Graceland - Paul Simon
Tuning: , E A D G B E
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Graceland – Paul Simon
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Album chords and tabs by: maguri
ALBUM INFORMATION
Released August 25, 1986
Recorded October 1985 – June 1986
Studio New York City, London, Los Angeles, Louisiana and South Africa
Genre Worldbeat, pop, rock, folk, afropop
Length 43:18
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Paul Simon
TRACK LIST
1. The Boy in the Bubble (Forere Motloheloa, Paul Simon) 3:59
2. Graceland 4:48
3. I Know What I Know (General MD Shirinda, Simon) 3:13
4. Gumboots (Lulu Masilela, Jonhjon Mkhalali, Simon) 2:44
5. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Joseph Shabalala, Simon) 5:45
6. You Can Call Me Al 4:39
7. Under African Skies 3:37
8. Homeless (Shabalala, Simon) 3:48
9. Crazy Love, Vol. II 4:18
10. That Was Your Mother 2:52
11. All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints 3:15
Written by Paul Simon except as indicated.
MUSICIANS
Paul Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 11),
Synclavier (3, 4), guitars (3, 5, 7), six-string bass (6), arrangements
Rob Mounsey – synthesizers (1, 6), horn arrangements (6) [uncredited on album][citation needed]
Forere Motloheloa – accordion (1)
Jonhjon Mkhalali – accordion (4)
Alton Rubin, Sr. – accordion (10)
Adrian Belew – guitar synthesizer (1, 6, 9), guitars (7)
Ray Phiri – guitars (2, 5, 6, 7, 9), co-arrangements
Demola Adepoju – pedal steel guitar (2)
Daniel Xilakazi – lead guitar (4), rhythm guitar (4)
Sherman Robertson – guitars (10)
Bakithi Kumalo – bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 7)
Lloyd Lelosa – bass (9)
Alphonso Johnson – bass (10)
Vusi Khumalo – drums (1, 2)
Petrus Manile – drums (4)
Isaac Mtshali – drums (5, 6, 7, 9)
Alton Rubin, Jr. – drums (10)
David Hidalgo – accordion (11), guitars (11), backing vocals (11)
César Rosas– guitars (11), backing vocals (11)
Conrad Lozano – bass (11)
Steve Berlin – saxophone (11)
Louie Pérez – drums (11)
Steve Gadd – additional drums (11)
Makhaya Mahlangu – percussion (1, 2)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (4, 6, 7, 11)
Lulu Masilela – tambourine (4)
Youssou N'Dour – percussion (5)
Babacar Faye – percussion (5)
Assane Thiam – percussion (5)
David Rubin – washboard (10)
Barney Rachabane – saxophone (4)
Mike Makhalemele – saxophone (4)
Teaspoon Ndelu – saxophone (4)
Alex Foster – alto saxophone (5)
Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone (5)
Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone (6), bass saxophone (6)
Morris Goldberg – penny whistle solo (6), soprano saxophone (9)
Johnny Hoyt – saxophone (10)
Dave Bargeron – trombone (6)
Kim Allan Cissel – trombone (6)
Earl Gardner – trumpet (5)
Randy Brecker – trumpet (6)
Jon Faddis – trumpet (6)
Alan Rubin – trumpet (6)
Lew Soloff – trumpet (6)
The Everly Brothers – additional vocals (2)
The Gaza Sisters – vocals (3)
Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (4)
Diane Garisto – backing vocals (4)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – vocals (5, 6, 8)
Linda Ronstadt – additional vocals (7)
Joseph Shabalala – vocals (8)
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1. The Boy in the Bubble – Paul Simon
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-
C x-3-x-0-
D x-x-0-2-
B-e
1-x
3-x
Whatever your strumming pattern, try to incorporate the following
changes and rhythm:
[Verse] / [Int
[Am
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----0-------
B|----1-------
G|----2-------
D|2-----------
A|0-------0---
E|------------
ro] / [Interlu
[Am [C [D
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
0---|---------
1---|----1---3
2---|----0---2
2---|2---x---0
----|0---3----
----|---------
de]
[Am [C
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|------
-3-----|----1-
-2-----|----0-
-------|2---x-
-------|0---3-
-------|------
[D [C[D
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
----------|---
--3---1-3-|---
--2---0-2-|---
--0---x-0-|---
------3---|---
----------|---
[C [D[D
2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-1---3-3-----|
-0---2-2-----|
-x---0-0-----|
-3-----------|
-------------|
[Chorus] / [Ou
[G
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----3-------
B|----0-------
G|----0-------
D|0-----------
A|x-----------
E|3-------3---
tro]
[G [C [D
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
3---|---------
0---|----1---3
0---|----0---2
0---|0---x---0
----|x---3----
----|3--------
[G [C
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|------
-3-----|----1-
-2-----|----0-
-------|0---x-
-------|x---3-
-------|3-----
[D [C[D
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
----------|---
--3---1-3-|---
--2---0-2-|---
--0---x-0-|---
------3---|---
----------|---
[C [D[D
2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-1---3-3-----|
-0---2-2-----|
-x---0-0-----|
-3-----------|
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[Intro]
accordion only
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full
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band
