Chords for James Taylor, Shower The People

Tempo:
95.875 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

C

F

Dm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Taylor, Shower The People chords
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[G] [N]
[Eb] Let me introduce these wonderful singers to you.
[N] Laurie met Andrea Zahn, who is from here in Nashville.
Yes, I know.
[Eb] She met Andrea from Los Angeles, originally born and raised [B] in LA, but she lives up in San Francisco [C] now.
[Eb] A great singer and recording artist, songwriter in [N] her own right.
It's Katie Markel.
Right next to Kate [B] here, Upper Peninsula, Michigan.
[Gb] [B] Race in the woods, [N] by sheep.
[Eb] [E] So it's a new way of retreat.
Ladies and gentlemen, a great singer, but a wonderfully prolific songwriter.
This guy's written for [Gm] everybody from Donna Summers to [A] Michael Jackson to Ronnie [N] Reed.
Ladies and gentlemen, David Lassner.
I'm also from Los Angeles.
A great singer who has been instrumental in the early days of Motown.
This is a man who actually sang with Sam Cooke.
Mr.
Jim Gilstrap.
[Eb]
[F]
[C] [Dm]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Db] [Dm] Paul Bachain, [F] don't play [Bb] any fool.
[F] But one thing leads to another.
[C] It [Dm] doesn't take any [C] [Bb] sacrifice.
[F] Oh, brother, sister, [Db] brother.
[Dm] If it [F] feels nice, [Bb] don't [F] think twice.
[Gm] Child and people in [C] love, in love.
[Dm] [Gm] Show them the way that you [F] [C] feel.
[Dm] [Gm] Things are gonna be just [C] fine.
[A] If that's the [Dm] only way.
[A] We know we will.
Only [Gm] to child and people [C] in love, in [Dm] love.
[Gm] Show them the way [C] that you feel.
[Dm] [Gm] Things are gonna be [C] much better if [A] we [Dm] only will.
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
You can run but you cannot hide.
[Dm]
[F] This is widely [Bb] known.
[F] Go on with [C] your foolish [A] pride when [Dm] you're all [F] by yourself alone.
[Bb] Once [F] you've done some fun in the [C] way of infinity,
[Dm] you can feel it [F] beginning [Bb] to heal.
[F] The gates grow open, save [C] a squeaking [A] wheel.
[Dm] Rascals [F] always get [Bb] in the way.
[F] But I [Gm] believe in people in [C] love.
[D] [Gm] Show them the way that you [C] feel.
[Gm] The courts are [C] not right, [A] but if we [Dm] only will.
We [A] know we will.
[Gm] Child and people [C] in love, in [Gm] love.
Show them the way that [C] you feel.
[Dm] [Gm] Things are gonna be much [C]
better [Db] if we [Dm] only will.
[Am] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[C] [Am] [G] [Gm] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Gm] Child and [Bb] people in [C]
love, in [D] love.
[Eb] Show them [Bb] the way that you
[C] feel.
[Gm] Child and [Bb] people in [F] love, in [Gm] love.
Show them [Ab] the [Bb] way that you [Am] feel.
[Gm] We sit out in our own little [Bb] light.
[Am] Everyone in [Gm] sight, see the way it was [C] for all of us.
[E] The sight [Gm] of a world [Ebm] of [Bb] grace.
[Am] [Dm] Make it [Gm] rain.
[Bb] Make it rain.
[C] [Gm] [Dm] [Am]
[Fm] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Dm]
[Am] [D] [Gm] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] Show [F]
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] them the [Dm] way that you [F] feel.
Show them the way that you feel.
Love is [Gm] good.
[Bb] [Am] [Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Db] [Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming James Taylor - Best Of Live Version chords, practice the chord sequence Gm, C, Gm, Bb, Dm, Gm, Bb, F, C, Dm and F. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 47 BPM before aiming for the song's 96 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Let me introduce these wonderful singers to you.
[N] Laurie met Andrea Zahn, who is from here in Nashville.
Yes, I know.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] She met Andrea _ from Los Angeles, originally born and raised [B] in LA, but she lives up in San Francisco [C] now.
[Eb] A great singer and recording artist, songwriter in [N] her own right.
It's Katie Markel.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Right next to Kate [B] here, Upper Peninsula, Michigan.
[Gb] _ _ [B] Race in the woods, _ [N] by sheep. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] So it's a new way of retreat.
Ladies and gentlemen, _ a great singer, but a wonderfully prolific songwriter.
This guy's written for [Gm] everybody from Donna Summers to [A] Michael Jackson to Ronnie [N] Reed. _
Ladies and gentlemen, David Lassner. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm also from Los Angeles.
A great singer who has been instrumental in the early days of Motown.
This is a man who actually sang with Sam Cooke. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
Jim Gilstrap. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ [Dm] Paul Bachain, [F] don't play [Bb] any fool.
_ [F] But one thing leads to another.
[C] It [Dm] doesn't take any [C] [Bb] sacrifice.
_ _ [F] Oh, brother, sister, _ [Db] brother.
[Dm] If it [F] feels nice, [Bb] don't [F] think twice.
_ [Gm] Child and people in [C] love, in love.
[Dm] [Gm] Show them the way that you [F] [C] feel.
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] Things are gonna be just [C] fine.
[A] If that's the [Dm] only way.
_ [A] We know we will.
Only [Gm] to child and people [C] in love, in [Dm] love.
[Gm] Show them the way [C] that you feel.
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] Things are gonna be [C] much better if [A] we [Dm] only will.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
You can run but you cannot hide.
_ [Dm] _
[F] This is widely [Bb] known.
[F] Go on with _ [C] your foolish [A] pride when [Dm] you're all [F] by yourself alone.
[Bb] _ _ Once [F] you've done some fun in the [C] way of infinity,
[Dm] you can feel it [F] beginning [Bb] to heal.
[F] The gates grow open, save [C] a squeaking [A] wheel. _
[Dm] Rascals [F] always get [Bb] in the way.
[F] But I [Gm] believe _ _ in people in [C] love. _
[D] [Gm] Show them the way that you [C] feel. _ _
[Gm] _ The courts are [C] not right, [A] but if we [Dm] only will.
_ We [A] know we will.
[Gm] Child and people [C] in love, in [Gm] love.
Show them the way that [C] you feel.
[Dm] _ [Gm] Things are gonna be much [C]
better [Db] if we [Dm] only will.
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [Gm] Child and [Bb] people in [C]
love, in [D] love.
[Eb] Show them [Bb] the way that you _
[C] feel.
[Gm] _ Child and [Bb] people in [F] love, in [Gm] love.
Show them [Ab] the [Bb] way that you [Am] feel.
[Gm] We sit out in our own little [Bb] light.
[Am] Everyone in [Gm] sight, see the way it was [C] for all of us.
[E] The sight [Gm] of a world [Ebm] of [Bb] grace. _
[Am] _ [Dm] Make it [Gm] rain.
[Bb] Make it rain.
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] Show _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ them the [Dm] way that you [F] feel.
Show them the way that you feel.
Love is [Gm] good.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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