Paul Simon – Oh Marion (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul Simon From: "One-Trick Pony" (1980) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Soprano C The chord patterns in Intro/Verse/Solo or Chorus may look difficult but the names just reflect the descending line on the E-string, all other notes in the chords remain the same:

Intro/Verse/Solo           Chorus
   Abm Abm7 Abm6 Abm(b6)     Ab  Abmaj7 Ab7 Fm7
A|--2---2----2----2--|     |-3-----3-----3---3--|
E|--4---2----1----0--|     |-4-----3-----2---1--|  < descending line on E-string
C|--3---3----3----3--|     |-3-----3-----3---3--|
g|--1---1----1----1--|     |-1-----1-----1---1--|

MORE CHORDS
       g-C-E-A
Adim7  1-2-1-1
Bbm7   1-1-1-1
Bbm7-5 1-1-0-1
Dbm7   1-1-0-2
Eb7    0-1-3-1
Gbdim7 2-3-2-3

    Abm       Abm7       Abm6       Abm(b6)          | Abm Abm7 | Abm6  Abm(b6) |
The boy’s got brains, he just don’t use ‘em, that’s all

    Abm       Abm7        Abm6          Abm(b6)          | Abm Abm7 | Abm6  Bbdim7 |
The boy’s got brains, he just refuse to use ‘em and that’s all

              B      A      E         E7
He says, “The more I get to thinking

    B      A       E         E7
The less I tend to laugh”

    B         A          D      Eb
The boy’s got brains, he just abstains

    Abm         Abm7         Abm6         Abm(b6)   | Abm Abm7 | Abm6  Abm(b6) |
The boy’s got a heart but it beats on his opposite side

       Abm        Abm7         Abm6    Abm(b6) | Abm Abm7 | Abm6  Bbdim7 |
It’s a strange phenomenon, the laws of nature defied

 [ Bbdim7 ]      B        A      E       E7
He said, “It’s a chance I had to take

     B          A             E               E7
So I shifted my heart for its safety’s sake”

    B           A            D            Eb
The boy’s got a heart but it beats on his opposite ...

[Chorus]

Ab  Abmaj7  Ab7            Fm7
Oh, Marion, I think I’m in trouble here

  Adim7      Bbm7        Bbm7-5         | Eb        Fm7 | Gbdim7 Eb7 |
I should’ve believed you when I heard you saying it

    Ab   Cm7                 Dbm7 Bbm7-5
The only time that love is an easy game

        B         Gdim7    [ Abm ]
Is when two other people re playing it

    Abm         Abm7          Abm6         Abm(b6)     | Abm Abm7 | Abm6  Abm(b6) |
The boy’s got a voice but the voice is his natural disguise

         Abm         Abm7          Abm6           Abm(b6)     | Abm Abm7 | Abm6  Bbdim7 |
Yes, the boy’s got a voice but his words don’t connect to his eyes

          B       A      E      E7
He says, “Ah, but when I sing

      B        A       E          E7
I can hear the truth auditioning”

    B           A             D            Eb
The boy’s got a voice but the voice is his natural ...

[Solo] (scat vocals) | Abm Abm7 | Abm6 Abm(b6) | Abm Abm7 | Abm6 Abm(b6) | | Abm Abm7 | Abm6 Abm(b6) | Abm Abm7 | Abm6 Bbdim7 | | B A | E | E7 | B A | E | E7 | | B A | D Eb | [Chorus]

Ab  Abmaj7  Ab7            Fm7
Oh, Marion, I think I’m in trouble here

  Adim7       Bbm7       Bbm7-5         | Eb         Fm7 | Gbdim7 Eb/G |
I should’ve believed you when I heard you saying it

    Ab   Cm7                  Dbm7 Bbm7-5
The only time that love is an easy game

        B         Gdim7    [ Abm ]
Is when two other people re playing it