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[Verse 1]
It was a slow
day
And the sun wa
s beating
On the soldier
s by the side
of the road
There was a br
ight light
A shattering o
f shop windows
The bomb in th
e baby carriag
e was wired to
the radio
[Chorus]
These are the
days of mirac
le and wonder
This is the l
ong distance c
all
The way the c
amera follows
us in slo-mo
The way we lo
ok to us all
The way we lo
ok to a distan
t constellatio
n
That's dying i
n a corner of
the sky
These are the
days of mirac
le and wonder
And don't cry
baby, don't cr
y, don't cry
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
It was a dry w
ind
And it swept a
cross the dese
rt
And it curled
into the circl
e of birth
And the dead s
and
Falling on the
children
The mothers an
d the fathers
and the automa
tic earth
[Chorus]
These are the
days of mirac
le and wonder
This is the l
ong distance c
all
The way the c
amera follows
us in slo-mo
The way we lo
ok to us all
The way we lo
ok to a distan
t constellatio
n
That's dying i
n a corner of
the sky
These are the
days of mirac
le and wonder
And don't cry
baby, don't cr
y, don't cry
[Interlude] (synth guitar licks)
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[Verse 3]
It's a turn-ar
ound jump shot
It's everybody
jump start
It's every gen
eration throws
a hero up the
pop charts
Medicine is ma
gical and magi
cal is art
Think of the B
oy in the Bubb
le
And the baby w
ith the baboon
heart
[Chorus]
And I believe,
these are the
days of laser
s in the jungl
e
Lasers in the
jungle somewhe
re
Staccato sign
als of constan
t information
A loose affili
ation of milli
onaires and bi
llionaires and
baby
[Chorus]
These are the
days of mirac
le and wonder
This is the l
ong distance c
all
The way the c
amera follows
us in slo-mo
The way we lo
ok to us all
[Chorus]
The way we lo
ok to a distan
t constellatio
n
That's dying i
n a corner of
the sky
These are the
days of mirac
le and wonder
And don't cry
baby, don't cr
y, don't cry
[Outro]
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(repeat and fa
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de)
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2. Graceland – Paul Simon
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Capo: 2nd fret
Play: D
Key: E
For chords in original key, transpose +2.
[Chorus]
[G/
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|----------4-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
D
4 +
-----|
4p2-2|
---4-|
-----|
-----|
-----|
[D [Em[D
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|------------
G|--2--0--4---
D|--4--2--5---
A|------------
E|------------
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
----|---------
----|--2-0----
----|4-----4--
----|---------
----|---------
[G/D [D [
+ 4 + 1 + 2
--------|-----
--------|-----
-4-4p2-2|--2--
------4-|--4--
--------|-----
--------|-----
Em[D [D
+ 3 + 4 + 1
-----------|--
-----------|--
0--4-------|-7
2--5-------|7-
-----------|--
-----------|--
[C [G/D
+ 2 + 3 + 4 +
--------------
7----5--4-4p2-
----5---------
---5----------
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--------------
-|
2|
-|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-
Em/D x-x-0-
G/D x-x-0-
Em x-x-2-
G-B-e
E
4-5-3 F#m/E
0-0-x A
0-0-x C#m
B
rhythm guitar (no capo - transpose +2)
E-A-D-G-B-e
x-x-9-9-9-x
x-x-11-11-10-x
x-x-11-9-10-x
x-x-11-9-9-x
x-x-9-8-7-7
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
The Mississip
pi Delta was s
hining
Like a Nationa
l guitar
I am following
the river dow
n the highway
Through the cr
adle of the Ci
vil War
[Chorus]
I'm going to
Graceland, Gr
aceland
Memphis Tennes
see
I'm going to
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Graceland
Poor boys and
Pilgrims with
families
And we are goi
ng to Gracelan
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d
My traveling c
ompanion is ni
ne years old
He is the chil
d of my first
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marriage
But I've reaso
n to be-lieve
We both will b
e received in
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Graceland
[Verse 2]
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She co
mes back to
tell me she's
gone
As if I didn
't know that
As if I didn't
know my own b
ed
As if I'd neve
r noticed
The way she br
ushed her hair
from her fore
head
[Pre-Chorus]
And she said l
osing love is
like a window
in your heart
Everybody sees
you're blown
apart
Everybody sees
the wind blow
[Chorus]
I'm going to
Graceland, Gr
aceland
Memphis Tennes
see
I'm going to
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Graceland
Poor boys and
Pilgrims with
families
And we are goi
ng to Gracelan
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d
And my traveli
ng companions
are ghosts and
empty sockets
I'm lookin' a
t ghosts and e
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mpties
But I've reaso
n to be-lieve
We all will be
received in
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Graceland
[Verse 3]
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There
is a girl i
n New York Cit
y
