Al Jarreau - Your song
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Your Song [Al Jarreau version released in 1976]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tmsOJyRR94
Your Song Written by Bernie Taupin & Elton John
Transcribed by Toni Rokka in April 2017 alcatones66@gmail.com
Detune all strings a semi-tone to play along with ‘Your Song’ from the studio album, ‘Glow’,
Chord names are relative to their shape in standard tuning.
Letters in parenthesis i.e. C E or Eb indicate bass passing notes.
Chord shapes used:
A X0333O B/F# 221XOX
A [7thpos] XO7655 B [7thpos] XX9877
Amaj7 [4thpos] XO7654 Bno5add4 X2X440
Amaj7 XO2224 Bsus4 X24400
A6sus2 X05560 Badd4 X24X4O
A6 XO2222 B7 [2ndpos] X2424X
A6 no3 XO42OO Bsus2 X24422
A/C# X4222X B7sus4 X2425X
Abm7 464444 B/Eb O6447X
B5 X244XX
Cm#5 X3654X
C#m X46654 E O7645O
C#m7 X46454 E [no5] OX32XO
E [4th pos] XX6454
E [7th pos] O7999X
E5[7th pos] O799OO
E/Bb 6X6454
E/B 7X6454
E/G# 422XXX
Esus4add2 OX42OO
F#m7 242222
F#5 [T2]44X2X [T2]=Thumb on 2nd fret
[Intro]
[piano chords transposed for guitar]
This chord sequence is played twice before the ensemble joins in.
E [4thpos], Amaj7 [4thpos], B [7thpos], A [5thpos]
Guitar + Bass + ensemble
E, Amaj7, B/Eb, Abm7, E, Eb, C#m, E/B, E/Bb, A6sus2
Ad lib scat vocals over this next chord sequence
Bsus4 Bno5 Cm#5 C#m7 B/Eb E[7thPos] F#m7 A B7sus4 B7[2ndpos]
[Bridge]
Bass [single Notes] B Db E Db
[Verse 1]
E[no5] Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7
It's a little bit funny -------this feeling inside
But IC#m7'm not one of those whoE/B can easilE/Bby hide A6sus2
Bsus4 B Cm#5 C#m
Oh I, well I don't have much money but……… boy, if I did
EbE[7thpos] A F#m7 A Badd4 B7sus4 Badd4 B5
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
[Verse 2]
E [no5] Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7CC#m7
If I was a sculptor but then again, no
Or a man who makes E/Bpotions in a E/Bb traveling A6sus2show
Bsus4 Bno5add4 Cm#5 C#m EbE
Oh I, well I know it's not much but girl it's the best I can do
F#m7 A E E[no5]
You see, my gift is my song and this here one's for you,
Esus4add2 Eno5
Ooh just for you
[Chorus]
B/F# And you can tell C#m7everybody that,- F#m7that this is your A6sonAmaj7g A6
B Oh words may be qC#m7uite simple but F#5 now that it's Adone
C#m7 I hope you don't mind E/B I hope you don't mind
E/Bb that I put down in Awords
E/G# A A6[no3] B
How wonderful - life is while you're in the world, yes girl
Single Bass notes B C# E C
[Bridge] [with ad lib scat vocals]:
E [no3] Amaj7 Eb/B A/C#
Single Bass notes B C# E Db
[Verse 3]
E [no5] Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7
I sat on the roof, child, yes I did, and I kicked off the moss
CC#m7 E/B E/Bb A6sus2
But a few of the verses, well they, well they got me quite cross, oh ho
Bsus4 Bno5add4 Cm#5 C#m
But the sun's been real kind while I wrote, wrote down this song
EbE A F#m7 A Badd4 B7sus4 Badd4 B5
You see, it's for people like you that really keep it turned on, on
[Verse 4]
E[no5] Amaj7 B/Eb Abm7
So please excuse my forgetting but these things I do, yeah
CC#m7 E/B E/Bb A6sus2
Well you see, girl, I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue,
Bsus4 Bno5add4 Cm#5 C#m
Oh oh oh oh…well anyway, you know the thing is, Honey, what I really mean,
EbE F#m7 A E E[no5] Esus4add2 Eno5
Girl is that, well, yours are the sweetest eyes I believe I have ever seen Oh
[Chorus]
B/F# And you can tell C#m7everybody thatF#m7 this is your A6sonAmaj7g, yesA6 you can
B Oh the words may be C#m7quite simple but,F#5 but now that it's Adone yes
C#m7 I hope you don't mind,E/B don't mindE/Bb that I put down in Awords
E/G# A A6[no3] B
How wonderful life is while you're in the world,
N.CLet me sing the line one more time yeah,
C#m7 I hope you don’t mind, E/Bhope you don’t mindE/Bb that I put down in Awords, N.Cthese sweet words,
E/G# A A6[no3] E
How wonderful life is Baby while you are in my world
[Bridge] [with ad lib scat vocals]:
E [no3], Amaj7, Eb/B, F#m7, C#m7, E/B, E/Bb, A6sus2
[Additional Chorus]
BBelieve I sit here on the dock of the bay
Cm#5 C#m
watching the tide rolling away
Said,E I'll be thinking of F#m7you love
sweet Amemories to all of you, B/Eball of Bsus2you.