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Enough To Be On Your Way

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James Taylor
Enough To Be On Your Way
Capo: III
BPM: 111
A: x02220 or x0222x
Am7: x02010
A4+6+7: x04030
B11: x22222 or x2222x
Bm7: x24232 or x2423x or x2020x
Bm7(2): x2023x
Cmaj7: x32000
C9: x32030
D: xx0232
D9: xx0230
Dmaj9: xx0220
D4/F#: xx403x
D/A: x04232
D/F#: 2x023x
Dmaj9: xx0220
Em: 022000
Em7: 0x0000
Em7+9: 0x4030
F#m7: 242222 or 2x222x
G: 320003 or 3x000x
G/B: x2003x
G/F#: 2x000x
G9: 3x020x
[Instrumental Intro]
G   G/F#   Em7   Bm73x000x 2x000x 0x0000 x24232
Am7   Cmaj7   D/F#x02010 x32000 2x023x
G   Em   F#m7   Bm7320003 022000 242222 x24232
Em7+9 A 0x4030 x0222x
D   D4/F#(D B) C   D/F#xx0232 xx403x (4324) x32010 2x023x
G   Bm7   Am7   Cmaj7320003 x24232 x02010 x32000
D/F# Em7+9 Am7 Bm7(2) 2x023x 0x4030 x02010 x2023x
C9   D/F#   G9x32030 2x023x 3x020x
G9   B11] x2 3x020x x2222x
[Verse 1]
G9   B113x020x x2222x
So the sun shines on this funeral
G9   B113x020x x2222x
Just the same as on a birth
G9   A   F#m73x020x x0222x 2x222x
The way it shines on everything
Bm7Em7+9 A> D/A   Ax24232 0x4030 x0222x > x04232 x0222x
That happens here on Earth
G9   B113x020x x2222x
It rolls across the western sky
G9   A9> A3x020x x02200 x0222x
And back into the sea
Bm7 Em7+9 A x24232 0x4030 x0222x
And spends the day's last rays
F#m7   GA4+7 D2x222x 3x003x x0203x xx0232
Upon this fucked up family
D/F#   G   Em7   A2x023x 3x000x 0x0000 x0222x
So long old pal
A> D/A   Ax0222x > x0423x x0222x
Verse 2
G9   B113x020x x2222x
The last time I saw Alice
G9   B113x020x x2222x
She was leaving Santa Fe
G9   A   F#m73x020x x0222x 242222
With a bunch of round eyed Buddhists
Bm7Em7+9 A   D/A< Ax24232 0x4030 x0222x x04232 < x0222x
In a killer Chevrolet
G9   B113x020x x2222x
Said they turned her out of Texas
G9   A3x020x x0222x
Yeah she burned "˜em down back home
Bm7 Em7+9 A x24232 0x4030 x0222x
Now she's wild with expectation
F#m7   G   A   D9   D242222 3x000x x0222x xx0230 xx0232
On the edge of the unknown, singing
Chorus 1
Bm7   Em   F#m7x24232 022000 2x222x
Oh, it's enough to be on your
Bm7   B11   Bm7x24232 x2222x x24232
way
Em   F#m7   G9022000 2x222x 3x020x
It's enough just to cover ground
Em7+9 A4+6+7 Dmaj9 0x4030 x04030 xx0220
It's enough to be moving on
Bm7   Em   F#m7x24232 022000 2x222x
Home, built it behind your
Bm7   B11   Bm7x24232 x2222x x24232
eyes
Em   F#m7   G9022000 2x222x 3x020x
Carry it in your heart
Em   F#m7   Bm7Em7+9 A022000 2x222x x24232 0x4030 x0222x
Safe among your own
Verse 3
G9   B113x020x x2222x
They brought her back on a Friday night
G9   B113x020x x2222x
Same day I was born
G9   A   F#m73x020x x0222x 2x222x
We sent her up the smoke stack
Bm7Em7+9 A> D/A   Ax24232 0x4030 x0222x > x04232 x0222x
Yes and back into the storm
G9   B113x020x x2222x
She blew up over the San Juan mountains
G9   A9> A3x020x x0222x
And spent herself at last
Bm7 Em7+9 A x24232 0x4030 x0222x
The threat of heavy weather
F#m7   GA4+7 D9   D2x222x 3x003x x0203x xx0230 xx0232
That was what she knew the best
Chorus 2
Bm7   Em   F#m7x24232 022000 2x222x
Oh, it's enough to be on your
Bm7   B11   Bm7x24232 x2222x x24232
way
Em   F#m7   G9022000 2x222x 3x020x
It's enough just to cover ground
Em7+9 A4+6+7 Dmaj9 0x4030 x04030 xx0220
It's enough to be moving on
Bm7   Em   F#m7x24232 022000 2x222x
Home, better built it behind your
Bm7   B11   Bm7x24232 x2222x x24232
eyes
Em   F#m7   G9022000 2x222x 3x020x
Carry it in your heart
Em   F#m7   Bm7022000 2x222x x24232
Safe among your own
Refrain
G9   B11] x4 3x020x x2222x
Em   D/F#   G9022000 2x023x 3x020x
Verse 4
G9   B113x020x x2222x
It woke me up on a Sunday
G9   B113x020x x2222x
An hour before the sun
G9   A   F#m73x020x x0222x 2x222x
It had me watching the headlights
Bm7Em7+9 A   D/A< Ax24232 0x4030 x0222x > x04232 x0222x
Out on highway 591
G9   B113x020x x2222x
˜Till I stepped into my trousers
G9   A9> A3x020x x0222x
˜Till I pulled my big boots on
Bm7 Em7+9 A x24232 0x4030 x0222x
I walked out on the Mesa
F#m7   GA4+7 D9   D2x222x 3x003x x0203x xx0230 xx0232
And I stumbled on this song
Chorus 3 (key change to E = capo to the 5th fret)
Bm7   Em   F#m7x24232 022000 2x222x
Oh, it's enough to be on your
Bm7   B11   Bm7x24232 x2222x x24232
way
Em   F#m7   G9022000 2x222x 3x020x
It's enough just to cover ground
Em7+9 A4+6+7 Dmaj9 0x4030 x04030 xx0220
It's enough to be moving on
Bm7   Em   F#m7x24232 022000 2x222x
Home, boy built it behind your
Bm7   B11   Bm7x24232 x2222x x24232
eyes
Em   F#m7   G9022000 2x222x 3x020x
Carry it in your heart
Em   F#m7   Bm7022000 2x222x x24232
Safe among your own
Coda
D/F#   G   Em   A2x023x 320003 022000 x0222x
So long old gal
A> D/A   E/A   Ax0222x > x04232 x02100 x0222x
All chords in this song (20)

The story behind the song

James Taylor is a renowned American singer-songwriter and guitarist, celebrated for both his original songs and his distinctive cover versions. This song appears on his 1997 album Hourglass, which was part of a period that saw a resurgence in his chart performance and included some of his most-awarded work. Playing this song feels like stepping into the world of an artist who has consistently captivated audiences with his unique musical voice.

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