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James Taylor - Shower The People Chords

Chord reference D, A, Bm, G, A#m, Em, F#m, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

You can [D]play the game and you can [A]act out the part Though you [Bm]know it wasn’t [D]written for [G]you But tell me, [D]how can you stand there with your [A]broken [A#m]heart, [Bm]ashamed of [D]playing the [G]fool [D]One thing can lead to an[A]other; it doesn’t [Bm]take any [D]sacri[G]fice Oh, [D]father and mother, [A]sister and [A#m]brother, [Bm]if it feels [D]nice, [G]don’t think [D]twice

[D]Just [Em]shower the people you [A]love with love, [Em]show them the way that you [A]feel [Em]Things are gonna work out [A]fine if you [A#m]only [Bm]will [F#m] [Em]Shower the people you [A]love with love, [Em]show them the way that you [A]feel [Em]Things are gonna be much [A]better if you [A#m]only [Bm]will. [C] [G]

[D]You can run but you [A]cannot hide; [Bm]this is [D]widely [G]known And [D]what you plan to do with your [A]foolish [A#m]pride, when you’re [Bm]all by your[D]self [G]alone Once you [D]tell somebody the [A]way that you feel, you can [Bm]feel it [D]beginning to [G]ease I think it’s [D]true what they say about the [A]squeaky [A#m]wheel, [Bm]always [D]getting the [G]grease. [D]

[D]Just [Em]shower the people you [A]love with love, [Em]show them the way that you [A]feel [Em]Things are gonna work out [A]fine if you [A#m]only [Bm]will [F#m] [Em]Shower the people you [A]love with love, [Em]show them the way that you [A]feel [Em]Things are gonna be much [A]better if you [A#m]only [Bm]will. [C] [G]

[D]Better to [Em]shower the people you [A]love with love, [Em]show them the way that you [A]feel [Em]Things are gonna work out [A]fine if you [A#m]only [Bm]will [F#m] [Em]Shower the people you [A]love with love, [Em]show them the way that you [A]feel [Em]Things are gonna be much [A]better if you [A#m]only [Bm]will.

[Em]Shower the people you [A]love with love; [Em]show them the way that you [A]feel (repeat) They say in [Em]every life, [A]they say the [Em]rain must fall [A] Just like [Em]pouring rain [A]make it [Em]rain [A] Make it [Em]rain…. [A]Love, love, love is [Em]sunshine. [A]Make it [Em]rain [A] [D]

Artist James Taylor
Album In the Pocket
Genres Folk
Year 1976
Key D

How to Play Shower The People on Guitar?

James Taylor - Shower The People can be played in the key of D using the D, A, Bm, G, A#m, Em, F#m, C chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A#m, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Shower The People with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.