Fire and Rain
James Taylor
James Taylor
Sweet Baby James
1970
This is a wonderful JT song that is really easy to play.
There is only a verse and a chorus, no bridge, with easy
chords and a fun melody. Have fun with this one.
Chords
Lyrics
Capo 3rd
INTRO:
A G/E D A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----5-----------|-----3-----------|-0h2-2---0-------|-----------------|
B:---------5-------|---------3-------|-3---3---3---0h2-|---------3-2-0---|
G:-4/6---------6---|-6\4---------4---|-2-----------2---|-----2---2-----2-|
D:-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-------------0---|---0-----0-------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E Gmaj7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
B:-0h2-----2-------|---------0-------|-------3---------|---3-------3-----|
G:-2---2-----------|---------1-------|-----0-----------|---------------0-|
D:-----------------|-----2-------2---|---0-------0-----|-------0---------|
A:-0-----------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-3-------3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
All three verses sound like this:
Just yesterday morning... know you were gone
A G/E D A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----5-----------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-------0-----0---|
B:---------5-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-------0h2---0---|
G:-------------6---|-------------4---|-----2-----------|-----------2-----|
D:-----------------|---------------0-|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Suzanne the plans they made...
E Gmaj7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
B:-0h2-----2-------|---------0-------|---------3-------|-----3-----3-----|
G:-----------------|---------1-------|---------------0-|-------------0---|
D:-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----0-----------|-----------------|
A:-0-----------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-3-----------3---|-3-------3-------|
I walked out this mornin'... wrote down this song
A G/E D A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----5-----------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-------0-----0---|
B:---------5-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-------0h2---0---|
G:-------------6---|-------------4---|-----2-----------|-----------2-----|
D:-----------------|---------------0-|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I just can't remember who to send it to
E Gmaj7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
B:-0h2-----2-------|---------0-------|---------3-------|-----3-----3-----|
G:-----------------|---------1-------|---------------0-|-------------0---|
D:-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----0-----------|-----------------|
A:-0-----------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-3-----------3---|-3-------3-------|
Here is the chorus:
Whoa, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen
D D/C# Bm7 E7 A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-2-------2-------|-2---------------|-0-----0-----0---|-0---------------|
B:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-----0h2---0---|-0h2-----2-------|
G:-2-------2-------|-2-------1-------|-----------2-----|---------2-------|
D:-0---------------|---------2-------|-----------------|-------------2---|
A:---------4-------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----0-----------|
E:-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
sunny days that... never end I've seen
D D/C# Bm7 E7 A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-2-------2-------|-2---------------|-0-----0-----0---|-0---------------|
B:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-----0h2---0---|-0h2-----2-------|
G:-2-------2-------|-2-------1-------|-----------2-----|---------2-------|
D:-0---------------|---------2-------|-----------------|-------------2---|
A:---------4-------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----0-----------|
E:-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
lonely times when... find a friend But I
D D/C# Bm7 E7 A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-2-------2-------|-2---------------|-0-----0-----0---|-0---------------|
B:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-----0h2---0---|-0h2-----2-------|
G:-2-------2-------|-2-------1-------|-----------2-----|---------2-------|
D:-0---------------|---------2-------|-----------------|-------------2---|
A:---------4-------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----0-----------|
E:-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
always thought that I'd see you again
G D/F# Em7sus4 Em7 Asus2
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|------------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
B:-----------------|------------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
G:-0-------2-------|-2--------0-------|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D:-0-------0-------|-0--------0-------|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
A:-----------------|------------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
E:-3-------2-------|-0--------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
JT strums Asus2 for a while, then goes back to another verse.
During the end, he just strums Asus2 over his ad-libs until it
fades out. That's about all for this song. It's really easy and
fun, so try it.
CHORDS:
G/E 0x5433
Gmaj7 3x0032
D/C# x4x232 (use pinkie on 5th string)
Bm7 x24432
E7 022130
Asus2 x02200
LYRICS:
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
CHORUS
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't you look down upon me Jesus
You gotta help me make a stand
You just got to see me through another day
My body's achin' and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
CHORUS
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
I've been walkin' my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
But there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
CHORUS
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend now
But I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again now
ad-libbed ending
Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you
Fire and rain, now
Created on 4-27-97 by Daniel E. Smith.