Key: F
Introduction:
Dm7 Gm7 C
James... we were always friends,
F Cm D7
From our childhood days
Gm7 C
And we made our plans,
F Dm7 G F/C C
And we had to go our separate ways.
F7/9 Bb
I went on the road
E7 A
You pursued an education.
Dm7 Gm7 C
James...do you like your life,
F Cm D7
Can you find release,
Gm7 C
And will you ever change
F Dm7 G F/C C
Will you ever write your masterpiece.
F7/9 Bb
Are you still in school
E7 A
Living up to expectations...
Dm Bb7+ Am7
James...
Ab7+ Gm7
You were so relied upon
C#9 Bb F A
everybody knows how hard you tried
Dm Bb7+ Am7
Hey...
Ab Gm7
just look at what a job you've done
C#9 C A
Carrying the weight of family pride.
Dm7 Gm7 C
James... you've been well behaved,
F Cm D7
You've been working so hard
Gm7 C
But will you always stay
F Dm7 G F/C C
Someone else's dream of who you are.
F7/9 Bb
Do what's good for you
E7 A
or you're not 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 A
You pursued an education...
Dm Bb7+ Am7
James...
Ab7+ Gm7
How you gonna know for sure
C#9 Bb F A
everything was so well organized.
Dm Bb7+ Am7
Hey...
Ab Gm7
now everything is so secure,
C#9 C A
and everybody else is satisfied.
Dm7 Gm7 C
James... do you like your life,
F Cm D7
Can you find release
Gm7 C
And will you ever change,
F Dm7 G F/C C
When will you write your masterpiece.
F7/9 Bb
Do what's good for you
E7 A
or you're not good for anybody...
James...