Musik akustik merupakan musik yang hanya menggunakan alat musik akustis, seperti gitar akustik. Biasanya, musik ini digunakan untuk membuat sebuah cover lagu. Hampir semua genre lagu bisa dinyanyikan dengan versi akustik, mulai dari pop, rock, jazz, dan masih banyak lagi.
Lagu-lagu lawas dari penyanyi legendaris James Taylor juga sangat cocok untuk dinyanyikan dengan versi akustik, seperti lagu How Sweet it is, Youve Got a Friend, dan Enough to Be on Your Way. Berikut chord gitar lagu-lagu lawas James Taylor yang cocok untuk akustikan.
1. Chord Gitar How Sweet it is - James Taylor
[Chorus]
C Am D11 G
How sweet it is to be loved by you
C Am D11 G C
How sweet it is to be loved by you
[Verse 1]
G Em
I needed the shelter of someone's arms
D C
and there you were
G Em
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs
D C
and there you were
G C
With sweet love and devotion
Em C
deeply touching my emotion
G C
I want to stop and thank you baby
G N.C. G
I want to stop and thank you baby, yes I do
[Chorus]
C Am D11 G
How sweet it is to be loved by you
C Am D11 G C
How sweet it is to be loved by you
[Verse 2]
G Em
I close my eyes at night,
D C
wondering where would I be without you in my life
G Em
Everything I did was just a bore,
D C
everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before
G C
But you brightened up for me all of my days
Em C
With a love so sweet in so many ways
G C
I want to stop and thank you baby
G N.C. G
I just want to stop and thank you baby
[Chorus]
C Am D11 G
How sweet it is to be loved by you, just like sugar sometimes
C Am D11 G C
How sweet it is to be loved by you
[Instrumental]
G Em D C
G Em D C
[Bridge]
G C
You were better to me than I was to myself
Em C
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else
G C
I want to stop and thank you baby
G N.C. G
I just want to stop and thank you baby, oh yes
[Chorus]
C Am D11 G
How sweet it is to be loved by you
C Am D11 G
How sweet it is to be loved by you, oh now
C Am D11 G
How sweet it is to be loved by you, it's like jelly, baby
C Am D11 G
How sweet it is to be loved by you, just like honey to the bee, baby
C Am D11 G
(How sweet it is to be loved by you)
C Am D11 G
(How sweet it is to be loved by you)
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2. Chord Gitar Enough To Be On Your Way - James Taylor
[Bridge]
G A/B G A/B
[Verse 1]
G A/B
So the sun shines on this fun'ral
G A/B
Just the same as on a birth
G A F#m7
The way it shines on everything
Bm7 Em7 A D/A A
That happens here on Earth
G A/B
It rolls across the Western sky
G A/B
And back into the sea
Bm7 Em7 A
And spends the day's last rays
F#m7 G A7sus
Upon this fucked-up family
D F#m7 G Em7 A D/A A
So long old pal
[Verse 2]
G A/B
The last time I saw Alice
G A/B
She was leaving Santa Fe
G A/B F#m7
With a bunch of round-eyed Buddhists
Bm7 Em7 A D/A A
In a killer Chevrolet
G A/B
Said they turned her out of Texas
G A/B
Yeah she burned them down back home
Bm7 Em7 A F#m7
Now she's wild with expectation
G A7sus D
On the edge of the unknown
[Chorus]
Bm7 Em7 F#m7 Bm7 A/B Bm7
Singing oh, it's enough to be on your way
Em7 F#m7 G
It's enough to cover ground
Em7 Em7/A Dmaj9
It's enough to be moving on
Bm7 Em7 F#m7 Bm7 A/B Bm7
Home, build it behind your eyes
Em7 F#m7 G
Carry it in your heart
Em7 F#m7 Bm Em7 A7
Safe among your own
G A/B
They brought her back on a Friday night
G A/B
Same day I was born
G A F#m7
We sent her up the smokestack
Bm7 Em7 A D/A A
Yes and back into the storm
G A/B
She blew up over the San Juan Mountains
G A/B
She spent herself at last
Bm7 Em7 A F#m7
The threat of heavy weather
G A7sus D
That was what she knew the best
[Chorus]
Bm7 Em7 F#m7 Bm7 A/B Bm7
Oh, it's enough to be on your way
Em7 F#m7 G
It's enough to cover ground
Em7 Em7/A Dmaj9
It's enough to be moving on
Bm7 Em7 F#m7 Bm7 A/B Bm7
Home, better build it behind your eyes
Em7 F#m7 G
Carry it in your heart
Em7 F#m7 Bm
Safe among your own
[Verse 3]
G A/B
It woke me up on a Sunday
G A/B
An hour before the sun
G A/B F#m7
It had me watching them headlights
Bm7 Em7 A D/A A
Out on Highway 591
G A/B
Till I stepped into my trousers
G A/B
Till I pulled my big boots on
Bm7 Em7 A F#m7
I walked out on the Mesa
G A7sus D
And I stumbled on this song
[Chorus]
C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 B/C C#m7
Oh, it's enough to be on your way
F#m7 G#m7 A
It's enough to cover ground
F#m7 A/B Emaj9
It's enough to be moving on
C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
Home, boy, build it behind your eyes
F#m7 G#m7 A
Carry it in your heart
F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
Safe among your own
G#m7 A F#m7 B
So long, old gal
3. Chord Gitar Youve Got A Friend - James Taylor
[Intro]
G/C C D Gsus4 G F#m7 B7
[Verse 1]
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7
close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am7 Bm7 D7sus4 /D7
to brighten up even your darkest night.
[Chorus]
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
D7sus4 G/C C Gsus4 G F#m7
You've got a friend.
[Verse 2]
B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em7
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
and that old north wind should begin to blow,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7
keep your head together and call my name out loud.
Am7 Bm7 D7sus4
Soon I'll be knocking upon your door.
[Bridge]
C F C
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend when
G Gsus4 Gmaj7 C F7
people can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you.
Em7 A7
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them.
D7sus4 D13
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
[Chorus/Outro]
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Gb Am7 D7sus4
and I'll be there, yes I will.
G C G
You've got a friend. You've got a friend.
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C Gsus4 G
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend.
