Poor Taylor Chords & Tabs
Jack Johnson's Taylor.
I like to play the C as a C/G. Not sure if he does, but sounds richer in the chorus.
The four primary chords should be played as:
C G Am F
0 3 0 1
1 3 0 1
0 0 1 2
2 0 2 3
3 2 2 3
3 3 x 1
Song Progression:
Intro/Outro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Bridge
Intro/Outro
Intro/Outro:
(palm-muted up until F7 Chord)
e-------x---------------------------x----------------x----------------------|
B-------x---------------------------x----------------x----------------------|
G-------x---------------------------x----------------x----------------------|
D-------x---------------------------x----------------x--1h3p1---1p0---------|
A-0h1h3-x--1h3p1-----1--------------x--------1-2-2s3-x--------h3----3p0-----|
E-------x---------h3----3p1p0--1-1--x--1h2h3---------x-----------------0h1-1|
e------------------------x---------------------------------------|
B------------------------x---------------------------------------|
G------------------------x---------------------------------------|
D------------------------x--3-3s5-5--3-0-2-0---------------------|
A-----1----1----1----3---x-------------------3--0----------------|
E--1h3--1h3--1h3--1h3----x------------------------1-1------------|
F7 C
e--1---1--1--1-----0---0---0---0--0----------0----------------------------|
B--1---1--1--1-----1---1h3-3s5-3--1-------1--1----------------------------|
G--2---2--2--2-----0---0---0---0--0---2p0----2----------------------------|
D--1---1--1--1-----2-------------------------3----------------------------|
A--3---3--3--3-----3------------------------------------------------------|
E--1---1--1--1------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
(Palm-muted)
C G Am F
e---------------------------------------------------------------\
B--------------------------------------------------------------- \
G--------------------------------------------------------------- \
D---2-2--2-0-----0-0--0-0-----2-2--2-0------3-3--3-0------------ / x8
A--3-3----0-----2-2----0-----0-0----0------3-3----0------------- /
E---------------------------------------------------------------/
Chorus:
(Note Palm-muted)
Strumming Pattern:
(D= Down, U=Up, C=Chop Ur=Upward Rake)
C-DUCU (on the second up, only catch the bottom two strings just before you switch to the G)
G-DDUCUDU
Am- DUCUDU
F-DUrDUrDUr (relieve pressure after down strum and lightly rake the muted strings on up strum)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jack_johnson/poor_taylor_tab_ver_5.html ]
e---0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--3-3-3---0--0--0--0--0--0------------------|
B---1--1--1--1----3--3--3--3--3-3-3---0--0--0--0--0--0------------------|
G---0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0-0-0---1--1--1--1--1--1------------------|
D---2--2--2-------0--0--0--0--0-0-0---2--2--2--2--2--2------------------|
A---3--3--3-------2--2--2--2--2-2-2---2--2--2--2--2--2------------------|
E---3--3--3-------3--3--3--3--3-3-3-------------------------------------|
e---1---1---1---1---1---1---------------------------------------------\
B---1---1---1---1---1---1--------------------------------------------- \
G---2---2---2---2---2---2--------------------------------------------- \
D---3---3---3---3---3---3--------------------------------------------- / x3
A---3---3---3---3---3---3--------------------------------------------- /
E---1---1---1---1---1---1---------------------------------------------/
e---0--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--3-3-3---0----0--0--|
B---1--1--1--1----3--3--3--3--3-3-3---0----0--0--|
G---0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0-0-0---1----1--1--|
D---2--2--2-------0--0--0--0--0-0-0---2----2--2--|
A---3--3--3-------2--2--2--2--2-2-2---2----2--2--|
E---3--3--3-------3--3--3--3--3-3-3--------------|
Bridge:
(Not Palm-muted)
Strumming Pattern:
C- DUDU
D- DDUDU
F- DUDU
G- DDUDU
e-------------------------------------------------------------------\
B--1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3--3--3----6--6--6--6----8--8--8--8--8--8-- \
G--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0-- \
D--2--2--2--2---4--4--4--4--4--4----7--7--7--7----9--9--9--9--9--9-- / x2
A--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5--5--5----8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10-10-10-- /
E-------------------------------------------------------------------/
Intro/Outro
Lyrics:
They say Taylor was a good girl
never one to be late
complain express ideas in her brain
Working on the night shift
passin out the tickets
you're gonna have to pay her
if you want to park here.
Well mommy's little dancer's
quite a little secret
working on the streets now
never gonna keep it.
It's quite an imposition
And now she's only wishin'
That she would have listened
To the words they said.
Poor Taylor.
Well she just wanders around unaffected by the winter winds, yeah
and she'll pretend that
well she's somewhere else
so far and clear
about 2,000 miles from here.
Peter Patrick pitter patters on the window
And Sunny Silhouette won't let him in
and poor old Pete's got nothin 'cause he's been fallin'
but somehow Sunny knows just where he's been
He thinks that singin' on a Sunday's gonna save his soul
but now that Saturday's gone
Well sometimes he thinks that he's on his way
but I can see, that his break lights are on
And he just wanders around unaffected by the winter winds, yeah
and he'll pretend that
well he's somewhere else
so far and clear
about 2,000 miles from here.
She's such a tough enchilada
filled up with nada
givin' what you gotta give to get a dollar bill
she used to be a limber chick
time's a been tickin'
now she's finger licking to the man
with the money in his pocket
flying in his rocket
only stoppin by on his way to a better world
if Taylor finds a better world
Taylor's gonna run away
