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You've Got A Friend Tabs

(ver. 1)
James Taylor
WOW!  This tab took me a very very long time
to type up, but i made sure it was detailed.
I spent all night tabbing out this specific 
song.  I think the result is quite an accurate
one though!  I didn't put the lyrics into this
song because a lot of the song is based around 
the gutair.  Anyway, I hope this tab helps you
play this beautiful song, however, if you wish
to use this tab on a site or claim credit for
it, please inform me before hand.  Thanks!

CAPO 2ND FRET - TABLATURE RELATIVE TO CAPO


INTRO:
------
    G                       C
e|--------3--------------------3-----------3--------|
B|--------------0-----0--1-----------1--------------|
G|-----0-----0-----2--------------0-----------0-----|
D|--------------------------------------0--------0--|
A|--------------------------3-----------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------|

    G                       F#m        Em/B   B+
e|--3--3-----3--------3-----------------0-----------|
B|0h1--1-----0--------------------2-----------4-----|
G|--------2--------0-----------2-----2-----0-----0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------2-----2-----|
E|--3-----------3--------3--2-----------------------|



VERSE 1:
--------
    Em                      B7        B7/F#   B7
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------------------------0--------|
G|--------0--------0--------------2-----------------|
D|-----2--------2--------0-----1--------1--------1--|
A|--------------------------2-----------------2-----|
E|--0-----------------0--------------2--------------|

    Em          B7       Em
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0--------------3--------------|
G|--------------------2--------0-----------0--------|
D|-----2--------1-----1-----2-----2-----------2--2--|
A|-----------2-----2--------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------0--------------------------|

   Am7                      D7sus4
e|--------0--------0--------------3--------3--------|
B|--------1--------1--------------1--------1--------|
G|-----0--------0--------0-----2--------2--------0--|
D|--------------------------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--0--------0--------0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G           Gsus4       G
e|-----------3-----------3--------3-----------------|
B|-----0-----------1------1p0-----------1p0---------|
G|--------0-----------0--------0--------------0-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----|



PRE-CHORUS:
-----------
    F#m7                    B7     B7sus4  B7
e|-----------0-----------------------------2--------|
B|--5--------------------------4-----5--------------|
G|--2-----2--------2-----------2-----2-----2--------|
D|-----4--------4--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
A|--------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    Em          B7          Em7
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--------------------------3-----------3--|
G|-----------------2-----0--------0--------0--------|
D|-----2-----------------------2--------------2-----|
A|--------------2-----2-----------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|

    Am7                     Bm7
e|-----------------------------------------2--------|
B|--------1--------1--------------3-----3-----------|
G|--------0--------0-----0--------------2-----------|
D|--------------0h2------------4--------------------|
A|--0--------0--------0-----2--------2--------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    D7sus4
e|--------3-----------------------0-----2----3p2----|
B|--------1--------1--------------------------------|
G|--------2-----2--------0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|--0--------0--------0-----0-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



CHORUS:
-------
    G                    Gmaj7
e|--------------3--------------------2--------------|
B|-----------------------------------------3--------|
G|-----------0-----0--0-----0-----------------0-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------3--------------3--|

    Cmaj7                Am7            D7sus4
e|--------------0-----0--------0--------3-----------|
B|--------------0-----0--------0--------1-----------|
G|--------------0-----0-----0-----------2-----------|
D|----------0h2----2-----0h2------0-----------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G                    Gmaj7
e|--------------------2-----------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------3--------3-----------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------3--------------------3--3--------3-----|

    D7sus4
e|-----3--3-3---3--3-----3--------3-----------------|
B|-----1--1-1-0h1--0-----1--------1-----------------|
G|---------2-2--------2--------2-----------2-----0--|
D|--------------------0-----0--------0-----0--0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G                       Gmaj7
e|--------3--------------------2--2--------2--------|
B|-----------------0-----------3--3--------3--------|
G|-----0-----0--0--------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------|

