Brighten Your Night With My Day – James Taylor Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

D G (Play 4x)

Daybreak finds you up and alive

Bm G D (Fill #1)
Just as though you could touch a star

But sunset seems to leave you weary alone

And wondering who you are

Don't deny that lonely feeling babe

That keeps stealing on you from deep down inside

[F#m/C#]Hey, can't you see that it's no good concealing

A feeling it hurts you to hide

(Fill #2) Bm F#m
When you can come home to me

Yes, I'm happy to hear what you've got

To say to me, baby, all the way

(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Girl, you can count on me

Watch those shadows fade away

Em A (Fill #3)
And brighten your night with my day

Daybreak, sunset hot and cold

Running smiles and tears

A bright outside to match your foolish pride

But not a word for the lonely years

(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Please come back home to me

Now you won't have to say

That you'll stay with me, baby, no, it's not that way

(Fill #2) Bm F#m
Just come back home to me

Watch those shadows fade away

And brighten your night with my…

(Same strumming as intro)
Daybreak, sunset

You don't have to cry no more

Now, everything's gonna be just fine

Watch out, baby, here it comes

Right around the corner

Here it comes

D G (Fill #3)
Just brighten your night with my day babe hey hey yeah yeah yeah

Fill #1

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——0—0–
–0^2—2—-
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Fill #2 Fill #2 is played as a third,

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–2————————— __3__
–2————–(back to Bm)- | | | |
–0—2—4—-2————– | | | |
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(You can come home)

Fill #3

—-2-2—2-2—2-2—2–3-3–2–
—-3-3—3-3—3-3—3–3-3–3–
—-2-2—————0–0-0–2–
–0—–2—–4———-0-0–0–
——————–2————
————————-3-3—–

(Emphasis on the bass notes)

Words & music by James Taylor
Released on his self-titled debut with Apple Records (1969)

This tab by
Brad Lewis
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