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Shower The People 
Words and Music by James Taylor
(c) 1975, 1976 Country Road Music

        D                         A
You can play the game and you can act out the part
           Bm             D/A         G
Though you know it wasn't written for you
             D                                 A      A#dim7
But tell me, how can you stand there with your broken heart
  Bm           D/A     G
Ashamed of playing the fool
D                        A                 Bm        D/A   G
One thing can lead to an-other; it doesn't take any sac-ri-fice
    D                      A       A#dim7
Oh, father and mother, sis-ter and brother,
Bm          D/A      G           (D/F#)
if it feels nice, don't think twice

D/F# Em7                   A
Just shower the people you love with love
Em7                         A
Show them the way that you feel
Em7                       A           A#dim7 Bm   F#dim7
Things are gonna work out fine if you only will
Em7                   A
Shower the people you love with love
Em7                         A
Show them the way that you feel
Em7                       A            A#dim7 Bm
Things are gonna be much better if you only will. [C G]

You can run but you cannot hide; 
this is widely known
And what you plan to do with your foolish pride 
when you're all by yourself alone
Once you tell somebody the way that you feel
you can feel it beginning to ease
I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel
always getting the grease.

Better to shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be just fine if you only will
Show the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be much better if you only will.

    Em7                   A               Em7                        A
||: Shower the people you love with love; show them the way that you feel :||

Ad lib: 
  They say in every life,
  They say the rain must fall
  Just like pouring rain
  Make it rain
  Love is sunshine.

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James Taylor - Shower the People (Beacon Theatre 1998)
James Taylor performed "Shower the People" during the concert at the Beacon Theatre in 1998. Lyrics and Music by James Taylor.

James Taylor - Shower the People
Sending a message in a bottle filled with love and hope for "every" body ... and thanks to James Taylor for putting it all in a musical nutshell for us. Simple lesson but hard to master. Try to stay positive and keep love in your hearts though it's not easy in this human rat race. Peace. Lyrics from Shower the People: You can play the game and you can act out the part Though you know it wasn't written for you But tell me, how can you stand there with your broken heart Ashamed of playing the fool One thing can lead to another; it doesn't take any sacrifice Oh, father and mother, sister and brother if it feels nice, don't think twice Just shower the people you love with love Show them the way that you feel Things are gonna work out fine if you only will Shower the people you love with love Show them the way you feel Things are gonna be much better if you only will You can run but you cannot hide This is widely known And what you plan to do with your foolish pride When you're all by yourself alone Once you tell somebody the way that you feel You can feel it beginning to ease I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel Always getting the grease. Better to shower the people you love with love Show them the way that you feel Things are gonna be just fine if you only will Shower the people you love with love Show them the way that you feel Things are gonna be much better if you only will Shower the people you love with love Show them the way that you feel You'll feel better right away Don't take much to do Sell you pride They say in every life They say the rain must fall Just like pouring rain Make it rain Make it rain Love, love, love is sunshine. Oh yes Make it rain Love, love, love is sunshine Yeah, all right Everybody, everybody Shower the people you love with love

James Taylor Shower the People Charlottesville
Arnold McCuller highlighted here. Pushing the limits of my power shot, still interesting. Charlottesville August 17 2006.

James Taylor - Shower the People (Live/1988)
James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988. This is from a VHS that was released in 1991 entitled James Taylor in Concert. "Shower the People", written by James Taylor, from In the Pocket, released in 1976.

James Taylor - Shower The People
James Taylor Concert (One Man Band) in Hamburg (Laeiszhalle)