Song: Long ago (and far away)
Artist: James Taylor
Composer: James Taylor
Album: Mudslide Slim & the blue horizon
Tabbed by DJ
27th Aug 2015
James Taylor plays this in Bm, with a capo at the 2nd fret.
After the first version you'll find a tab below with another
alternative way of playing it.
VERSION 1:
Early live James Taylor performance at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Qw4slvZK0
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of C#m)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Bm = x24432 Amaj7 = x02120 C#m7 = x46454
BmM7 = x24332 Dmaj7 = xx0222 F#m7 = 242222
Bm7 = x24232 C#m = x46654 Amaj9 = x02100
D/E = xx2232 C#mM7 = x46554 Dmaj7/E = 00022x
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[Verse 1]
Bm BmM7 Bm7 D/E Amaj7 Dmaj7
Long a - go a young man sits, and plays his waiting game,
C#m C#mM7 C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 D/E
But things are not the same, it seems, as in such tender dreams,
Bm BmM7 Bm7 D/E Amaj7 Dmaj7
Slowly passing sailing ships, and Sunday after - noon,
C#m C#mM7 C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 D/E
Like people on the moon, I see, are things not meant to be?
[Chorus]
Amaj9 Dmaj7/E Amaj9 Dmaj7/E
Where do those golden rainbows end? Why is this song so sad?
Amaj9 Dmaj7/E
Dreaming the dreams I've dreamed, my friend,
(Why is this song so sad?)
Amaj9 Dmaj7/E Amaj7
Loving the love I love to!
[Verse 2]
Bm BmM7 Bm7 D/E Amaj7 Dmaj7
Love is just a word I've heard, when things are being said,
C#m C#mM7 C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 D/E
Stories my poor head has told me cannot stand the cold,
Bm BmM7 Bm7 D/E Amaj7 Dmaj7
And in bet - ween what might have been, and what has come to pass,
C#m C#mM7 C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 D/E
A misbe - gotten guess, a - las, and bits of broken glass!
[Chorus]
Amaj9 Dmaj7/E
Where do those golden rainbows end?
Amaj9 Dmaj7/E
Why is this song I sing so sad?
(Where do the rainbows end-----?)
Amaj9 Dmaj7/E
Dreaming the dreams I've dreamed, my friend,
Amaj9 Dmaj7/E Amaj7
Loving the love I love to love,
(Dreaming the dreams I've dreamed!) (To love!)
Dmaj7/E Amaj9 Dmaj7/E
To love, to love---! Woh, no, no, no, now!
(To love, to love---!)
[Coda]
Amaj9 Dmaj7/E Amaj9 Dmaj7/E Amaj7
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VERSION 2:
Here's another way of playing it to sound in the same key...
CAPO: 4th fret (Sounds in the key of C#m)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Am = x02210 Gmaj7 = 320002 Bm7 = x24232
Ammaj7 = x02110 Cmaj7 = x32000 Em7 = 020030
Am7 = x02010 Bm = x24432 Gmaj9 = 300002
C/D = xx0010 Bmmaj7 = x24332 Cmaj7/D = x55558
The Cmaj7's in the chorus should really have the D bass,
but I would either choose the straight Cmaj7 or a C/D instead.
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[Verse 1]
Am AmM7 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Long a - go a young man sits, and plays his waiting game,
Bm BmM7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 C/D
But things are not the same, it seems, as in such tender dreams,
Am AmM7 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Slowly passing sailing ships, and Sunday after - noon,
Bm BmM7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 C/D
Like people on the moon, I see, are things not meant to be?
[Chorus]
Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D
Where do those golden rainbows end? Why is this song so sad?
Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D
Dreaming the dreams I've dreamed, my friend,
(Why is this song so sad?)
Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D Gmaj7
Loving the love I love to!
[Verse 2]
Am AmM7 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Love is just a word I've heard, when things are being said,
Bm BmM7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 C/D
Stories my poor head has told me cannot stand the cold,
Am AmM7 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Cmaj7
And in bet - ween what might have been, and what has come to pass,
Bm BmM7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 C/D
A misbe - gotten guess, a - las, and bits of broken glass!
[Chorus]
Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D
Where do those golden rainbows end?
Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D
Why is this song I sing so sad?
(Where do the rainbows end-----?)
Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D
Dreaming the dreams I've dreamed, my friend,
Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D Gmaj7
Loving the love I love to love,
(Dreaming the dreams I've dreamed!) (To love!)
Cmaj7/D Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D
To love, to love---! Woh, no, no, no, now!
(To love, to love---!)
[Coda]
Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D Gmaj9 Cmaj7/D Gmaj7
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