Blossom

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Song: Blossom
Artist: James Taylor
Composer: James Taylor
Album: Sweet baby James
Tabbed by DJ 9th May 2017
CAPO: 5th fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of G)
PLEASE NOTE FOR LIVE VERSIONS:
Even in the 1970's James would play this song in the
key of F, a whole tone lower than the album track,
so Capo at 3rd fret to match those live versions.
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
D = xx0232 G/F# = 2x0003 Dsus2 = xx0230
D4 = x00233 G = 320003 A = x02220
Cadd9 = x32030 A7sus4 = x02030 Bm7 = x2023x
G6/B = x20030 A7 = x02020 F#m7 = 222222
Em7 = 020000 Fmaj7 = xx3210 E7 = 022130
From Dsus2 hammer-on the 1st string note for D chord
From A7 hammer-on the 2nd string note for A7sus4
From A7sus4 pull-off the 2nd string note for A7
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=====================================================
[Intro]
D D4 D Cadd9 G6/B Em7 G/F# G A7sus4 D D4 D Cadd9
| /_/ / / / | / / / / | /_/ / / / |
G6/B A7sus4 G G/F# Em7 A7sus4
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
D Cadd9 G6/B A7sus4 G
Blossom, smile some sunshine down my way,
G/F# Em7 A7sus4 A7
Lately, I've been lone - some,
D Cadd9 G6/B A7sus4 G
Blossom, it's been much too long a day,
G/F# Em7 A7sus4
Seems my dreams have frozen,
Fmaj7 Em7 A7sus4 Dsus2 D
Melt my cares a - way
[Bridge]
G A Bm7 A7 G F#m7 G
Send the sun - shine down my way,
F#m7 Bm7 E7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
When - ever you call my name,
G A Bm7 A7 G F#m7 G F#m7 Bm7
I know what you mean to say to me,
E7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
Girl, it's all the same
[Verse 2]
D Cadd9 G6/B A7sus4 G
Blossom, there's an empty road be - hind,
G/F# Em7 A7sus4 A7
Sit you down be - side me,
D D4 D Cadd9 G6/B A7sus4 G
Blos - som----, there's a sweet dream on my mind,
G/F# Em7 A7sus4 A7
There's a song in - side me,
Fmaj7 Em7 A7sus4 Dsus2 D
Take these chains a - way
[Bridge]
G A Bm7 A7 G F#m7 G
Now, send the sun - shine down my way,
F#m7 Bm7 E7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
When - ever you call my name,
G A Bm7 A7 G F#m7 G F#m7 Bm7
I know what you mean to say to me,
E7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
Girl, it's all the same
[Verse 3]
D Cadd9 G6/B A7sus4 G
Blossom, smile some sunshine down my way,
G/F# Em7 A7sus4 A7
Lately, I've been lone - some,
D D4 D Cadd9 G6/B A7sus4 G
Blos - som----, it's been much too long a day,
G/F# Em7 A7sus4
Seems my dreams have frozen,
Fmaj7 Em7 A7sus4 Dsus2 D
Melt my cares a - way
[Coda]
D Cadd9 G6/B A7sus4
La, la, la-la-la, la, la, la, la-la!
G G/F# Em7 A7sus4 D
La, la, la-la-la, la, la, la!

Blossom chords and lyrics

Free chords for Blossom by James Taylor. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Blossom
Artist: James Taylor
Composer: James Taylor
Album: Sweet baby James
Tabbed by DJ 9th May 2017
CAPO: 5th fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of G)
PLEASE NOTE FOR LIVE VERSIONS:
Even in the 1970's James would play this song in the
key of F, a whole tone lower than the album track,
so Capo at 3rd fret to match those live versions.
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
D     = xx0232    G/F#   = 2x0003    Dsus2 = xx0230
D4    = x00233    G      = 320003    A     = x02220
Cadd9 = x32030    A7sus4 = x02030    Bm7   = x2023x
G6/B  = x20030    A7     = x02020    F#m7  = 222222
Em7   = 020000    Fmaj7  = xx3210    E7    = 022130
From Dsus2 hammer-on the 1st string note for D chord 
From A7 hammer-on the 2nd string note for A7sus4
From A7sus4 pull-off the 2nd string note for A7
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
[Coda]

Blossom Chords by James Taylor

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