Paul Simon – Allergies (Guitar Acoustic)

C# Tuning (C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
Key
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allergies (acoustic demo) – Paul Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul Simon Studio version on "Hearts and Bones" (1983) Tabbed by: maguri (studio version: only two steps down) Play: E Key: C# For chords in original key, transpose -3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] 5/4 3/4
| E7 | % | A | G | G  G/F# | E7 | % |
(instrumental)

E7
Maladies, melodies

A                     G        G G/F#
Allergies to dust and grain

E7
Maladies, remedies

A                         D   D/C# Bm
 Still these allergies remain- ai- ain
[Verse 1]
             Bm          G          F          Am/F#
You know, my hands can't touch a guitar string

   Bm           G        F     Am/F#
My fingers just burn and ache

   Bm        G             F      Am/F#
My head intercedes with my bodily needs

       Bm         G         F      Am/F#
And my body won't give it a break

         Bm        G         F      Am/F#
Yeah, my heart can stand a disaster

       Bm        G         F      Am/F#
And my heart can take a disgrace

       Bm         G             F       Am/F#
But my heart is allergic to the women I love

         Bm           G           F      Am/F#
And it's changing the shape of my face
[Chorus]
E7
Allergies, allergies

A                          G        G G/F#
 Someone's foolin' with my skin

E7
Doctor, please, doctor, please

A                 D  D/C# Bm
Open up, it's me aga- ai -ain
[Verse 2]
       Bm      G         F        Am/F#
Now, I go to a famous physician

  Bm           G       F     Am/F#
I sleep in the local hotel

     Bm         G          F           Am/F#
From what I can see of the people like me

       Bm            G         F     Am/F#
We get better but we never get well

      Bm    G         F       Am/F#
So, I ask myself this question

        Bm        G       F    Am/F#
It's a question I often repeat

         Bm        G            F       Am/F#
Where do allergies go when it's after a show

         Bm         G            F
And they got to get something to eat?
[Chorus]
E7
Allergies, allergies

A                          G        G G/F#
 Someone's foolin' with my skin

E7
Doctor, please, doctor, please

A                 D  D/C# D7
Open up, it's me aga- ai -ain
[Outro]
G7
Maladies, melodies

C                      Bb      Bb Bb/A
 Allergies to dust and grain

G7
 Maladies, remedies

C                        F     C/E | Dm | % | A | % | E | % | E
 Still these allergies remai-ee-ai-ain