Chords for James Taylor - That's Why I'm Here (from Pull Over)
Tempo:
107.1 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [B]
Oh, person to person and man to [C#m] man, [E] I'm back in touch with my long lost friend.
Listen to [B] reason and [G#] understand [C#] and think [A] of me from way back [B] when.
He sent [F#m] me and [B] Melissa, well we fell out [C#m] of love, [E] ran out of luck, seemed like lightning struck.
[F#m] I've been thinking [B] of leaving but I can't [C#] raise a foot.
[D] Seems I'm wondering [A] could I borrow [B] your truck?
I said, that's why I'm here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] I don't have a [B] reason.
[E] That's why I'm standing.
That's how I wanna be.
[C#m] That's why I'm here.
[B]
[E] [B] John's gone found dead, his eyes high, [C#m] his brown red.
[E] Later said to have drowned in his bed.
After [B] the laughter, [G#] the wave of dread, [A] well it hits us like a ton [B] of lead.
It [F#m] seems learn [B] not to burn means to turn on a [C#m] dime.
Walk [E] on if you're walking, even if it's an uphill climb.
Try to [B] remember it's [G#] not just a crime, it's [D] a criminal [A] waste of your [B] time.
[C#] That's why I'm [B] here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] There's no more man system.
[B]
That's [E] why I'm standing.
[B] That's why [E] I'm here.
That's why I'm here.
[D] This isn't I [C#m] owe you.
[C] That's not I owe you [E] one.
Now, [A] this is where the [E] earth is [F#] glorious.
It's the best [B] tomorrow.
[F#m] Oh, fortune [B] and fame, such a furious [C#m] game.
[F#m] Perfect strangers [B] like to call you by name.
Big money, steam, fire, [C#m] and rain, [A] again and again [B] and again.
[F#m] Oh, summer like [B] summer, coming back every year.
Got your [F#m] baby, got your blanket, [E] got your bucket of beer.
[C#m] I break into a grin [G#] from ear to [C#m] ear.
Suddenly [A] it's perfectly [B] clear.
[C#m] That's why I'm [B] here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] Singing like a [B] borrowed flute every [A] day.
You're standing.
[B] That's [E] why I'm here.
That's why [A] I'm here.
[E]
Here [D] comes the father, [A] bowing to me and dear.
[C] He loved her.
He loved her.
[E] She loved him.
Break a lock, shake a lock, with a loud and bright.
[F#] Won't you tell me everything's [B] all right.
That's why I'm here.
That's why I'm [E] here.
She's got me walking [B] and talking.
It's like a detrimental past [E] now.
[B] That's why [G#] I'm here.
[C#m] That's why I'm here.
[E]
[C#m] That's about right.
Oh, person to person and man to [C#m] man, [E] I'm back in touch with my long lost friend.
Listen to [B] reason and [G#] understand [C#] and think [A] of me from way back [B] when.
He sent [F#m] me and [B] Melissa, well we fell out [C#m] of love, [E] ran out of luck, seemed like lightning struck.
[F#m] I've been thinking [B] of leaving but I can't [C#] raise a foot.
[D] Seems I'm wondering [A] could I borrow [B] your truck?
I said, that's why I'm here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] I don't have a [B] reason.
[E] That's why I'm standing.
That's how I wanna be.
[C#m] That's why I'm here.
[B]
[E] [B] John's gone found dead, his eyes high, [C#m] his brown red.
[E] Later said to have drowned in his bed.
After [B] the laughter, [G#] the wave of dread, [A] well it hits us like a ton [B] of lead.
It [F#m] seems learn [B] not to burn means to turn on a [C#m] dime.
Walk [E] on if you're walking, even if it's an uphill climb.
Try to [B] remember it's [G#] not just a crime, it's [D] a criminal [A] waste of your [B] time.
[C#] That's why I'm [B] here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] There's no more man system.
[B]
That's [E] why I'm standing.
[B] That's why [E] I'm here.
That's why I'm here.
[D] This isn't I [C#m] owe you.
[C] That's not I owe you [E] one.
Now, [A] this is where the [E] earth is [F#] glorious.
It's the best [B] tomorrow.
[F#m] Oh, fortune [B] and fame, such a furious [C#m] game.
[F#m] Perfect strangers [B] like to call you by name.
Big money, steam, fire, [C#m] and rain, [A] again and again [B] and again.
[F#m] Oh, summer like [B] summer, coming back every year.
Got your [F#m] baby, got your blanket, [E] got your bucket of beer.
[C#m] I break into a grin [G#] from ear to [C#m] ear.
Suddenly [A] it's perfectly [B] clear.
[C#m] That's why I'm [B] here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] Singing like a [B] borrowed flute every [A] day.
You're standing.
[B] That's [E] why I'm here.
That's why [A] I'm here.
[E]
Here [D] comes the father, [A] bowing to me and dear.
[C] He loved her.
He loved her.
[E] She loved him.
Break a lock, shake a lock, with a loud and bright.
[F#] Won't you tell me everything's [B] all right.
That's why I'm here.
That's why I'm [E] here.
She's got me walking [B] and talking.
It's like a detrimental past [E] now.
[B] That's why [G#] I'm here.
[C#m] That's why I'm here.
[E]
[C#m] That's about right.
