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From: Jean Marc Orliaguet
Subject: TAB : The Only Living Boy in New York ( Simon & Garfunkel )
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 23:18:01 +0200 (MET DST)
The Only Living Boy in New York ( Paul Simon )
From the Bridge over Troubled Water album ( 1970 )
Transcribed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( [email protected], http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )
Note : the song should be played with a 12-string guitar with the
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb tuning.
The chords shown here refer to what’s played on the guitar,
regardless of the bass line.
C
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|–0———–0———–0–0——–0———–|
B-|–1———–1———–1–1——–1———–|
G-|–0—–0–0–0—–0–0–0–0–0–0–0—–0–0–|
D-|–2—–2–2–2—–2–2–2–2–2–2–2—–2–2–|
A-|–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|–0———–0———–0———–0———–|
B-|–1———–1———–1———–1———–|
G-|–0—–0–0–0—–0–0–0—–0–0–0—–0–0–|
D-|–2—–2–2–2—–2–2–2—–2–2–2—–2–2–|
A-|–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
Tom, get your plane right on
F/C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|–1———–1———————————–|
B-|–1———–1———–1———–1———–|
G-|–2—–2–2–2——–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
D-|–3—–3–3–3——–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
A-|–3—–3–3–3———–3———–3———–|
E-|————————————————–|
time.
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————–0———————–0———–|
B-|————–1———————–1———–|
G-|–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–|
D-|–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
A-|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
I know your part’ll go
F/C > . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
e-|————–1—————–1———–1—–|
B-|————–1—————–1———–1—–|
G-|–2—–2—–2———–2–2–2—–2–2–2—–|
D-|–3–3–3–3–3——–3–3–3——–3–3——–|
A-|–3–3–3–3–3——–3–3———–3———–|
E-|————————————————–|
fine
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————–0———————–0———–|
B-|————–1———————–1———–|
G-|–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–|
D-|–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
A-|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
Fly down to Mex – i –
F F/E Dm7 Dm7/C
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|——–1–1——–1–1——–1–1——–1–1–|
B-|——–1–1——–1–1——–1–1——–1–1–|
G-|——–2———–0———–2———–2—–|
D-|–3———–2———–0———————–|
A-|————————————–3———–|
E-|————————————————–|
G(/D)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————–3———————–3———–|
B-|————–3———————–3———–|
G-|–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–|
D-|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
A-|——–5———–5—–5—–5———–5—–|
E-|————————————————–|
Da-da-dan-da da-dan-da da-dan-da and
F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
e-|————–1—————–1———–1—–|
B-|————–1—————–1———–1—–|
G-|–2–2–2–2–2———–0–2–2—–0–2–2—–|
D-|–3–3–3–3–3——–3–3——–3–3———–|
A-|——–3————–3———–3————–|
E-|————————————————–|
here I am the
C F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————————————–1———–|
B-|————–1———————–1———–|
G-|——–0—–0—–0—–2—–2—–2—–2—–|
D-|–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
A-|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
only living boy in New York
C
> . > . > . > . > . > . > . > .
e-|——–1–1–1—–1—————–0———–|
B-|——–1–1–1—–1—————–1———–|
G-|——–2—–2—–2—————–0—–2—–|
D-|–2—–2—–2—–2—–2—–2—–2—–3–3–|
A-|–3———————–3—–3—–3—–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
> . > . > . > .
