Handy Man Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	E
Capo:	2nd fret

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Dsus4

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Handy Man chords (version 1)
James Taylor 1977 (Jimmy Jones and Otis Blackwell)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handy_Man_(song)
 
Capo II
 
D  A \ Bm  4x
 
D
Hey girls  gather round
Bm
Listen to what I'm puttin' down
G         A            D   Dsus4  A
Hey baby, I'm you handyman
D                         A         Bm
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule
Em                      F#m    Bm
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool
  G                   A                 D   Dsus4  D
I fix broken hearts I know that I truly can
 
   G
If your broken heart should need repair
     A               D
then I am the man to see
  G
I whisper sweet things you tell all your friends
E                       A
They'll come runnin' to me....
 
G           A               D
Here is the main thing that I want to say
Bm
I'm busy twenty four hours a day
  G                    A                 D   Dsus4  A
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can
 
D                     A           Bm
 Come a come a come a come a come come
D          A    Bm
 Yeah..... yeah yeah
D                     A           Bm
 Come a come a come a come a come come
E                       A
They'll come runnin' to me.....
 
G           A               D
Here is the main thing that I want to say
Bm
I'm busy twenty four hours a day
  G                      A             D   Dsus4  A
I fix broken hearts baby I'm your handyman
 
D                     A           Bm
 Come a come a come a come a come come
D          A    Bm
 Yeah..... yeah yeah  4x
 
Set8
 
Handy Man chords (version 2)
James Taylor
 
C G Am  4x
 
C
Hey girls, gather round
Am
Listen to what I'm putting down
F         G             C  F G
Hey baby, I'm your handyman 
 
C                         G         Am
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or ruler
Dm                      Em     Am
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool 
  F                    G                 C  F C
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can 
 
F
If your broken heart should need repair 
     G        F      C
Then I am the man to see 
  F
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends 
D                       G
They'll come runnin' to me 
 
F           G               C
Here is the main thing that I want to say 
Am
I'm busy 24 hours a day 
  F                    G                 C  F G
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can 
 
C                        G       Am
 Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come
C      G     Am
 Yeah, yeah, yeah 
C                        G       Am
 Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come
D                       G
They'll come runnin' to me
 
F           G          C
Here is the main thing I want to say
Am
I’m busy 24 hours a day
  F                       G             C  F G
I fix broken hearts, baby I’m your handyman
 
C                        G       Am
 Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come
C      G     Am
 Yeah, yeah, yeah  4x
 
Set8
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This tab works great except for the fact that no capo is needed to play and sing along with JT.

Diddy d sounds like you need to make your own version, if you're willing to do the work, instead of pissing on this Nan's obvious hard work.

He may use one live but studio is definitely not. Chords are correct, but no capo needed.