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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 tuning.
The chords shown here refer to what's played on the guitar,
regardless of the bass line.
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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.
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
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
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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 -
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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]-|--------------------------------------------------|
(/)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
(/)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
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
(/)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
> . > . > . > . > . > . > . > .
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 -
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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 -
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
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
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
(/)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
(/)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
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
(/)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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
> . > . > . > . > . > . > . > .
e-|--------1--1--1-----1-----0-----------0-----------|
[B]-|--------1--1--1-----1-----2-----------2-----------|
-|--------2-----2-----2-----2---strum---0---strum---|
[D]-|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------2-----------|
[A]-|--3-----------------------0-----------0-----------|
[E]-|--------------------------------------------------|
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|--0-----------5-----------------------------------|
[B]-|--3-----------5-----------6-----------6-----------|
-|--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
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
[B]-|--3-----------3-----------5-----------5-----------|
-|--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
(/)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
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
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
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 :
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
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]-|--------------------------------------------------|
(/)
> . > . > . > . > . . . > . . .
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 :
: 332010 / x35553
: x33211
: xx2011
: xx0211
: x3x211
: x55433 / 355433
: x02220 / 577655
: x02020
: x02230
: x57765
: 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