James Taylor – If I Keep My Heart Out Of Sight

Intro:
Em9-A+1-DMaj7-C#m7
DMaj7-F#+7 Pause Bm7-E

AMaj7 A6
If I keep on talking now
AMaj7 Bm7 E F#m7
I’d only start repeating myself
C#m7 – F#+7
And all I can say is
Bm7 F#+7
I love you, I love you
Bm7 E9,E
I love you, I love you

AMaj7 A6
If I slip and tip my hat,
AMaj7 Bm7 F#m
I’m certain to scare you away
DMaj7 C#m7-F#+7
And what would I say?
Bm7 F#+7
I’d be hurtin’, I’m certain

Refrain:

Em9 A+1 DMaj7
I’d be uncool to let you know
C#m7
That you’re the one,
DMaj7 F#+7
A fool to jump the gun,
Em9 A+1 DMaj7
Cause I’ve been advised by other guys
C#m7
You’ve left behind,
DMaj7 F#+7 Bm7,E7
Your goodbyes are somewhat unrefined

AMaj7 A6
(But) If I play my role just right,
AMaj7 Bm7 E F#m E
Then tonight could be my lucky night,
DMaj7 C#m7-F#7
And you could be mine.
Bm7 GM7
If I present it to you,
G#m7 C#7
With the flower in the moonlight
F#Maj7 Bm7
Shiny and new,

Em9 A+1 DMaj7
Where you couldn’t say no tonight
DMaj7 C#m7 C#m7-F#+7
If I keep my heart out of sight

Adlib: (do refrain chords)

(Repeat last stanza except last word)
F#
…Sight

Chords:

Em9 = 022002
A+1 = x00221
DMaj7= x00222
C#m7 = 046454
F#+7 = 242332
Bm7 = 024232