Me And My Guitar
James Taylor Lyrics

Me and my guitar
The singer is always playing music with his guitar and considers it his close companion.

Always in the same mood
The singer and his guitar are always consistent in their emotions.

I am mostly flesh and bones
The singer is a human being with a physical body.

And he is mostly wood
The guitar is mostly made of wood and other materials.

Never does grow impatient
The guitar never gets tired of playing music and waiting for the artist to learn more songs.

For the changes I don't know, no
The guitar doesn't get frustrated when the singer makes mistakes or tries new things with music.

If he can't go to heaven,
The singer wonders if his guitar has a soul that can't go to heaven.

Maybe, I don't want to go, Lord.
The artist is content to spend eternity with his guitar if it can't go to heaven.

Picture me in the key of E,
The artist is imagining himself playing music in the key of E.

Call me Uncle John
The artist imagines himself taking on the name Uncle John when he performs.

Any fool can easily see that we
It's obvious to anyone that the singer and his guitar have a long history together.

Go back a long time
The artist and his guitar have played music together for a long time.

Feel something like fine to me,
Playing music with his guitar feels good to the singer.

There's no such thing as the wrong time
The singer can play music with his guitar anytime, and it always sounds good to him.

He hops up on my knee, singing,
The singer imagines his guitar coming to life and sitting on his lap, ready to play music with him.

Get down, Pops, it's song time.
The guitar playfully tells the artist to start playing music with him.

Every now and then I'm a lonely man,
Sometimes the artist feels lonely.

It's nice to know that I've got a friend
The singer loves having his guitar as a friend he can play music with.

Puts his power right in my hand,
The guitar's music gives the singer a sense of power and control.

All I've got to do is the best I can, if I can
The artist tries his best to play music with his guitar, even if it's difficult.

Got a dog named David,
The artist has a dog named David.

Got a bird named Dinah,
The artist has a bird named Dinah.

Got a birthmark on my thigh
The singer has a birthmark on his thigh.

In the shape of mainland China
The birthmark is shaped like the country of China.

Got a somewhat southern accent
The singer speaks with a slight southern accent.

Cause I come from Carolina,
The singer is from the state of North Carolina.

And if you want to find us,
If someone wants to find the singer and his guitar, they will be following behind them.

We'll be walking right behind you.
The artist and his guitar will be walking behind someone who is trying to find them.

I hear horns, I hear voices, I hear strings,
The artist hears various instruments and sounds in music.

Seems I was born with too many choices
The singer has many different musical choices available to him.

Now what am I going to do with all these extra things,
The singer is overwhelmed by the number of choices he has for making music.

As they serve to confuse me, really
Having too many musical options makes it harder for the artist to choose what to play.

Essentially me and my guitar
Despite all the other options, the artist always comes back to playing music with his guitar.

Oh, maybe a few friends fall by for tea,
Sometimes the artist has other people join him for music and a visit.

A little bit of "who do you love?"
The friends might ask to hear the singer play the song "Who Do You Love?"

But pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,
The artist wants people to focus on his music and not on him as a person.

Having fun, boogie-woogie, uh-huh,
The singer and his guitar are having a good time playing music together.

Me and my guitar.
The singer and his guitar are inseparable friends who love to play music together.