Only For Me
James Taylor Key
E
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Verse 1
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Down the end of the barroom
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Out of sight of the light in the window
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His mind in his whiskey and his body in a folding chair
Emaj7 F#m7 A/B E
Far beyond repair
Verse 2
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I enter his vision
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He watches me look for my seat
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He makes his decision and he stands to his feet
Emaj7 F#m7
Lord, it's a long way down
Chorus
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It happened to me, wonderful sight
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Only for me only for you
A B C#m
It happened to be a light shining through
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From one who was lost and found
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Just like me and you
Verse 3
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Old man says, "Young man, my you're looking pretty green yeah
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Like a stranger to this kind of place
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Come sit at my table, come and look into my face
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I've got a story to tell
Verse 4
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There was a father and son
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But that was a long time ago
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And when the time came to run
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I just couldn't say no so I left them behind"
Chorus
A/B E F#m7 A/B E
It happened to me, wonderful sight
F#m7 A/B E F#m7 A/B E
Only for me only for you
A B C#m
It happened to be a light shining through
Emaj7 F#m7
From one who was lost and found
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Just like me and you
Verse 5
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We have seen it before
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In times of great sorrow
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That human compassion will flow
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From a well that has long run dry
Chorus
A/B E F#m7 A/B E
It happened to me, wonderful sight
F#m7 A/B E F#m7 A/B E
Only for me only for you
A B C#m
It happened to be a light shining through
Emaj7 F#m7
From one who was lost and found
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Just like me and you, oh yes
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