Shower the People
James Taylor

James Taylor
In the Pocket
1976

I felt like I needed more JT on the page, so this is it.
This is a good (but perhaps cheesy) song, with backing
vocals by his wife, Carly Simon.  Hope you have fun!

Lyrics
Chords

Capo 3rd

INTRO:
               you can...
   G A5  B5  C#º5
   +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|
B:-----------------|
G:-0-2---4---6-----|
D:-----2---4---5---|
A:---0---2---4---4-|
E:-3---------------|

This is the verse:

   play the game...  act out the part..know... written...you
   D                 A                 Bm      Asus4     G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-0h2-------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-3-----3---------|-0h2-------------|-------3-------3-|-------3---------|
G:---------------2-|-------2---------|-----4-------2---|-----0-----0-----|
D:-0-------------0-|-----------------|---4-------2-----|---0-------------|
A:-----------------|-0---------------|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------2-0-|


   how can you...    broken heart     ashamed..playin'...fool
   D                 Asus4   A#º7      Bm      Asus4     G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-3p2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----3-----------|-3-------2-------|---------3-2-----|-------3---------|
G:-------2---------|---2-------0-----|-4-------2-2-----|-----0-----0-----|
D:-0---------------|-----2-------2---|-----------------|---0-------------|
A:-----------------|-0-------1-------|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------2-0-|


   one thing can...  another        ...take any sacrifice
   D                 A                 Bm      Asus4     G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------2---------|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----3-----------|-----2-----------|-------3-------3-|-------3---------|
G:---2-------------|---2-------------|-----4-------2---|-----0-----0-----|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|---4-------2-----|---0-------------|
A:-----------------|-0---------------|-2-------0-------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------2-0-|


   father and...sister and brother     if it...nice      don't think twice
   D             Asus4 A     A#º7      Bm      Asus4     G       Asus4
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------2---------|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----3-----3---3-|---2---------2---|-----3-------3---|-0-----------3---|
G:-----------------|-----------0-----|---4-------2-----|-0-------2-------|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---2-------|
A:-----------------|-0-------1-------|-2-------0-------|---------0-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|

This is the solo:

  will
   Bm                                  Em7               G  A  D A
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-2---------------|-----------0-0---|-------0---------|---------0-------|
B:-3-------3-2-----|-----3-----3-2---|-----------------|-0--2----------2-|
G:-4-----------2---|-------4-------2-|---0---------0-2-|-------2---------|
D:-4-------------2-|---4-------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
A:-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----0------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0-2-|-3-----2---------|


                                          
   Em7               G     A
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------0---------|
B:-------3---------|-0-------2---3p2p0---|
G:-----0-------0-2-|---------2---------2-|
D:---2-------------|---------------------|
A:-----------------|-------0-------------|
E:-0-----------0-2-|-3-------------------|

This is the ending (very similar to solo, but ad-lib please):

   shower the...     love with love    show them...      feel_____
   Em7               G  A  D A         Em7               G     A
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------0---------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B:-----------------|-0--2------------|-------3---------|-0-------2---2---|
G:---0---------0-2-|-------2---------|-----0-------0-2-|---------2-----2-|
D:-----------------|---------2-------|---2-------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|-------0---------|
E:-0-----------0-2-|-3-----2---------|-0-----------0-2-|-3---------------|

LYRICS:

play intro

You can play the game and you can act out the part
Though you know it wasn't written for you
Tell me how can you stand there with your broken heart
Ashamed of playin' the fool

One thing can lead to another
It doesn't take any sacrifice
Woa father and mother sister and brother
If it feels nice don't think twice

CHORUS
     Em7                    A
Just shower the people you love with love
Em7                          A
Show them the way that you feel
Em7                       A           A#º7  Bm
Things are gonna work out fine if you only will
(Bm)
Do as I say
     Em7                    A
Just shower the people you love with love
Em7                     A
Show them the way you feel
Em7                         A          A#º7  Bm
Things are gonna be much better if you only will

A  G  D (to verse)


You can run but you cannot hide
This is widely known
What do you plan to do with you foolish pride
When you're all by yourself alone

Once you tell somebody the way that you feel
You can feel it beginning to ease
I think it's true what they say about the sticky wheel
Always getting the grease

CHORUS
Better to shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
I know things are gonna be just fine if you only will
What I'd like do to you
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way you feel
Things are gonna be much better if you only will

SOLO

play solo tab

CHORUS (with ad-lib until fade)

repeatedly play ending


CHORDS:

C#º5	x456xx
Asus4	x02230
A#º7	x12020

To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.