Who calls hers
elf the human
trampoline
And sometimes
when I'm falli
ng, flying or
tumbling in tu
rmoil I say
"Woah, so this
is what she m
eans"
She means we'r
e bouncing int
o Graceland
[Pre-Chorus]
And I see losi
ng love is lik
e a window in
your heart
Well everybody
sees you're b
lown apart
Everybody feel
s the wind blo
w, ooh-ooh-ooh
-ooh
[Chorus]
I'm going to
Graceland, Gr
aceland
Memphis Tennes
see
I'm going to
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Graceland
For reasons I
cannot ex-plai
n
There's some p
art of me want
s to see Grace
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land
And I may be o
bliged to de-f
end
Every love, ev
ery ending or
maybe there's
no obli-gation
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s now
MAybe I've rea
son to be-liev
e
We all will be
received in
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Graceland
[Verse]
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Oh, oh, o
h, oh
[Outro]
In Graceland,
Graceland, Gra
celand
I'm going to
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Graceland
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[Instrumental]
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[Instrumental]
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(repeat and fade)
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3. I Know What I Know – Paul Simon
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[Intro]
e ------------
B ------------
G --5-7---5-7-
D/5---5-----5-
A ------------
E ------------
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--------------
--5-----------
----9-5---7-5-
-------8------
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--------------
--------------
--------------
7----5--7-5-7-
---7----------
--8-----------
[G
1 + 2 +
------|3------
------|3------
------|4------
5-----|5------
------|-------
------|-------
3 + 4 +
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She looked me
over and I gue
ss she thought
I was all rig
ht
All right in a
sort of a lim
ited way for a
n off-night
She said don't
I know you fr
om the cinemat
/
ographer's par
ty?
I said, “Who a
m I to blow ag
/
ainst the wind
?”
[Chorus]
I know what I
know ... I'll
sing what I
said
We come and we
go, that's a
thing that I k
/
eep in the bac
k of my head
I know what I
know ... I'll
sing what I
said
We come and we
go, that's a
thing that I k
/
eep in the bac
k of my head
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
She said there
's something a
bout you that
really reminds
me of money
She was the ki
nd of a girl w
ho could say t
hings that wer
en't that funn
y
I said, “What
does that mean
, I really rem
/
ind you of mon
ey?”
She said, “Who
am I to blow
against the wi
nd?”
[Chorus]
I know what I
know ... I'll
sing what I
said
We come and we
go, that's a
thing that I k
/
eep in the bac
k of my head
I know what I
know ... I'll
sing what I
said
We come and we
go, that's a
thing that I k
/
eep in the bac
k of my head
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
She moved so e
asily, all I c
ould think of
was sunlight
I said, “Aren'
t you the woma
n who was rece
ntly given a F
ulbright?”
She said, “Don
't I know you
from the cinem
atographer's p
arty?
I said, “Who a
m I to blow ag
/
ainst the wind
?”
[Chorus]
I know what I
know ... I'll
sing what I
said
We come and we
go, that's a
thing that I k
/
eep in the bac
k of my head
I know what I
know ... I'll
sing what I
said
We come and we
go, that's a
thing that I k
/
eep in the bac
k of my head
[Chorus]
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(backing vocal
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s)
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(backing vocal
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s)
[Outro]
I know what I
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know, I
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know what I k
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now
I know what I
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know, I
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know what I k
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now
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4. Gumboots – Paul Simon
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I was having
this discussio
n in a taxi he
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ading downtown
Rearranging m
y position on
this friend of
mine who had
a little bit o
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f a breakdown
I said, hey no
w breakdowns c
ome and breakd
owns go, so ..
.
What are you
going to do ab
out it, that's
what I'd like
to know
[Chorus]
You don't fee
l you could lo
ve me but I fe
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el you could
[Verse 2]
It was in the
early morning
hours when I
|
fell into a ph
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one call
Believing I h
ad supernatura
l powers, I sl
|
ammed into a b
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rick wall
I said, hey, i
s this my prob
lem? Is this m
y fault?
