• Song:

    Steamroller Blues

  • Artist:

    James Taylor

  • Album:

    Live (disc 1)

SONG: Steamroller (Blues)
ARTIST: James Taylor
TABBED BY: Mike

This song is pretty jazzy so I use jazz chords for it. Chord shapes are down below. I 
bar chords. Also you can use a capo 3rd fret (chords below)

Intro:  F  D

G                                 C                         G
Well I'm a steamroller Babe. I'm bound to roll all over you.
C                                                               G
Yes I'm a steamroller, now, Babe.  I'm bound to roll all over you.
  D                         C
I'm gonna inject your soul with some sweet Rock-and-Roll
     G                                  F  D  G
And shoot you full of Rhythm and Blues.


G                           C                       G
Well I'm a cement mixer; a churning urn of burning funk.
C                                                                G
Well I'm a cement mixer for you, Babe; a churning urn of burning funk.
  D
Well I'm a demolition derby, yeah
C                               G    F  D  G
a hefty hunk of steaming junk.

       SOLO (use verse)

G                              C                           G
Well I'm a napalm bomb, Baby. just guaranteed to blow your mind.
C                                                                 G
Yeah I'm a napalm bomb for you Baby just guaranteed to blow your mind.
D                                         C
And if I can't have your love for my own now sweet child
C                           G
Won't be nothing left behind.
E           D#                                D         G
seems how lately, Babe, got a bad case of steamroller blues.

END


Chords: Jazzy
          Eadgbe
D         x5455x
E         x7677x
D#        x6566x
F         x8788x

CAPO 3 EXAMPLE
E                                 A                         E
Well I'm a steamroller Babe. I'm bound to roll all over you.
A                                                               E
Yes I'm a steamroller, now, Babe.  I'm bound to roll all over you.
  B7                         A
I'm gonna inject your soul with some sweet Rock-and-Roll
     E                                  D#  B7  E
And shoot you full of Rhythm and Blues.

Use same chord shapes
Chords: Jazzy
          Eadgbe
B(7)      x2122x
D#        x5455x
C         x3233x
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