Chords for Paul Simon - One-Trick Pony (Live)
Tempo:
95.3 bpm
Chords used:
Am
D
C
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[Em] [F#m] [C]
[Am] [E]
[Em]
He's a one-trick pony, [Am] one trick is all a horse can do.
He [D] does one trick only, it's the principal source of his [Am] revenue.
And when [G] he steps into [D] the spotlight, [F] you can feel the heat of his heart come [Am] rising through.
See how he dances, look how he loops from side to side.
[D] See how he prances, the way his [Am] hooves just seem to [C] glide.
[Am]
[G] He's just a one [D]-trick pony, [F] but he turns that [Am] trick with pride.
[C] And he looks so easy, he looks so clean, [F] he just moves like [F#] God's immaculate machine.
[C] Makes me think about [E] all these extra moves I make, and [Am] all this herky-jerky motion, [A#] and
the bag of [C] tricks it [F] takes to get me through my working [A#] day.
[Fm]
[Am] One-trick pony, [Em] he's a one-trick pony.
[Am] He either fails or he succeeds.
[D] He gives his testimony, then he [Am]
relaxes in the weeds.
He's [G] got one trick to [D] last a lifetime, [F] but that's [E] all a pony [Em] needs, [A] yeah.
[F#] That's all he needs.
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [F] [E] [Am]
[C]
And he looks so easy, he looks so clean, [F] he just moves like [F#] God's immaculate [B] machine.
[C] Makes me think about [E] all these extra moves I make, and [Am] all this herky-jerky motion, [C] and
the bag of tricks it takes [F] to get me through my working [D] day.
One [Am]-trick pony, a one-trick pony.
[Em]
One-trick [Am] pony, one-trick pony, [G] one-trick [A] pony.
Take it from the [E] bottom.
One-trick pony.
[Am] [N]
[Em] [F#m] [C]
[Am] [E]
[Em]
He's a one-trick pony, [Am] one trick is all a horse can do.
He [D] does one trick only, it's the principal source of his [Am] revenue.
And when [G] he steps into [D] the spotlight, [F] you can feel the heat of his heart come [Am] rising through.
See how he dances, look how he loops from side to side.
[D] See how he prances, the way his [Am] hooves just seem to [C] glide.
[Am]
[G] He's just a one [D]-trick pony, [F] but he turns that [Am] trick with pride.
[C] And he looks so easy, he looks so clean, [F] he just moves like [F#] God's immaculate machine.
[C] Makes me think about [E] all these extra moves I make, and [Am] all this herky-jerky motion, [A#] and
the bag of [C] tricks it [F] takes to get me through my working [A#] day.
[Fm]
[Am] One-trick pony, [Em] he's a one-trick pony.
[Am] He either fails or he succeeds.
[D] He gives his testimony, then he [Am]
relaxes in the weeds.
He's [G] got one trick to [D] last a lifetime, [F] but that's [E] all a pony [Em] needs, [A] yeah.
[F#] That's all he needs.
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [F] [E] [Am]
[C]
And he looks so easy, he looks so clean, [F] he just moves like [F#] God's immaculate [B] machine.
[C] Makes me think about [E] all these extra moves I make, and [Am] all this herky-jerky motion, [C] and
the bag of tricks it takes [F] to get me through my working [D] day.
One [Am]-trick pony, a one-trick pony.
[Em]
One-trick [Am] pony, one-trick pony, [G] one-trick [A] pony.
Take it from the [E] bottom.
One-trick pony.
[Am] [N]
Key:
Am
D
C
F
E
Am
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He's a one-trick pony, [Am] one trick is all a horse can do. _ _ _ _ _
He [D] does one trick only, it's the principal source of his [Am] revenue. _ _ _ _ _
And when [G] he steps into [D] the spotlight, [F] you can feel the heat of his heart come [Am] rising through. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ See how he dances, _ look how he loops from side to side. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ See how he prances, the way his [Am] hooves just seem to [C] glide.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] He's just a one [D]-trick pony, _ [F] _ but he turns that [Am] trick with pride. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] And he looks so easy, he looks so clean, [F] he just moves like [F#] God's immaculate machine.
[C] Makes me think about [E] all these extra moves I make, and [Am] all this herky-jerky motion, [A#] and
the bag of [C] tricks it [F] takes to get me through my working [A#] day.
[Fm] _
[Am] One-trick pony, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] he's a one-trick pony.
[Am] _ He either fails or he succeeds. _ _ _ _
[D] He gives his testimony, then he [Am]
relaxes in the weeds.
_ _ _ _ He's [G] got one trick to [D] last a lifetime, [F] _ but that's [E] all a pony [Em] needs, [A] yeah.
[F#] That's all he needs. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
And he looks so easy, he looks so clean, [F] he just moves like [F#] God's immaculate [B] machine.
[C] Makes me think about [E] all these extra moves I make, and [Am] all this herky-jerky motion, [C] and
the bag of tricks it takes [F] to get me through my working [D] day.
_ One [Am]-trick pony, a _ _ one-trick pony.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
One-trick [Am] pony, _ _ _ _ one-trick pony, _ _ _ _ [G] one-trick [A] pony.
_ Take it from the [E] bottom.
One-trick pony.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He's a one-trick pony, [Am] one trick is all a horse can do. _ _ _ _ _
He [D] does one trick only, it's the principal source of his [Am] revenue. _ _ _ _ _
And when [G] he steps into [D] the spotlight, [F] you can feel the heat of his heart come [Am] rising through. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ See how he dances, _ look how he loops from side to side. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ See how he prances, the way his [Am] hooves just seem to [C] glide.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] He's just a one [D]-trick pony, _ [F] _ but he turns that [Am] trick with pride. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] And he looks so easy, he looks so clean, [F] he just moves like [F#] God's immaculate machine.
[C] Makes me think about [E] all these extra moves I make, and [Am] all this herky-jerky motion, [A#] and
the bag of [C] tricks it [F] takes to get me through my working [A#] day.
[Fm] _
[Am] One-trick pony, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] he's a one-trick pony.
[Am] _ He either fails or he succeeds. _ _ _ _
[D] He gives his testimony, then he [Am]
relaxes in the weeds.
_ _ _ _ He's [G] got one trick to [D] last a lifetime, [F] _ but that's [E] all a pony [Em] needs, [A] yeah.
[F#] That's all he needs. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
And he looks so easy, he looks so clean, [F] he just moves like [F#] God's immaculate [B] machine.
[C] Makes me think about [E] all these extra moves I make, and [Am] all this herky-jerky motion, [C] and
the bag of tricks it takes [F] to get me through my working [D] day.
_ One [Am]-trick pony, a _ _ one-trick pony.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
One-trick [Am] pony, _ _ _ _ one-trick pony, _ _ _ _ [G] one-trick [A] pony.
_ Take it from the [E] bottom.
One-trick pony.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [N] _