Only For Me chords by James Taylor

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:

G+G  B minorBm  G+G  F#m7F#m7 E MajorE

Verse 1:

            F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B  E MajorE
Down the end of the barroom
            F#m7F#m7    Esus4/B E MajorE A augmentedA
Out of sight of the light in the window
  D/ED/E      A augmentedA       BB         C#m7C#m7
His mind in his whiskey and his body in a folding chair
EMaj7Emaj7      F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B    E MajorE
Far beyond repair

Verse 2:

        F#m7F#m7  A/BA/B  E MajorE
I enter his vision
       F#m7F#m7      Esus4/B E MajorE A augmentedA
He watches me look for my seat
  D/ED/E      A augmentedA      BB       C#m7C#m7
He makes his decision and he stands to his feet
       EMaj7Emaj7    F#m7F#m7
Lord, it's a long way down

Chorus:

A/BA/B      E MajorE  F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B   E MajorE
It happened to me, wonderful sight
F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B E MajorE F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B  E MajorE
Only for me only for you
        A augmentedA     BB       C# minorC#m
It happened to be a light shining through
   EMaj7Emaj7          F$m7
From one who was lost and found
   A/BA/B      E MajorE  F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B
Just like me and you

Verse 3:

                  F#m7F#m7        A/BA/B  E MajorE
Old man says, "Young man, my you're looking pretty green yeah
            F#m7F#m7     Esus4/B  E MajorE A augmentedA
Like a stranger to this kind of place
   D/ED/E     A augmentedA        BB     C#m7C#m7
Come sit at my table, come and look into my face
      EMaj7Emaj7    F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B
I've got a story to tell

Verse 4:

E MajorE              F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B  E MajorE
 There was a father and son
             F#m7F#m7  Esus4/B E MajorE A augmentedA
But that was a long time ago
       D/ED/E       A augmentedA
And when the time came to run
    BB      C#m7C#m7   EMaj7Emaj7    F#m7F#m7
I just couldn't say no so I left them behind"

Chorus:

A/BA/B      E MajorE  F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B   E MajorE
It happened to me, wonderful sight
F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B E MajorE F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B  E MajorE
Only for me only for you
        A augmentedA     BB       C# minorC#m
It happened to be a light shining through
   EMaj7Emaj7          F#m7F#m7
From one who was lost and found
   A/BA/B      E MajorE  F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B
Just like me and you

Verse 5:

E MajorE           F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B
 We have seen it before
E MajorE          F#m7F#m7  Esus4/B E MajorE A augmentedA
 In times of great sorrow
   D/ED/E    A augmentedA      BB
That human compassion will flow
    C#m7C#m7     EMaj7Emaj7   F#m7F#m7
From a well that has long run dry

Chorus:

A/BA/B      E MajorE  F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B   E MajorE
It happened to me, wonderful sight
F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B E MajorE F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B  E MajorE
Only for me only for you
        A augmentedA     BB       C# minorC#m
It happened to be a light shining through
   EMaj7Emaj7          F#m7F#m7
From one who was lost and found
   A/BA/B      E MajorE  F#m7F#m7 A/BA/B
Just like me and you, oh yes

Outro:

E MajorE   G+G  B minorBm  G+G  F#m7F#m7 E MajorE