Paul Simon – The Boy In The Bubble (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Paul Simon/Forere Motloheloa
From: "Graceland" (1986)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The album version is a little sharp. To play along to the recording you’d
have to tune up a little to match the tuning there.
Listen to this tab:
https://soundcloud.com/maguri/paul-simon-the-boy-in-the-bubble-demo
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/shot/maguri/837590401
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C x-3-x-0-1-x
D x-x-0-2-3-x---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Whatever your strumming pattern, try to incorporate the following
changes and rhythm:
[Verse] / [Intro] / [Post-Chorus] [Am [Am [C [D [Am [C [D [C [D [C [D[D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----0-------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----1-------1---|----1---3-3-----|----1---3---1-3-|----1---3-3-----| G|----2-------2---|----0---2-2-----|----0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| D|2-----------2---|2---x---0-------|2---x---0---x-0-|----x---0-0-----| A|0-------0-------|0---3-----------|0---3-------3---|----3-----------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Chorus] / [Outro] [G [G [C [D [G [C [D [C[D [C [D[D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----3-------3---|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----0-------0---|----1---3-3-----|----1---3---1-3-|----1---3-3-----| G|----0-------0---|----0---2-2-----|----0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| D|0-----------0---|0---x---0-------|0---x---0---x-0-|----x---0-0-----| A|x---------------|x---3-----------|x---3-------3---|----3-----------| E|3-------3-------|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
accordion only
| Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D |
| Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D | full band
| Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D |
| Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D |
[Verse 1]
Am It was a slow day Am C D And the sun was beating Am C D C D C D D On the soldiers by the side of the road Am There was a bright light Am C D A shattering of shop windows Am C D C D C D D The bomb in the baby carriage was wired to the radio
[Chorus]
G G C D These are the days of miracle and wonder G C D C D C D D This is the long distance call G G C D The way the camera follows us in slo-mo G C D C D C D D The way we look to us all G G C D The way we look to a distant constellation G C D C D C D D That's dying in a corner of the sky G G C D These are the days of miracle and wonder G C D C D C D D And don't cry baby, don't cry, don't cry
[Post-Chorus]
| Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D |
| Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D |
[Verse 2]
Am It was a dry wind Am C D And it swept across the desert Am C D C D C D D And it curled into the circle of birth Am And the dead sand Am C D Falling on the children Am C D C D C D D The mothers and the fathers and the automatic earth
[Chorus]
G G C D These are the days of miracle and wonder G C D C D C D D This is the long distance call G G C D The way the camera follows us in slo-mo G C D C D C D D The way we look to us all G G C D The way we look to a distant constellation G C D C D C D D That's dying in a corner of the sky G G C D These are the days of miracle and wonder G C D C D C D D And don't cry baby, don't cry, don't cry
[Post-Chorus]
| Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D | (synth guitar lick) | Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D | (synth guitar lick)
[Verse 3]
Am It's a turn-around jump shot Am C D It's everybody jump start Am C D C D C D D It's every generation throws a hero up the pop charts Am Am C D Medicine is magical and magical is art Am C D Think of the Boy in the Bubble C D C D D And the baby with the baboon heart
[Chorus]
G G C D And I believe, these are the days of lasers in the jungle G C D C D C D D Lasers in the jungle somewhere G G C D Staccato signals of constant information G C D C D C D D A loose affiliation of millionaires and billionaires and baby
[Chorus]
G G C D These are the days of miracle and wonder G C D C D C D D This is the long distance call G G C D The way the camera follows us in slo-mo G C D C D C D D The way we look to us all
[Chorus]
G G C D The way we look to a distant constellation G C D C D C D D That's dying in a corner of the sky G G C D These are the days of miracle and wonder G C D C D C D D And don't cry baby, don't cry, don't cry
[Outro]
| G | G C D | G C D C D | C D |
| G | G C D | G C D C D | C D | (repeat and fade)