Chord/Tab song: Brighten Your Night With My Day

Words & music by James Taylor

D G (Play 4x)

[D]Daybr[Bm]eak [Em]finds you [A]up and a[F#m]live

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

But [D]suns[Bm]et seems to [Em]leave you wear[A]y a[F#m]lone

And [Bm]wondering [G]who you [D]are

[F#m] Don't de[Bm]ny that l[F#m]onely feeling ba[Bm]be

That [Em]keeps stealing o[A]n you from [D]deep down ins[F#m]ide

[F#m/C#]Hey, can't you [F#m]see that it's [Bm]no good con[Em]cealing

A f[A]eeling it hur[Bm]ts you to h[C]ide


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

Yes, I'm [Em]happy to h[A]ear what you've [D]got

To say to me, b[Bm]aby, a[C]ll the way

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

Watch those s[C]hadows fade a[A]way

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


[G]Dayb[A]reak, [D]sun[Bm]set [Em]hot and [A]cold

Running [D]smiles and [F#m]tears

[E] A bright out[A]side to m[E]atch your foolish p[A]ride

But not a [D]word for the l[Bm]onely ye[C]ars


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

Now you [Em]won't have to s[A]ay

That you'll [D]stay with me, bab[Bm]y, no, it's not[C] that way

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

Watch those s[C]hadows fade a[A]way

And [Em]brighten your ni[A]ght with my...

(Same strumming as intro)
[D]Daybreak[G], sunset

You [D]don't have to cry [G]no more

Now, e[D]verything's gon[G]na be just fine

[D]Watch out, baby,[G] here it comes

[D]Right around the corn[G]er

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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--0^2---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--
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(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
blewis@utk.edu