Paul Simon – The Afterlife (Guitar Live)

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Song: The afterlife Artist: Paul Simon Composer: Paul Simon Album: So beautiful or so what Tabbed by DJ 16th Nov 2021 TWO TABBED VERSIONS: VERSION ONE in Paul Simon's dropped tuning Followed by VERSION TWO option in standard tuning VERSION ONE in Db tuning VERY IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING DROPPED TUNING: The song is in the key of Db, but Paul Simon detunes his 12 string down three semi-tones and plays it in E with the dropped tuning the song then sounds in Db. This song has a simple 4 bar repeating chord pattern and is not a demanding vocal melody either. Paul is using a Tremolo effect on his guitar, set with quite a bit of depth with a moderate rate setting to match the song's tempo. DROPPED TUNING: String: 6 5 4 3 2 1 Tuning: C# F# B E G# C# Using a chromatic tuner will make it a bit easier to get these pitches accurate. PLEASE NOTE: Version One chords named as if still in standard tuning, but with the detuning they will sound as Db, Gb and Abm Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo E = 022100 A = x02220 Bm = x24432 Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro]
  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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[Verse 1]
E       A            Bm          A
After I died and the make-up had dried,

       E          Bm    A   E               A
I went back to my place,       no moon that night,

      Bm       A           E        Bm    A  E
But a heavenly light shone--- on my face,

         E              A
Still, I thought it was odd,

          Bm         A           E        Bm   A   E
There was no sign of God just to usher me in,

       E              A             Bm          A
Then a voice from a - bove, sugar - coated with love,

       E           Bm    A    E
Said, "Let us be - gin!"
[Chorus]
           E          A           Bm   A
You got to fill out a form first,

             E           Bm       A    E
And then you wait in the line,

           E          A           Bm   A
You got to fill out a form first,

             E           Bm       A    E
And then you wait in the line
[Verse 2]
        E          A             Bm         A
Okay, a new kid in school got to follow the rule,

           E               Bm     A    E
You got to learn the rou - tine,        ...woh,

          E         A               Bm       A
There's a girl over there with the sunshiny hair,

       E          Bm     A    E
Like a Homecoming Queen,

         E             A            Bm       A
I said, "Hey, what you say?  It's a glorious day,

       E        Bm            A       E
By the way, how long you been dead?"

      E          A         Bm         A
Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three,

        E              Bm    A    E
But she just shook her head
[Chorus]
           E          A           Bm   A
You got to fill out a form first,

             E           Bm       A    E
And then you wait in the line,

           E          A           Bm   A
You got to fill out a form first,

             E           Bm       A    E
And then you wait in the line
[Break]
  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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[Verse 3]
E          A
Buddha and Moses,

    Bm      A          E         Bm    A   E
And all the noses from narrow to flat,

       E            A 
Had to stand in the line,

        Bm               A
Just to glimpse the di - vine,

          E           Bm    A    E
What 'cha think about that?

         E              A         Bm         A
Well, it seems like our fate's to suffer and wait...

        E            Bm    A    E
For the knowledge we seek,

     E            A            Bm          A
It's all his de - sign, no one cuts in the line,

       E            Bm      A     E
No one here likes a sneak
[Chorus]
           E          A           Bm   A
You got to fill out a form first,

             E           Bm       A    E
And then you wait in the line,

           E          A           Bm   A
You got to fill out a form first,

             E           Bm       A    E
And then you wait in the line
[Break]
  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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[Verse 4]
E         A            Bm        A
After you climb up the ladder of time,

    E           Bm    A    E
The Lord God is near,

E           A            Bm          A
    Face to face, in the vastness of space,

     E             Bm    A    E
Your words disap - pear,

        E         A              Bm       A
And you feel like swimming in an ocean of love,

        E          Bm     A     E
And the current is strong,

    E             A              Bm          A
But all that re - mains when you try to ex - plain...

