Company Man Chords & Lyrics - James Taylor

[INTRO]

[Am(add9)] [A7] [D/A] [E/A] [Am(add9)] [Em7] [F6]

[VERSE 1]

[A]It seems you've been li[Em]ving o[A]n your own[Dsus2]
Lonely and fr[G]ee [D]
[A] Looking to make[Em] yoursel[Asus4]f known [Dsus2]
Same as me[G] [D]

[VERSE 2]
Well I [E7sus4]see you i[E#dim7]n the pu[F#m7]blic eyes
I s[G]ee you're looking fin[Bm7]e
The [E7sus4]boy would [E#dim7]be a bus[F#m7]inessman
And he [Bm7]signs the b[A]ottom li[D]ne

[CHORUS]
Singing: "Co[A]mpany man
Do what you can with my [Em]name[G] [D]
R[A]ock and roll man, here I am
I'm s[E7sus4]taking my [E#dim7]claim to fame" [F#m7]

[VERSE 3]
He's got the smi[G]ling face of a friend[Bm7]
Still you're n[G]ot quite certain you [Bm7]know [F#m7]him
The [G]smile turns into a [D]grin
What do you ow[A/E]e hi[E]m? [A/E] [E]
You know you[Dsus4] owe him [D] [A]

[VERSE 4]

So if there[Em7]'s some[D/F#]thing [G]you [A]do wel[Dsus2]l
Something you're p[G]roud [D]of [A]
Better to save [Em]some for [Asus4]yourself [Dsus2]
If that's allowed[G] [D]

[VERSE 5]

The [E7sus4]crowd will [E#dim7]never know [F#m7]you
You h[G]ardly know yoursel[Bm7]f
They'll [E7sus4]turn you [E#dim7]round an[F#m7]d blow you up
Until you [Bm7]think you're s[A]omeone e[D]lse

[CHORUS]

[A]"Company man
Do what you can with my [Em]name[G] [D]
R[A]ock and roll man, here I am
I'm s[E7sus4]taking my [E#dim7]claim to fame" [F#m7]

[VERSE 6]
He can t[G]urn your time to gold[Bm7]
You better m[G]ake as much as you [Bm7]can my[F#m7] friend
Because his m[G]oney will turn you old[D]
And they need a yo[A/E]ung [E]man[A/E] [E]
The job takes a[Dsus4] young man[D] [C]

[OUTRO]
Oh C[A]ompany man[Em] oh [G] [D]
My R[A]ock and roll ma[Em]n oh[G] [D]
[A]Company man[Em] oh [G] [D]
My R[A]ock and roll ma[Em]n oh[G] [D]
You [A]can shuck and j[Em]ive [G]for[D] me
And [A]I - yeah oh [Em] [G] [D]