Fire And Rain
James Taylor (1970)
Strumming
4/4 | D - - - D - D u | (for whole song or only chorus')
1 2 3 4 &
Option for Verse fingerpicking Try for certain Bbmaj7
|-M-------M-------| |-R-------R-------| |-------R-------R-|
|-I-------I-------| or |-M-------M-------| |-----M-------M---|
|-----T-------T---| |-----I-------I---| |---I-------I-----|
|-----------------| |-T-------T-------| |-T-------T-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [Gm7] | [F] | [C] |
| [C] | [G] | [Bbmaj7] | [Bbmaj7] |
| [C] Just yesterday | [Gm7] morning they let me | [F] know you were | [C] gone |
| [C] Suzanne the | [G] plans they made put an | [Bbmaj7] end to you | [Bbmaj7] |
| [C] I walked out this | [Gm7] morning and I | [F] wrote down this | [C] song |
| [C] I just can't re- | [G] member who to | [Bbmaj7] send it to | [Bbmaj7] |
Chorus
| [F] I've seen | [Dm] fire and I've seen | [C] rain | [C]
I've seen | [F] sunny days that I | [Dm] thought would never | [C] end | [C]
I've seen | [F] lonely times when I | [Dm] could not find a | [C] friend | [C]
But I | [Bbmaj7] always thought that I'd | see you a- | [C] gain | [C] |
| [C] Won't you look down upon me | [Gm7] Jesus you've got to | [F] help me make a | [C] stand |
| [C] You've just got to | [G] see me through a- | [Bbmaj7] nother day | [Bbmaj7] |
| [C] My body's | [Gm7] aching and my | [F] time is at | [C] hand |
| [C] And I won't | [G] make it any | [Bbmaj7] other way | [Bbmaj7] |
Chorus
| [F] I've seen | [Dm] fire and I've seen | [C] rain | [C]
I've seen | [F] sunny days that I | [Dm] thought would never | [C] end | [C]
I've seen | [F] lonely times when I | [Dm] could not find a | [C] friend | [C]
But I | [Bbmaj7] always thought that I'd | see you a- | [C] gain | [C] |
Been | [C] walking my mind to an | [Gm7] easy time my | [F] back turned towards the | [C] sun |
| [C] Lord knows when the | [G] cold wind blows it'll | [Bbmaj7] turn your head around | [Bbmaj7]
Well there's | [C] hours of time on the | [Gm7] telephone line to | [F] talk about things to | [C] come |
| [C] Sweet dreams and | [G] flying machines in | [Bbmaj7] pieces on the ground | [Bbmaj7] |
Chorus
| [F] I've seen | [Dm] fire and I've seen | [C] rain | [C]
I've seen | [F] sunny days that I | [Dm] thought would never | [C] end | [C]
I've seen | [F] lonely times when I | [Dm] could not find a | [C] friend | [C]
But I | [Bbmaj7] always thought that I'd | see you a- | [C] gain | [C]
Yes, I | [Bbmaj7] always thought that I'd | see you a- [C↓] gain
#Play along with either version in this key.
#Last Updated 4/27/19 JJ
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James Taylor (1970)
Strumming
4/4 | D - - - D - D u | (for whole song or only chorus')
1 2 3 4 &
Option for Verse fingerpicking Try for certain Bbmaj7
|-M-------M-------| |-R-------R-------| |-------R-------R-|
|-I-------I-------| or |-M-------M-------| |-----M-------M---|
|-----T-------T---| |-----I-------I---| |---I-------I-----|
|-----------------| |-T-------T-------| |-T-------T-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [Gm7] | [F] | [C] |
| [C] | [G] | [Bbmaj7] | [Bbmaj7] |
| [C] Just yesterday | [Gm7] morning they let me | [F] know you were | [C] gone |
| [C] Suzanne the | [G] plans they made put an | [Bbmaj7] end to you | [Bbmaj7] |
| [C] I walked out this | [Gm7] morning and I | [F] wrote down this | [C] song |
| [C] I just can't re- | [G] member who to | [Bbmaj7] send it to | [Bbmaj7] |
Chorus
| [F] I've seen | [Dm] fire and I've seen | [C] rain | [C]
I've seen | [F] sunny days that I | [Dm] thought would never | [C] end | [C]
I've seen | [F] lonely times when I | [Dm] could not find a | [C] friend | [C]
But I | [Bbmaj7] always thought that I'd | see you a- | [C] gain | [C] |
| [C] Won't you look down upon me | [Gm7] Jesus you've got to | [F] help me make a | [C] stand |
| [C] You've just got to | [G] see me through a- | [Bbmaj7] nother day | [Bbmaj7] |
| [C] My body's | [Gm7] aching and my | [F] time is at | [C] hand |
| [C] And I won't | [G] make it any | [Bbmaj7] other way | [Bbmaj7] |
Chorus
| [F] I've seen | [Dm] fire and I've seen | [C] rain | [C]
I've seen | [F] sunny days that I | [Dm] thought would never | [C] end | [C]
I've seen | [F] lonely times when I | [Dm] could not find a | [C] friend | [C]
But I | [Bbmaj7] always thought that I'd | see you a- | [C] gain | [C] |
Been | [C] walking my mind to an | [Gm7] easy time my | [F] back turned towards the | [C] sun |
| [C] Lord knows when the | [G] cold wind blows it'll | [Bbmaj7] turn your head around | [Bbmaj7]
Well there's | [C] hours of time on the | [Gm7] telephone line to | [F] talk about things to | [C] come |
| [C] Sweet dreams and | [G] flying machines in | [Bbmaj7] pieces on the ground | [Bbmaj7] |
Chorus
| [F] I've seen | [Dm] fire and I've seen | [C] rain | [C]
I've seen | [F] sunny days that I | [Dm] thought would never | [C] end | [C]
I've seen | [F] lonely times when I | [Dm] could not find a | [C] friend | [C]
But I | [Bbmaj7] always thought that I'd | see you a- | [C] gain | [C]
Yes, I | [Bbmaj7] always thought that I'd | see you a- [C↓] gain
#Play along with either version in this key.
#Last Updated 4/27/19 JJ
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