Paul Simon

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You can call me Al

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A man walks down the street, He says why am I soft in the middle now, Why am I soft in the middle, The rest of my life is so hard, I need a photo-opportunity,

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

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The mama pajama rolled out of bed And she ran to the police station When the papa found out he began to shout And he started the investigation It's against the law

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

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You Just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don't need to be coy, Roy Just get yourself free Hop on the bus, Gus

Graceland

D G A C Bm E

Poorboys and Pilgrims with families And we are going to Graceland My traveling companion is nine years old He is the child of my first marriage But I've reason to believe

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

C F Bb | E A

She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes Diamonds on the soles of her shoes Diamonds on the soles of her shoes Diamonds on the soles of her shoes Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

Still Crazy After All These Years

G C B A D7 E

I met my old lover on the street I'm not the kind of man who tends to so- - she seemed so glad to see

The Boy In The Bubble

D C G Am E A

[Verse] It was a slow day And the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a bright light

Kodachrome

A E F#m B C#m D

When I think back on all the crap I've learned in high school It's a wonder I can think at all Though my lack of education hasn't hurt me much I can read the writings on the walls

I know what I know

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She looked me over And I guess she thought I was all right All right in a sort of a limited way For an off-night

Under African Skies

C F C/G G

Jo oseph's face was black as night And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere And he walked his days under African skies

The Obvious Child

G D C F C/G Ab

Well, I'm accustomed to a smooth ride Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more

Mother And Child Reunion

D G C Em Am

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No I would not give you false hope On this strange and mournful day But the mother and child reunion Is only a moment away....

Gumboots

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Words & music by Paul Simon 1986 I was having this discussion In a taxi heading downtown

Loves Me Like A Rock

G C C7 G7 D Em

Chorus: Oh, my mama loves, she loves me, She get down on her knees and hug me. She loves me like a rock, She rocks me like the Rock of Ages,

Duncan

G C D Em A

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The Couple in the next room Bound to win a prize they've been Goin' at it all night long Well I'm tryin to get some sleep but these Motel walls are cheep Lincoln Duncan is my name and here's my Song here's my song

American Tune

C G F Am G7 E7/G#

Many's the time I've been mista - ken And many times confused Yes, and often felt forsaken And certainly misused But I'm all right, I'm all right

Crazy Love Vol 2

D G C F Bb Am7

Words & music by Paul Simon 1986 Fat Charlie the Archangel sloped into thc room He said I have no opinion about this

Hearts And Bones

A E C#m B B7 Bmaj7

One and one-half wandering Jews Free to wander wherever they choose Are travelling together In the Sangre de Cristo The Blood of Christ Mountains

Slip Slidin' Away

G D C Em C7 F

Whoah and I know a man, he came from my hometown He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown He said Dolores, I live in fear My love for you's so overpowering, I'm afraid that I will disappear

All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints

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[VERSE 1] Over the mountain Down in the valley Lives a former talk show host Everybody knows his name

That Was Your Mother

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A long time ago, yeah before you was born dude When I was still single and life was great I held this job as a traveling salesman That kept me moving from state to state

Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War

E B G# D A Amaj7

Rene and Georgette Magritte With their dog after the war Returned to their hotel suite And they unlocked the door Easily losing their evening clothes

Father And Daughter

Eadd9 E E6 Aadd9 C#m E/D#

You can't remember where you are Just open your window And follow your memory upstream To the meadow in the mountain Where we counted every falling star

The Werewolf

D5 D G Dsus2 B5 Bsus2

The werewolf is coming, you know The werewolf?s coming The werewolf?s coming Yes, the werewolf is coming, Joe

Run that body down

C Am G F G7 C7

Went to my doctor yesterday She said I seem to be O.K. She said

Peace Like A River

Em7 C G Am D7 F#

[Verse] Ahhh --- ---- Peace like a river ran through the city Long past the midnight curfew we sat starry-eyed - - --- Ah-ah, ah-ah we were

Late in the Evening

F Bb C

The first thing I remember I was lying in my bed I couldn't of been no more Than one or two

