James Taylor

On The 4th Of July Chords

by James Taylor
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Intro F#m7 E/G# A G#m7 C#m9 F#m7 E/G# A Bsus Verse 1: Emaj9 Bsus Shall I tell it a-gain Emaj9 Bsus how we star-ted as friends. Emaj9 Bsus G#m7 C#7 who would run in-to one an-oth-er now___ and a-gain__ F#m7 B/C# F#m7 Bsus2 at the Yip-pee Cai O or the Me-sa Du-pree, E/A B/C# or a doz-en dif-frent ev-'ry - day F#m7 Bsus2 plac-es to be.___ Emaj9 Bsus Emaj9 Bsus I was lop- in' a-long,______ liv - in' a-lone____ Emaj9 Bsus G#m11 G7 We were ev - er so brave on the tel-e-phone,____ F#m7 B/C# F#m7 Bsus "Would you care to come down at fire - works time? E/A B/C# F#m7 B7sus We could each just reach. We could step out of line."____
D#m9 G#7 And the smell of the smoke, C#m9 F#7 Bm7 and the lay_____ of the land,___ and the feel-ing of Cdim7 C#m7 F#9 find-ing one's heart ___ in one's hand, Bm11 Bb9 Amaj7 Dmaj7 and the ti-ny tin voice of the ra-di-o band sing-in' D#m9 G#7 C#m9 F#7 Bsus "Love must stand." love for-ev-er and ev-er must stand__ Verse 2: Emaj9 Bsus Emaj9 Bsus Unbelievable ___you, _____impossible___ me, Emaj9 Bsus G#m7 C#7 The fool who fell out___ of__ the family tree, F#m7 B/C# F#m7 Bsus2 The fellow who found ____ The philosopher's stone E/A B/C# F#m7 Bsus2 Deep in the ground ____ like a dinosaur bone, Emaj9 Bsus Emaj9 Bsus Who fell into you _______ At a quarter to two, Emaj9 Bsus G#m11 G7 With a tear in your eye for the Fourth of July F#m7 B/C# F#m7 Bsus For the patriots and the Minutemen E/A B/C# F#m7 B7sus And the things you believe they believed in then D#m9 Such as freedom, G#7 And freedom's land, C#m9 F#7 Bm7 And the Kingdom of God and the rights of man, Bm11 Bb9 Amaj7 Dmaj7 With the ti-ny tin voice of the ra-di-o band sing-in' D#m9 G#7 C#m9 F#7 "Love must stand." love for-ev-er and Bsus ev-er must stand__ {Solo Verse} F#m7 E/G# A G#m7 C#m9 F#m7 E/G# A Bsus F#maj9 C#sus F#maj9 C#sus And for - ev - er must stand___ Ay ya F#maj9 C#sus ya _________________ A#m7 D7 G#m7 C#/D# G#m7 C#sus _______ (Ah ah_____________________) C# (Ay ya ya__________ F#/B C#/D# G#m7 G#sus ______________________________________) D#m9 G#7 Oh, the smell of the smoke, C#m9 F#7 Bm7 and the lay_____ of the land,___ and the feel-ing of Cdim7 C#m7 F#9 find-ing my heart ___ in my hand, Bm11 Bb9 Amaj7 Dmaj7 and the ti-ny tin voice of the ra-di-o band sing-in' D#m9 G#7 C#m9 F#7 Bsus "Love must stand." love for-ev-er and ev-er must stand__ Outro F#maj9 C#sus F#maj9 C#sus On the Fourth of Ju - ly) All on the Fourth F#maj9 C#sus F#2 of Ju - ly

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Published: March 24, 2026
Last Updated: March 24, 2026