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From: rick@maya.demon.co.uk (Rich Tebb)
Subject: TAB: James Taylor "You've got a friend"

A big sorry to all those people who have been waiting for this since I
promised it ages ago.  It was about an hour *before* I realised that
there were definitely 2 guitars.  This transcription is the main guitar
part, RH channel on the version I've got (compilation thing).  I'm
afraid anyone wanting the fancy overdubs will have to work them out for
themselves, just unplug the right speaker to avoid distractions.




You've got a friend
===================

Artist: 	  James Taylor
Songwriter:	  Carole King
Transcribed by:   Rich Tebb


Key of A

Capo 2nd Fret: play in G

Tab note: where the stave line (---) is doubled (===) make _sure_ to
	  hold the previous note.  Otherwise they cut off at the usual
	  time.


  G				   C
e|--------3=========--------------|----3=====----------3=====------|
B|----------------0-------0---1===|==----------1======-------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-----------|--------0---------------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------0-----------0---|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  C		  G
e|3---3-------3-----------3-------|0---------------0---------------|
B|0H1-1-------1-------------------|----4---2-----------3---4-------|
G|--------2-----------0-----------|------------0---------------0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
						       When you're


  Em				   B7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------0-------------------|--------------------0-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------2-------------------2---|
D|----2-------------------2-------|----1-----------1---------------|
A|2-------------------------------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
E|----------------0-----------0---|--------------------------------|
  down			  and	   troubled		       and you


  Em				   Em7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------0---------------0-------|------------3=====--------------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|----0---------------0-----------|
D|----------------2---------------|--------2-----------------------|
A|------------2-------------------|2-------------------------------|
E|0---------------------------0---|--------------------------------|
  need	      a   helping	   hand 		       and


  Am7				   D7sus
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------3-----------3-----------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1-----------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|----2-----------2-----------2---|
D|----------------2---------------|0-----------0-------------------|
A|0-----------0---------------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  nothing		 woh	   nothing's   going     right



  G		  Gsus		    G
e|------------3---------------3---|--------3-----------------------|
B|----0---------------1-----------|1P0-------------1---0-----------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|----0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|



  Em				   B7
e|------------0-------------------|--------0-------2---------------|
B|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------1-------1---------------|
A|2-------------------2-------2---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Close      your  eyes  and	think of me		       and



  Em				   Em7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------------------|------------3-------------------|
G|----0---------------2-------0---|--------0-----------0-----------|
D|--------------------------------|----2-------0H2-----------------|
A|----------------2---------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
  soon	     I	  will	be	   there			To



  Am7				   Bm
e|--------3-----------------------|--------------------2====-------|
B|--------1-----------------------|--------3-------3---------------|
G|--------------------0---2---0---|--------4-----------------------|
D|----------------0H2-------------|----4---------------------------|
A|0-------------------------------|2-----------2-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  brighten up			   even  your  darkest


  D7sus 			   D
e|--------3-----------------------|--------0-------2-------3H2-----|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|----------------------------3---|
G|----------------2---------------|----2-------2-------2-----------|
D|------------0---------------0---|--------------------------------|
A|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  night 					       You  just



  G				   Gmaj7
e|--------------------3-----------|------------2========-----------|
B|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------|
G|----------------0---------------|--------0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-----------3-------------------|3-------------------------------|
  call	      out   my	      name			  and  you



  C		  C/B		   Am7
e|--------------------------------|----------------0---3===----0---|
B|--------1---------------1-------|--------1-----------------------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---------------2---------------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  know	    where-ever	  I	  am		   I'll come    run-


  G			      Gmaj7
e|----------------------------2---|--------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|
G|----0-----------0-------0-------|----0-----------0---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-----------3-------------------|3-----------3-------------------|
  ning					       to  see you    again



  D7sus
e|--------3---3---3---3-------3---|--------3---------------3-------|
B|------------1---0H1-0-------1---|--------1---------------1-------|
G|--------2---------------2-------|----2---------------2-----------|
D|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



  G				   Gmaj7
e|--------3-----------------------|----2---2-----------2-----------|
B|----0-----------0---------------|----0---0-------0---0-----------|
G|------------0-----------0-------|------------------0---------0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3-------------------3-----------|3-------------3-----------------|
  Winter  spring  sum-mer or  fall		 ^
						 [note off beat here]


  C
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|----1---------------------------|
G|----0-----------0---------------|0H2-----2P0---------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------2---0---0---2P0-----|
A|3-----------3-----------3-------|------------------2(H)------2---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  all you got to  do  is      call			     And I'll



  C		  C/B		   D7sus
e|--------------------------------|--------3=============----------|
B|--------1---------------1-------|--------1=============----------|
G|----0---------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|3-----------3---2-----------2---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  be	   there  yeah yeah   yeah		     you've got a friend






[Bridge]


  Fmaj7 	  Fsus2 	   C
e|--------0---------------3-------|--------------------------------|
B|------------1---------------1---|--------1---------------1P0-----|
G|----2---------------2-----------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|3---------------3---------------|----------------0H2-------------|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ain't it  good to know        that you got a  friend



  G				   Gmaj7
e|--------3-----------3-----------|------------2=====--------------|
B|----------------0H1-------------|----0---------------0-----------|
G|----0-------0-----------0-------|0-------0---------------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
  People  can be      so      cold			      They'll




  C				   Fmaj7
e|------------0=====--------------|----0=======--------0=====------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1-------------------1---|
G|------------------------0-------|----------------2---------------|
D|--------------------------------|2H3---------3-------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  hurt you		  and  de- sert you		    Well they'll


  Em7				   A
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|0-----------3-------------------|----3-------3-------3-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|----3-------0-------3-----------|
D|--------------------------------|----3-------0-------3-----------|
A|----2-------------------2-------|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  take	 your soul	 if you    let them    Oh      yeah


  D7sus 			   D7
e|3=========--3============-------|2=======================--------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|2=======================--------|
D|0=========--0============-------|0=======================--------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  don't you   let them                                     You just...




[Verse 1]
When you're down and troubled, and you need a helping hand,
And nothing, whoh nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me, and soon I will be there,
To brighten up even your darkest night.


[Chorus]
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
I'll come running, oh yeah babe, to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you got to do is call,
And I'll be there, yeah yeah yeah, you've got a friend.


[Verse 2]
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
And that old north wind should begin to blow,
Keep your head together, and call my name out loud now,
Soon I'll be knocking at your door.


[Chorus]


[Bridge]
Now ain't it good to know that you've got a friend,
When people can be so cold.
They'll hurt you, yes and desert you,
And take your soul if you let them,
Oh, don't you let them.


[Chorus]

--
black rick

  "Have a good time, _all_ the time"  -   Viv Savage

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