Chords for James Taylor - A Junkie's Lament w/lyrics

Tempo:
103.1 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

D

F#

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Taylor - A Junkie's Lament w/lyrics chords
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[B]
[A] Ricky's [B] been kicking the gall.
[E]
[G#m] [C#] Dickity split [F#] didn't take too long.
[A] The junk [D] is sick, [G#m] a monkey's [C#] strong.
[D#m] That's what's [B] wrong.
[F#m] Well I guess he's [B] been messing [E] around downtown.
[G#m] So [C#] sad to see the man [F#] losing ground.
[F#m] [D] Winding down behind [G#m] closed [C#] doors [F#] [D#m] on all [B] fours.
[D] Mama don't you call [A] him by name.
He [E] can't hear you [B] anymore.
[Bm] Even [D] if he seems [A] the same to you.
[E] That's a stranger to your door.
[B] [F#]
[D] Go on, ask him [A] what you've come here [B] for.
[F#m] Oh my [B] god a monkey [E] can move a man.
[G#m] Send him [C#] to hell [F#] and home again.
[F#m] With an empty [D] hand in [G#m] the afternoon.
[C#] [F#] Shooting for [B] the moon.
[F#m] It's halfway [B] sick and [E] it's halfway stoned.
[G#m] He sure like [C#] to kick but [F#] it's too far gone.
[F#m] [D] Winding down with [F#] the [C#] methadone.
[F#] He's all on [B] his own.
[D] But baby don't you throw your [A] love away.
[E] I hate to seem
[B] unkind.
[D] It's only that I [A] understand the man that [E] the monkey can [C#m] leave behind.
[F#] I used [D] to think he [A] was a friend [B] of mine.
[F#m] [B] [E]
[G#m] [C#] [F#]
[F#m] [D] [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[C#] [F#m]
[E] [D] [E] [C#m]
[F#m]
[E] [D] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [Am]
[D]
[F#m] I used to think he was a friend of mine.
[F] [F#m]
[B]
Key:  
B
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E
2311
D
1321
F#
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F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn James Taylor - A Junkies Lament chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F#m, D, G#m, C#, F#, E, B, D and A of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 51 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 103 BPM. Considering the song's key of B Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Ricky's [B] been kicking the gall.
[E] _
[G#m] _ [C#] Dickity split [F#] didn't take too long.
[A] The junk [D] is sick, [G#m] a monkey's [C#] strong. _
_ [D#m] That's what's [B] wrong. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Well I guess he's [B] been messing [E] around downtown.
_ [G#m] So [C#] sad to see the man [F#] losing ground.
[F#m] _ [D] Winding down behind [G#m] closed [C#] doors _ [F#] [D#m] on all [B] _ fours. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Mama don't you call [A] him by name.
He [E] can't hear you [B] anymore. _ _ _
[Bm] Even [D] if he seems [A] the same to you.
[E] That's a stranger to your door.
[B] _ [F#] _
[D] Go on, ask him [A] what you've come here [B] for. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Oh my [B] god a monkey [E] can move a man.
_ [G#m] Send him [C#] to hell [F#] and home again.
[F#m] With an empty [D] hand in [G#m] the afternoon.
[C#] _ _ [F#] Shooting for [B] the moon. _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] It's halfway [B] sick and [E] it's halfway stoned.
[G#m] He sure like [C#] to kick but [F#] it's too far gone.
[F#m] _ [D] Winding down with [F#] the [C#] methadone.
[F#] He's all on [B] his own. _ _
_ _ _ [D] But baby don't you throw your [A] love away.
[E] I hate to seem _
[B] unkind.
_ [D] It's only that I [A] understand the man that [E] the monkey can [C#m] leave behind.
[F#] _ I used [D] to think he [A] was a friend [B] of _ mine. _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ I used to think he was a friend of mine. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of In the Pocket album.

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