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
([C]) [C#m7] [E/B] [E/Bb] [A6sus2]
But I'm not one of those who can easily hide
[Bsus4] [B] [Cm#5] [C#m]
Oh I, well I don't have much money but……… boy, if I did
([Eb])E(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] Abm7([C])C#m7
If I was a sculptor but then again, no
[E/B] [E/Bb] [A6sus2]
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
[Bsus4] Bno5add4 [Cm#5] [C#m] ([Eb])E
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#] [C#m7] [F#m7] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
And you can tell everybody that,- that this is your song
[B] [C#m7] [F#5] [A]
Oh words may be quite simple but now that it's done
[C#m7] [E/B]
I hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind
[E/Bb] [A]
that I put down in words
[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
([C])C#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
([Eb])E [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
([C])C#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,
(Eb)E 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#] [C#m7] [F#m7] [A6] [Amaj7] [A6]
And you can tell everybody that this is your song, yes you can
[B] [C#m7] [F#5] [A]
Oh the words may be quite simple but, but now that it's done yes
[C#m7] [E/B] [E/Bb] [A]
I hope you don't mind, don't mind that I put down in words
[E/G#] [A] A6(no3) [B]
How wonderful life is while you're in the world,
N.C
Let me sing the line one more time yeah,
[C#m7] [E/B] [E/Bb] [A] N.C
I hope you don’t mind, hope you don’t mind that I put down in words, these 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]
[B]
Believe I sit here on the dock of the bay
[Cm#5] [C#m]
watching the tide rolling away
[E] [F#m7]
Said, I'll be thinking of you love
[A] [B/Eb] [Bsus2]
sweet memories to all of you, all of you.
