Chords for Handyman Acoustic Guitar Cover - James Taylor
Tempo:
94.3 bpm
Chords used:
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D
Bm
G
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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All right, we're here for James Taylor.
[Dm] And the only thing you got to watch for, as [N] I mentioned, for those watching the demo, is the end of this song, if you're singing it.
James Taylor kind of jumps in with a couple of words.
lead and background, lead and [D] background.
[D] careful.
[C] one's called [D] Handyman.
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Dm] And the only thing you got to watch for, as [N] I mentioned, for those watching the demo, is the end of this song, if you're singing it.
James Taylor kind of jumps in with a couple of words.
lead and background, lead and [D] background.
[D] careful.
[C] one's called [D] Handyman.
[Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [A]
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All right, we're here for James Taylor.
This is an old standard of his called Handyman.
[Dm] _ And the only thing you got to watch for, as [N] I mentioned, for those watching the demo, is the end of this song, if you're singing it.
_ And you're going to do the background, and then James Taylor kind of jumps in with a couple of words.
And you're going to bounce back and forth between those lead and background, lead and [D] background.
It [D#] takes a bit of breath out of you if you're not [G]
[D] careful.
[G] You've got to be ready for that.
So anyway, let's give it a play, see if [Dm] I can pull it off.
This [C] one's called [D] Handyman.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Hey girls, gather [A] around
[Bm] Listen to what I put them down
[G] _ Hey baby, [A]
I'm [G] your [C#] _ [D] handyman
_ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] I'm not the kind to [A] use a [Bm] pencil or a [Em] rule
[F#m] Handy with love [Bm] and I'm no fool
[G] I fix broken hearts, [A] I know, [G] but I truly [D] _ can
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] If your broken heart should need repair
[Am] Then I [C#] am the [D] man you see
_ [G] I'll whisper sweet things, tell all your friends
[E] _ They'll come [G] [A] running to me
[D] _ [G] Here [A] is the [D] main thing that I want to [A] say
[Bm] _ I'm busy 24 hours a [G] day
I fix broken hearts, [A] I know, [G] but I [D] truly can
_ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ Come [A] on, come on, come on, [Bm] come on
[D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah
[D] _ Come [A] on, come on, come on, come on, [Bm] come on
Oh [E] yeah, they'll [B] come [A] running to me
[G] Here [A] is the [G] main thing [D] that I want to [A] [Bm] say
I'm busy 24 hours a day
[G] I fix broken hearts, [A] I know, but I [D] truly can
_ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ Come on, come [A] on, come on, come [Bm] on
[D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah [D] That's me
Come on, [A] come on, come on, come on, [Bm] come on
I'm your [D] handyman
[A] Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah [D] That's me
Come on, come on, [A] come on, come on, [Bm] come on
I'm your [D] handyman
[A] Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah
[C#] [D] That's me
Come on, [A] come on, come on, [Bm] come on, come on
[D] I'm your handyman
[A] _ _
[Bm] Yeah, yeah
_ _ _ _ [F#] So you [N] can see what can happen there when you're trying to sing both of those parts.
But anyway, a great old classic there from James Taylor called Handyman.
Thanks for joining me folks, we'll see you next time.
This is an old standard of his called Handyman.
[Dm] _ And the only thing you got to watch for, as [N] I mentioned, for those watching the demo, is the end of this song, if you're singing it.
_ And you're going to do the background, and then James Taylor kind of jumps in with a couple of words.
And you're going to bounce back and forth between those lead and background, lead and [D] background.
It [D#] takes a bit of breath out of you if you're not [G]
[D] careful.
[G] You've got to be ready for that.
So anyway, let's give it a play, see if [Dm] I can pull it off.
This [C] one's called [D] Handyman.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Hey girls, gather [A] around
[Bm] Listen to what I put them down
[G] _ Hey baby, [A]
I'm [G] your [C#] _ [D] handyman
_ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] I'm not the kind to [A] use a [Bm] pencil or a [Em] rule
[F#m] Handy with love [Bm] and I'm no fool
[G] I fix broken hearts, [A] I know, [G] but I truly [D] _ can
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] If your broken heart should need repair
[Am] Then I [C#] am the [D] man you see
_ [G] I'll whisper sweet things, tell all your friends
[E] _ They'll come [G] [A] running to me
[D] _ [G] Here [A] is the [D] main thing that I want to [A] say
[Bm] _ I'm busy 24 hours a [G] day
I fix broken hearts, [A] I know, [G] but I [D] truly can
_ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ Come [A] on, come on, come on, [Bm] come on
[D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah
[D] _ Come [A] on, come on, come on, come on, [Bm] come on
Oh [E] yeah, they'll [B] come [A] running to me
[G] Here [A] is the [G] main thing [D] that I want to [A] [Bm] say
I'm busy 24 hours a day
[G] I fix broken hearts, [A] I know, but I [D] truly can
_ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ Come on, come [A] on, come on, come [Bm] on
[D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah [D] That's me
Come on, [A] come on, come on, come on, [Bm] come on
I'm your [D] handyman
[A] Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah [D] That's me
Come on, come on, [A] come on, come on, [Bm] come on
I'm your [D] handyman
[A] Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah
[C#] [D] That's me
Come on, [A] come on, come on, [Bm] come on, come on
[D] I'm your handyman
[A] _ _
[Bm] Yeah, yeah
_ _ _ _ [F#] So you [N] can see what can happen there when you're trying to sing both of those parts.
But anyway, a great old classic there from James Taylor called Handyman.
Thanks for joining me folks, we'll see you next time.