If that's the
way it's goin
g to be, I'm g
oing to call t
he whole thing
to a halt
[Chorus]
You don't fee
l you could lo
ve me but I fe
|
el you could
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could
You don't fee
l you could lo
ve me but I fe
|
el you could,
ooh-ooh-ooh-oo
h-ooh-ooh
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
I was walking
down the stre
et when I thou
ght I heard th
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is voice say
Say, ain't we
walking down t
he same street
together on t
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he very same d
|
ay
I said, hey Se
ñorita, that's
astute, I sai
d
Why don't we
get together a
nd call oursel
ves an institu
te?
[Chorus]
You don't fee
l you could lo
ve me but I fe
|
el you could
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could
You don't fee
l you could lo
ve me but I fe
|
el you could,
ooh-ooh-ooh-oo
h-ooh-ooh
You don't feel you could love me but I feel you could
[Instrumental]
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[Outro]
I was having
this discussio
n in a taxi he
| |
ading downtown
|
...
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[Instrumental]
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(fade out)
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5. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
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The a capella intro is in E, the song in F. I suggest using a
capo 3rd fret and play D (C# for the intro). That way it is
easy to play the licks between the vocal lines.
capo: 3rd fret
play: D
key: F
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Lick in the verses
capo 3rd
[G/D[G
[D [D
1 + 2
e|------2-3p2-
B|-----[3-3---
G|------2-4p2-
D|0-----------
A|------------
E|------------
/D
[D
+ 3 + 4
3-2-----------
3-3]----------
2-2-----------
--------------
--------------
--------------
no
+ 1
------| e|-
------| B|-
------| G|-
------| D|-
------| A|-
------| E|-
capo
[Bb/F [
[F [F
+ 2
--------------
------10-11p10
--------------
------10-12p10
--------------
--------------
Bb/F
[F
+ 3 +
--------------
-11-10--------
--------------
-12-10--------
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--------------
4 +
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For easy strumming I replaced the G/D with a simple Dsus4 in this chord sheet.
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[A-Capella Intro]
(the chords follow the vocal harmonies)
She's a rich g
irl, she don't
try to hide i
t
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes
He's a poor bo
y, empty as a
pocket
Empty as a poc
ket with nothi
ng to lose
Sing Ta-na-na,
Ta-na-na-na,
She got diamon
ds on the sole
s of her shoes
(a-wa-a-wa)
Ta-na-naa, Ta-
na-naa-na
She got diamon
ds on the sole
s of her shoes
(a-wa-a-wa)
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes (a-wa-a
-wa)
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes (a-wa-a
-wa)
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
People say she
's crazy
She's got diam
onds on the so
les of her sho
es,
Well that's on
e way to lose
these, walking
blues
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes
[Verse 2]
She was physic
ally forgotten
Then she slipp
ed into my poc
ket with my ca
r keys
Said you've ta
ken me for gra
nted, because
I please you
Wearing these
di-i-i-i-i-i-i
amonds
[Chorus]
And I could sa
y oo-oo-oo-oo-
oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
-oo
As if everybod
y knows what I
'm talking abo
ut
As if everybod
y here would k
now exactly wh
at I was talki
ng about
Talking about
diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes
[Instrumental]
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(horns)
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(horns)
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Ooh-o
| |
h
| | |
Ooh-oh
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[Verse 3]
She makes the
sign of a tea
spoon
He makes the s
ign of a wave
The poor boy c
hanges clothes
and puts on a
ftershave
To compensate
for his ordina
ry shoes
[Verse 4]
And she said h
oney take me d
ancing but the
y
Ended up by sl
eeping in a do
orway
By the bodegas
and the light
s on upper Bro
adway
Wearing diamon
ds on the sole
s of her shoes
[Chorus]
And I could sa
y oo-oo-oo-oo-
oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
-oo
As if everybod
y knows what I
'm talking abo
ut
As if everybod
y here would k
now exactly wh
at I was talki
ng about
Talking about
diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes
[Instrumental]
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(horns)
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(horns)
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Ooh-o
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h
| | |
Ooh-oh
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[Verse 5 + Outro]
People say I'
m crazy
I've got diamo
nds on the sol
es of my shoes
Well that's on
e way to lose
these walking
blues
With Diamonds
on the soles o
f my shoes
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
Ta-na-na-na-na
, Ta-na-na-na-
naah-ah-ah
Ta-na-na-na-na
, Ta-na-na-na-
naah-ah-ah
Ta-na-na-na-na
, Ta-na-na-na-
naah-ah-ah
(repeat and fade)
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6. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
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I use a capo on the 3rd fret for playability. The basic tabs below
show how to play the chords with or without a capo in the original key.
