Our town

James Taylor

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James Taylor - Our town


Capo 2nd Fret

  C        G                C
Long ago, but not so very long ago
      F           G           C
The world was different, oh, yes, it was
                                                                                         
             G               Am
You settled down and you built a town and made it there
                     G            F    G
And you watched it grow, it was your town

 - C --  G --

  C                G
Time goes by and time brings changes
  Am
You've changed too
   F                G
Nothing comes that you can't handle
 C
So on you go
 C                  G
You never see it coming
          Am         C      F
When the world caves in on you
F         G      F             G
On your town, nothing you can do


 C                 F               C
Main Street isn't Main Street anymore
 C                       F                G
Lights don't shine as brightly as they shone before
  Am              C                    F
Tell the truth, lights don't shine at all
F       G
In our town

   C --------------- G-------------|
---- Instrumental Interlude -------|


 C                      G                      C
The sun comes up each morning just like it's always done
 F             G                  C
Get up, go to work and start the day
      C          G
You open up for business
        Am   C      F
That's never gonna come
         F         Am      F           G
As the world rolls by a million miles away


C                  F              C
Main Street isn't Main Street anymore
C                 F                 G
No one seems to needs us like they did before
      Am              C              F
It's hard to find a reason left to stay
          F    G
But it's our town
  F        G
Love it anyway
 F    Am   G
Come what may
           C
It's our town

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van "Our town" van James Taylor op Gitaartabs. Dit country & western-nummer is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen en willen oefenen met eenvoudige, melodische progressies. Met slechts enkele bassakkoorden en een rustig speeltempo bied je jezelf direct een bevredigend resultaat.

Dit nummer staat op beginner-niveau en vereist capo 2. Je werkt met de akkoorden C, G, F en Am — allemaal klassiekers die je steeds beter leert beheersen. Het format is akkoorden, dus je kunt meteen meezingen en voelen hoe de muziek opbouwt. Pak je gitaar en ontdek hoe je "Our town" van James Taylor vlot speelt.

How to practise this song

1
Put your capo on fret 2
Clamp the capo on before you start — otherwise the shapes won't sound like the original.
2
Practise the barre chord F
F is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
Open
3
Practise the change: F ↔ Am
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
Open
4
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.