Paul Simon – One-Trick Pony (Guitar)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "One-Trick Pony" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0 D7 x-x-0-2-1-2 D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2 Bm7b5 x-2-3-2-3-x E7 0-2-0-1-0-0 Bdim x-2-3-4-3-x C9 x-3-2-3-3(3) F#dim 2-x-1-2-1-x C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 E/G# 4-x-0-1-0-0 C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0 Bb9 x-1-0-1-1-1 Amadd11 x-0-5-5-3-0
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RIFF (verse)
[Am7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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A|0-----------3---|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-------0--3--3--|---------0---3--|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| Am7 | % | % | % |
| Am7 | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
Am7 He's a one-trick pony Am7 | Am7 | % | One trick is all that horse can do D7 He does one trick only D7 | Am7 | % | It's the principal source of his revenue G D/F# And when he steps into the spotlight F Bm7b5 You can feel the heat of his heart E7 [ Am7 ] Come rising through
[Interlude]
| Am7 | % |
[Verse 2]
Am7 See how he dances Am7 | Am7 | % | See how he loops from side to side D7 See how he prances D7 | Am7 | % | The way his hooves just seem to glide G D/F# He's just a one-trick pony, that's all he is F Bm7b5 E7 [ Am7 ] But he turns that trick with pride
[Interlude]
| Am7 | Am7 Bdim |
[Chorus]
[Bdim] C C9 He makes it look so easy, he looks so clean F F#dim7 He moves like God's immaculate machine C/G He makes me think about E7/G# All of these extra moves I make Am And all this herky-jerky motion C/Bb And the bag of tricks it takes F Bb9 To get me through my working day [ Am7 ] One-trick pony
[Interlude]
| Am7 | % | % | % |
[Verse 2]
Am7 He's a one-trick pony Am7 | Am7 | % | He either fails or he succeeds D7 He gives his testimony D7 | Am7 | % | Then he relaxes in the weeds G D/F# He's got one trick to last a lifetime F Bm7b5 E7 | Am7 | % | But that's all a pony needs - yeah, that's all he needs
[Solo]
| Am7 | % | % | % |
| D7 | % | Am7 | % |
| G D/F# | F Bm7b5 E7 |
| Am7 | Am7 Bdim |
[Chorus]
C C9 He looks so easy, he looks so clean F F#dim7 He moves like God's immaculate machine C/G He makes me think about E7/G# All of these extra moves I make Am And all this herky-jerky motion C/Bb And the bag of tricks it takes F Bb9 To get me through my working day | Am7 | % | One-trick pony | Am7 | % | One-trick pony
[Coda]
| Am7 | % | One-trick pony | Am7 | % | One-trick pony | Am7 | % | One-trick pony (take me for a ride) | Am7 | | Am7 | Amadd11 One-trick pony