Brighten Your Night With My Day Words & music by James Taylor D G (Play 4x)

^DDaybr^Bmeak ^Emfinds you ^Aup and a^F#mlive Bm G D (Fill #1) Just as though you could touch a star

But ^Dsuns^Bmet seems to ^Emleave you wear^Ay a^F#mlone And ^Bmwondering ^Gwho you ^Dare

^F#m Don't de^Bmny that l^F#monely feeling ba^Bmbe That ^Emkeeps stealing o^An you from ^Ddeep down ins^F#mide

F#m/C# F#m Bm Em Hey, can't you see that it's no good concealing

A f^Aeeling it hur^Bmts you to h^Cide

(Fill #2) Bm F#m When you can come home to me

Yes, I'm ^Emhappy to h^Aear what you've ^Dgot To say to me, b^Bmaby, a^Cll the way

(Fill #2) Bm F#m Girl, you can count on me

Watch those s^Chadows fade a^Away Em A (Fill #3) And brighten your night with my day

^GDayb^Areak, ^Dsun^Bmset ^Emhot and ^Acold Running ^Dsmiles and ^F#mtears

^E A bright out^Aside to m^Eatch your foolish p^Aride But not a ^Dword for the l^Bmonely ye^Cars

(Fill #2) Bm F#m Please come back home to me

Now you ^Emwon't have to s^Aay That you'll ^Dstay with me, bab^Bmy, no, it's not^C that way

(Fill #2) Bm F#m Just come back home to me

Watch those s^Chadows fade a^Away And ^Embrighten your ni^Aght with my...

(Same strumming as intro)

^DDaybreak^G, sunset You ^Ddon't have to cry ^Gno more

Now, e^Dverything's gon^Gna be just fine ^DWatch out, baby,^G here it comes

^DRight around the corn^Ger

Here it comes D G (Fill #3) Just brighten your night with my day babe hey hey yeah yeah yeah Fill #1 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------0---0-- --0^2---2---- ------------- Fill #2 Fill #2 is played as a third, ------------------------------ which would like somthing like this: ------------------------------ --2--------------------------- __3__ --2--------------(back to Bm)- | | | | --0---2---4----2-------------- | | | | ------------------------------ / / / / (You can come home) Fill #3 ----2-2---2-2---2-2---2--3-3--2-- ----3-3---3-3---3-3---3--3-3--3-- ----2-2---------------0--0-0--2-- --0-----2-----4----------0-0--0-- --------------------2------------ -------------------------3-3----- (Emphasis on the bass notes) Words & music by James Taylor Released on his self-titled debut with Apple Records (1969) This tab by Brad Lewis blewis@utk.edu

James Taylor - Brighten your night with my day