James Taylor - Shower The People (1976) | Musicians Playbook | Chords & Lyrics

James Taylor, Shower the People (1976)
^{Key: :[G] (w: James Taylor)}
INTRO: [*R1]

VERSE 1:
You can [G] play the game and you can [D] act out the part
Though you [Em] know it wasn't [G/D] written for [C] you
But tell me [G] how can you stand there with your [D] broken [Ebdim7] heart
A-[Em]-shamed of [G/D] playing the [C] fool

VERSE 2:
[G] One thing can lead to an-[D]-other
it doesn't [Em] take any [G/D] sacri-[C]-fice
Oh, [G] father and mother, sis-[D]-ter and [Ebdim7] brother
[Em] if it feels [G/D] nice, [C] don't think [G/B] twice

CHORUS 1:
Just [Am7] shower the people you [D] love with love
[Am7] Show them the way that you [D] feel
[Am7] Things are gonna work out [D7] fine
if you [Ebdim7] only [Em] will [Bdim7]

CHORUS 2:
[Am7] Shower the people you [D] love with love
[Am7] Show them the way that you [D] feel
[Am7] Things are gonna be much [D] better
if you [Ebdim7] only will [Em] [F] [C]

VERSE 3:
[G] You can run but you [D] cannot hide
[Em] this is [G/D] widely [C] known
And [G] what you plan to do with your [D] foolish [Ebdim7] pride
when you're [Em] all by your-[G/D]-self a-[C]-lone

VERSE 4:
Once you [G] tell somebody the [D] way that you feel
you can [Em] feel it be-[G/D]-ginning to [C] ease
I think it's [G] true what they say about the [D] squeaky [Ebdim7] wheel
[Em] always [G/D] getting the [C] grease [G/B]

CHORUS 3:
[Am7] Shower the people you [D] love with love
[Am7] Show them the way that you [D] feel
[Am7] Things are gonna be much [D] better
if you [Ebdim7] only will [Em open]

INSTRUMENTAL: [or repeat intro]

OUTRO: [Multiple Times]
[Am7] Shower the people you [D] love with love
[Am7] Show them the way that you [D] feel

ADDITIONAL INFO:

[*R1] (chords & tab based on capo @ 3rd)
~~~Em7~D/G#B~~~A
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------0-----2-----------|
G|--0--2--------------2--------|
D|--------0-----0-----------0--|
A|-----------------0-----------|
E|--0--2-----3-----------------|

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G ^{( 71 songs )}

H ^{( 43 songs )}

I ^{( 11 songs )}

J ^{( 159 songs )}

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B ( 236 songs )

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K ( 50 songs )

L ( 62 songs )

M ( 94 songs )

N ( 32 songs )

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P ( 70 songs )

Q ( 7 songs )

R ( 104 songs )

S ( 183 songs )

T ( 93 songs )

U ( 19 songs )

V ( 22 songs )

W ( 39 songs )

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