    C                       Em7
e|--------0--------0--------------------------------|
B|--------1--------1-----------5--------------------|
G|-----0--------0--------0--2s4-4p2-0---------------|
D|------------------------------------2-----0-2-0---|
A|--3--------3--------3-----------------0-2-------2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    Cmaj7       Bm7         C/D   D7sus4
e|--------0-----------------0-----3-----------------|
B|--------0-----3-----------1-----1-----------------|
G|--------0-----2-----------0-----2-----------------|
D|--------------4-----------0-----0-----------0-----|
A|--3--------3--2--------0--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



POST-CHORUS:
------------
    G                       C
e|--------3--------------------3--------------------|
B|--------------0-----0--1-----------1--------------|
G|-----0-----0-----2--------------0--------0-2p0----|
D|-------------------------------------0h2------2p0-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------|

    G                    F#m7     B7sus4      B7
e|--3--------3--------------------0-----3-----2-----|
B|--1p0------0--------------------------------------|
G|--------2--------0--------2--------2--------------|
D|-----------------------0-----2-----------4-----4--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------------------|



VERSE 2:
--------
    Em                      B7        B7/F#   B7
e|-----------------------------------------2--------|
B|-----------0--------------------0--------------0--|
G|--------0--------0-----------2--------2-----------|
D|-----2--------2--------0--------------------------|
A|--------------------------2-----------------2-----|
E|--0--------------------------------2--------------|

    Em          B7          Em          Em7
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--------0-----0--------------3-----3-----|
G|-----0--------2-----------------0-----0-----0-----|
D|-----------------------------2--------2-----2-----|
A|-----------2--------2-----------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------0--------0-----2--------|

    Am7                  D7sus4
e|--0--------0--0--3-----3-----3-----------3--------|
B|--1--------1--1--1-----1-----1-----------1--------|
G|--0--------0--0--0-----0-----0-----2--------2p0---|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G          Gsus4        G
e|--------3--------3--------------3-----------------|
B|-------------0h1---------1p0-------------0--------|
G|-----0-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------3-----------3--------3-----|



PRE-CHORUS:
-----------
    F#m7                    B7      B7sus4 B7
e|-----------------------------------------2--------|
B|--------------5--------5-----4-----5--------------|
G|-----------2--2-----2--------2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|-----------4--4--4--4--------4-----4-----4--------|
A|--------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|--2-----------------------------------------------|

    Em          B7          Em       Em7
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0-----------0--3--------------|
G|--------0-----------2--------0-----------0-----0--|
D|-----2-----------1--------2-----------------2-----|
A|--------------2-----------------------------------|
E|--0--------0-----------0--------------------------|

    Am7                     Bm7
e|--------0--------0-----------------------2--------|
B|--------1--------1--------------3--------3--------|
G|--------0--0-----0-----0--------2-----2-----------|
D|-------------0h2----------------4-----------------|
A|--0-----------------0-----2--------2--------2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    D7sus4
e|-----------------3--------2h3-2-0-----------0-----|
B|-----------1-----------------------3-----3--------|
G|--------------2-----2-----------------0-----------|
D|--0--------------------0--0-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



CHORUS:
-------
    Gmaj7
e|-----------------------3--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0-----3-----0-----|
G|--------------------0--------0--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------|

    Cmaj7                   Am7         D7sus4
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|--------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0--------0--------|
D|-----------------------------2--------0-----------|
A|--3--------3--3-----------0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G          Gsus4       G
e|--------3--------3--------------3-----------------|
B|-------------0h1---------1p0-------------0--------|
G|--------------------0--------0--------0--------2--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------3--------------------------------------|

   D7sus4
e|---3-3--3--3---3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------|
B|-0h1-1--1--1-0h1-0-----2--1--1--1--1--0-----------|
G|--------------------2--------------------2--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G                      Gmaj7
e|--------3-------------------7--7-----7--7---------|
B|----------------------------7--7-----7--7---------|
G|-----0----------------------7--7-----7--7---------|
D|----------------------------5--5--5-----5-----7---|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------------------------------|

