On Broadway Chords by James Taylor

Tempo:
95.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

Cm

Eb

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Taylor - On Broadway chords
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[D] [Am] They
[D] [Am] say the neon [D] [Am] lights are bright [D] on [Am] Broadway [D] [Am] They [G]
[D] [Am] say there's [D] always [Am] magic in the [D] [Am] air
[D] [Am]
[G] [Dm] When you're walking [G] [Dm] down [C] that street
[G] [Dm] And you ain't had [G] [A] enough to eat
[D] [Am] The glitter [D] rubs right off [C] and you're [D] nowhere, [C] nowhere [D] [Am] On Broadway
[Eb] They say the girls are [Bbm] something else on Broadway [Eb] On [Bbm] Broadway
But looking at them [Eb] [Bbm] just gives me [Eb] the [Bbm] blues
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Ebm] How you [Ab] gonna [Db] make some [Gb] time for [Ab] him?
[Ebm] All that you got [Ab] is [Gm] one thin [Fm] dime, [Eb] one [Bbm] thin dime
[Eb] And only [Bbm] you can shine your [Eb] filthy [Ab] shoes
[Db] [Eb] On [Bbm] Broadway
[E] [Bm] They say that I [E] won't [Bm] last too long [E] on [Bm] Broadway
[E] [Bm] [E] On Broadway
[Bm] I'll catch a [E] greyhound [Bm] bus home, [E]
they all [Bm] say
[E] But [G] [A]
oh, [G] they're wrong, I [D] know [Em] that they [A] are
Cause [G] I can play the [A] [B] skid guitar
[E]
[Bm] I won't quit [E] till I'm a star on [Bm] Broadway
[E] [Bm] On Broadway
[F] Come on
[Cm] But [F]
[Cm] [F] [Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F] [Ab] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
oh, [Fm] they're [Bb] wrong, I know [Fm] that they [Bb] are
I [Fm] can play [Bb] the skid [C] guitar
[Bb]
And [F] I [Cm] won't quit [F] till [Cm] I'm a star [F] on [Cm] Broadway
[F] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [F] [Eb]
[F] On [Eb] Broadway
[F] [Cm]
Never [F] [Eb] gonna quit, [A] [F] [Eb] never gonna quit [F] my thing
Till [Eb] I make it on Broadway
[F] [Cm]
[F] I'm being big man, yes, [Eb]
[F] you're gonna [Cm] know my [F] name On Broadway
All up [Cm] and down [A] Broadway
[Cm]
[Eb] Yeah, up and down Broadway On [D] Broadway
[Cm] Dirty, filthy [Gm] Broadway
[F]
Break your [Eb] heart Broadway [F] [Eb] On Broadway
[F] [Cm] [F] [Cm] Everybody
[Gm] [F] gonna know [Cm] my name On [F] Broadway
[Bb] [F] [Cm] [F]
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Bb] On [F] Broadway
[Cm] [F] [Cm] [F] [Dm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Cm] [F] [Cm]
Key:  
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Am
2311
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
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To learn James Taylor - (Album Version) On Broadway chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Cm, F, Bm, E and Bm. Set your pace at 47 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 96. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Bb Major.

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[D] _ [Am] They _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] say the neon [D] [Am] lights are bright [D] on [Am] Broadway _ [D] [Am] They _ [G] _
[D] _ [Am] say there's [D] always [Am] magic in the [D] [Am] air
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] [Dm] When you're walking [G] [Dm] down [C] that street _
[G] [Dm] And you ain't had [G] [A] enough to eat _
[D] [Am] The glitter [D] rubs right off [C] and you're [D] nowhere, [C] _ nowhere [D] [Am] On Broadway _
[Eb] They say the girls are [Bbm] something else on Broadway [Eb] On [Bbm] Broadway _
But looking at them [Eb] [Bbm] just gives me [Eb] the [Bbm] blues
_ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Ab] [Ebm] How you [Ab] gonna [Db] make some [Gb] time for [Ab] him?
[Ebm] All that you got [Ab] is [Gm] one thin [Fm] dime, [Eb] one [Bbm] thin dime
[Eb] And only [Bbm] you can shine your [Eb] filthy [Ab] shoes
[Db] _ [Eb] On [Bbm] Broadway _
[E] [Bm] They say that I [E] won't [Bm] last too long [E] on [Bm] Broadway
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] On Broadway
[Bm] I'll catch a [E] greyhound [Bm] bus home, [E]
they all [Bm] say
[E] But [G] _ _ [A]
oh, [G] they're wrong, I [D] know [Em] that they [A] are
Cause [G] I can play the [A] [B] skid guitar
[E] _
[Bm] I won't quit [E] till I'm a star on [Bm] Broadway
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] On Broadway
[F] Come on
_ _ [Cm] But [F] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
oh, [Fm] they're [Bb] wrong, I know [Fm] that they [Bb] are
I [Fm] can play [Bb] the skid [C] guitar
[Bb]
And [F] I [Cm] won't quit [F] till [Cm] I'm a star [F] on [Cm] Broadway
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] On [Eb] Broadway
_ [F] _ _ [Cm]
Never _ [F] [Eb] gonna quit, [A] _ [F] [Eb] never gonna quit [F] my thing
Till [Eb] I make it on Broadway
[F] _ _ [Cm] _
[F] I'm being big man, yes, _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] you're gonna [Cm] know my [F] name On Broadway
All up [Cm] and down [A] Broadway
[Cm] _ _
[Eb] Yeah, up and down Broadway On [D] Broadway
_ [Cm] Dirty, filthy [Gm] Broadway
[F] _ _ _
_ Break your [Eb] heart Broadway [F] _ [Eb] On Broadway
[F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] [Cm] Everybody _
[Gm] [F] gonna know [Cm] my name On [F] Broadway _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] On [F] Broadway
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _

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It's Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil who authored this song.

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