Anywhere Like Heaven
James Taylor
James Taylor
Sweet Baby James
1970
I got Sweet Baby James thru BMG and this is
one of the best non-hits on it. Hope you enjoy!
Lyrics
Chords
INTRO:
one 2 3
G G/B C C/B Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----0-----0-----|---------0-------|
B:-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----1-----1---1-|-----0h1---------|
G:-----------------|---0-------0-----|---0-----0-------|---2-------2-----|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|---------2-----2-|-3-----3-----2---|-0-----------0---|
E:---------------2-|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
when I
F C
+ + + + + + + +
e:-1-1---0---------|---------------------------------|
B:-1-1---1---------|-----1---1-------1---------------|
G:-2-2---0---------|-----0---0-------0---------------|
D:-3-3---2---------|-0h2---------2-------2-----------|
A:-------3---------|---------------------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------------0---2---|
VERSE FIGURE:
walk along your city streets and look into your eyes when I
G G/F# Em7 G7 C Am D D/C D/B D/A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-------3---|-----3-------1---|-----0-------0---|---2---2---2---2-|
B:-----3-------3---|-----3-------0---|-----1-------1---|---3---3---3---3-|
G:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------2-----|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A:-----------------|---------2-----2-|-3-----3-0-----0-|-----3---2---0---|
E:-3-----3-2-----2-|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
see the simple sadness that upon your features lies
G G/F# Em7 G7 C Am F C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-------3---|-----3-------1---|-----0-------0---|-1-1---0---------|
B:-----3-------3---|-----3-------0---|-----1-------1---|-1-1---1---------|
G:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------2-----|-2-2---0---------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---2---------|
A:-----------------|---------2-----2-|-3-----3-0-----0-|-------3---------|
E:-3-----3-2-----2-|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
CHORUS FIGURE:
If my spirit starts to sink it comes as no surprise it's been a
D C Em Am D D/C D/B D/A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----2-----2-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|---2---2---2---2-|
B:-----3-----3---3-|-----1-------1---|-----0-------1---|---3---3---3---3-|
G:---2-----2-----2-|---0-------0-----|---0---0---0-----|-----------------|
D:-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A:-----------------|-3-----3-2-----2-|---------0-----0-|-----3---2---0---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
long way from anywhere like Heaven to this town your town
G G/B C C/B Am F C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-------3---|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-1-1---0---------|
B:-----3-------3---|-----1-----1---1-|-----1-----1-----|-1-1---1---------|
G:---0-------0-----|---0-----0-------|---2-------------|-2-2---0---------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---2---------|
A:---------2-----2-|-3-----3-----2---|-0-----0-----0---|-------3---------|
E:-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BRIDGE FIGURE (similar to chorus figure):
people live from day to day but they do not count the time
D C Em Bm
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e:-----2-----2-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
B:-----3-----3---3-|-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|
G:---2-----2-----2-|---0-------0-----|---0---0---0---0-|---4---4---4---4-|
D:-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-3-----3-2-----2-|-----------------|-2-------2-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
they don't see the day slippin' by and neither do I
G A7sus4 A7 Am C D7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-------3---|-----3---0---0---|-----0-------0---|-2---2---2---2---|
B:-----3-------3---|-----3---2---2---|-----1-------1---|-1---1---1---1---|
G:---0---0---0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|-2---2---2---2---|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
A:-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------3-------|-----------------|
E:-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
play INTRO
play VERSE FIGURE
When I walk along your city streets and look into your eyes
When I see that simple sadness that upon your features lies
CHORUS (play CHORUS FIGURE)
If my spirit starts to sink it comes as no surprise
It's been a long way from anywhere like Heaven to your town; this town
play VERSE FIGURE
There's a pasture in the countryside I used to call my own
There's a natural pillow for my head the grass there's overgrown; yes I know
CHORUS
I think of that place from time to time when I want to be alone
It's been a long way from anywhere like Heaven to your town; this town
(play BRIDGE FIGURE)
Now people live from day to day but they do not count the time
They don't see the days slippin' by and neither do I
GUITAR SOLO
play VERSE FIGURE
(play BRIDGE FIGURE)
Now people they live from day to day but they do not count the time you know
They don't see their days slippin' by and neither do I
play VERSE FIGURE
When I walk along your city streets and look into your eyes
When I see that simple sadness there across your features lies I see lies
CHORUS
If my spirit starts to sink it comes as no surprise
I've come a long way from anywhere like Heaven to this town; your town
end on C
CHORDS:
Em7 022033
C/B x2x010
D/C x3x232
D/B x2x232
D/A x00232
A7sus4 x02033
A7 x02020
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 9-7-97 by Daniel E. Smith.