James Taylor – Handy Man (Guitar Live)
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Song: Handy man
Artist: James Taylor
Composers: Otis Blackwell and Jimmy Jones
Albums: JT / The best of James Taylor
Tabbed by DJ 8th Oct 2018
Original album version -
NO CAPO (Key of D)
Live version -
CAPO at 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the live Key of E)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8eLAPolW8
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
D = xx0232 G/B = x20033 D/F# = xx4232
A = x02220 G/D = xx0433 E/G# = xx6454
Bm = x24432 Em7 = 022030 E = 022100
A/C# = x4222x F#m7 = 242222 Em = 022000
G = 320033 Gsus4 = 3x0013 Bsus2 = x24422
^ = Emphasise the beats
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[Intro]
D A Bm D A Bm | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D A Bm D A Bm | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
D Hey, girls, ...gather 'round, A/C# Bm A G Listen to what I'm putting down, ...hey baby, A G/B A/C# D G/D A D I'm you han - dy - man | /_/ /_/ / /_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D A Bm I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule, Em7 F#m7 Bm I'm handy with love and I'm no fool, A G I fix broken hearts, A G/B A/C# D G/D A D D I know that I tru - ly can! | /_/ /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
A/C# G Gsus4 G If your ...broken heart should need re - pair, A G/B A/C# D Then I am the man to see, Em D/F# G Yeah, ...I whisper sweet things, Gsus4 G D/F# You tell all your friends, E D/F# E/G# A Em7 D/F# They'll come run - ning to me------------!
[Pre-chorus]
G A D Here is the main thing that I want to say... A/C# Bm Bsus2 Bm I'm busy twenty four hours a day, A G G/D I fix broken hearts, A G/B A/C# D G/D A I know that I tru - ly can! | /_/ /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Chorus]
D Come, a- come, a- come, A Bm A - come, a- come- come! (Come!) D A Bm Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah! D A Bm Come, a- come, a- come, a- come, a- come- come! E D/F# E/G# A Em7 D/F# Oh, now, they'll come run - ning to me------------!
[Pre-chorus]
G A D Here is the main thing that I want to say... A/C# Bm Bsus2 Bm I'm busy twenty four hours a day, A G G/D I fix broken hearts, A G/B A/C# D G/D A Baby, I'm your hand - y man! | /_/ /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Chorus]
D Come, a- come, a- come, A Bm A - come, a- come- come! (Come!) D A Bm Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah! D A Bm Come, a- come, a- come, a- come, a- come- come! D A Bm Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah!
[Coda]
D A (That's me!) Come, a- come, a- come, a- come! Bm D A-come - come! (I'm your handy man!) D A Bm Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah! D A (That's me!) Come, a- come, a- come, a- come! Bm D A-come - come! (I'm your handy man!) D A Bm Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah! ===================================================== [Intro & Choruses - bass note riff into D chords] D e|----------|--2------| B|----------|--3------| G|----------|---------| D|----------|--0------| A|---0-h2---|---------| h = Hammer-on note E|----------|---------|
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For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
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The other chord boxes should be the default
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A/C# G G/B G/D Em7
<7 of 20> <2 of 27> <2 of 21> <3 of 18> <6 of 49>
F#m7 Gsus4 D/F# E/G#
<3 of 33> <15 of 20> <3 of 20> <23 of 23>