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Detune all strings a semi-tone to play along with ‘Your Song’ from the studio album, ‘Glow’,
Chord names are relative to their shape in standard tuning.
Letters in parenthesis i.e. (C) (E) or (Eb) indicate bass passing notes.
Chord shapes used:
              AX0333O                  B/F#221XOX
A     (7thpos) XO7655         B (7thpos)   XX9877
Amaj7 (4thpos) XO7654          Bno5add4    X2X440
          Amaj7XO2224                 Bsus4X24400
         A6sus2X05560                 Badd4X24X4O
             A6XO2222          B7(2ndpos)  X2424X
 A6no3         XO42OO                 Bsus2X24422
           A/C#X4222X                B7sus4X2425X
           Abm7464444                  B/EbO6447X
                                         B5X244XX
           Cm#5X3654X
            C#mX46654                     EO7645O
           C#m7X46454          E(no5)      OX32XO
                              E (4th pos)  XX6454
                              E (7th pos)  O7999X
                                       E/Bb6X6454
                                        E/B7X6454
                                       E/G#422XXX
                              Esus4add2    OX42OO
           F#m7242222
F#5         (T2)44X2X  (T2)=Thumb on 2nd fret
[Intro]
(piano chords transposed for guitar)
This chord sequence is played twice before the ensemble joins in.
E (4thpos), Amaj7 (4thpos), B (7thpos), A (5thpos)
Guitar + Bass + ensemble
E, Amaj7, B/Eb, Abm7, (E), (Eb), C#m, E/B, E/Bb, A6sus2
Ad lib scat vocals over this next chord sequence
   Bsus4Bno5      Cm#5     C#m7    B/EbE(7thPos)   F#m7     A   B7sus4B7(2ndpos)
[Bridge]
Bass (single Notes)  B   Db   E  Db  
[Verse 1]
E(no5)                      Amaj7                    B/Eb  Abm7  
        It's a little bit funny -------this feeling inside
(C)                    C#m7             E/B         E/Bb  A6sus2  
        But I'm not one of those who can     easily hide
 Oh IBsus4, well I don't have much Bmoney butCm#5……… boy, if I dC#mid
 (Eb)E(7thpos)                   A   F#m7                 A   Badd4   B7sus4   Badd4  B5  
              I'd buy a big house where  we both could live
[Verse 2]
 E(no5)              Amaj7                  B/EbAbm7(C)C#m7
      If I was a sculptor     but then again, no
Or a man who makes E/Bpotions in a     E/Bbtraveling A6sus2show
                     Bsus4Bno5add4                      Cm#5   C#m(Eb)E
Oh I, well I know it's not much but girl it's the best I can do
                             F#m7                           A    EE(no5)
  You see, my gift is my song and this here one's for you,
Esus4add2 Eno5
[Chorus]
  B/F#And you can tell C#m7everybody that,- F#m7that this is your A6sonAmaj7gA6  
  BOh words may be qC#m7uite simple but      F#5now that it's Adone
    C#m7I hope you don't mind    E/BI hope you don't mind
    E/Bbthat I put down in Awords
            E/G#               AA6(no3)        B  
How wonderful - life is while you're in the world, yes girl
Single Bass notes  B   C#   E  C  
[Bridge] (with ad lib scat vocals):
 E(no3)   Amaj7    Eb/B  A/C#  
Single Bass notes  B   C#   E  Db  
[Verse 3]
 E(no5)                             Amaj7                     B/Eb  Abm7  
      I sat on the roof, child, yes I did, and I kicked off the moss
(C)C#m7                     E/B                                   E/Bb  A6sus2  
       But a few of the verses,   well they, well they got me quite cross, oh ho
                        Bsus4Bno5add4                         Cm#5  C#m  
     But the sun's been real kind while I wrote, wrote down this song
(Eb)E                                 A   F#m7                        A   Badd4   B7sus4   Badd4  B5  
     You see, it's for people like you that  really keep it turned on, on
[Verse 4]
E(no5)                        Amaj7                    B/Eb  Abm7  
     So please excuse my forgetting   but these things I do, yeah
(C)C#m7                                         E/B         E/Bb  A6sus2  
      Well you see, girl, I've forgotten if they're     green or they're blue,
                                        Bsus4Bno5add4            Cm#5  C#m  
Oh oh oh oh…well anyway, you know the thing is, Honey, what I really mean,
            (Eb)E                    F#m7              A                 E     E(no5) Esus4add2 Eno5
[Chorus]
   B/F#And you can tell C#m7everybody that   F#m7this is your A6sonAmaj7g, yes A6you can
 BOh the words may be C#m7quite simple but,  F#5but now that it's Adone yes
    C#m7I hope you don't mind, E/Bdon't mind    E/Bbthat I put down in Awords
           E/G#               AA6(no3)        B  
How wonderful life is while you're in the world,
                       C#m7                  E/B                  E/Bb        AN.C
    I hope you don’t mind, hope you don’t mind that I put down in words, these sweet words,
           E/G#                   AA6(no3)       E  
How wonderful life is Baby while you are in my world
[Bridge] (with ad lib scat vocals):
E (no3), Amaj7, Eb/B, F#m7, C#m7, E/B, E/Bb, A6sus2
BBelieve I sit here on the dock of the bay
watching the Cm#5tide rolling C#maway
Said, EI'll be thinking of F#m7you love
sweet Amemories to all of you, B/Eball of Bsus2you.

