James Taylor – Day Tripper (Guitar)

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From 1979 album Flag * You can add bass notes to Am7 on A string in order = B C C# D) Note: Intro chord progression repeats often throughout song. You could just play Am or Am7 throughout instead, as they are just blues variations of guitar with other instruments of Am chords. (Listen to the original recording to hear them.) [Intro] Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am Asus4 (x4) [Verse 1]
     Am7
I've got a good reason
* For taking the easy way out
       D7
Yes, I got a good reason

    Am7
For taking the easy way out
[Chorus]
          B7
She was a day tripper
One way ticket, yeah
              D          C#7
It took me so,______ so___ long

        F#              E
To find out but I found out  Oh
[Instrumental] Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am Asus4 (x2) [Verse 2]
    Am7
Now she's a big teaser
* She took me half the way there
D7
She's a big teaser, no

Am7
She took me half the way there
[Chorus]
          B7
She was a day tripper
Sunday driver, now
              D          C#7
It took me so,______ so___ long

                     F#
But you know I found out

        E
I found out, you know, now
[Instrumental] Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am Asus4 (x4) [Verse 3]
        Am7
You can try to please her
* She only plays one night stands
        D7
You can try just to please her, Oh___

Am7
She only plays one night stands
[Chorus]
          B7
She was a day, day tripper
One way baggage, yeah, now
              D          C#7
It took me so,______ so___ long

                            F#
Well, you know that I found out

                 E
And when I found out, when found out, oh, no-no
[Instrumental] Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am Asus4 (x2) [Verse 4]
Am7
I got a good reason
* For taking the easy way out
       D7
Yes, I got a good reason

    Am7
For taking the easy way out

          B7
She was a da------ y-ay tripper
One way driver, yeah
           D  C#7          F#
It took me so long to find out

            E
But I found out
[Instrumental] (vocal ad-lib) Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am Asus4 (x4) [Coda]
Am7
Well, I got a good reason

Am7
For taking the easy way out

Am7
Yes, I got a good reason

Am7
Girl, for taking the easy way out

Am7
She was a day tripper

Am7
One way ticket, yeah

Am7
It took me so, so long

Am7
To find out, I found out
(Repeat and fade) Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am A5 Am7 Am Asus4