Key:
B
E
C#m
A
F#m
B
E
C#m
[N] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, person to person and man to [C#m] man, [E] I'm back in touch with my long lost friend.
Listen to [B] reason and [G#] understand [C#] and think [A] of me from way back [B] when.
_ He sent [F#m] me and [B] Melissa, well we fell out [C#m] of love, [E] ran out of luck, seemed like lightning struck.
[F#m] I've been thinking [B] of leaving but I can't [C#] raise a foot.
[D] Seems I'm wondering [A] could I borrow [B] your truck?
I said, that's why I'm here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] I don't have a [B] reason. _
_ _ [E] That's why I'm standing.
That's how I wanna be.
[C#m] That's why I'm here.
[B] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ John's gone found dead, his eyes high, [C#m] his brown red.
[E] Later said to have drowned in his bed.
After [B] the laughter, [G#] the wave of dread, [A] well it hits us like a ton [B] of lead.
_ It [F#m] seems learn [B] not to burn means to turn on a [C#m] dime.
Walk [E] on if you're walking, even if it's an uphill climb.
Try to [B] remember it's [G#] not just a crime, it's [D] a criminal [A] waste of your [B] time.
[C#] That's why I'm [B] here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] There's no more man system.
[B] _
_ _ That's [E] why I'm standing.
[B] That's why [E] I'm here.
That's why I'm here. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] This isn't I [C#m] owe you.
_ _ [C] _ That's not I owe you [E] one.
Now, _ [A] _ this is where the [E] earth is _ [F#] glorious.
It's the best [B] tomorrow.
_ [F#m] Oh, fortune [B] and fame, such a furious [C#m] game.
[F#m] _ Perfect strangers [B] like to call you by name.
Big money, steam, fire, [C#m] and rain, [A] again and again [B] and again.
_ [F#m] Oh, summer like [B] summer, coming back every year.
Got your [F#m] baby, got your blanket, [E] got your bucket of beer.
[C#m] I break into a grin [G#] from ear to [C#m] ear.
Suddenly [A] it's perfectly [B] clear.
_ [C#m] That's why I'm [B] here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] Singing like a [B] borrowed flute every [A] day.
You're standing.
[B] That's [E] why I'm here.
That's why [A] I'm here.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ Here [D] comes the father, [A] bowing to me and dear.
[C] He loved her.
He loved her.
[E] She loved him.
_ Break a lock, shake a lock, with a loud and bright.
[F#] Won't you tell me everything's [B] all right.
That's why I'm here.
That's why I'm [E] here.
She's got me walking [B] and talking.
It's like a detrimental past [E] now.
[B] That's why [G#] I'm here.
[C#m] That's why I'm here.
[E] _ _
[C#m] That's about right. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, person to person and man to [C#m] man, [E] I'm back in touch with my long lost friend.
Listen to [B] reason and [G#] understand [C#] and think [A] of me from way back [B] when.
_ He sent [F#m] me and [B] Melissa, well we fell out [C#m] of love, [E] ran out of luck, seemed like lightning struck.
[F#m] I've been thinking [B] of leaving but I can't [C#] raise a foot.
[D] Seems I'm wondering [A] could I borrow [B] your truck?
I said, that's why I'm here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] I don't have a [B] reason. _
_ _ [E] That's why I'm standing.
That's how I wanna be.
[C#m] That's why I'm here.
[B] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ John's gone found dead, his eyes high, [C#m] his brown red.
[E] Later said to have drowned in his bed.
After [B] the laughter, [G#] the wave of dread, [A] well it hits us like a ton [B] of lead.
_ It [F#m] seems learn [B] not to burn means to turn on a [C#m] dime.
Walk [E] on if you're walking, even if it's an uphill climb.
Try to [B] remember it's [G#] not just a crime, it's [D] a criminal [A] waste of your [B] time.
[C#] That's why I'm [B] here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] There's no more man system.
[B] _
_ _ That's [E] why I'm standing.
[B] That's why [E] I'm here.
That's why I'm here. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] This isn't I [C#m] owe you.
_ _ [C] _ That's not I owe you [E] one.
Now, _ [A] _ this is where the [E] earth is _ [F#] glorious.
It's the best [B] tomorrow.
_ [F#m] Oh, fortune [B] and fame, such a furious [C#m] game.
[F#m] _ Perfect strangers [B] like to call you by name.
Big money, steam, fire, [C#m] and rain, [A] again and again [B] and again.
_ [F#m] Oh, summer like [B] summer, coming back every year.
Got your [F#m] baby, got your blanket, [E] got your bucket of beer.
[C#m] I break into a grin [G#] from ear to [C#m] ear.
Suddenly [A] it's perfectly [B] clear.
_ [C#m] That's why I'm [B] here.
That's why I'm here.
[A] Singing like a [B] borrowed flute every [A] day.
You're standing.
[B] That's [E] why I'm here.
That's why [A] I'm here.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ Here [D] comes the father, [A] bowing to me and dear.
[C] He loved her.
He loved her.
[E] She loved him.
_ Break a lock, shake a lock, with a loud and bright.
[F#] Won't you tell me everything's [B] all right.
That's why I'm here.
That's why I'm [E] here.
She's got me walking [B] and talking.
It's like a detrimental past [E] now.
[B] That's why [G#] I'm here.
[C#m] That's why I'm here.
[E] _ _
[C#m] That's about right. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _