James Taylor

^D Daybr ^Bm eak ^Em finds you ^A up and a ^F#m live
Bm G D (Fill #1)
Just as though you could touch a star
But ^D suns ^Bm et seems to ^Em leave you wear ^A y a ^F#m lone
And ^Bm wondering ^G who you ^D are
^F#m Don't de ^Bm ny that l ^F#m onely feeling ba ^Bm be
That ^Em keeps stealing o ^A n you from ^D deep down ins ^F#m ide
^F#m/C# Hey, can't you ^F#m see that it's ^Bm no good con ^Em cealing
A f ^A eeling it hur ^Bm ts you to h ^C ide
(Fill #2) Bm F#m
When you can come home to me
Yes, I'm ^Em happy to h ^A ear what you've ^D got
To say to me, b ^Bm aby, a ^C ll the way
(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Girl, you can count on me
Watch those s ^C hadows fade a ^A way
Em A (Fill #3)
And brighten your night with my day
^G Dayb ^A reak, ^D sun ^Bm set ^Em hot and ^A cold
Running ^D smiles and ^F#m tears
^E A bright out ^A side to m ^E atch your foolish p ^A ride
But not a ^D word for the l ^Bm onely ye ^C ars
(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Please come back home to me
Now you ^Em won't have to s ^A ay
That you'll ^D stay with me, bab ^Bm y, no, it's not ^C that way
(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Just come back home to me
Watch those s ^C hadows fade a ^A way
And ^Em brighten your ni ^A ght with my...
(Same strumming as intro)
^D Daybreak ^G , sunset
You ^D don't have to cry ^G no more
Now, e ^D verything's gon ^G na be just fine
^D Watch out, baby, ^G here it comes
^D Right around the corn ^G er
Here it comes
D G (Fill #3)
Just brighten your night with my day babe hey hey yeah yeah yeah
Fill #1

Fill #2 Fill #2 is played as a third,

(You can come home)
Fill #3

(Emphasis on the bass notes)
Words & music by James Taylor
Released on his self-titled debut with Apple Records (1969)
This tab by
Brad Lewis
blewis@utk.edu