Handy Man Chords

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Handy Man by James Taylor is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, Em7, F, Dm, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: C   G   Am        C   G   Am        C   G   Am         C   G   Am 

 C                        Em7     Am 
1. Hey girls  gather round,        listen to what I'm puttin' down, 
G F                 G            C    F   G 
       hey, baby,  I'm your handyman. 
C                              G        Am 
    I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule, 
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                                        G         F      C 

2. If your     broken heart should need repair, 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 twenty four hours a day. 
       F                     G                C   F   G 
    I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can. 
C                         G           Am    C         G     Am 
    Come a come a come a come a come come.    Yeah, yeah, yeah. 
C                         G           Am      D                      G 
    Come a come a come a come a come come. They'll come runnin' to me. 
      F          G              C 

3.  Here is the main thing that I want to say, 
Am 
    I'm busy twenty four hours a day, 
       F                        G             C       F   G 
    I fix broken hearts, baby, I'm your handyman 
C                         G           Am   C         G     Am 
    Come a come a come a come a come come.   Yeah, yeah, yeah. (4x) 

    	

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100 BPM Andante