A great jazz song with better sounding jazz chords than the other couple of versions on the site imho
Enjoy it!
JAZZMAN - Carole King
INTRO
Gm7 Am7 Dm Ebmaj7 Csus2
Lift me, won´t you lift me, above the old routine
AbM7 Ab G
Make it nice, play it clean, Jazzman
1st sax solo Gm7 C
Gm9 Am7 Gm7 Am
When the Jazzman´s testifyin´ a faithless man believes
Gm9 Am7 Gm7 Am7 G
he can sing you into paradise or bring you to your knees
Gm9 Am7 Gm7 Am
It´s a gospel kind of feelin´ a touch of Georgia slide
Gm9 Am7 Gm7 Am7 Dm
a song of pure revival and a style that´s sanctified
Gm9 C Gm7 Am7 Gm9
CHORUS: Jazzman take my blues away, make my pain
C Gm7 Am
the same as yours with every change you play
Ab G
Jazzman, oh Jazzman
2nd sax solo Gm7 C
Gm9 Am7 Gm7 Am
When the Jazzman´s signifyin' and the band is windin' low
Gm9 Am7 Gm7 Am7 G
It´s the late night side of morning in the darkness of his soul
Gm9 Am7 Gm7 Am
He can fill a room with sadness as he fills his horn with tears
Gm9 Am7 Gm7 Am7 Dm
He can cry like a fallen angel when risin´ time is near
Gm9 C Gm7 Am7 Gm9
CHORUS: Jazzman take my blues away, make my pain
C Gm7 Am
the same as yours with every change you play
Gm7 Am7 Dm Ebmaj7 Csus2
OUTRO: Oh lift me, won´t you lift me with every turn around
AbM7 Ab G
Play it sweetly, take me down, oh Jazzman
End sax solo Gm7 C
Chords Used:
E A D G B E E A D G B E E A D G B E
Gm9: 3 x 3 3 3 5
Gm7: 3 x 3 3 3 3 Dm: x 5 7 7 6 5 Csus2: x 3 5 5 3 3
Am7: 5 x 5 5 5 5 EbM7: x 5 7 6 7 5 AbM7: 4 x 5 5 4 x
Ab: 4 6 6 5 4 4 G : 3 5 5 4 3 3 C: x 3 5 5 5 x
Am: x O 2 2 1 O