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The Only Living Boy in New York
Simon and Garfunkel
Note: In the original recording, guitar is tuned down ½ step.
| Chord Guide | |||
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32 1 C: x32010 |
134211
F: 133211 |
2 1
Am7/E: xx2010 |
211
Dm7: xx0211 |
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211 F/C: x3x211 |
3 4
G: 3x0003 |
123
A: x02220 |
231
Dm: xx0231 |
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3 1 G7: 3x0001 |
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Intro: / C - - - /
C F
Tom, get your plane right on time.
C
F
I know your part’ll go fine.
C
/ F Am7/E
Dm7 F/C /
Fly down to mexico.
G
F
Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am,
C (½)
F C
The only living boy in New York.
C F
I get the news I need on the weather report.
C F
I
can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
C
/ F Am7/E
Dm7 F/C / G
Hey, I’ve got nothing to do to - day but smile.
F
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da here I am
C (½)
F A
The only living boy in New York
Chorus:
Dm (½)
G7 (½)
C (½)
Half of the time we’re gone but we don’t know where,
F
And we don’t know where.
Instrumental Verse:
/ C - - - / F - - - / C - - - / F - - - /
/ C - - - / F Am7/E Dm7 F/C / G - - - /
/ F - - - / C - / F - - - / A - - - /
Chorus
C F
Tom, get your plane right on time.
C
F
I know you’ve been eager to fly now.
C
/ F Am7/E
Dm7 F/C /
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
G
Fmaj7
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da like it shines on me
C
(½)
F
The only living boy in New York,
C
(½)
F
The only living boy in New York.
Interlude:
/ C - - - / C - - - / Dm - F - /
/ A - Dm - / G - C - / F - - - /
Instrumental Verses x2:
/ C - - - / F - - - / C - - - / F - - - /
/ C - - - / F Am7/E Dm7 F/C / G - - - /
/ F - - - / C - / F - - - /
/ C - - - /
C (hold)
Interlude Riff:
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
