Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

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James Taylor That's Why I'm Here

[verse 1]

p^Em7erson to p^A7erson and m^F#m7an to m^Bm7an i'm b^Em7ack In touch^A7 wIth my long ^Dlost f^ArIend ^G ^D/F# l^Em7Isten to r^A7eason and u^F#m7ndersta^Bm7nd and^C thInk of Me^G froM w^D/Aay back when^A

[verse 2]

he saId, ^Em7"Me and^A7 MelIssa, well, we f^F#m7ell out of lov^Bm7e we ^Em7ran out of ^A7luck, seeMs ^DlIke lIgh^AtnIng stru^Gck ^D/F# I've been t^Em7hInkIn' of le^A7avIn' but I ^F#m7can't raIse a b^Bm7uck jaMes, i'm w^CondrIn', cou^Gld I borrow ^D/Ayour t^A/Bruck?"

[chorus]

I^Em7 saId, "^D/F#that's wh^Gy I'm her^D/Ae (that'^As why I^A/D'm here) ^D g^Got no bet^Em7ter reas^D/F#on, ^G ^A ^D ^A t^Ghat's ^D/F#why i'm s^Em7tandIn'^D/F# before ^Gya. ^D/A ^A ^A/D th^Gat's wh^Em7y i'm he^D/F#re. ^G ^D/A ^A

[verse 3]

jo^Em7hn's gone, fo^A7und dead. he dI^F#m7es hIgh, he's br^Bm7own bread later^Em7 saId ^A7to have drown^Ded In^A hIs b^Ged. ^D/F# af^Em7ter th^A7e laughter, the w^F#m7ave of dr^Bm7ead It hI^Cts us lIke a to^Gn of l^D/Aead

[verse 4]

It s^Em7eeMs they're no^A7t to burn means ^F#m7they turn ^Bm7on a dIMe and ^A7walk on. I^Em7f you'^A7re walkIng, ^Deven I^Af It's^G an up^D/F#hIll clIMb tr^Em7y to reMeM^A7ber that workI^F#m7ng's no c^Bm7rIMe. just don't^C let 'eM tak^Ge your was^D/Ated tIMe.

[chorus]

I ^Em7saId, "t^D/F#hat's why^G i'm here^D/A (that's^A why i'^A/Dm here) ^D G Em7 D/F# G D/A A. there'll be no More Message tonIght t^Ghat's ^D/F#why i'm h^Em7ere. (t^D/F#hat's wh^Gy i'm^D/A here)^A t^Ghat's ^Em7why i'm ^D/F#here. ^G ^D/A ^A

[brIdge]

th^C9Is Is an I.o.^G/Bu. reck^Gm/A#on I owe you one now^D/A. l^GIsten wendy, l^D/F#Isten glorI^Dm/Fa. thIs'l^E7l be^A7 better ^A/BtoMorrow

[verse 5]

oh ^Em7fortune and ^A7faMe, such a ^F#m7curIous g^Bm7aMe pe^Em7rfect st^A7rangers can ca^Dll you by^A naMe ^G ^D/F# and ^Em7pay good ^A7Money to hear ^F#m7fIre and r^Bm7aIn ^CagaIn and ^GagaIn and ^D/AagaIn. ^A/B

[verse 6]

oh^Em7 soMe are lI^A7ke suMMer, co^F#m7MIn' back^Bm7 every year. got your b^Em7aby, got your ^A7blanket, got y^Dour bu^Acket of^G beer ^D/F# I b^Em7reak Into a g^A7rIn froM ^F#m7ear to ^Bm7ear and s^Cuddenly It^G's perfectl^D/Ay clear.

[chorus]

t^Em7hat's wh^D/F#y i'm her^Ge. (that'^D/As why i'^Am here)^A/D ^D sI^GngIn' ton^Em7Ight, to^D/F#Morrow a^Gnd ^D/Aevery ^Aday th^Gat's w^D/F#hy i'm st^Em7andIn' ^D/F#(that's ^Gwhy i^D/A'm her^Ae). that'^Gs why i^Em7'm here.^D/F# ^G ^D/A ^A

[bridge 2]

thI^C9s Is the part about coo^G/BkIe and bIll he ^Gm/A#loved her and ^D/Ashe loved hIM. w^Gake hIM up, sh^D/F#ake hIM up In the MIddle of the nIght got to ^E7tell Me everythIng's all rIgh^A/Bt.

[outro]

I ^Em7saId, th^D/F#at's why ^Gi'm here ^D/A(that's ^Awhy i'^A/Dm here). ^D go^Gt Me walk^Em7In' and ^D/F#talkIn' ^GlIke ^D/Aa natural ^Aman th^Gat's w^D/F#hy i'm he^Em7re (tha^D/F#t's why ^Gi'm h^D/Aere) ^A t^Ghat's w^Em7hy i'm h^D/F#ere. t^Ghat'^D/As rIgh^At.

James Taylor - Thats why im here