Paul Simon – The Boy In The Bubble (Ukulele)
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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.
Whatever your strumming pattern, try to incorporate the following
changes and rhythm:
[Intro] [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 + A|7-----7-7-----7-|----------------|7-5-------------|----------------| E|5-5---5-5---5-5-|----3---5-5-----|5---3---5---3-5-|----3---5-5-----| C|4-------4-------|----4---6-6-----|4---4---6---4-6-|----4---6-6-----| g|----------------|----5---7-7-----|----5---7---5-7-|----5---7-7-----| (triple feel) [Verse] / [Intro] / [Interlude] [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 + A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|----------------| E|0---------------|0---0---2-------|0---0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| C|0---------------|0---0---2-------|0---0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| g|2---------------|2---------------|2---0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| [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 + A|2---------------|2---3---0-0-----|2---3---0---3-0-|----3---0-0-----| E|3---------------|3---0---2-2-----|3---0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| C|2---------------|2---0---2-2-----|2---0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| g|0---------------|0---0---2-2-----|0---0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----|
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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 licks) | Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D | (synth guitar licks)
[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, oh yeah
[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 | Don't cry ... | G | G C D | G C D C D | C D | (repeat and fade)