Fire and Rain (C Major)
Artist:
James Taylor
Genre:
Folk
Roman Numerals:
I, I7, ii, IV, V, v, m7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by:
PollyEV
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
C7
(C,E,G,B♭)
-
C
E
B♭
C
E
Dm
(D,F,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F
F
(F,A,C)
F
C
F
A
C
F
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
Gm
(G,B♭,D)
-
-
D
B♭
D
G
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
-
B♭
F
B♭
D
-
Verse 1
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Just yesterday
[
Gm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
morning, they let me
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
know you were
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
gone
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Suzanne, the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
plans they made put an
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
end to you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I walked out this
[
Gm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
morning and I
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
wrote down this
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
song
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I just can't re-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
member who to
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
send it to
Chorus
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I've seen
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
fire and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I've seen
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rain
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I've seen
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sunny days that I
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
thought would never
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
end
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I've seen
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
lonely times when I
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
could not
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
find a
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
friend
But I
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
always thought that I'd
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
see you
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
a-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
gain
Verse 2
Won't you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
look down upon me,
[
Gm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Jesus, you've got to
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
help me make a
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
stand
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You've just got to
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
see me through another
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
day
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
My body's
[
Gm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
aching and my
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
time is at
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hand
And I won't
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
make it any
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
other way
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
Been
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
walking my mind to an
[
Gm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
easy time, my
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
back turned towards the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sun
Lord knows when the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
cold wind blows it'll
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
turn your head around
Well, there's
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hours of time on the
[
Gm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
telephone line to
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
talk about things to
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
come
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Sweet dreams and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
flying machines in
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
pieces on the ground
Repeat Chorus
Outro slow
But I
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
always thought that I'd
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
see you
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
a-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
gain
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