e-|——–0–0————–||
B-|——–1–1–1—–1—–||
G-|——–0—–0—–0—–||
D-|–2—–2—–0—–2—–||
A-|–3—————–3—–||
E-|————————–||
I
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|–0———–0———–0———–0———–|
B-|–1———–1———–1———–1———–|
G-|–0—–0–0–0—–0–0–0—–0–0–0—–0–0–|
D-|–2—–2–2–2—–2–2–2—–2–2–2—–2–2–|
A-|–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–3—–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
get the news I need on the weather re –
F/C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|–1———–1———————————–|
B-|–1———–1———–1———–1———–|
G-|–2—–2–2–2——–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
D-|–3—–3–3–3——–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
A-|–3—–3–3–3———–3———–3———–|
E-|————————————————–|
port I I can
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————–0———————–0———–|
B-|————–1———————–1———–|
G-|–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–|
D-|–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
A-|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
gather all the news I need on the weather re –
F/C > . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
e-|————–1—————–1———–1—–|
B-|————–1—————–1—–1—–1—–|
G-|–2—–2—–2———–0–2–2—–0—–2—–|
D-|–3–3–3–3–3——–3–3–3——–3———–|
A-|–3–3–3–3–3——–3–3———–3———–|
E-|————————————————–|
port
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————–0———————–0———–|
B-|————–1———————–1———–|
G-|–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–|
D-|–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–|
A-|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
Hey, I’ve got nothing to
F F/E Dm7 Dm7/C
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|——–1–1——–1–1——–1–1——–1–1–|
B-|——–1–1——–1–1——–1–1——–1–1–|
G-|——–2———–0———–2———–2—–|
D-|–3———–2———–0———————–|
A-|————————————–3———–|
E-|————————————————–|
do to – day but
G(/D)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————–3———————–3———–|
B-|————–3———————–3———–|
G-|–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–|
D-|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
A-|——–5———–5—–5—–5———–5—–|
E-|————————————————–|
smile da-dan-da da-dan-da da-dan-da and
F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
e-|————–1—————–1———–1—–|
B-|————–1—————–1———–1—–|
G-|–2–2–2–2–2–2–2—–0–2–2—–0–2–2—–|
D-|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3——–3–3———–|
A-|——–3————–3———–3————–|
E-|————————————————–|
here I am the
C F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————————————–1———–|
B-|————–1———————–1———–|
G-|——–0—–0—–0—–2—–2—–2—–2—–|
D-|–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
A-|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–|
E-|————————————————–|
only living boy in New York
A A7
> . > . > . > . > . > . > . > .
e-|——–1–1–1—–1—–0———–0———–|
B-|——–1–1–1—–1—–2———–2———–|
G-|——–2—–2—–2—–2—strum—0—strum—|
D-|–2—–2—–2—–2—–2———–2———–|
A-|–3———————–0———–0———–|
E-|————————————————–|
Asus4 A Dm
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|–0———–5———————————–|
B-|–3———–5———–6———–6———–|
G-|–2—strum—6—strum—7—strum—7—strum—|
D-|–2———–7———–7———–7———–|
A-|–0———–7———–5———–5———–|
E-|————–5———————————–|
Half of the time we’re
G C
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————————————————–|
B-|–3———–3———–5———–5———–|
G-|–4—strum—4—strum—5—strum—5—strum—|
D-|–5———–5———–5———–5———–|
A-|–5———–5———–3———–3———–|
E-|–3———–3———————————–|
gone, but we don’t know where we don’t know
F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
e-||————–1—————–1———–1—–|
B-||————–1—————–1———–1—–|
G-||–2–2–2–2–2———–0–2–2—–0–2–2—–|
D-||–3–3–3–3–3——–3–3——–3–3———–|
A-||——–3————–3———–3————–|
E-||————————————————–|
where
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|————–0———————–0———–||
B-|————–1———————–1———–||
G-|–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–||
D-|–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–||
A-|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–||
E-|————————————————–||
Aaah …
Bridge :
C
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
e-|————–0———————————–|
B-|————–1———————————–|
G-|————–0—————–0-h2–0———–|
D-|–2———–2———–0-h2———-h2–0-h2–|
A-|–3———–3———————————–|
E-|————————————————–|
> . > . > . . . > . > . > . > .
e-|————————————————–|
B-|————————————————–|
G-|————–0—————–0-h2–0———–|
D-|–0-h2——–2———–0-h2———-h2–0-h2–|
A-|——–3—–3———————————–|
E-|————————————————–|
C Dsus4add9 C F(/C)
> . > . > . > . > . . . > . . .
e-|——–0—–0—–0—–1———–1———–|
B-|——–1—–3—–1—–1———–1———–|
G-|–0—–0—–0—–0—–2———–2———–|
D-|–2—–2—–4—–2—–3———–3———–|
A-|–3—–3—–5—–3—–3———–3———–|
E-|————————————————–|
…
Chords voicing :
C : 332010 / x35553
F : x33211
F/E : xx2011
Dm7 : xx0211
Dm7/C : x3x211
G : x55433 / 355433
A : x02220 / 577655
A7 : x02020
Asus4 : x02230
Dm : x57765
Dsus4add9 : 554030
Lyrics :
Tom, get your plane right on time.
I know your part’ll go fine.
Fly down to Mexico.
Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am,
The only living boy in New York.
I get the news I need on the weather report.
I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
Hey, I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da here I am
The only living boy in New York
Half of the time we’re gone but we don’t know where,
And we don’t know where.
>
Tom, get your plane right on time.
I know you’ve been eager to fly now.
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da
Like it shines on me
The only living boy in New York,
The only living boy in New York.
[email protected] http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo
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