transpose: - +3 (and "use flats")
capo: 3rd fret no capo
play:
key:
CHORDS
transpose: - transpose: +3
capo 3rd fret capo: -
E-A-D-G
Em7 0-2-0-0
-B-e
-0-0 Gm
E-A-D-G-B-e
7 3-x-0-3-3-1
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[Main Riff]
(Intro / Choru
[D [A
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|----3---2--2
G|----2---2--2
D|----4---2--2
A|------------
E|------------
s / Interlude
[Em7 [D [A
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
--0-|----3---2
--0-|----2---2
--0-|----4---2
----|---------
----|---------
/ Outro) capo
[D [D
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|------
--2-2h3|----3-
--2-2--|----2-
--2-2h4|----4-
-------|------
-------|------
| h Hammer
3rd fret
[A [Em7 [D [A [D
+ 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------|----------------|
--2--2--0-|----3---2--2-2h3|
--2--2--0-|----2---2--2-2--|
--2--2--0-|----4---2--2-2h4|
----------|----------------|
----------|----------------|
-on
(Intro / Choru
[F [C
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|----6---5--5
G|----5---5--5
D|----7---5--5
A|------------
E|------------
s / Interlude
[Gm7 [F [C
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
--3-|----6---5
--3-|----5---5
--3-|----7---5
----|---------
----|---------
/ Outro) no ca
[F [F
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|------
--5-5h6|----6-
--5-5--|----5-
--5-5h7|----7-
-------|------
-------|------
| h Hammer
po (transpose this chord sheet +3)
[C [Gm7 [F [C [F
+ 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------|----------------|
--5--5--3-|----6---5--5-5h6|
--5--5--3-|----5---5--5-5--|
--5--5--3-|----7---5--5-5h7|
----------|----------------|
----------|----------------|
-on
[Verse] capo 3rd fret
There is a little lick or riff in the verse, which is played on an
electric guitar. Using a capo, it is possible to integrate this
lick into the accompaniment. Here’s a suggestion:
[D [Em7 [Asus4 [A [D [Em7 [Asus4[A [D]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--2--0------
B|--3--3--3---
G|2-------2---
D|0-----------
A|------------
E|------------
----|--0------
3---|--0--3--3
2---|-----0--2
----|--------2
----|2-------0
----|0--------
-------|--2--0
---2---|--3--3
---2---|2-----
-------|0-----
-------|------
-------|------
----------|--0
--3---3---|--0
--2---2---|---
----------|---
----------|2--
----------|0--
-------------|
--3--3-3-2-3-|
--0--2-2-2---|
-----2-------|
-----0-------|
-------------|
[Chorus] capo
If you want to
might be a goo
[D [A
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|----3---2--2
G|2---2---2--2
D|0-------2---
A|--------0---
E|------------
3rd fret
include the r
d solution:
[Em7 [A
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
--0-|----3---2
--0-|----0---2
----|----0---2
----|2-------0
----|0-0------
iff into your
[D
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|------
--2--3-|----3-
--2--2-|2---2-
--2----|0-----
-------|------
-------|------
guitar accompa
[A [Em7
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
----------|---
--2--2--0-|---
--2--2--0-|---
--2--2--0-|---
--0-------|2--
----------|0--
niment, this
[A
2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-3---2--2--3-|
-0---2--2--2-|
-0---2--2----|
-----0-------|
-------------|
[Chorus] no ca
[F [C
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----1---0--0
B|----1---1--1
G|----2---0--0
D|----3---2---
A|3-------3---
E|1-1---------
po (transpose
[Gm7 [C
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|----1---0
--3-|----3---1
--3-|----3---0
----|----0---2
----|--------3
----|3-3------
this chord she
[F
+ 4 + 1 + 2
--0--1-|----1-
--1--1-|----1-
--0--2-|----2-
-------|----3-
-------|3-----
-------|1-1---
et +3)
[C [Gm7
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
--0--1----|---
--1--1--3-|---
--0--0--3-|---
--2-------|---
--3-------|---
----------|3-3
[C
2 + 3 + 4 +
-1---0--0--1-|
-3---1--1--2-|
-3---0--0--2-|
-0---2-------|
-----3-------|
-------------|
1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
|
(guitar and sy
| |
nth)
| |
(full band)
| |
| |
|
[Verse 1]
A man walks d
own the street
He says, Why a
m I soft in th
e middle now?
Why am I soft
in the middle
?
When the rest
of my life is
so hard!
I need a phot
o-opportunity
I want a shot
at redemption
Don't want to
end up a carto
on
In a cartoon g
raveyard
[Bridge]
Bonedigger, Bo
nedigger,
Dogs in the m
oonlight
Far away from
my well-lit d
oor
Mr. Beerbelly,
Beerbelly
Get these mutt
s away from me
!
You know, I do
n't find this
stuff amusing
anymore
[Chorus]
If you'll be m
y bodyguard
I can be your
| | |
long lost pal
I can call you
Betty
And Betty, whe
n you call me
|
You can call m
| |
e Al
[Verse 2]
A man walks d
own the street
He says, Why a
m I short of a
ttention?
Got a short li
ttle span of a
ttention
And whoa, my n
ights are so l
ong!
Where's my wi
fe and family?
What if I die
here?
Who'll be my
role-model?
Now that my r
ole - model is
[Bridge]
Gone, gone
He ducked back
down the alle
y
With some roly
-poly, little
bat-faced girl
All along, alo
ng
There were inc
idents and acc
idents
There were hin
ts and allegat
| |
ions
[Chorus]
If you'll be m
y bodyguard
I can be your
| | |
long lost pal
I can call you
Betty
And Betty, whe
n you call me
|
You can call m
| |
e Al ...
Cal
l me Al ...
[Solo] (pennywhistle) = verse + bridge
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
[Interlude]
|
(guitar and sy
| |
nth)
| |
(full band)
| |
| |
|
[Verse 3]
A man walks d
own the street
It's a street
in a strange w
orld
Maybe it's th
e Third World
Maybe it's hi
s first time a
round
He doesn't sp
eak the langua
ge
He holds no cu
rrency
He is a foreig
n man
He is surroun
ded by the
[Bridge]
Sound, the sou
nd
Cattle in the
marketplace
Scatterlings
| |
and orphanages
He looks aroun
d, around
He sees angels
in the archit
ecture
Spinning into
infinity
He says, Amen!
and Halleluja
h!
[Chorus]
If you'll be m
y bodyguard
I can be your
| | |
long lost pal
I can call you
Betty
And Betty, whe
n you call me
|
You can call m
| |
e Al ... call
me ...
[Verse] (scat vocals)
Na, na, na, n
a, na, na, na
na...
Na, na, na, n
a, na, na, na
na na na ...
Na, na, na, n
a, na, na, na
na...
Na, na, na, n
a, na, na, na
na na na ...
[Bridge]
|
Mmmh, mmmh
|
|
Mh, mh
|
|
Mmmh, mmmh
|
|
Mh, mh
|
[Break]
| N.C. | % |
(bass solo)
[Chorus] (instrumental)
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
[Outro] (chorus)
If you'll be m
y bodyguard ..
| | | |
.
I can call you
| | | |
Betty ...
If you'll be m
y bodyguard ..
| | | |
.
I can call you
| | | |
Betty ...
(repeat and fade)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Under African Skies - Paul Simon
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
capo: 3rd fret
play: C
key: Eb
For chords in original key, transpose +3 (and "use flats").
There is a main lick or riff, which is played as single notes on an
electric guitar. Using a capo, it is possible to integrate this lick
into the accompaniment. Here’s a suggestion:
[Intro]
[C [F
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|1-1---------
G|0---------2-
D|2-----3---3-
A|3-----3-----
E|--------1---
[C/G [G
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
----|--1-----0
0-0-|--0---0-0
3-3-|2-------0
----|---------
----|3---3---3
+ 4 +
-------|
-------|
-2-0-0-|
-------|
-------|
-------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
(guitar)
| |
(band comes in
| | |
)
| | | | |
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
Jo-oseph's f
/
ace was black
as night
And the pale y
ellow moon sho
| | |
ne in his eyes
His path was m
/
arked by the s
tars in the so
uthern hemisph
ere
And he walked
his days under
| | |
African skies
[Chorus]
This is the s
tory of how we
begin to reme
| | |
mber
This is the p
owerful pulsin
g of love in t
| | |
he vein
After the dre
am of falling
and calling yo
| | |
ur name out
These are the
roots of rhyt
hm and the roo
|
ts of rhythm r
| |
emain
[Interlude]
| | | | |
| | | | |
[Verse 2]
In early memor
y
Mission mu--s
ic
Was ringing 'r
/
ound my nurser
| | |
y door
I said take th
is child, Lord
From Tucson, A
rizona
Give her the w
ings to fly th
rough harmony
And she won't
bother you no
more
[Chorus]
This is the s
tory of how we
|
begin to reme
| |
mber
This is the p
owerful pulsin
g of love in t
| | |
he vein
After the dre
am of falling
and calling yo
| | |
ur name out
These are the
roots of rhyt
hm and the roo
|
ts of rhythm r
| |
emain
[Middle 8]
Ta um ba um ba
|
um ba oh oh o
| |
h
Ta um ba um ba
|
um ba oh oh o
| |
h
Ta um ba um ba
|
um ba oh oh o
| |
h oh oh oh
Ta um ba um ba
|
um ba oh oh o
| |
h
[Verse 3]
Jo-oseph's f
/
ace was black
as night
And the pale y
ellow moon sho
| | |
ne in his eyes
His path was m
/
arked by the s
tars in the so
uthern hemisph
ere
And he walked
the length of
his days under
| | |
African skies
[Outro]
| | | | |
| |
(backing track
| |
fades out, pe
|
rcussion faded
last)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Homeless - Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mombazo
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[a capella, key of F#]
Emaweni webaba
Silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Webaba silale maweni
Homeless, homeless
Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
Homeless, homeless
Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
We are homeless, we are homeless
The moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