Cant Run But

Am6 Am7 Am am

Bits taken from others across the internet by shapiro44 at gmail.com. Chords for "Can't Run But" by Paul Simon. Words & music by Paul Simon 1989

Something So Right

F Bb Gm7 Dm A7 C/Bb

YOU´VE GOT THE LOOK OF LOVELIGHT IN YOUR EYES AND I WAS CRAZY MOTION TIL THE YOU CALMED ME DOWN IT TOOK A LITTLE TIME BUT YOU CALMED ME DOWN WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG I´M FRIST ADMIT IT I´M FRIST ADMIT IT

The Coast

Bb Eb Cm F D Db

Chords for "The Coast" Words & music By Paul Simon 1989 A family of musicians took shelter for the night

I Do It For Your Love

E7 Bm7 A7 D6 D#dim Em7

All that winter we shared a cold Drank all the orange juice that we cold hold I do it for your love Found a rug in an old junk shop And I brought it home to you A long the way the colors ran

Everything Put Together Falls Apart

A E F Bb Am Em

EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER FALLS APART Words & music by Paul Simon 1971 Fm7 Cadd9 M-m, Paraphernalia

A Simple Desultory Philippic

G C Eb Bb A7 D

[Verse 1] I was Union Jacked, Kerouac'd John Birched, stopped and searched Rolling Stoned and Beatled till I'm blind I've been Ayn Randed, nearly branded

Born At The Right Time

C F G Bb Gm

Down among the reeds and rushes A baby boy was found His eyes as clear as centuries His silky hair was brown

Horace And Pete

C Am G F Dm A

Horace and Pete Hell no, I can’t complain about my problems I’m OK the way things are I pull my stool up to the bar At Horace And Pete’s

The Sound Of Silence

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Hello, darkness, my old friend. I've come to talk with you again, Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping, And the vision that was planted in my brain

Train In The Distance

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Train In The Distance Words & music By Paul Simon 1981 [Verse 1]

Learn How To Fall

E A Bm F#7 G#m C#9

You got to learn how to fall before you learn to fly And mama, mama it ain´t no lie before you learn to fly Learn how to fall You got to drift in the breeze before you set your sails

One Mans Ceiling Is Another Mans Floor

F Gm Bb C Dm Eb

From Paul Simon-Neck of my guitar website: | | |(no 3rd) |No chord There's been some hard feelings here

St. Judy's Comet

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Do you know what time it is? Well the hour of your bedtime's long been past And though I know you're fighting it I can tell when you rub your eyes You're fading fast, oh fading fast

Papa Hobo

G Am F C G7 D

It's carbon and monoxide The ole Detroit perfume It hangs on the highways

Have A Good Time

A7 E7 A D7 D

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Yesterday it was my birthday I hung one more year on the line I should be depressed My life's a mess But I'm having a good time

The Cool Cool River

G#m A F#m D/A E9(11)/B F#m/A

Moves like a fist through traffic Anger and no one can heal it Shoves a little bump into the momentum

The Rhythm of The Saints

C Bb Am

Reach in the darkness A reach in the dark A reach in the darkness Reach in the dark To overcome an obstacle or an enemy

Night game

G D A7 D7 Dmaj7 E7

There were two men down And the score was tied In the bottom of the eighth When the pitcher died

One-trick Pony

Am7 F D7 G D/F# Bm7/5-

He's a one-trick pony One trick is all that horse can do He does one trick only It's the principal source of his revenue

Gone At Last

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Gone at last, gone at last Gone at last, gone at last I had a long streak of bad luck But I pray it's gone at last

Was A Sunny Day

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Was a sunny day, not a cloud was in the sky, Not a negative word was heard, from the people passing by ?Twas a sunny day, all the birdies in the trees And the radio's singing song, all the favorite melodies

Armistice Day

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[Verse 1] On armistice day The philharmonic will play But the songs that we sing Will be sad

Paranoia Blues

E A B7 E7 C#m F#7

Words & music by Paul Simon 1972 I got some so-called friends They'll smile right to my face

Spirit Voices

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[Verse] We sailed up a river wide as a sea And slept on the banks

You're Kind

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You're kind You're so kind You rescued me when I was blind

The Late Great Johnny Ace

G C F G7 Abmaj7 D

VERSE I was reading a magazine Thinking of a rock and roll song The year was nineteen fifty-six And I hadn't been playing that long

Kathy's Song

G C Am Em Bm7 Bm

I hear the drizzle of the rain Like a memory it falls Soft and warm continuing Tapping on my roof and walls

The Vampires

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[Verse 1] Well, did you bring me my money? My cab fare, my new shoes? I got expenses, you know. Where's my weekly dues?