     E           Bm    A    E
Is a fragment of song
[Verse 5]
              E              A       Bm   A
Lord, is it, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula', 

     E             Bm      A    E
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?

       E              A      Bm  A
Lord, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',

     E             Bm        A   E
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?

 E              A      Bm    A   E
'Be - Bop - A - Lula'

  E             Bm           A   E
('Ooo - Poppa - Doo', yeah!)
[Coda -Repeats]
  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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  E   A     Bm  A     E   A     Bm  A
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===================================================== ===================================================== VERSION TWO Option in STANDARD TUNING: CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Db) Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo C = x35553 F = 133211 Gm = 355333 ===================================================== [Intro]
  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
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  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
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  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
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[Verse 1]
C       F            Gm          F
After I died and the make-up had dried,

       C          Gm     F    C               F
I went back to my place,         no moon that night, 

      Gm       F           C        Gm    F  C
But a heavenly light shone--- on my face,

         C              F
Still, I thought it was odd,

          Gm         F           C        Gm   F   C
There was no sign of God just to usher me in,

       C              F             Gm          F
Then a voice from a - bove, sugar - coated with love,

       C           Gm    F    C
Said, "Let us be - gin!"
[Chorus]
           C          F            Gm   F
You got to fill out a form first,

             C           Gm        F    C
And then you wait in the line,

           C          F            Gm   F
You got to fill out a form first,

             C           Gm        F    C
And then you wait in the line
[Verse 2]
        C          F             Gm         F
Okay, a new kid in school got to follow the rule, 

           C               Gm     F     C
You got to learn the rou - tine,

               C         F               Gm       F
Woh, there's a girl over there, with the sunshiny hair,

       C          Gm     F    C
Like a Homecoming Queen,

         C             F            Gm       F
I said, "Hey, what you say?  It's a glorious day, 

       C        Gm            F       C
By the way, how long you been dead?"

      C          F         Gm         F
Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three,

        C              Gm     F    C
But she just shook her head
[Chorus]
           C          F            Gm   F
You got to fill out a form first,

             C           Gm        F    C
And then you wait in the line,

           C          F            Gm   F
You got to fill out a form first,

             C           Gm        F    C
And then you wait in the line
[Break]
  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
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  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
C          F
Buddha and Moses,

    Gm      F          C         Gm    F   C
And all the noses from narrow to flat,

       C            F
Had to stand in the line,

        Gm               F
Just to glimpse the di - vine,

          C           Gm     F    C
What 'cha think about that?

         C              F         Gm         F
Well, it seems like our fate's to suffer and wait...

        C            Gm    F    C
For the knowledge we seek,

     C            F            Gm          F
It's all his de - sign, no one cuts in the line,

       C            Gm      F     C
No one here likes a sneak
[Chorus]
           C          F            Gm   F
You got to fill out a form first,

             C           Gm        F    C
And then you wait in the line,

           C          F            Gm   F
You got to fill out a form first,

             C           Gm        F    C
And then you wait in the line
[Break]
  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

  C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 4]
C         F            Gm        F
After you climb up the ladder of time,

    C           Gm    F    C
The Lord God is near,

C           F            Gm          F
    Face to face, in the vastness of space,

     C             Gm    F    C
Your words disap - pear,

        C         F              Gm       F
And you feel like swimming in an ocean of love,

        C          Gm     F     C
And the current is strong,

    C             F              Gm          F
But all that re - mains when you try to ex - plain...

     C           Gm    F    C
Is a fragment of song
[Verse 5]
              C              F      Gm   F
Lord, is it, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',

     C             Gm        F   C
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?

       C              F      Gm  F
Lord, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',

     C             Gm        F   C
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?

 C              F      Gm    F   C
'Be - Bop - A - Lula'

  C             Gm           F   C
('Ooo - Poppa - Doo', yeah!)
[Coda -Repeats]
    C   F     Gm  F     C   F     Gm  F
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