    Cmaj7                   Em7
e|--------0--------0-----------0--------------------|
B|--------1--------1------------3-------------------|
G|--------------0--------0--2s4--4s2-0--------------|
D|------------------------------------2---0-2p0-----|
A|--3--------3--------3----------------0h2-------2--|
E|--------------------------0-----------------------|

    Cmaj7      Bm7   Am7   C/D   D7sus4
e|--------0----------------0-----3------------------|
B|--------0----------------1-----1------------------|
G|--------0----------------0-----2------------------|
D|----------------------0--------0------------2-----|
A|--3--------3-2-----0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    C/F          F         C
e|--------0----------1-----------0------------------|
B|-----1-----------1----------1-----1--------1p0----|
G|--0--------0-0h2------2--0--------------0-----0---|
D|-------------------------------------0h2----------|
A|--3------------3---------3------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G          Gsus4        G        Gmaj7
e|--------3--------3-----------------2--------------|
B|-------------0h1---1p0-------3-----------3--------|
G|-----0-----0-----------0--------0-----0-----0-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------3-----------------------|

    C                        Fmaj7
e|-----------0-----------------0-----------0--------|
B|--------1--------1-----------------------------1--|
G|--------------0-----0--0-0h2----------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------1-------1--------1-----|

    Em7                     A7sus4   A9       A7
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----------3-----0h2---0--------2-----|
G|--------0--------0-----------0-----0--------0-----|
D|-----2--------------2--------2-----2--------2-----|
A|--------------------------0-----------------------|
E|--0-----------0-----------------------------------|

    D7sus4                  D7
e|--3--------3--------------2-----------------------|
B|--1--------1--------------3-----------------------|
G|--2--------2--------------2-----------------------|
D|--0--------0--------------0-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    Gmaj7
e|--------3-----------------------3-----------2-----|
B|----------------------------0------------0--------|
G|-----------------0--------0---0-------0--------0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------|

    Cmaj7                   Am7         D7sus4
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|--------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0--------0--------|
D|-----------------------------2--------0-----------|
A|--3-----------3--3--------0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G          Gsus4       G
e|--------3--------3--------------3-----------------|
B|--------0----0-1---------1p0-------0-----0--------|
G|--------------------0--------0--------0--------2--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3-----------3--------------------------|

   D7sus4
e|---3-3---3-3---3-3-3--3------------3--------------|
B|-0h1-1-0h1-1-0h1-0----1------------1--------------|
G|-------------------2------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    G                      Gmaj7
e|--------3-------------------7--7-----7--7---------|
B|----------------------------7--7-----7--7---------|
G|-----0--------0-------------7--7-----7--7---------|
D|----------------------------5--5--5-----5---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------|

    Cmaj7                 Em7
e|--------0------------------0----------------------|
B|--------1-------------------3---------------------|
G|-----0--------0---------2s4--4s2-0----------------|
D|-----------------------------------2-----0-2p0----|
A|--3--------3-------------------------0h2-------2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

    Cmaj7       Bm7      Am7 C/D   D7sus4
e|--------0------------------0-----3----------------|
B|--------1------------------1-----1----------------|
G|---------------------------0-----0----------------|
D|------------------------0--0-----0-----------0----|
A|--3--------3--2-----0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



OUTRO:
------
    G                       C
e|--------3--------------------3--------------3-----|
B|--------------0-----0--1-----------1--------------|
G|-----0-----0-----2--------------0--------0-----0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------0--|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------|

    G                       C
e|--3--3-----3-----------3-----------3--------------|
B|0h1--0-----0--------0--------1-----------1--------|
G|--------2--------0--------------0-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3--------------------------------3--|

    G                       C
e|--3--3-----3--------------------3-----------3-----|
B|0h1--0-----0--------0--------1--------1-----------|
G|--------2--------0--------0--------0--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3--------------------------|

    G                       C
e|--3--3-----3--------------------------------------|
B|0h1--0-----0--------0--------1--------1-----------|
G|--------2--------0-----------------0--------0-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------3-----3--------0--|
E|-----------------------3--------------------------|

    G
e|--3--3-----3-------------|
B|0h1--0-----0-------------|
G|--------2----------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|



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