Paul Simon – The Obvious Child (Guitar Acoustic)
Capo 1
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "The Rhythm of the Saints"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Three chords for 99% of this beauty but HOW he plays them ... The chords
change incredibly quick in some places. As a consequence this tab might
look confusing but it makes sense when one sees and hears him play
(the video links in the description might help).
Here's a UG shot: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/shot/maguri/837419134
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Capo: 1st fret
Play: G
Key: Ab
Chords in original key: transpose +1 (and "use flats")
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
C* x-3-2-0-1-3
D* x-x-0-2-3-x
D7sus4/G 3-x-0-2-1-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[percussion / drum intro]
[Intro]
G G Bo, boh ... bo, boh G G Bo, boh ... bo, boh
[Verse]
G I'm accustomed to a smooth ride D C G D G Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite D C G C F C I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more G D G I don't expect to sleep through the night D C G D G Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie D C G C But I say why F C Why deny the obvious child? F C G Why deny the obvious child?
[Verse]
D C G D C G And in remembering a road sign D C G D C G C F C I am remembering a girl when I was you-ou-oung G D G And we said these songs are true D G These days are ours D G These tears are free and hey C F C The cross is in the ballpark C F C G The cross is in the ballpark
[Bridge]
G We had a lot of fun G G G D* C We had a lot of money G G G D* C We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny C D G Sonny gets married and moves away C D G Sonny has a baby and bills to pay C D G C D G Sonny gets sunnier day by day by day by day
[Interlude]
G G Bo, boh ... bo, boh G G Bo, boh ... bo, boh
[Verse]
D C G I've been waking up at sunrise D C G D G I've been following the light across my room D C G C F C G D G I watch the night receive the room of my day D C G D G Some people say the sky is just the sky D C G C But I say why F C Why deny the obvious child? F C G Why deny the obvious child?
[Interlude]
| G | G D7sus4/G | G | G D7sus4/G |
| G | G D7sus4/G | G | G D7sus4/G |
| G | G D7sus4/G |
[Middle 8]
[C/G] G C/G G D C Sonny sits by the window and thinks to himself G C/G G D C How it's strange that some rooms are like cages G C/G G D C Sonny's yearbook from high school is down from the shelf C D G C/G G D C And he id-l - y thumbs through the pages Am Some have died G C G Some have fled from themselves C D C G C D Or struggled from here to get there C G C/G G D C Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls G C/G G D C Runs his hands through his thinning brown hair
[Verse]
G I'm accustomed to a smooth ride D C G D G Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite D C G C F C I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more G D G I don't expect to sleep through the night D C G D G Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie D C G But I say C F C The cross is in the ballpark C F C G G G [break] Why deny the obvious child?
[percussion break]
[Outro]
G D C G D C G C C C* D C* Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh) G D C G D C G C C C* D Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh)