James

[Dm7] [Gm7] [C] [F] [C/E]
 [Dm7] [Gm] [C] [F] [A7]
 [Dm7] [Gm7] [C] [F] [A7]

[Dm7]James... [Gm7]we were always friend[C]s,
[F]From our childhood d[Cm]ays [D7]
[Gm7]And we made our plan[C]s,
[F]And we had to g[Dm7]o our se[G]parate w[F/C]ays.[C]
[F7]/9              [Bb]
I went on the road
[E7]You pursued an [A]education.

[Dm7]James...[Gm7]do you like your lif[C]e,
[F]Can you find rel[Cm]ease[D7],
[Gm7]And will you ever ch[C]ange
[F]Will you ever w[Dm7]rite your [G]master[F/C]piec[C]e.
[F7]/9              [Bb]
Are you still in school
[E7]Living up to [A]expectations...

J[Dm]ame[Bbmaj7]s...   [Am7]
[Abmaj7]You were so relied upo[Gm7]n
[C9sus]everybody knows how h[Bb]ard you [F]tried [A]
H[Dm]ey.[Bbmaj7]..     [Am7]
just [Ab]look at what a job you've d[Gm7]one
[C9sus]Carrying the [C]weight of f[Asus]amily pri[A]de.

[Dm7]James... [Gm7]you've been well beha[C]ved,
[F]You've been working so [Cm]hard[D7]
[Gm7]But will you always [C]stay
[F]Someone else's [Dm7]dream of w[G]ho you a[F/C]re. [C]
[F7]/9                  [Bb]
Do what's good for you
[E7]or you're not[A] good for anybody...

James
 [Dm7] [Gm7] [C] [F] [C/E]
 [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F] [A7]
 [Dm7] [F/C] [C]

[F7]/9              [Bb]
I went on the road
[E7]You pursued an [A]education...

J[Dm]ame[Bbmaj7]s...   [Am7]
[Abmaj7]How you gonna know for [Gm7]sure
[C9sus]everything was so [Bb]well org[F]anized[A].
H[Dm]ey.[Bbmaj7]..     [Am7]
now [Ab]everything is so [Gm7]secure,
[C9sus]and everybody[C] else is sa[Asus]tisfied. [A]

[Dm7]James...[Gm7] do you like your li[C]fe,
[F]Can you find rel[Cm]ease[D7]
[Gm7]And will you ever ch[C]ange,
[F]When will you w[Dm7]rite your [G]master[F/C]piec[C]e.
[F7]/9                 [Bb]
Do what's good for you
[E7]or you're not good for [A]anybody...

James...

 [Dm7] [Gm7] [C] [F] [C/E]
 [Dm7] [Gm] [C7] [F] [A7]
 [Dm7] [Gm7] [C] [F] [C/E]
 [Dm7]  [Gm7] [C] [F] [A7]
 [Dm7] [Gm7] [F/C] [C] [Bb/F] [F]