Chords for Paul Simon - The Story of In The Blue Light
Tempo:
89.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The idea was [E] to take songs that I thought were [D] really good songs but [A] that didn't get
much attention [E] when they first came out.
It was very easy because the musicianship [F#] is extraordinary.
When they play it's so good.
Don't fuck it up.
I [A] can't
[F#] run but I can walk much faster than this can't run but.
I can't run but I can walk much faster than this cannot run but.
[G] [Bm] [Em]
[G#m] The beginning is [G#] really good.
[D] The whole take is really good.
[Dm]
[Gm] Well Darling Lorraine I [Dm] thought was one of the best songs that I ever [A#] wrote.
She's so [F] hot.
She's so [C] cool.
I'm [Dm] not.
I'm just [C] a fool [A#] in love with [C] Darling [Dm] Lorraine.
Are you happy with that one?
Vincent liked that one a lot.
[C]
[F]
So in the [Fm] beginning we just put a whole lot of New Orleans [F] groove Paul and then whatever
you want to put on top of it you know in the very beginning it's only percussion.
[E] Wynton.
That's one of my really close friends.
So that's fun.
He [D] liked that song.
Pig, [E] Sheep and Wolves.
He mentioned it to me a couple of years ago.
They're fun aren't they?
Up in the hills [Cm] above the [B] farm lives a [F] pack [E] of wolves.
Never did no [C] harm.
They sleep [E] all day until fall.
[C] Maybe catch a couple of rodents.
You know [F] [E] carnivore.
[D] I can always just start playing just chords.
That's really [A] nice.
Not really anything crazy.
[B] [Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] [D]
[A] [D] In the blue light of the [Em] Belvedere [D] Motel.
[G] [A] Watching as the television burns.
[B]
How the [A] heart approaches [D] what a dream.
It's a very [A] interesting process to be able to go [D] back and do it.
Songs all [A] change.
They all evolve into [D] something else.
[A]
much attention [E] when they first came out.
It was very easy because the musicianship [F#] is extraordinary.
When they play it's so good.
Don't fuck it up.
I [A] can't
[F#] run but I can walk much faster than this can't run but.
I can't run but I can walk much faster than this cannot run but.
[G] [Bm] [Em]
[G#m] The beginning is [G#] really good.
[D] The whole take is really good.
[Dm]
[Gm] Well Darling Lorraine I [Dm] thought was one of the best songs that I ever [A#] wrote.
She's so [F] hot.
She's so [C] cool.
I'm [Dm] not.
I'm just [C] a fool [A#] in love with [C] Darling [Dm] Lorraine.
Are you happy with that one?
Vincent liked that one a lot.
[C]
[F]
So in the [Fm] beginning we just put a whole lot of New Orleans [F] groove Paul and then whatever
you want to put on top of it you know in the very beginning it's only percussion.
[E] Wynton.
That's one of my really close friends.
So that's fun.
He [D] liked that song.
Pig, [E] Sheep and Wolves.
He mentioned it to me a couple of years ago.
They're fun aren't they?
Up in the hills [Cm] above the [B] farm lives a [F] pack [E] of wolves.
Never did no [C] harm.
They sleep [E] all day until fall.
[C] Maybe catch a couple of rodents.
You know [F] [E] carnivore.
[D] I can always just start playing just chords.
That's really [A] nice.
Not really anything crazy.
[B] [Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] [D]
[A] [D] In the blue light of the [Em] Belvedere [D] Motel.
[G] [A] Watching as the television burns.
[B]
How the [A] heart approaches [D] what a dream.
It's a very [A] interesting process to be able to go [D] back and do it.
Songs all [A] change.
They all evolve into [D] something else.
[A]
Key:
D
A
E
C
F
D
A
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The idea was [E] to take songs that I thought were [D] really good songs but [A] that didn't get
much attention [E] when they first came out.
It was very easy because the musicianship [F#] is extraordinary. _
When they play it's so good.
Don't fuck it up.
I [A] _ _ can't _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ run but I can walk much faster than this can't run but.
_ I can't run but I can walk much faster than this cannot run but. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ The beginning is [G#] really good.
[D] The whole take is really good.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] Well Darling Lorraine I [Dm] thought was one of the best songs that I ever [A#] wrote.
She's so [F] hot.
She's so [C] cool.
I'm [Dm] not.
I'm just [C] a fool [A#] in love with [C] _ Darling [Dm] Lorraine.
_ _ Are you happy with that one?
Vincent liked that one a lot.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
So in the [Fm] beginning we just put a whole lot of New Orleans [F] groove Paul and then whatever
you want to put on top of it you know in the very beginning it's only percussion.
_ _ [E] Wynton.
That's one of my really close friends.
So that's fun. _
He [D] liked that song.
Pig, [E] Sheep and Wolves.
He mentioned it to me a couple of years ago.
They're fun aren't they?
Up in the hills [Cm] above the [B] farm lives a [F] pack [E] of wolves.
Never did no [C] harm.
They sleep [E] all day until fall.
[C] Maybe catch a couple of rodents.
You know [F] _ [E] carnivore. _
_ _ _ _ [D] I can always just start playing just chords.
That's really [A] nice.
Not really anything crazy.
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] In the blue _ _ light _ of the [Em] Belvedere [D] Motel.
[G] _ _ [A] Watching as the television burns.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
How the [A] heart approaches [D] what a dream.
It's a very [A] interesting process to be able to go [D] back and do it.
Songs all [A] change.
They all evolve into [D] something else.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
The idea was [E] to take songs that I thought were [D] really good songs but [A] that didn't get
much attention [E] when they first came out.
It was very easy because the musicianship [F#] is extraordinary. _
When they play it's so good.
Don't fuck it up.
I [A] _ _ can't _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ run but I can walk much faster than this can't run but.
_ I can't run but I can walk much faster than this cannot run but. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ The beginning is [G#] really good.
[D] The whole take is really good.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] Well Darling Lorraine I [Dm] thought was one of the best songs that I ever [A#] wrote.
She's so [F] hot.
She's so [C] cool.
I'm [Dm] not.
I'm just [C] a fool [A#] in love with [C] _ Darling [Dm] Lorraine.
_ _ Are you happy with that one?
Vincent liked that one a lot.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
So in the [Fm] beginning we just put a whole lot of New Orleans [F] groove Paul and then whatever
you want to put on top of it you know in the very beginning it's only percussion.
_ _ [E] Wynton.
That's one of my really close friends.
So that's fun. _
He [D] liked that song.
Pig, [E] Sheep and Wolves.
He mentioned it to me a couple of years ago.
They're fun aren't they?
Up in the hills [Cm] above the [B] farm lives a [F] pack [E] of wolves.
Never did no [C] harm.
They sleep [E] all day until fall.
[C] Maybe catch a couple of rodents.
You know [F] _ [E] carnivore. _
_ _ _ _ [D] I can always just start playing just chords.
That's really [A] nice.
Not really anything crazy.
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] In the blue _ _ light _ of the [Em] Belvedere [D] Motel.
[G] _ _ [A] Watching as the television burns.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
How the [A] heart approaches [D] what a dream.
It's a very [A] interesting process to be able to go [D] back and do it.
Songs all [A] change.
They all evolve into [D] something else.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _