The Boy In The Bubble Chords by Paul Simon

Tempo:
134.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

A

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble chords
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[A] [Dm] [A] [C] [Dm]
[Am]
[Cm] [D] [C]
[D] [C] [A]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
[A]
[C] [D] [A] [C] [D]
[A] A slow day, the [Em] sun [D] was beating [A] on the soldiers [D] by the side of the [Am] road.
There was a [A] bright light, the shattering [D] of shop [Am] windows,
the bomb and the baby [E] carriages wired [D] to the radios.
[A] A slow day,
[C] [D] [C] [Bm] [C]
[D] [A] a slow day.
[C] [D] [C] [D]
And a [G] dry wind [Cm] swept across [D] the desert, [A] [D] curled it to the circle of birth.
[G] The dead sand [A]
was [G] falling on the children, the mothers and the fathers,
and the [Dm] automatic work was [Am] a dry wind.
[C] [D] [Am]
[D] [G] [D] A dry [A] wind.
[Em] [D] [Am]
[D] [G] These are the days of [C] miracle [D] and wonder.
[G] [D] This is the long [Am] distance [D] [G] call.
The way the camera [C] follows [D] us in slow [G] motion.
[D] The way [Am] they look to us [D] [G] all.
The way we look to a [C] distant [D] constellation,
[G] [C] dying [D] in a corner of the [D] [G] sky.
These are the days of [C] miracle and [D] wonder.
[G] Don't cry, [D]
[Bm] baby, don't [C] cry.
[D] Don't [A] cry.
[D] [C] [D] [Am] [D]
[C] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G]
[Am]
[C] [D] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [Am] [E]
[C] [D] [Am] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [G] These are the days of [C] miracle [D] and wonder.
[G] [C] This [D] is the [C]
[D] long [C] distance [D] [G] call.
The way the camera [C] follows [D] us in slow [G] motion.
The [D] way they look to us all.
[G] The way we look to a distant constellation,
dying in a [C] corner [D] of the sky.
[G] These are the days of [C] miracle [D] and wonder.
[G] Don't [D] cry, baby, don't [C] cry.
[D] [A] It's a turnaround jump shot.
It's [D] everybody jump start.
It's [Am] every [D] generation.
It's the hero of the pop talk.
[A] Medicine is magical, magical is art.
The boy [D] in the club and the baby with the grappling rod.
[G] How do you leave these are days of [C] maze [D] into the jungle.
[G] Maze [D] into the jungle [C] somewhere.
[D] [G] Staccato signals of constant [D] information.
[G] A loose [D] affiliation of millionaires and billionaires.
Maze [G] into the jungle.
These are the days.
[C] [D] [G] This [D] is the long distance [Am] [Bm] call.
[G] The way the camera [C] follows [D] us in [G] slow motion.
[D] The way they look [C] to [G] us [C] [G] all.
The way we look to a distant constellation,
dying in a [D] corner of [G] the sky.
[D] [G] These [D] are the days of miracle and [G] wonder.
Don't [D] cry, baby, don't cry.
Don't cry, [G] don't cry.
[D] Don't cry, don't cry.
Don't [G] cry, don't cry.
[D] Don't cry,
[C] don't cry.
[G] Don't cry, don't cry.
[D] Don't cry, [G] don't cry.
Don't cry, don't cry.
[Am] [C] [D]
[E]
[Em]
[C]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Paul Simon - (Live) The Boy In The Bubble chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, G, C, D, G, D and C. Begin your practice at a relaxed 67 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 134. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ A slow day, the [Em] sun [D] was beating [A] on the soldiers [D] by the side of the [Am] road.
_ _ There was a [A] bright light, the shattering [D] of shop [Am] windows,
the bomb and the baby [E] carriages wired [D] to the radios.
[A] A slow day, _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ [C] _
[D] _ _ [A] a slow day. _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ And a [G] dry wind [Cm] swept across [D] the desert, [A] [D] curled it to the circle of birth.
_ _ [G] The dead sand [A]
was [G] falling on the children, the mothers and the fathers,
and the [Dm] automatic work was [Am] a dry wind. _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [D] A dry [A] _ wind.
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ These are the days of [C] miracle [D] and wonder.
[G] _ [D] This is the long [Am] distance [D] _ [G] call.
The way the camera [C] follows [D] us in slow [G] motion.
[D] The way [Am] they look to us _ [D] [G] all.
_ The way we look to a [C] distant [D] constellation,
[G] _ [C] dying [D] in a corner of the [D] _ [G] sky.
These are the days of [C] miracle and [D] wonder.
[G] Don't cry, [D]
[Bm] baby, don't [C] cry.
[D] Don't [A] cry. _ _
[D] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ These are the days of [C] miracle [D] and wonder.
[G] [C] This [D] is the [C]
[D] long [C] distance [D] _ [G] call.
The way the camera [C] follows [D] us in slow [G] motion.
The [D] way they look to us all.
[G] _ The way we look to a distant constellation,
_ dying in a [C] corner [D] of the sky.
[G] _ These are the days of [C] miracle [D] and wonder.
_ [G] Don't [D] cry, baby, don't [C] cry.
[D] _ [A] It's a turnaround jump shot.
It's [D] everybody jump start.
It's [Am] every [D] generation.
It's the hero of the pop talk.
_ [A] Medicine is magical, magical is art.
The boy [D] in the club and the baby with the grappling rod.
[G] How do you leave these are days of [C] maze [D] into the jungle.
[G] Maze [D] into the jungle [C] somewhere.
[D] _ [G] _ _ Staccato signals of constant [D] information.
[G] A loose [D] affiliation of millionaires and billionaires.
Maze [G] into the jungle.
These are the days.
[C] _ [D] _ [G] _ This [D] is the long distance [Am] [Bm] call.
[G] _ The way the camera [C] follows [D] us in [G] slow motion.
[D] The way they look [C] to [G] us [C] _ [G] _ all.
The way we look to a distant constellation,
_ dying in a [D] corner of [G] the sky.
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ These [D] are the days of miracle and [G] wonder.
Don't [D] cry, baby, don't cry.
Don't cry, [G] _ don't cry. _ _
_ _ [D] _ Don't cry, don't cry.
Don't [G] cry, don't cry. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Don't cry, _ _
[C] _ don't cry. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Don't cry, don't cry.
[D] _ Don't cry, [G] don't cry. _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't cry, don't cry. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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