Company Man - James Taylor

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[Intro]

               

[Verse 1]

             
It seems you'v

            
e been living 

          
on your own
             
Lonely and fre

  
e
             
  Looking to m

         
ake yourself k

   
nown
            
Same as me

[Verse 2]
        
Well I see you

    
 in the public

 eyes
             
I see you're l

          
ooking fine
        
The boy would 

  
be a businessm

an
           
And he signs t

           
he bottom line

[Chorus]
            
Singing: "Comp

any man
              
Do what you ca

              
n with my name
 
Rock and roll 

man, here I am
        
I'm staking my

        
 claim to fame

  
"

[Verse 3]
              
He's got the s

             
miling face of

         
 a friend
              
Still you're n

             
ot quite certa

         
in you know hi


m
             
The smile turn

         
s into a grin
              
What do you ow

    
e him?
            
You know you o

      
we him

[Verse 4]

           
So if there's 

         
something you 

     
do well
              
Something you'

           
re proud of
              
Better to save

        
 some for your

    
self
              
If that's allo

     
wed

[Verse 5]

        
The crowd will

      
 never know yo


u
             
You hardly kno

         
w yourself
        
They'll turn y

     
ou round and b


low you up
           
Until you thin

             
k you're someo

    
ne else

[Chorus]


"Company man
              
Do what you ca

              
n with my name
 
Rock and roll 

man, here I am
        
I'm staking my

        
 claim to fame

  
"

[Verse 6]
             
He can turn yo

              
ur time to gol

 
d
             
You better mak

              
e as much as y

      
ou can my frie

nd
             
Because his mo

              
ney will turn 

       
you old
              
And they need 

        
a young man
              
The job takes 

        
a young man

[Outro]
             
Oh Company man

    
 oh
             
My Rock and ro

         
ll man oh
           
Company man oh

   
             
My Rock and ro

         
ll man oh
             
You can shuck 

         
and jive for m

e
             
And I - yeah o

         
h

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