Chord/Tab song: Steamroller

This song was written and performed by James Taylor. As many hardcore
country music fans know, James influenced many country and western
performers, including Garth Brooks. James Taylor is from the northeast ( New
England States) so is not normally associated with popular country music.
For you younger folks who might not be familiar with JT, You own it to
yourselves to go get a CD and listen to it and youll understand why Hes a
musicians, musician. This is the words and chords to this song as I
interpret it, ...........Pat Bogan

Play this song with a slow blues Beat.

Steam
Roller

James Taylor

[G] [C]
[G]Wel[G7]l, Im a [C7]steam roll-er, babe,-- Im bound to roll all over you.
Yes, Im a steam roll-er, now

[G]
[D7]-babe, Im bound to roll__ all over yo[C]u___________ Im gon-na
in-ject your soul with some

[F/G] [C7] [G][C]
[C#dim]sweet rock a[G]nd roll__[A7]______a[D7]nd shoot you full of rhythm and blues._____

[G] [C7]
[G]We[G7]ll, Im a cement mix-er [C7] A churn-ing urn of burning funk_
Yes, Im a ce-ment

[Bb]
[C7] mixer for you[Bb], babe,___[G]__ [G7] A churning urn of burnin funk

[D7] [C][F/G]
[C7]Well, Im a De-mo-li-tion der-by,__ yea!__ A heft-y hunk of
steaming junk.

[G] [E7] [A7] [D7] [G] [D7(+9)]
[G]Now, Im a na-palm bomb, babe, just gua[C7]r-an_teed to blow your
mind.___ G7 G7(+9)

[C7]
[G]Yea, Im a na-palm bomb___ for you , ba - by,___
Whoa_____guar-an -teed, just____Guar_

[G7]
[D7]an [(+9)]- teed__ to blow your mind, yea.___ [Db7] If[C7] I cant have your
love for my own__now,__

[F] [C7][G]
[E9]sweet child, wo[A7]nt be noth-ing left be-hind___. It seems[D7] like lately,
babe,__ got a bad case of

steam roller blues.[G][G7(+9)]