
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 Fsus2 C
e|--------0---------------3-------|--------------------------------|
B|------------1---------------1---|--------1---------------1P0-----|
G|----2---------------2-----------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|3---------------3---------------|----------------0H2-------------|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ain't it good to know that you got a friend
G Gmaj7
e|--------3-----------3-----------|------------2=====--------------|
B|----------------0H1-------------|----0---------------0-----------|
G|----0-------0-----------0-------|0-------0---------------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
People can be so cold They'll
C Fmaj7
e|------------0=====--------------|----0=======--------0=====------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1-------------------1---|
G|------------------------0-------|----------------2---------------|
D|--------------------------------|2H3---------3-------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
hurt you and de- sert you Well they'll
Em7 A
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|0-----------3-------------------|----3-------3-------3-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|----3-------0-------3-----------|
D|--------------------------------|----3-------0-------3-----------|
A|----2-------------------2-------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
take your soul if you let them Oh yeah
D7sus D7
e|3=========--3============-------|2=======================--------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|2=======================--------|
D|0=========--0============-------|0=======================--------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
don't you let them You just...
[Verse 1]
When you're down and troubled, and you need a helping hand,
And nothing, whoh nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me, and soon I will be there,
To brighten up even your darkest night.
[Chorus]
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
I'll come running, oh yeah babe, to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you got to do is call,
And I'll be there, yeah yeah yeah, you've got a friend.
[Verse 2]
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
And that old north wind should begin to blow,
Keep your head together, and call my name out loud now,
Soon I'll be knocking at your door.
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Now ain't it good to know that you've got a friend,
When people can be so cold.
They'll hurt you, yes and desert you,
And take your soul if you let them,
Oh, don't you let them.
[Chorus]
--
black rick
"Have a good time, _all_ the time" - Viv Savage
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