Take Me To The Mardi Gras

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[Verse] C'mon take me to the Mardi Gras Where the people sing and play Where the dancing is elite And there's music in the street

Song About The Moon

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Words & music By Paul Simon 1981 Mmm--------------------- If you want to write a song about the moon

Some Folks Lives Roll Easy

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[Verse] Some folks' lives roll easy as a breeze Drifting through a sum--mer night

Youre The One

F Bb7 Bbm Bb Eb D

[Verse 1] May twelve angels guard you While you sleep Maybe that's a waste of Angels I don't know I'd do anything to keep you safe

Congratulations

E A F#m7 Bm/D E/G# D

Congratulations Oh, seems like you've done it again And I ain't had such misery Since I don't know when Oh, and I don't know when,

Darling Lorraine

C F Dm G Gm Bb

[Verse 1] The first time I saw her I couldn´t be sure But the sin of impatience Said She´s just what you´re looking for

The Boxer

G C Am F G7 Em

Verse 1: I am just a poor boy Though my story's seldom told,

Silent Eyes

B A C#m7 G#m Emaj7 E7

She is sorrow Sorrow She burns like aflame And she calls my name

Tenderness

Am G7 F#dim C#9 F7 E7

What can I do What can I do Much of what you say is true

Allergies

F Eb Am Em G Am7

Words & music by Paul Simon 1981 Maladies, melodies, Allergies to dust and grain

Rewrite

F Bb G F7

Rewrite Paul Simon So Beautiful or So What (2011) Https://youtu.be/yom8vZ7lEnQ

Think Too Much A

A D F#m E C#m Bm7

Intro: They say that the left side of the brain controls the right They say that the right side has to work hard all night

Bridge over troubled water

C F Am F#dim Fm G

When you're weary, feeling small When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all (all) I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough And friends just can't be found Like a bridge o ver troubled water

A church is burning

Eb Bb Ab Fm Gm Bb7

A church is burn - - - - ing The flames rise high - er Like hands that are pray - ing

Pigs Sheep And Wolves

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[Verse 1] Big and fat, pig's supposed to look like that Barnyard thug, sleeps on straw and he calls it a rug Yeah it's a rug, OK, he's walking down the street And nobody's going to argue with him, he's a half-a-ton of pig meat

Born In Puerto Rico

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I was born in PuertoRico, We came here when I was a child, Before I reached the age of 16

How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns

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Words & music by Paul Simon 1978 In the blue light Of the Belvedere Motel

El Condor Pasa

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Hmm A()way, I'd rather sail away Like a ()swan that's here and gone A ()man gets tied up to the ground He gives the ()world its saddest sound Its saddest ()sound

April Come She Will

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- --pril come she will When streams are ripe and swelled with rain Ma-ay, she will sta-a- ay Resting in my arms again

Dazzling Blue

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Truth or lie, the silence is revealing An empty sky, a hidden mound of stone But the CAT scan's eye sees what the heart's concealing Now-a-days, when everything is known

Leaves That Are Green

D A C G Em Bm

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song. Im twenty-two now but I wont be for long Time hurries on. And the leaves that are green turn to brown, And they wither with the wind,

Love And Hard Times

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[Verse 1] God and His on-ly Son Bb C F7sus4 Paid a courtesy call on Earth One Sunday morning

Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall

G C Bm Em Bm7 D

Through the corridors of sleep Past the shadows dark and deep My mind dances and leaps in confusion. I dont know what is real, I can't touch what I feel

Old

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We celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day And Buddha found nirvana along the lotus way About 1,500 years ago the messenger Mohammed spoke And his wisdom like a river flowed Through hills of gold

