Company Man - James Taylor
Tuning: A, E A D G B E
[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