And we are homeless, homeless, homeless
The moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
Zio yami, zio yami, nhliziyo yami
Nhliziyo yami amakhaza asengi bulele
Nhliziyo yami, nhliziyo yami
Nhliziyo yami, angibulele amakhaza
Nhliziyo yami, nhliziyo yami
Nhliziyo yami somandla angibulele mama
Zio yami, nhliziyo yami
Nhliziyo yami, nhliziyo yami
Too loo loo, too loo loo
Too loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo
Too loo loo, too loo loo
Too loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo
Strong wind destroy our home
Many dead, tonight it could be you
Strong wind, strong wind
Many dead, tonight it could be you
And we are homeless, homeless
Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
Homeless, homeless
Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
Homeless, homeless
Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody sing hello, hello, hello
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody cry why, why, why?
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody sing hello, hello, hello
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody cry why, why, why?
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Yitho omanqoba (ih hih ih hih ih) yitho omanqoba
Esanqoba lonke ilizwe
(ih hih ih hih ih) Yitho omanqoba (ih hih ih hih ih)
Esanqoba phakathi e England
Yitho omanqoba
Esanqoba phakathi e London
Yitho omanqoba
Esanqoba phakathi e England - ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody sing hello, hello, hello
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody cry why, why, why?
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody sing hello, hello, hello
Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih
Somebody cry why, why, why?
Kuluman
Kulumani, Kulumani sizwe
Singenze njani
Baya jabula abasi thanda yo ho
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Crazy Love, Vol. II - Paul Simon
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capo: 5th fret
Play: D (verse) / C (chorus)
Key: G (verse) / F (chorus)
[Verse] pickin
[D [G
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----2-----3-
B|---3--3----3
G|--2---------
D|4-----------
A|------------
E|------------
g
[D/A [A
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|----2----
----|---3--3--
4---|--2------
----|4--------
----|---------
----|---------
+ 4 +
-0-----|
--2----|
---2---|
-------|
-------|
-------|
[Chorus] patte
[C [F[C
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|0-------1-0-
B|1-------1-1-
G|0-------2-0-
D|2-------3-2-
A|3---------3-
E|------------
rn
[G [C
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|3-------0
----|0-------1
----|0-------0
----|0-------2
----|--------3
----|3--------
[C
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|0-----
-------|1-----
-------|0-----
-------|2-----
-------|3-----
-------|------
[F[C [G
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
--1-0-----|3--
--1-1-----|0--
--2-0-----|0--
--3-2-----|0--
----3-----|---
----------|3--
2 + 3 + 4 +
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
[C [F[C
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|0-------1-0-
B|1-------1-1-
G|0-------2-0-
D|2-------3-2-
A|3---------3-
E|------------
[G [C
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|3-------0
----|0-------1
----|0-------0
----|0-------2
----|--------3
----|3--------
[C
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|0-----
-------|1-----
-------|0-----
-------|2-----
-------|3-----
-------|------
[F[C [G
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
--1-0-----|3--
--1-1-----|0--
--2-0-----|0--
--3-2-----|0--
----3-----|---
----------|3--
[C
2 + 3 + 4 +
-----0-------|
-----1-------|
-----0-------|
-----2-------|
-----3-------|
-------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| | | | |
| | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
Fat Charlie
the Archangel
sloped into th
e room
He said I ha
ve no opinion
about this
And I have n
o opinion abou
t that
[Verse 2]
Sad as a lone
ly little wrin
kled balloon
He said, well
I don't claim
to be happy a
bout this, boy
s
And I don't se
em to be happy
about that
[Chorus]
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of your
love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of your
love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of your
love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
[Interlude]
| |
Oooh, ooh-ooh-
| | |
ooh
| | | | |
[Verse 3]
She says she
knows about jo
kes, this time
the joke is o
n me
Well, I have
no opinion ab
out that
And I have n
o opinion abou
t me
[Verse 4]
Somebody coul
d walk into th
is room and sa
y your life is
on fire
It's all ove
r the evening
news
All about th
e fire in your
life on the e
vening news
[Chorus]
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of your
love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of your
love
| |
Oooh ...
