That's Why I'm Here chords by James Taylor

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That's Why I'm Here
James Taylor


Verse 1:
  Gm7       C7        Am7    Dm7
Person to person and man to man
Gm7         C7sus4        F  C  Bb  F/A
I'm back in touch with my long lost friend
Gm7       C7          A7    Dm7
Listen to reason and understand
    Eb               Bb       F/C  C/D
And think of me from way back when
         Gm7        C7            Am7         Dm7
He said, "Me and Melissa well, we fell out of love
   Gm7         C7sus4     F        C      Bb
We ran out of luck seems like lightning struck
     F/A   Gm7          C7               A7        Dm7
I've been thinkin' of leavin' but I can't raise a buck
           Eb                 Bb          F/C      C/D
James, I'm wondering, could I borrow your truck "

Chorus:
                        Gm7       C            C/F
I said: "That's why I'm here" (that's why I'm here)
 Bbmaj7        Gm7    C
Got no better reason
F  C  Bb      F/A      Gm7          C                   C/F
     That's why I'm standing before ya  (that's why I'm here)
Bbmaj7         Gm7    C    F    C/D
That's why I'm here


Verse 2:
       Gm7         C7          Am7          Dm7
John's gone found dead he dies high he's brown bread
Gm7   C7sus4        F         C   Bb  F/A
Later said to have drowned in his bed
Gm7       C7           A7      Dm7
After the laughter the wave of dread
    Eb            Bb     F/C  C/D
It hits us like a ton of lead
          Gm7         C7              Am7       Dm7
It seems "learn not to burn" means to turn on a dime
   Gm7         C7sus4     F        C      Bb     F/A
Walk on if you're walking even if it's an uphill climb
Gm7       C7           A7          Dm7
Try to remember that working's no crime
           Eb                 Bb    F/C   C/D
Just don't let 'em take your wasted time


Chorus:
           Gm7     C            C/F
That's why I'm here (that's why I'm here)
Bbmaj7              Gm7       C
There'll be no more messes tonight
F  C  Bb        F/A   Gm7  C                C/F
      That's why I'm here    (that's why I'm here)
Bbmaj7            Gm7    C    F
Whoa, that's why I'm here


Bridge:
Ebadd9        Bb/D
This is an I.O.U
Bbm/Db                     F/C
      Reckon I owe you one now
Bb               F/A          Fm/Ab   G7
Listen Wendy and listen Gloria
                     C7sus4  C/D
This'll be better tomorrow


Verse 3:
       Gm7         C7          Am7     Dm7
Oh, fortune and fame's such a curious game
Gm7   C7sus4          F        C   Bb  F/A
Perfect strangers can call you by name
    Gm7       C7            A7       Dm7
And pay good money to hear "Fire And Rain"
  Eb        Bb       F/C  C/D
Again and again and again
    Gm7           C7            Am7        Dm7
Oh, some are like summer comin' back every year
         Gm7            C7sus4             F     C   Bb   F/A
Got your baby, got your blanket, got your bucket of beer
   Gm7       C7          A7     Dm7
I break into a grin from ear to ear
     Eb            Bb       F/C   C/D
And suddenly it's perfectly clear


Chorus:
               Gm7    C              C/F   Bbmaj7
That's why I'm here   (that's why I'm here)
           Gm7    C             F   C
Singing tonight, tomorrow and every day
 Bb        F/A   Gm7          C                C/F   Bbmaj7
That's why I'm  standin' here (that's why I'm here)
            Gm7          C   F
Whoa, that's why I'm here


Bridge:
Ebadd9                 Bb/D
This is the part about Kitty and Bim
Bbm/Db           F/C
He loved her and she loved him
Bb                                F/A          Fm/Ab
Wake 'em up, shake 'em up in the middle of the night
    G7                                  C7sus4
You got to tell me everything's all right


Chorus:
   C/D            Gm7    C              C/F   Bbmaj7
I said that's why I'm here (that's why I'm here)
           Gm7          C              F      C
You got me walkin' and talkin' like a natural man
 Bb        F/A  Gm7  C                A7
That's why I'm  here (that's why I'm here)
 Dm          Gm7    C    F       C/D
That's why I'm here        That's right


Ending:
Gm  Am  Bb  C  F