Paul Simon – One-Trick Pony (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul Simon From: "One-Trick Pony" (1980) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Soprano C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
        g-C-E-A
Am7     2-4-3-3
D7      2-2-2-3
D       2-2-2-0
Bm7b5   2-2-1-2
E7      1-2-0-2

Bdim    1-2-1-2
C9      0-2-0-1

F#dim   2-3-2-3
C       0-0-0-3
E       1-4-0-2
C7      0-0-0-1
Bb9     1-2-1-3
Amadd11 2-4-2-5
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RIFF (verse)
 [Am7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------------3---|----------------|
E|5---------3--3--|5------------3--|
C|-------4--------|---------4------|
g|----------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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
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
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]
   [Bdim7] C             C9
He makes it look so easy, he looks so clean

F                      F#dim7
 He moves like God's immaculate machine

           C
He makes me think about

             E7
All of these extra moves I make

             Am
And all this herky-jerky motion

        C7
And the bag of tricks it takes

   F                           Bb9
To get me through my working day

         [ Am7 ]
One-trick pony
[Interlude] | Am7 | % | % | % | [Verse 3]
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
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 Bm7b5 E7 | | Am7 | Am7 Bdim7 | [Chorus]
C                 C9
 He looks so easy, he looks so clean

F                      F#dim7
 He moves like God's immaculate machine

           C
He makes me think about

             E7
All of these extra moves I make

             Am
And all this herky-jerky motion

        C7
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