Fire And Rain tab - james taylor

Fire and Rain                       James Taylor
C              Gm7                    F              C
Just yesterday morning the let me know you were gone
          G                      Bb
Susan the plans they made put an end to you
C                 Gm7           F               C
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just cant
  G             Bb
remember who to send it to
 
F        Dm7      G11      C           F                  Dm7  G11
Ive seen fire and ive seen rain I seen sunny days that I thought would
      C         F                   Dm7       G11        C
never end I saw lonely times when I could not find a friend But i
Bb     F(A Bass)       G7      Gm7    C7    | 1 C9    | 2&3 C7
always thought that id see you again
 
 
Wont you look down upon me Jesus you got to help me make a stand
You just got to seem through another day
My bodies aching and my time is at hand
An' I wont make it any other way
(chorus)
 
Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows itll turn you head around
Well there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
(chorus)
 
 
G7  6 5 4 3 2 1   C9 6 5 4 3 2 1  C7 6 5 4 3 2 1 G11 6 5 4 3 2 1
    0 0 3 3 3 3      0 3 2 3 3 3     0 3 3 3 1 0     3 2 0 0 1 1
 
Dm7 6 5 4 3 2 1    the top line is the string number where 1 is
    0 0 0 2 1 1    high E and the bottom line is the fret number
                   where 0 means no fretting and 3 means third fret
 

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Subject: CRD Fire & Rain (corrected) -James Taylor

Fire and Rain
James Taylor (c) 1969

Intro: A G D A, A E Gmaj7

A              Em7                 D             A
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
           E                      Gmaj7
Susan, the plans they made put an end to you
A                 Em7           D               A
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song 
             E               Gmaj7
I just can't remember who to send it to

Chorus:
D D/C#      Bm7      Bm7/E     A    
  I've seen fire and I've seen rain 
            D     D/C#        Bm7           Bm7/E     A    
  I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
            D      D/C#         Bm7       Bm7/E     A    
  I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend 
      G        D6/F#            E7/B    Asus A9 
  But I always thought that I'd see you again

Won't you look down upon me Jesus. You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
(chorus)
 
Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn you head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to
come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
(chorus)

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D6/F#: 200202
A9:    x02200

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James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Beacon Theatre)
Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now

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My first video here, on Youtube Enjoy watching!!! Fire And Rain - James Taylor Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just cant remember who to send it to Ive seen fire and I`ve seen rain Ive seen sunny days that I thought would never end Ive seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that Id see you again Wont you look down upon me, Jesus? Youve got to help me make a stand Youve just got to see me through another day My bodys aching and my time is at hand And I wont make it any other way Oh, I`ve seen fire and Ive seen rain Ive seen sunny days that I thought would never end Ive seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that Id see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows itll turn your head around Well, theres hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things To come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I`ve seen fire and I`ve seen rain Ive seen sunny days that I thought would never end Ive seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that Id see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought Id see you one more time again Theres just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought Id see you, thought Id see you fire and rain, now

James Taylor - Fire and Rain, Live 1970
James Taylor performing Fire and Rain in 1970.

James Taylor - Fire and Rain
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: jeb1948.blogspot.com Born March 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The embodiment of the American singer-songwriter in the late 60s and early 70s was the frail and troubled James Taylor. He was born into a wealthy family. His mother was a classically trained soprano and encouraged James and his siblings, including future recording artists Livingston Taylor (b. 21 November 1950, Boston, Massachusetts), Alex Taylor (b. 28 February 1947, Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Hugh Taylor (b. 24 July 1952, Durham, North Carolina, USA) and Kate Taylor (b. 21 November 1950, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) to become musical. The young James Taylor wanted for nothing and divided his time between two substantial homes. He befriended Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar at the age of 15 and won a local talent contest. As is often the case, boarding school education often suits the parents more than the child, and James rebelled from Milton Academy at the age of 16 to join his brother Alex in a rock band, the Fabulous Corsairs. At only 17 he committed himself to the mclean Mental Institution in Massachusetts to undergo treatment for his severe depression. Following a nine-month stay he reunited with "Kootch" and together they formed the commercially disastrous Flying Machine. At 18, now being supported by his parents in his own ...