Handy Man
James Taylor
(O. Blackwell, J. Jones) 1959
[||: D A Bm :||]
Hey girls, gather round [D, A/C#]
Listen to what I'm putting down [Bm, A]
Hey babe, I'm your handy man [G A D, G A]
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule [D]
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool [Bm]
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can [G A G D, G D A]
If your broken heart should need repair [G G4 G]
Then I'm the man to see [A D]
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends [G G4 G]
They'll come runnin' to me [E7 A]
Here is the main thing I want to say [G A D, /c#]
I'm busy 24 hours a day [Bm /a]
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can [G A G D, G A]
Come, come, come [D A Bm]
Yeah, yeah, yeah [D A Bm]
Come, come, come [D A Bm]
Yeah, yeah, yeah [D A Bm]
They'll come runnin' to me [E7 A]
[fade on D-A/C#-Bm progression]
That's me
I'm your handy man
From: "Anderson, Ken"
HANDYMAN
(Made famous by)
James Tayler
Intro: D A Bm (4 times)
D
Hey girls gather round
Bm
Listen to what I'm puttin' down
G A D Dsus4 A
Hey baby I'm you handyman
D A Bm
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule
Em F#m Bm
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool
G A D Dsus4 D
I fix broken hearts I know that I truly can
G Gsus4 G
If your broken heart should need repair
A D
then I am the man to see
G Gsus4 G
I whisper sweet things you tell all your friends
E A
They'll come runnin' to me....
G A D
Here is the main thing that I want to say
Bm
I'm busy twenty four hours a day
G A D Dsus4 A
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can
D A Bm
Come a come a come a come a come come
D A Bm
Yeah..... yeah yeah
D A Bm
Come a come a come a come a come come
E A
They'll come runnin' to me.....
G A D
Here is the main thing that I want to say
Bm
I'm busy twenty four hours a day
G A D Dsus4 A
I fix broken hearts baby I'm your handyman
Outro:
D A Bm
Come a come a come a come a come come
D A Bm
Yeah..... yeah yeah
etc etc