James Taylor – A Junkies Lament (Guitar)

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   Aadd9
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   Aadd9
on all fours

C                              G
Mama, don't you call him my name;

          D       D/E   Aadd9
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             Aadd9
Ask him what's he come here for

Em7          A7sus4     Dmaj7    D
Oh my God, a monkey can move a man

F#m7        B7       Emaj7 E
Send him to hell and home again

G             C           F#m7 B7
With an empty hand in the afternoon

E        C#m7      Aadd9
shooting for the moon

Em7          A7sus4        Dmaj7   D
It's halfway sick and it's halfway stoned

F#m7              B7            Emaj7   E
He'd sure like to kick but he's too far gone

G                C             F#m7 B7
so they wind him down with the methadone

E           C#m7   Aadd9
He's all on his own

    C                          G
But baby, don't you throw your love away

  D       D/E   Aadd9
I hate to seem unkind

C                     G
It's only that I understand the man

         D          Bm7     Esus4 E
that the monkey can leave behind

C                        G/B         Aadd9
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 Aadd9 (slower)
La, la, la, ...

Em D Cadd9 Bm7 Em7   Em D Cadd9 Bm7 Asus2   Bb6 Cadd9 D B7   Em7 Aadd9
La, la, la, ...