Something In The Way She Moves
James Taylor
James Taylor
James Taylor
1970
The next goal in my never-ending search for fingerpicking
music, after Clapton and John Denver, was James Taylor.
This is a wonderful picking song with lots of riffs, picking,
and a beautiful melody. As with most of my picking songs,
don't try too hard to stick to my patterns, but I really
tried on this song, so it is really close. Have fun, and
good luck!
Capo 3rd
INTRO:
A D/F# A D/F#
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G:-----------------|--------0---------|-----------------|--------0---------|
D:-----2-----------|2/4---------4-----|-----0h2---------|2/4---------4-----|
A:-0---------------|------------------|-0---------------|------------------|
E:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A D/F# A D/F#
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e:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B:---------2-------|----3-------------|---------2-------|----3-------------|
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D:-----0h2---------|2/4---------4-----|-----0h2---------|2/4---------4-----|
A:-0---------------|------------------|-0---------------|------------------|
E:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
This moves right into the verse.
Lyrics appear below.
Something in the way she moves Looks my way and calls my name
A D Em D G A
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e:-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|
B:---------2-------|-3-------------0-|-----0-----------|-------3-------3-|-----------0-----|
G:-----------------|-2---------------|---0-------------|-----2-------0---|-----------------|
D:-----2-----------|-------------2---|-----------------|-0---------------|-----2---------2-|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|
It seems to leave this troubled world behind
A Em F#m G A D A
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e:-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0h2p0-----|-0h2-------------|
B:-0h2-------0-----|-------0---------|-------3---------|-3-------------3-|---------3p2-0h2-|
G:-----------------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-2---------------|---------2---2---|
D:-----------------|---------2-------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0-----------2---|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
If I'm feeling down and blue Troubled by some foolish game
A D Em D G A
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B:---------2-------|-3-------------0-|-----------------|-------3-------3-|-----------0-----|
G:-----------------|-2---------------|---0-------------|-----2-------0---|-----------------|
D:-----2-----------|-------------2---|-----------------|-0---------------|---0h2---------2-|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|
She always seems to make me change my mind I feel
A Em F#m G D A
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B:-0h2-------0-----|-------0---------|-------3---------|-----------0-----|-0h2-------0-----|
G:-----------------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-----------------|---------2-------|---------0-------|-----2---------2-|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
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Here is the chorus:
fine anytime that she's around me now and she's
A Em D A
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B:-------------2---|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-0h2-------0-----|
G:---------------2-|-----0-------2---|-----2---------2-|-----------------|
D:-----2-----------|---------0-------|---2-------------|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
around me now almost all the time And if I'm
F#m Bm Em Bm Em
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e:-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
B:-------2---------|-------3---------|-------0-------3-|-------3-------0-|
G:-----2-----------|-----4-------4---|-----0-----------|-----4-------0---|
D:---------4-------|-----------4---4-|---------2-------|-----------------|
A:-------------4---|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
E:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------0-------|
well you can tell that she's...with me now and she's been
A Em D A
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B:-------------2---|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-0h2-------0-----|
G:---------------2-|-----0-------2---|-----2---------2-|-----------------|
D:-----2-----------|---------0-------|---2-------------|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
with me now quite a long long time and I feel
F#m Bm Em Bm Em
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G:-----2-----------|-----4-------4---|-----0-------0---|-----4-------0---|
D:---------4-------|-----------4---4-|---------2-------|-----------------|
A:-------------4---|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
E:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------0-------|
Now the lead-in to the bridge, plus the bridge itself.
It contains some awesome pedal steel work by Dan Dugmore.
fine
A G D A
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e:-------0---------|-----3-------2---|-------0---0-----|-0-----0---------|
B:---------2p0---0-|-------3-------3-|-----------0-----|-0h2-------2-----|
G:-------------2---|---0-------2-----|-----2---------2-|-----------------|
D:-----2-----------|---------0-------|---2-------------|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Every now and then the things I lean on lose their meaning and I find myself
D C G C D G C
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e:---------2-----2-|---------0---0---|-----------------|-----2-----2---2-|-----------------|
B:---------3-------|---------1-----1-|-------3-------1-|-----3-------3---|-------3-------1-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----0-----0-----|-----0-------0---|---------2-------|-----0-------0---|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-3---------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
careening in places where I should not let me go
D C G/B Em A
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e:-----0h2---2---2-|---------0-----0-|-----------------|-------------0---|-----0-----------|
B:-----3-------3---|-------1-----1---|---------3-----3-|-------0---0-----|-------2---------|
G:-----------------|-----0-----------|-------0-----0---|-----0---------0-|-----------------|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|---2-------------|
A:-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-0-------2---4---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
She has the power to go where no one else can find me ...silently
D C G C D G C
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e:-----2-----------|-------0---0-----|-----------------|-------2-------2-|-----------------|
B:-----3-------3---|-----1---1-----1-|-------3-------1-|-----3-----3-----|-------3-------1-|
G:---------2-----2-|-------------0---|-----0-------0---|-------------2---|-----0-------0---|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-3---------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
remind me of the happi - ness and good times that I know know but I
D G C D A Bm Bm/E
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e:-------2---2---2-|-----------------|-------2-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
B:-----3-------3---|-------3-------1-|-----3-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
G:---------2-------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------4-------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|---------3-------|---------0-------|-2---------------|---------2-------|
E:-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
said I just got to know them
Bm Bm/E
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B:-----3-------3---|-------3-3-------|
G:---------4-------|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|
A:-2---------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|
That's almost it for material. There are just a few
more parts that change from above. First, he goes
into a verse, where this part shows up after the line
"to me the words are nice the way they sound."
D
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e:-------0h2p0-----|-3-2p0---0h2-----|
B:-------3-------3-|-------3-3-------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|
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A:-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
JT then goes into a verse, with the same picking until
the end, where we get this, starting after "she's been
with me now quite a long...", which ends the song.
...with me now quite a long long time
F#m Bm Bm/E
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B:-------2---------|-------3---------|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
G:-----2-----------|-----4-------4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:---------4-------|-----------4---4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-------------4---|-2---------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
E:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
yes and I feel fine
Bm/E Em A G D A
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B:-----3-----------|---------2p0---0-|-------3-------3-|---------3-2p0---|-3p2-0---0h2-----|
G:-------------0---|-----2-------2---|---0-------2-----|-----2---------2-|-------2-2-------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|---2-------------|-----------------|
A:-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------0-------|
E:---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
LYRICS
Something in the way she moves
Looks my way and calls my name
It seems to leave this troubled world behind
If I'm feeling down and blue
Or troubled by some foolish game
She always seem to make me change my mind
CHORUS
I feel fine anytime she's around me now
She's around me now almost all the time
If I'm well you can tell that she's been with me now
And she's been with me now quite a long long time and I feel fine
BRIDGE
Every now and then the things I lean on lose their meaning
And I find myself careening in places that I should not let me go
She has the power to go where no one else can find me
Yes and to silently remind me of the happiness and good times that I know
But I said I just got to know them
It isn't what she's got to say
Or how she thinks or where she's been
To me the words are nice the way they sound
I like to hear them best that way
It doesn't much matter what they mean
But she says them mostly just to calm me down
CHORUS
I feel fine anytime she's around me now
She's around me now almost all the time
If I'm well you can tell that she's been with me now
And she's been with me now quite a long long time, yes, and I feel fine
Created on 3-29-97 by Daniel E. Smith.