Sumit's Acoustic Guitar Tabs
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND (James Taylor)
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4/4 (capo 2nd) G/C Cd/Gsus4 G/F#m7 B7
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7
close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am7 Bm7 D7sus4 /D7
to brighten up even your darkest night.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. (2nd time -->*)
D7sus4 G/C Cd/Gsus4 G/F#m7
You've got a friend.
B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em7
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
and that old north wind should begin to blow,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7
keep your head together and call my name out loud.
Am7 Bm7 D7sus4
Soon I'll be knocking upon your door. ------>(**)
* Cf F C
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend when
G Gsus4 Gmaj7 C F7
people can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you.
Em7 A7
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them.
D7sus4 D13
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Gb Am7 D7sus4
and I'll be there, yes I will.
G C G
You've got a friend. You've got a friend.
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C Gsus4 G
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend.
Gsus4: 3x0013 Cmaj7: x32000 Em7: 022030
D7sus4: xx0213 Cf: 1x2010
Cd: xx0010 F7: 131211
Gmaj7: 3x0032 D13: xx0133
Capo 2nd Fret: play in G
Tab note: where the stave line (---) is doubled (===) make _sure_ to
hold the previous note. Otherwise they cut off at the usual
time.
G C
e|--------3=========--------------|----3=====----------3=====------|
B|----------------0-------0---1===|==----------1======-------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-----------|--------0---------------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-----------0---|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C G
e|3---3-------3-----------3-------|0---------------0---------------|
B|0H1-1-------1-------------------|----4---2-----------3---4-------|
G|--------2-----------0-----------|------------0---------------0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
When you're
Em B7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------0-------------------|--------------------0-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------2-------------------2---|
D|----2-------------------2-------|----1-----------1---------------|
A|2-------------------------------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
E|----------------0-----------0---|--------------------------------|
down and troubled and you
Em Em7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------0---------------0-------|------------3=====--------------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|----0---------------0-----------|
D|----------------2---------------|--------2-----------------------|
A|------------2-------------------|2-------------------------------|
E|0---------------------------0---|--------------------------------|
need a helping hand and
Am7 D7sus
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------3-----------3-----------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1-----------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|----2-----------2-----------2---|
D|----------------2---------------|0-----------0-------------------|
A|0-----------0---------------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
nothing woh nothing's going right
G Gsus G
e|------------3---------------3---|--------3-----------------------|
B|----0---------------1-----------|1P0-------------1---0-----------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|----0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em B7
e|------------0-------------------|--------0-------2---------------|
B|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------1-------1---------------|
A|2-------------------2-------2---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Close your eyes and think of me and
Em Em7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------------------|------------3-------------------|
G|----0---------------2-------0---|--------0-----------0-----------|
D|--------------------------------|----2-------0H2-----------------|
A|----------------2---------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
soon I will be there To
Am7 Bm
e|--------3-----------------------|--------------------2====-------|
B|--------1-----------------------|--------3-------3---------------|
G|--------------------0---2---0---|--------4-----------------------|
D|----------------0H2-------------|----4---------------------------|
A|0-------------------------------|2-----------2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
brighten up even your darkest
D7sus D
e|--------3-----------------------|--------0-------2-------3H2-----|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|----------------------------3---|
G|----------------2---------------|----2-------2-------2-----------|
D|------------0---------------0---|--------------------------------|
A|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
night You just
G Gmaj7
e|--------------------3-----------|------------2========-----------|
B|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------|
G|----------------0---------------|--------0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-----------3-------------------|3-------------------------------|
call out my name and you
C C/B Am7
e|--------------------------------|----------------0---3===----0---|
B|--------1---------------1-------|--------1-----------------------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---------------2---------------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
know where-ever I am I'll come run-
G Gmaj7
e|----------------------------2---|--------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
G|----0-----------0-------0-------|----0-----------0---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-----------3-------------------|3-----------3-------------------|
ning to see you again
D7sus
e|--------3---3---3---3-------3---|--------3---------------3-------|
B|------------1---0H1-0-------1---|--------1---------------1-------|
G|--------2---------------2-------|----2---------------2-----------|
D|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G Gmaj7
e|--------3-----------------------|----2---2-----------2-----------|
B|----0-----------0---------------|----0---0-------0---0-----------|
G|------------0-----------0-------|------------------0---------0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-------------------3-----------|3-------------3-----------------|
Winter spring sum-mer or fall ^
[note off beat here]
C
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|----1---------------------------|
G|----0-----------0---------------|0H2-----2P0---------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------2---0---0---2P0-----|
A|3-----------3-----------3-------|------------------2(H)------2---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
all you got to do is call And I'll
C C/B D7sus
e|--------------------------------|--------3=============----------|
B|--------1---------------1-------|--------1=============----------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|3-----------3---2-----------2---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
be there yeah yeah yeah you've got a friend
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 Fsus2 C
e|--------0---------------3-------|--------------------------------|
B|------------1---------------1---|--------1---------------1P0-----|
G|----2---------------2-----------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|3---------------3---------------|----------------0H2-------------|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ain't it good to know that you got a friend
G Gmaj7
e|--------3-----------3-----------|------------2=====--------------|
B|----------------0H1-------------|----0---------------0-----------|
G|----0-------0-----------0-------|0-------0---------------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
People can be so cold They'll
C Fmaj7
e|------------0=====--------------|----0=======--------0=====------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1-------------------1---|
G|------------------------0-------|----------------2---------------|
D|--------------------------------|2H3---------3-------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
hurt you and de- sert you Well they'll
Em7 A
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|0-----------3-------------------|----3-------3-------3-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|----3-------0-------3-----------|
D|--------------------------------|----3-------0-------3-----------|
A|----2-------------------2-------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
take your soul if you let them Oh yeah
D7sus D7
e|3=========--3============-------|2=======================--------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|2=======================--------|
D|0=========--0============-------|0=======================--------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
don't you let them You just...
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