Paul Simon – Wristband (Guitar)

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From the album, "Stranger to Stranger" +You may also play at Capo 6, using the chords A7, Am7, Em7. Transpose to -6 and enjoy+ [Intro] | 4 measures Ebm7 [Verse 1]

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I stepped outside the backstage door to breathe some nicotine

And maybe check my mailbox, see if I can read the screen Then I heard a click, the stage door lock

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I knew just what that meant

I'm gonna have to walk around the block if I wanna get it in [Chorus]

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Wristband, my man, you got to have a wristband

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If you don't have a wristband, my man, you don't get through the door

Wristband, my man, you got to have a wristband And if you don't have a wristband, my man, you don't get through the door [Verse 2]

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I can't explain it, I don't know why my heart beats like a fist

When I meet some dude with an attitude saying "hey, you can't do that, or this" And the man was large, a well-dressed six-foot-eight And he's acting like Saint Peter standing guard at the pearly... [Chorus]

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Wristband, my man, you got to have a wristband

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If you don't have a wristband, my man, you don't get through the door

And I said "Wristband? I don't need a wristband My axe is on the bandstand, my band is on the floor" I mean it's just... [Interlude] | 16 measures

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Do do do dee do do

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Dee do do, wristband

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Do do do dee do do

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Dee do do, wristband

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Do do do dee do do

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Dee do do, wristband

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Do do do dee do do

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Dee do do, wristband

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Di di li

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Wristband

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Di di li

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Wristband

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Di di li

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Wristband

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Di di li

[Verse 3]

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The riots started slowly with the homeless and the lowly

Then they spread into the heartland towns that never get a wristband Kids that can't afford the cool brand whose anger is a short-hand

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For you'll never get a wristband and if you don't have a wristband then you can't get through the door

[Outro] | 16 measures

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No you can't get through the door

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No you can't get through the door

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No you can't get through the door, no

(Wristband)

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No you can't get through the door, no

(Wristband)

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(Wristband)

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No you can't get through the door

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No you can't get through the door

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No you can't get through the door, no

(Wristband)

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No you can't get through the door, no

(Wristband)

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(Wristband)

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                  Wristband