Taylor James - A Junkies Lament guitar chord

A Junkie's Lament

Words and Music by James Taylor

(c) 1976, 1980 Country Road Music

Note: Capo II in E

Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 D

Ricky's been kick-ing the gong

F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E

lickety split didn't take too long

G C F#m7 B7

A junkie's sick, a monkey's strong

E C#m7 A

That's what's wrong

Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 D

Well, I guess he's been messing around downtown

F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E

so sad to see the man losing ground

G C F#m7 B7

winding down behind closed doors

E C#m7 A

on all fours

C G

Mama, don't you call him my name;

D D/E A

he can't hear you anymore

C G

Even if he seems the same to you

D Bm7 Esus4 E

that's a stranger to your door

C G/B A

Ask him what's he come here for

Oh my God, a monkey can move a man

Send him to hell and home again

With an empty hand in the afternoon

shooting for the moon

It's halfway sick and it's halfway stoned

He'd sure like to kick but he's too far gone

so they wind him down with the methadone

He's all on his own

But baby, don't you throw your love away

I hate to seem unkind

It's only that I understand the man

that the monkey can leave behind

I used to think he was a friend of mine

Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 D, F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E, G C F#m7 B7, E C#m7 A (slower)

La, la, la, ...

F#m C#m7 F#m7 C#m7 F#m7, F#m C#m7 F#m7 C#m7 A/B, C D E, F#m7 B7sus4 F#m.

La, la, la, ...