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Your Song

by Al Jarreau

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/F#

Amaj7

Bsus4

A6sus2

Badd4

Bsus2

A/C#

B7sus4

Abm7

B/Eb

Cm#5

C#m

C#m7

E/Bb

E/B

E/G#

F#m7

Detune all strings a semi-tone to play along with ‘Your Song’ from the studio album, ‘Glow’,

Chord names are relative to their shape in standard tuning.

Letters in parenthesis i.e. (C) (E) or (Eb) indicate bass passing notes.

Chord shapes used:

A B/F#

X0333O 221XOX

A (7thpos) XO7655 B (7thpos) XX9877

Amaj7 (4thpos) XO7654 Bno5add4 X2X440

Amaj7 Bsus4

XO2224 X24400

A6sus2 Badd4

X05560 X24X4O

A6 B7

XO2222 (2ndpos) X2424X

A6 Bsus2

no3 XO42OO X24422

A/C# B7sus4

X4222X X2425X

Abm7 B/Eb

464444 O6447X

X244XX

Cm#5

X3654X

C#m E

X46654 O7645O

C#m7 E

X46454 (no5) OX32XO

E (4th pos) XX6454

E (7th pos) O7999X

E/Bb

6X6454

E/B

7X6454

E/G#

422XXX

Esus4add2 OX42OO

F#m7

242222

F#5 (T2)44X2X (T2)=Thumb on 2nd fret

[Intro]

(piano chords transposed for guitar)

This chord sequence is played twice before the ensemble joins in.

E (4thpos), Amaj7 (4thpos), B (7thpos), A (5thpos)

Guitar + Bass + ensemble

E, Amaj7, B/Eb, Abm7, (E), (Eb), C#m, E/B, E/Bb, A6sus2

Ad lib scat vocals over this next chord sequence

Bsus4 Cm#5 C#m7 B/Eb F#m7 A B7sus4

Bno5 E(7thPos) B7(2ndpos)

[Bridge]

B Db E Db

Bass (single Notes)

[Verse 1]

Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7

E(no5)

It's a little bit funny -------this feeling inside

C C#m7 E/B E/Bb A6sus2

()

But I'm not one of those who can easily hide

Bsus4 B Cm#5 C#m

Oh I, well I don't have much money but……… boy, if I did

Eb A F#m7 A Badd4 B7sus4 Badd4 B5

()E(7thpos)

I'd buy a big house where we both could live

[Verse 2]

E Amaj7 B/Eb C

(no5) Abm7()C#m7

If I was a sculptor but then again, no

E/B E/Bb A6sus2

Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show

Bsus4 Cm#5 C#m Eb

Bno5add4 ()E

Oh I, well I know it's not much but girl it's the best I can do

F#m7 A E

E(no5)

You see, my gift is my song and this here one's for you,

Esus4add2 Eno5

[Chorus]

B/F# C#m7 F#m7 A6 Amaj7 A6

And you can tell everybody that,- that this is your song

B C#m7 F#5 A

Oh words may be quite simple but now that it's done

C#m7 E/B

I hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind

E/Bb A

that I put down in words

E/G# A B

A6(no3)

How wonderful - life is while you're in the world, yes girl

B C# E C

Single Bass notes

[Bridge] (with ad lib scat vocals):

E Amaj7 Eb/B A/C#

(no3)

B C# E Db

Single Bass notes

[Verse 3]

E Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7

(no5)

I sat on the roof, child, yes I did, and I kicked off the moss

C E/B E/Bb A6sus2

()C#m7

But a few of the verses, well they, well they got me quite cross, oh ho

Bsus4 Cm#5 C#m

Bno5add4

But the sun's been real kind while I wrote, wrote down this song

Eb A F#m7 A Badd4 B7sus4 Badd4 B5

()E

You see, it's for people like you that really keep it turned on, on

[Verse 4]

Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7

E(no5)

So please excuse my forgetting but these things I do, yeah

C E/B E/Bb A6sus2

()C#m7

Well you see, girl, I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue,

Bsus4 Cm#5 C#m

Bno5add4

Oh oh oh oh…well anyway, you know the thing is, Honey, what I really mean,

(Eb)E F#m7 A E E(no5) Esus4add2 Eno5

[Chorus]

B/F# C#m7 F#m7 A6 Amaj7 A6

And you can tell everybody that this is your song, yes you can

B C#m7 F#5 A

Oh the words may be quite simple but, but now that it's done yes

C#m7 E/B E/Bb A

I hope you don't mind, don't mind that I put down in words

E/G# A B

A6(no3)

How wonderful life is while you're in the world,

C#m7 E/B E/Bb A

N.C

I hope you don’t mind, hope you don’t mind that I put down in words, these sweet words,

E/G# A E

A6(no3)

How wonderful life is Baby while you are in my world

[Bridge] (with ad lib scat vocals):

E (no3), Amaj7, Eb/B, F#m7, C#m7, E/B, E/Bb, A6sus2

Believe I sit here on the dock of the bay

Cm#5 C#m

watching the tide rolling away

E F#m7

Said, I'll be thinking of you love

A B/Eb Bsus2

sweet memories to all of you, all of you.

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