Handy Man

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Song: Handy man
Artist: James Taylor
Composers: Otis Blackwell and Jimmy Jones
Albums: JT / The best of James Taylor
Tabbed by DJ 8th Oct 2018
Original album version -
NO CAPO (Key of D)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApZlNcbVA10
Live version -
CAPO at 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the live Key of E)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8eLAPolW8
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
D = xx0232 G/B = x20033 D/F# = xx4232
A = x02220 G/D = xx0433 E/G# = xx6454
Bm = x24432 Em7 = 022030 E = 022100
A/C# = x4222x F#m7 = 242222 Em = 022000
G = 320033 Gsus4 = 3x0013 Bsus2 = x24422
^ = Emphasise the beats
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[Intro]
D A Bm D A Bm
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D A Bm D A Bm
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
D
Hey, girls, ...gather 'round,
A/C# Bm A G
Listen to what I'm putting down, ...hey baby,
A G/B A/C# D G/D A D
I'm you han - dy - man | /_/ /_/ / /_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D A Bm
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule,
Em7 F#m7 Bm
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool,
A G
I fix broken hearts,
A G/B A/C# D G/D A D D
I know that I tru - ly can! | /_/ /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
A/C# G Gsus4 G
If your ...broken heart should need re - pair,
A G/B A/C# D
Then I am the man to see,
Em D/F# G
Yeah, ...I whisper sweet things,
Gsus4 G D/F#
You tell all your friends,
E D/F# E/G# A Em7 D/F#
They'll come run - ning to me------------!
[Pre-chorus]
G A D
Here is the main thing that I want to say...
A/C# Bm Bsus2 Bm
I'm busy twenty four hours a day,
A G G/D
I fix broken hearts,
A G/B A/C# D G/D A
I know that I tru - ly can! | /_/ /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Chorus]
D
Come, a- come, a- come,
A Bm
A - come, a- come- come! (Come!)
D A Bm
Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah!
D A Bm
Come, a- come, a- come, a- come, a- come- come!
E D/F# E/G# A Em7 D/F#
Oh, now, they'll come run - ning to me------------!
[Pre-chorus]
G A D
Here is the main thing that I want to say...
A/C# Bm Bsus2 Bm
I'm busy twenty four hours a day,
A G G/D
I fix broken hearts,
A G/B A/C# D G/D A
Baby, I'm your hand - y man! | /_/ /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Chorus]
D
Come, a- come, a- come,
A Bm
A - come, a- come- come! (Come!)
D A Bm
Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah!
D A Bm
Come, a- come, a- come, a- come, a- come- come!
D A Bm
Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah!
[Coda]
D A
(That's me!) Come, a- come, a- come, a- come!
Bm D
A-come - come! (I'm your handy man!)
D A Bm
Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah!
D A
(That's me!) Come, a- come, a- come, a- come!
Bm D
A-come - come! (I'm your handy man!)
D A Bm
Yeah-----! ...Yeah, yeah!
=====================================================
[Intro & Choruses - bass note riff into D chords]
D
e|----------|--2------|
B|----------|--3------|
G|----------|---------|
D|----------|--0------|
A|---0-h2---|---------| h = Hammer-on note
E|----------|---------|
=====================================================
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below nine of the diagrams.
The other chord boxes should be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting.
As long as you are logged into your account,
these choices will be saved automatically for every
time you view this tab
A/C# G G/B G/D Em7
<7 of 20> <2 of 27> <2 of 21> <3 of 18> <6 of 49>
F#m7 Gsus4 D/F# E/G#
<3 of 33> <15 of 20> <3 of 20> <23 of 23>

Handy Man chords and lyrics

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

Song: Handy man
Artist: James Taylor
Composers: Otis Blackwell and Jimmy Jones
Albums: JT / The best of James Taylor
Tabbed by DJ   8th Oct 2018
Original album version -
NO CAPO (Key of D)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApZlNcbVA10
Live version -
CAPO at 2nd fret 
(Will then sound in the live Key of E)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8eLAPolW8
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
D    = xx0232    G/B   = x20033    D/F#  = xx4232
A    = x02220    G/D   = xx0433    E/G#  = xx6454
Bm   = x24432    Em7   = 022030    E     = 022100
A/C# = x4222x    F#m7  = 242222    Em    = 022000
G    = 320033    Gsus4 = 3x0013    Bsus2 = x24422
^ = Emphasise the beats 
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]
                            ^ ^   ^  ^    ^
                                 ^ ^    ^  ^
[Verse 2]
[Pre-chorus]
                                 ^ ^   ^  ^
[Chorus]
[Pre-chorus]
                                   ^ ^   ^  ^
[Chorus]
[Coda]
=====================================================
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below nine of the diagrams.
The other chord boxes should be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting.
As long as you are logged into your account,
these choices will be saved automatically for every
time you view this tab
   A/C#       G          G/B        G/D        Em7

Handy Man Chords by James Taylor

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