Chords for James Taylor “You’ve Got a Friend” Live on the Stern Show (2015)

Carol King wrote the song, You've Got a Friend.
She did.
And she wrote it, she told me later that, you know, in Fire and Rain, where it says,
I've seen lonely times and I could not find a friend.
She wrote, You've Got a Friend as a sort of response to that song, which I, you know, it blew me away.
That's mind-blowing.
Carol King, who you love.
You put it out, Carol puts it out on her album.
Yes.
You're the guy who wins the Grammys for it.
You won all the awards.
Yours goes to, like, it goes through the roof.
It becomes a huge hit.
But she's not pissed because she's [G] probably like, hey, I write songs for other people, too.
But you got all of the [A#] accolades for this song.
I did.
I, [G#] and today it's still overseas and, _ you know, when I play in sort of remote [E] territories,
it's the song people know me for.
Can you give us a little of that? Sure.
All [A] right.
Sure.
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[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Oh, [F#m] nothing's going [A] right. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] Just close your eyes and [C#] think of me. _
[F#m] Yes, and soon I [C#] will be [F#] there. _
_ Dove [Bm] right in.
_ _ [C#m]
Even your [E] darkest [F#m] night. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [A] You just call [E] out my name.
And you [D] know wherever _ [F#] I am.
[Bm] I'll [A] come running _ to _ _ see you [F#] again.
_ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Winter, spring, summer [E] or fall. _ _ _
All you got to do is call [F#m] me.
And [D] I will be there.
[F#m] Yes, I'll [B] be there.
You got it, friend. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] If the sky above [C#] you _ should [F#m] turn dark and full of _ _ clouds.
And that [Bm] old cold north [Em] wind should begin [A] to blow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Just [F#] keep your poor head [C#] together now, now. _
[F#] Call my [C#] name out [F#] loud. _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Pretty soon [C#m] I'll be knocking on your front [F#m] door. _
[E] Ah, baby, [F#m] you [A] just call _ [E] out my name. _
And you know wherever [F#] I [Bm] am.
I'll come [A] running _ _ [A] to _ _ see you again.
_ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ It's winter, [E] spring, summer or fall. _
[D] All you got to [F#m] do is call [G] me.
Oh, I'm going to be [A] there.
Yes, I'll [Bm] be there.
_ Now, [Em] now, ain't it good [G] to know [D] that you've got it, friend?
_ [A] People can be so [E] cold. _
They'll hurt you.
Yes, and [G] desert you. _
They're [F#m] going to take [F#] your soul if you let them.
[B] Oh, no, [F#] don't you let [E] them.
_ _ You just [B] call _ [E] out my name. _
[D] And you know wherever [B] _ I am.
I'll come [E] running just as fast as I can to see you again.
[F#m] _
[E] Oh, [F#m] yes, don't [Bm] you know about [E] that winter, spring, summer or fall? _
All you got to do is [F#m] call [G] me.
Oh, _ [F#m] I'm going to be there.
I will [B] be there.
_ You've got [A] it, friend. _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Got it, [E] friend.
_ _ Ain't it [F#m] good to know that you've got it, [A] friend?
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm]
Walking friend, talking [E] friend.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ You've got it, friend. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Just beautiful. _
[Am] 1971, that's released to [D#] radio stations.
And you know what?
Radio [Gm] stations really had a hard time.
They had to figure out whether to play your version or Carole King's version.
It was like this unbelievable treasure.
They had both of [N] these versions. _ _
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