Hey Mister Thats Me Up On The Jukebox - Lyrics by James Taylor


Lyrics

Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, i'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time

Southern california that's as blue as the boy can be
Blue as the deep blue sea
Won't you listen to me now
I need your golden gated cities like a hole in the head
Just like a hole in the head, i'm free

Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, i'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time

I do believe i'm headed home
Hey mister, can't you see that i'm as dry as a bone
I think i'll spend some time alone
Yes, unless you've found a way of squeezing water from a stone

Let the doctor and the lawyer do as much as they can
Let the springtime begin
Let the boy become a man
I done wasted too much time just to sing you this sad song
I done been this lonesome picker a little too long

Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, i'll cry everytime that you're up and slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time

Well, i've been spreading myself thin these days
Don't you know
Good-bye

-----------------------------------------------------

[capo iii]

Hey mister, that's me upon the jukebox [d c bm]
I'm the one that's singing this sad song [d c g]
I'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime [d c bm esus e7]
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time [em7 a7 d em7 a]

Southern california is as blue as the boy can be [bm e7 bm e7]
Blue as the deep blue sea [c g]
Won't you listen to me now [bm e7]
I need your golden gated cities like a hole in the head [bm e7 bm e7]
Like a hole in the head, i'm free! [c g d ( c g a )]

I do believe i'm headed home [d f#m bm]
Hey mister, can't you see that i'm as dry as a bone [c g a d]
I think i'll spend some time alone [bm f#m g]
Unless you found a way of squeezing water from a stone [c g c a]

Let the doctor and the lawyer do as much as they can [bm e7 bm e7]
Let the springtime begin [c g]
Let the boy become a man [bm e7]
I have wasted too much time just to sing you this sad song [bm e7 bm e7]
I've been this lonesome picker a little too long [c g d, em7 a]

Hey mister, that's me upon the jukebox [d c bm]
I'm the one that's singing this sad song [d c g]
I'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime [d c bm esus e7]
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time [em7 a7 d, em7 a]

[fade on bm-e7 progression]
Well, i've been spreading myself thin these days,
Don't you know
Good-bye.


Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Hide Ad