{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1006037,"song":"James","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1006037-james-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1006037?type=chord","rating":4.84072,"votes":71,"content":"[Intro]\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]  |\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]Gm7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJames ... we were always friends,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nFrom our childhood days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we made our plans,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Dm7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we had to go our separate ways.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F9[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI went on the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou pursued an education.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]Gm7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJames ... do you like your life,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nCan you find release,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd will you ever change[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWill you ever write your masterpiece.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F9[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAre you still in school[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLiving up to expectations ...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm[/ch] | [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] |\r\nJames ...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nYou were so relied upon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEverybody knows how hard you tried[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm[/ch] | [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] |\r\nHey...[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Ab[/ch]                         [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nJust look at what a job you've done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Asus[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCarrying the weight of family pride.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]Gm7[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJames ... you've been well behaved,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nYou've been working hard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut will you always stay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSomeone else's dream of who you are.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F9[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDo what's good for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nor you're not good for anybody ...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\nJames ...[/tab]\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch]   | [ch]C7[/ch]  | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]  |\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F9[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI went on the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou pursued an education ...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm[/ch] | [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] |\r\nJames ...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nHow you gonna know for sure[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\neverything was so well organized.[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm[/ch] | [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] |\r\nHey ...[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]               [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nNow everything is so secure,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Asus[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand everybody else is satisfied.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]Gm7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJames ... do you like your life,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nCan you find release[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd will you ever change,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen will you write your masterpiece.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F9[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDo what's good for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nor you're not good for anybody ... [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\nJames...[/tab]\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm[/ch]  | [ch]C7[/ch]    | [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]  |\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]  |\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | [ch]Gm7[/ch] | [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] |","plain_text":"[Intro]\n| Dm7 | Gm7 | C   | F C/E |\n| Dm7 | Gm  | C   | F A7  |\n| Dm7 | Gm7 | C   | F A7  |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n| Dm7 | Gm7   | C7  | F A7  |\n| Dm7 | F/C C |\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n| Dm7 | Gm  | C7    | F  A7  |\n| Dm7 | Gm7 | C     | F  C/E |\n| Dm7 | Gm7 | C     | F  A7  |\n| Dm7 | Gm7 | F/C C | Bb/F F |","chords":["Dm7","Gm7","C","F","C/E","Gm","A7","Cm","D7","G","F/C","F9","Bb","E7","A","Dm","Bbmaj7","Am7","Abmaj7","C9sus","Ab","Asus","C7","Bb/F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}