Stranded In A Limousine

E7 E B7 C#m7 F#m7 A7

[Verse 1] He was a mean individual He had a heart like a bone He was a naturally crazy man and better off left alone Well, he stopped one night at a traffic light

Thats Where I Belong

C F G Am Gm Cmaj7

Somewhere in a burst of glory Sound becomes a song I'm bound to tell the story That's where I belong

Love

Fm G7 Cm C F Am

I need it so much Makes you want to get down crawl like a beggar For its touch Fm7 Ebmaj G7Bb9 Cm And all the while it's free as air

Long Long Day

G D Bbmaj7 Bm7 Fmaj7 Gb

[Verse] It's been a long, long day I got some run-down shoes G Abdim Gm Ain't got no place to stay

When Numbers Get Serious

G D F# B C D7

[Verse 1] I have a number in my head Though I don't know why it's there When numbers get serious You see their shape everywhere

Think Too Much B

F#m A

The smartest people in the world Had gathered in Los Angeles To analyze our love affair And possibly unscramble us And we sat among our photographs

The Afterlife

A E Bm G#m D Em

After I died, and the make up had dried, I went back to my place. No moon that night, but a heavenly light shone on my face. Still I thought it was odd, there was no sign of God just to usher me in. Then a voice from above, sugar coated with Love, said, "Let us begin".

Outrageous

A5 Em/A D/A A F Fsus2

It's outrageous to line your pockets off the misery of the poor. Outrageous the crime some human beings must endure. It's a blessing to wash your face in summer solstice rain It's outrageous that a man like me stand here and complain.

Thats Why God Made The Movies

E7 A7 E G#m B B7/5+

When I was born my mother died She said bye-bye baby, bye-bye I said, "Where you goin'?

El Condor Pasa If I Could

Em G C G/B B C/G

VERSE I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm

Oh Marion

C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/F B A

The boy's got brains He just don't use 'em, that's all The boy's got brains

Wartime Prayers

C Bm E B G D

[Verse] Prayers offered in times of peace are silent conversations, Appeals for love or love's release In private invocations But all that is changed now,

Jonah

Ebm Bb7 Dbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Bb7/D

Half an hour change your strings and tune up Sizing the room up Checking the bar

Another Galaxy

C G Am F Bb C/B

When no one was awake She drove across the border Leaving all the yellow roses on her wedding cake Her mother's tears, her breakfast order She's gone, gone, gone

Hurricane Eye

D A G A7 C Em

Tell us all a story about how it used to be Make it up and then write it down just like history About Goldilocks and the three bears nature in the crosshairs And how we all ascended from the deep green sea When it’s not too hot, not too cold, not too meek, not too bold

The Only Living Boy In New York

C G Am C/G Asus4 D/G

Tom, get your plane right on time. I know your part'll go fine. Fly, down to Mexico Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am- The only living boy in New York.

Nobody

Eb Ab Fm/Ab Gm/Bb Fm/C Cm7

Who knows my secret broken bone Who feels my flesh when i am gone Who was a witness to the dream Who kissed my eyes and saw the scream Lying there

Cecilia

C G B A D F#

Song: Cecilia - live solo version Artist: Paul Simon Composer: Paul Simon Tabbed by: DJ 20th Mar 2014

Trailways Bus

E G Am A C B

A passenger traveling quietly conceals himself With a magazine and a sleepless pillow Over the crest of the mountain the moon begins its climb And he wakes to find he's in rolling farmland

Ace In The Hole

Bm A7 A G D F#m

Some people say Jesus that's the ace in the hole But I never met the man so I don't really know Maybe some Christmas if I'm sick and alone

Id Do It For Your Love

Bbdim7 E7 Bm7 A7 D6 Ebdim7

Intro Verse 1 We were married on a rainy day

Can I Forgive Him

C# D# G# D Bb Dm

[Verse 1] I am esmeraa-lda agron Seno - ra I know i've no ri - ght to speak My son is not the savage boy you see

Soft Parachutes

G C Em D Am D7

I had me a girlfriend We used to get high Now I am flyin Down some Vietnam highway Don't ask me the reason God only knows why