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The Obvious Child - Paul Simon
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Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Paul Simon The Obvious Child (1989) (Paul Simon) From: "The Rhythm of the Saints" Three chords for 99% of this beauty but HOW he plays them ... The chords change incredibly quick in some places. As a consequence this tab might look confusing but it makes sense when one sees him play. This video of a recent live performance was very helpful when I tabbed and learned this, so check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmyPkIBLLak Enjoy!
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CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E C* x-3-2-0-1-3 D* x-x-0-2-3-x ch /ch D7sus4/G 3-x-0-2-1-3
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capo 1st fret percussion / drum intro INTRO G G Bo, boh ... bo, boh G G Bo, boh ... bo, boh VERSE G I'm accustomed to a smooth ride D C G D G Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite D C G C F C I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more G D G I don't expect to sleep through the night D C G D G Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie D C G C But I say why F C Why deny the obvious child? F C G Why deny the obvious child? VERSE D C G D C G And in remembering a road sign D C G D C G C F C I am remembering a girl when I was you-ou-oung G D G And we said these songs are true D G These days are ours D G These tears are free and hey C F C The cross is in the ballpark C F C G The cross is in the ballpark MIDDLE PART 1 G We had a lot of fun G G G D* C We had a lot of money G G G D* C We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny C D G Sonny gets married and moves away C D G Sonny has a baby and bills to pay C D G C D G Sonny gets sunnier day by day by day by day INTERLUDE G G Bo, boh ... bo, boh G G Bo, boh ... bo, boh VERSE D C G I've been waking up at sunrise D C G D G I've been following the light across my room D C G C F C G D G I watch the night receive the room of my day D C G D G Some people say the sky is just the sky D C G C But I say why F C Why deny the obvious child? F C G Why deny the obvious child? INTERLUDE ch /ch ch /ch | G | G D7sus4/G | G | G D7sus4/G | ch /ch ch /ch | G | G D7sus4/G | G | G D7sus4/G | ch /ch | G | G D7sus4/G | MIDDLE PART 2 C/G G C/G G D C Sonny sits by the window and thinks to himself G C/G G D C How it's strange that some rooms are like cages G C/G G D C Sonny's yearbook from high school is down from the shelf C D G C/G G D C And he id-l - y thumbs through the pages Am Some have died G C G Some have fled from themselves C D C G C D Or struggled from here to get there C G C/G G D C Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls G C/G G D C Runs his hands through his thinning brown hair VERSE G I'm accustomed to a smooth ride D C G D G Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite D C G C F C I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more G D G I don't expect to sleep through the night D C G D G Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie D C G But I say C F C The cross is in the ballpark break C F C G G G Why deny the obvious child? percussion break OUTRO G D C G D C G C C C* D C* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh) G D C G D C G C C C* D Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh)
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