A Junkie’s Lament by James Taylor Lyric and Guitar Chords

If you are looking for A Junkie’s Lament guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play A Junkie’s Lament by James Taylor using guitar or guitar.
This song by James Taylor can also be played by that instruments.
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A Junkie’s Lament guitar chords has rhythm and included in In the Pocket (1976) album.
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A Junkie’s Lament by James Taylor Guitar Chords


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Words and Music by James Taylor
(c) 1976, 1980 Country Road Music

Note: Capo II in E

Em7 A7Sus4 Dmaj7 D
Ricky’s been kick-ing the gong
lickety split didn’t take too long
A junkie’s sick, a monkey’s strong
That’s what’s wrong

Em7 A7Sus4 Dmaj7 D
Well, I guess he’s been messing around downtown
so sad to see the man losing ground
winding down behind closed doors
on all fours

Mama, don’t you call him my name;
he can’t hear you [D/E]anymore
Even if he seems the same to you
that’s a stranger to your door
Ask him what’s he [G/B]come here for

Oh my God, a monkey can move a man
Send him to hell and home again
With an empty hand in the afternoon
shooting for the moon

It’s halfway sick and it’s halfway stoned
He’d sure like to kick but he’s too far gone
so they wind him down with the methadone
He’s all on his own

But baby, don’t you throw your love away
I hate to seem unkind
It’s only that I understand the man
that the monkey can leave behind
I used to think he was a friend of mine

Em7 A7Sus4 Dmaj7 D, F#m7 B7 Emaj7 E, G C F#m7 B7, E C#m7 A (slower)
La, la, la, …
F#m C#m7 F#m7 C#m7 F#m7, F#m C#m7 F#m7 C#m7 A/B, C D E, F#m7 B7sus4 F#m.
La, la, la, …

If you want to learn James Taylor A Junkie’s Lament guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play A Junkie’s Lament. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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