Tuning: E A D G B E

Song: Handy man Artist: James Taylor Composers: Otis Blackwell and Jimmy Jones Albums: JT / The best of James Taylor Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com) 8th Oct 2018 Original album version - NO CAPO (Key of D) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApZlNcbVA10 Live version - CAPO at 2nd fret (Will then sound in the Key of E) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8eLAPolW8 [Bass note riff going into D chords, used in Intro and Choruses] D e |----------|--2------| B |----------|--3------| G |----------|---------| D |----------|--0------| A |---0-h2---|---------| h = Hammer-on note E |----------|---------| NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below: D = xx0232 G = 320003 or 320033 F#m7 = 242222 A = x02220 G/B = x20033 Gsus4 = 320012 Bm = x24432 G/D = xx0433 or xx0003 D/F# = 2xx23x A/C# = x4222x or x4xxxx Em7 = 022030 E/G# = 4xx45x Bsus2 = x24422 ^ = Emphasise the beats Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ===================================================================== [Intro]

||: ^D/ / / / | ^A/ / ^Bm/ / | ^D/ / / / | ^A/ / ^Bm / / :||[x2] [Verse 1] ^D Hey, girls, ...gather around, ^A/C# ^Bm Listen to what I'm putting down, ^A ^G Hey, baby, ^AI'm you ^G/Bhan - ^A/C#dy - ^Dman, |^G/D /_/ /_^A/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^D I'm not the kind to use a ^Apencil or ^Bmrule, ^Em7 I'm handy ^F#m7with love, and ^BmI'm no fool, ^A I ^Gfix broken hearts, I ^Aknow that I ^G/Btru - ^A/C#ly ^Dcan! |^G/D /_/^A /_^D/ ^D/ / | ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 2] If ^A/C#your ^G...broken heart should ^Gsus4need re - ^Gpair, Then ^AI am the ^G/Bman ^A/C#to ^Dsee, Y^Emeah,^D/F# ...I ^Gwhisper sweet things, you ^Gsus4tell all your ^Gfriends,^D/F# E D/F# E/G# A Em7 D/F# They'll come run - ning to me------------!

[Pre-chorus]

^GHere is the ^Amain thing that ^DI want to say... ^A/C# ^Bm I'm busy ^Bsus2twenty four ^Bmhours a day, ^A ...I ^Gfix broken ^G/Dhearts, I ^Aknow that I ^G/Btru - ^A/C#ly ^Dcan! |^G/D /_/ /_^A/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ [Chorus] ^D Come, a- come, a- come, a- ^Acome, a- come- ^Bmcome, (Come!) ^D Yeah-----, ...^Ayeah, ^Bmyeah! ^D Come, a- come, a- come, a- ^Acome, a- come- ^Bmcome, E D/F# E/G# A Em7 D/F# Oh, now, they'll come run - ning to me------------!

[Pre-chorus]

^GHere is the ^Amain thing ^DI want to say... ^A/C# ^Bm I'm busy ^Bsus2twenty four ^Bmhours a day, ^A ...I ^Gfix broken ^G/Dhearts, Baby, ^AI'm your ^G/Bhand - ^A/C#y ^Dman! |^G/D /_/ /_^A/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ [Chorus] ^D Come, a- come, a- come, a- ^Acome, a- come- ^Bmcome, (Come!) ^D Yeah-----, ...^Ayeah, ^Bmyeah! ^D Come, a- come, a- come, a- ^Acome, a- come- ^Bmcome, ^D Yeah-----, ...^Ayeah, ^Bmyeah!

[Coda]

||: (That's ^Dme!) Come, a- come, a- come, a- ^Acome, Bm D A Bm A-come - come--------, yeah-----, yeah, yeah! :|| [x2] (I'm your handy man!)

James Taylor - Handy man