James Taylor – Only For Me (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Intro] |F |Am |F C/E |D [Verse 1]
D                    Em7      A
 Down the end of the bar room

D                    Em7          Asus4  A
 Out of sight of the light in the window

G    Gsus4       G               A                 Bm7
 His mind in his whiskey and his body in a folding chair

Dmaj7           Em7  D/F#  G   A
Far beyond repair
[Verse 2]
D                   Em7   A
 I enter his vision

D              Em7             Asus4  A
 He watches me look for my seat

G   Gsus4         G           A             Bm7
 He makes his decision and he stands to his feet

             Dmaj7    Em7  D/F#  G   A
Lord, it's a long way down
[Chorus]
A                D   Em7   A   D
  It happened to me, wonderful sight

Em7  A   D    Em7  A   D
Only for me,  only for you

   D7          G           A       Bm
It happened to be a light, shining through

     Dmaj7                Em7    D/F# G
From one who was lost and found, just like

A      D    Em7  A   D  Em7  A
me and you
[Verse 3]
D               D                    Em7            A
 Old man says, "Young man, my you're looking pretty green, really

D                        Em7     Asus4  A
 Like a stranger to this kind of place

G     Gsus4     G               A            Bm7
 Come sit at my table, come and look into my face

             Dmaj7  Em7  D/F#  G   A
I've got a story to tell
[Verse 4]
D            D          Em7    A
 There was a father and son

D                           Em7   Asus4  A
 But that was a long time ago

G             Gsus4     G
 And when the time came to run

       A            Bm7      Dmaj7        Em7  D/F#  G   A
I just couldn't say no, so I left them behind"
[Chorus]
A                D   Em7   A   D
  It happened to me, wonderful sight

Em7  A   D    Em7  A   D
Only for me,  only for you

   D7          G           A       Bm
It happened to be a light, shining through

     Dmaj7                Em7    D/F# G
From one who was lost and found, just like

A      |D     Em7  A   |D          |
me and you
[Interlude] |F |Am |F C/E |D [Verse 5]
D                Em7    A
 We have seen it before

D                  Em7    Asus4  A
 In times of great sorrow

G     Gsus4       G         A           Bm
 That human compassion will flow from a well

         Dmaj7                Em7  D/F#  G   A
That has long run dry uh I uh I
[Chorus]
A                D   Em7   A   D
  It happened to me, wonderful sight

Em7  A   D    Em7  A   D
Only for me,  only for you

   D7          G           A       Bm
It happened to be a light, shining through

     Dmaj7                Em7    D/F# G
From one who was lost and found, just like

A      |D     Em7  A   |D          |
me and you
[Outro] |F |Am |F C/E |D |