|
| |
| | | | |
[Interlude]
| | | | |
| | | | |
[Verse 5]
Fat Charlie
the Archangel
files for divo
rce
He says, wel
l this will ea
t up a year of
my life
And then t
here's all tha
t weight to be
lost
[Verse 6]
She says the
joke is on me
, I say the jo
ke is on her
I said I hav
e no opinion a
bout that
We'll just hav
e to wait and
co-onfer
[Chorus]
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of your
love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of your
love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of your
love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
I don't want n
o part of this
crazy love
[Outro]
| | | | |
| |
(repeat and fa
| | |
de)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. That Was Your Mother - Paul Simon
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| | % | | | % | % |
[Verse 1]
A long time ag
o, yeah before
you was born,
dude
When I was sti
ll single and
life was great
I held this jo
b as a traveli
ng salesman
That kept me m
oving from sta
te to state
[Chorus]
Well, I'm stan
ding on the co
rner of Lafaye
tte, State of
Louisiana
Wondering wher
e a city boy c
ould go
To get a littl
e conversation
, drink a litt
le red wine
Catch a little
bit of those
Cajun girls da
ncing to Zydec
o
[Solo]
| | % | | |
| | % | | |
| | % | | |
[Verse 2]
Along come a y
oung girl, she
's pretty as a
prayerbook
Sweet as an ap
ple on Christm
as Day
I said, good g
racious, can t
his be my luck
If that's my p
rayerbook, Lor
d, let us pray
[Chorus]
Well, I'm stan
ding on the co
rner of Lafaye
tte, State of
Louisiana
Wondering wher
e a city boy c
ould go
To get a littl
e conversation
, drink a litt
le red wine
Dance to the m
usic of Clifto
n Chenier, the
King of the B
ayou
[Solo]
| | % | | |
[Verse 3]
Well, that was
your mother,
and that was y
our father
Before you was
born dude, wh
en life was gr
eat
You are the bu
rden of my gen
eration
I sure do love
you, let's ge
t that straigh
t
[Chorus]
Well, I'm stan
ding on the co
rner of Lafaye
tte, across th
e street from
The Public
Heading down t
o the Lone Sta
r Cafe
Maybe get a li
ttle conversat
ion, drink a l
ittle red wine
Standing in th
e shadow of Cl
ifton Chenier
dancing the ni
ght away
[Break]
| N.C. | % | % | % |
[Outro]
| | % | | |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints - Paul Simon
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| N.C. | % | % | % |
| N.C. | % | % | % |
| | | | % |
| | | | % |
| | | | % |
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
Over the mount
ain down in th
e valley
Lives a forme
r talk show ho
st
Everybody kno
ws his name
He said "There
's no doubt ab
out it
It was a myth
of fingerprint
s
I've seen them
all and man,
they're all th
e same
[Chorus]
Well, the sun
gets weary and
the sun goes
down, ever sin
ce the waterme
| |
lon
And the lights
come up on th
e black pit to
| | % |
wn
Somebody says,
"What's a bet
ter thing to d
| | % |
o?"
Well, it's not
just me and i
t's not just y
ou
This is all ar
ound the world
[Verse 2]
Out in the Ind
ian Ocean some
where
There's a fo
rmer army post
Abandoned now
just like the
war
And there's no
doubt about i
t
It was the myt
h of fingerpri
nts
That's what t
hat old army p
ost was for
[Chorus]
Well, the sun
gets bloody an
d the sun goes
down, ever si
nce the waterm
| |
elon
And the lights
come up on th
e black pit to
| | % |
wn
Somebody says,
"What's a bet
ter thing to d
o?"
Somebody says,
"What's a bet
ter thing to d
| | % |
o?"
Well, it's not
just me and i
t's not just y
ou
This is all ar
ound the world
[Verse 3]
Over the mount
ain down in th
e valley
Lives the for
mer talk show
host
Far and wide
his name was k
nown
He said "There
's no doubt ab
out it
It was the myt
h of fingerpri
nts
That's why we
must learn to
live alone
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oo
h-ooh, ooh-ooh
-ooh-ooh-ooh-o
h-woah
Live on, liv
e on, live on
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oo
h-ooh, ooh-ooh
-ooh-ooh-ooh-o
h-woah
Live on, liv
e on, live on
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oo
h-ooh, ooh-ooh
-ooh-ooh-ooh-o
h-woah
Live on, liv
e on, live on
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oo
h-ooh, ooh-ooh
(All Around
-ooh-ooh-ooh-o
the ...)
h-woah
Live on, liv
e on, live on
(repeat and fade)