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B.S.U.R.
James Taylor
Intro:  D   Bm   Em7   A7(2x)
  She's been hDolding on too lGong
  Em7Hoping I'm gonna chA7ange
  GGiving it Em7up just a lAittle bit A7sus4more
  EDach time I come hGomeG/F#  
  Em7Looking and acting strAangeA7sus4  
  PGutting her dEm7own, pAutting it A7sus4up with Dme
Chorus:
  DBe aAs you aGre (B S U R)
  DAs you Em7see Gas I aAm I Bmam (S U C S I M I M)
  F#m7Be   Gas you are (B S U R)
  DAs you Em7see aGs I aAm I aDm (S U C S I M I M)  Em7  A7  
  Do you tDhink you might iGmprove meG/F#  
  Em7Trying to take contA7rol
  WaGtching eEm7very little thAing I A7sus4do
  JDust like a bleeding mGovie
  Em7Just like a leading rA7ole
  Mama, tGhis ain't Em7me and I dAon't beA7sus4lieve that's yDou
Repeat Chorus except last word (letter) ----
        … aDm (M)Bm  G  Em7  
Bridge:
  First you mAake believe I belEm7ieve the things
  That you mAake believeEm7  
  And I'm bBmound to F#m7let you E7sus4downE7  
  Then it's AI who have been decDeiving
  PAurposely misF#mleadingBm  
  And aGll along D/F#you beliBmeved in E7meA7sus4  
  So we cDircle around one anGotherG/F#  
  Em7Playing a guessing gA7ame
  StraGngers  Em7at this mAasqueA7sus4rade
  PreteDnding to know each GotherG/F#  
  We stEm7rain to catch a nA7ame
  And nGever see Em7the mistaAkes we A7sus4must have mDade
Repeat Chorus except last word (letter) ----
          Coda
        … am (M)
Coda:  D   Bm   Em7   A7(Repeat several times then fade)
    oG/F#ooooo              
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Bsur

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

A7sus4

G/F#

F#m7

E7sus4

F#m

D/F#

B.S.U.R.

James Taylor

D Bm Em7 A7

Intro: (2x)

D G

She's been holding on too long

Em7 A7

Hoping I'm gonna change

G Em7 A A7sus4

Giving it up just a little bit more

D G G/F#

Each time I come home

Em7 A A7sus4

Looking and acting strange

G Em7 A A7sus4 D

Putting her down, putting it up with me

Chorus:

D A G

Be as you are (B S U R)

D Em7 G A Bm

As you see as I am I am (S U C S I M I M)

F#m7 G

Be as you are (B S U R)

D Em7 G A D Em7 A7

As you see as I am I am (S U C S I M I M)

D G G/F#

Do you think you might improve me

Em7 A7

Trying to take control

G Em7 A A7sus4

Watching every little thing I do

D G

Just like a bleeding movie

Em7 A7

Just like a leading role

G Em7 A A7sus4 D

Mama, this ain't me and I don't believe that's you

Repeat Chorus except last word (letter) ----

D Bm G Em7

… am (M)

Bridge:

A Em7

First you make believe I believe the things

A Em7

That you make believe

Bm F#m7 E7sus4 E7

And I'm bound to let you down

A D

Then it's I who have been deceiving

A F#m Bm

Purposely misleading

G D/F# Bm E7 A7sus4

And all along you believed in me

D G G/F#

So we circle around one another

Em7 A7

Playing a guessing game

G Em7 A A7sus4

Strangers at this masquerade

D G G/F#

Pretending to know each other

Em7 A7

We strain to catch a name

G Em7 A A7sus4 D

And never see the mistakes we must have made

Repeat Chorus except last word (letter) ----

Coda

… am (M)

D Bm Em7 A7

Coda: (Repeat several times then fade)

G/F#

oooooo

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