Kodachrome Chords by Paul Simon

Tempo:
136.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

F#m

E

B

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - Kodachrome chords
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[E] [A]
[C#m]
[F#m] [B] [E]
[F#m] [B] When I [E] think back on all the crap I [A] learned in high school,
[F#m] it's a wonder [B] I can [E] think at all.
[F#m] [B] And though [E] my lack of education [A] hasn't hurt me none, [F#]
I can [B] read the writing on [E] the wall.
[A] Oh, the [C#] throne [F#]
will give [Bm] us those nice [E] bright colors, give [A] us the [D] greens and summers, make
[B] sure we follow [E]
the word till the [A] Sunday [C#] day.
[F#] Oh yeah.
[B] Back on [E] the camera, I love to [A] take a [D] photograph, so mama [B] don't take [E] my phone [A] away.
[C#m] If [F#m] [B]
you [E] took all the girls I knew, then I [A] would say, love,
[F#m] brought them [B] all together
for [E] one night.
[F#m]
[B] I [E] know they never match my sweet [A] imagination,
[F#m] and everything looks [B] worse in [E] black and white.
[A] Oh, the [C#] throne [F#] will [B] give us those nice [E] bright colors, [A] give us the greens [D] and summers, make
sure [B] we follow [E] the word till the Sunday [A]
day.
[C#] [F#] Oh yeah.
I [Bm] got a knife [E] on the camera, I love to [A] take [D] photographs, so mama don't [B]
take [E] my phone [A] away.
[C#m] [F#m]
Mama [A] don't
take [C#m] my club phone [F#m]
away.
Mama [A] don't take
[C#m] my club phone [F#m]
away.
Mama [A] don't
take [C#m] my club phone [F#m]
away.
[A]
Mama don't
take my club [C#m] phone, mama don't take [C#] my club [F#m] phone, mama don't take my club phone away,
[A]
I don't take my clothes [C#m] from you, leave your bottle [F#m] poppin' holes
I don't take my clothes from you, I [A]
don't take my clothes [C#m] from you
[F#m] I don't take my clothes from you
[A] [Am] [C#m] [F#m]
[A]
[C#m] [F#m]
[A]
[C#m] [F#m]
[A]
[C#m] [F#m]
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
F#m
123111112
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
F#m
123111112
E
2311
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To learn Paul Simon - Kodachrome chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, A, F#m, A, C#m, F#m, B, E, A and D in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 68 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 137. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ When I [E] think back on all the crap I [A] learned in high school, _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ it's a wonder [B] I can [E] think at all.
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] And though [E] my lack of _ education _ [A] hasn't hurt me none, _ _ _ _ [F#] _
I can [B] read the writing on [E] the wall.
[A] Oh, the [C#] throne _ [F#] _
_ will give [Bm] us those _ nice [E] bright colors, give [A] us the _ _ [D] greens and summers, make
[B] sure we follow _ [E]
the word till the [A] Sunday [C#] day.
[F#] Oh yeah.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Back on [E] the camera, I love to [A] take a _ _ [D] photograph, so mama [B] don't take [E] my phone _ [A] away.
_ _ [C#m] If _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ you [E] took all the girls I knew, then I [A] would say, love, _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ brought them [B] all together
for [E] one night.
_ [F#m] _
_ [B] I [E] know they never match my sweet [A] imagination, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] and everything looks [B] worse in [E] black and white.
_ [A] Oh, the _ [C#] throne [F#] _ will [B] give us those _ nice [E] bright colors, [A] give us the _ greens [D] and summers, make
sure [B] we follow [E] the word till the Sunday [A]
day.
[C#] [F#] Oh yeah.
I [Bm] got a knife [E] on the camera, I love to [A] take _ _ [D] photographs, so mama don't [B] _
take [E] my phone _ [A] away.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ Mama [A] don't
take _ [C#m] my club phone [F#m]
away.
_ _ _ _ Mama [A] don't take
_ [C#m] my club phone [F#m]
away.
_ _ _ _ Mama [A] don't
take _ [C#m] my club phone [F#m]
away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Mama don't
take my club [C#m] phone, mama don't take [C#] my club [F#m] phone, mama don't take my club phone away,
_ [A]
I don't take my clothes [C#m] from you, leave your bottle [F#m] poppin' holes
I don't take my clothes from you, I _ [A]
don't take my clothes [C#m] from _ you
[F#m] I don't take my clothes from you
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [N] _

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