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Brighten Your Night With My Day

James Taylor

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Brighten Your Night With My Day Words & music by James Taylor D G (Play 4x) D Bm Em A F#m Daybreak finds you up and alive Bm G D (Fill #1) Just as though you could touch a star D Bm Em A F#m But sunset seems to leave you weary alone Bm G D And wondering who you are F#m Bm F#m Bm Don't deny that lonely feeling babe Em A D F#m That keeps stealing on you from deep down inside F#m/C# F#m Bm Em Hey, can't you see that it's no good concealing A Bm C A feeling it hurts you to hide (Fill #2) Bm F#m When you can come home to me Em A D Yes, I'm happy to hear what you've got Bm C To say to me, baby, all the way (Fill #2) Bm F#m Girl, you can count on me C A Watch those shadows fade away Em A (Fill #3) And brighten your night with my day G A D Bm Em A Daybreak, sunset hot and cold D F#m Running smiles and tears E A E A A bright outside to match your foolish pride D Bm C But not a word for the lonely years (Fill #2) Bm F#m Please come back home to me Em A Now you won't have to say D Bm C That you'll stay with me, baby, no, it's not that way (Fill #2) Bm F#m Just come back home to me C A Watch those shadows fade away Em A And brighten your night with my... (Same strumming as intro) D G Daybreak, sunset D G You don't have to cry no more D G Now, everything's gonna be just fine D G Watch out, baby, here it comes D G Right around the corner Here it comes D G (Fill #3) Just brighten your night with my day babe hey hey yeah yeah yeah Fill #1 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------0---0-- --0^2---2---- ------------- Fill #2 Fill #2 is played as a third, ------------------------------ which would like somthing like this: ------------------------------ --2--------------------------- __3__ --2--------------(back to Bm)- | | | | --0---2---4----2-------------- | | | | ------------------------------ / / / / (You can come home) Fill #3 ----2-2---2-2---2-2---2--3-3--2-- ----3-3---3-3---3-3---3--3-3--3-- ----2-2---------------0--0-0--2-- --0-----2-----4----------0-0--0-- --------------------2------------ -------------------------3-3----- (Emphasis on the bass notes) Words & music by James Taylor Released on his self-titled debut with Apple Records (1969) This tab by Brad Lewis blewis@utk.edu
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