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# + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| B:---------2-------|----3-------------|---------2-------|----3-------------| G:-----------------|--------0---------|-----------------|--------0---------| D:-----2-----------|2/4---------4-----|-----0h2---------|2/4---------4-----| A:-0---------------|------------------|-0---------------|------------------| E:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| A D/F# A D/F# + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| B:---------2-------|----3-------------|---------2-------|----3-------------| G:-----------------|--------0---------|-----------------|--------0---------| 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------------0-|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------| 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:-0h2-------0-----|-------0---------|-------3---------|-----------0-----|-0h2-------0-----| G:-----------------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|---------2-------|---------0-------|-----2---------2-|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-0-----------2---|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Here is the chorus: fine anytime that she's around me now and she's A Em D A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------0-------|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------0-------|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-------2---------|-------3---------|-------0---------|-------3-------0-| 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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 + + + + + + + + e:-----2-2---2-----|-------2-2-------| 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 + + + + + + + + e:-------0h2p0-----|-3-2p0---0h2-----| B:-------3-------3-|-------3-3-------| G:-----------------|-----------------| D:-0---------------|-----------------| 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-| 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 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------2---------|-------0---------|-----3-------2---|-------0---------|-----------------| 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.