Chords for Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (from The Concert in Hyde Park)

Tempo:
129.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Gm

G

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (from The Concert in Hyde Park) chords
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[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F]
The man walks down [G] the street he [F] says why am I [C] soft in the middle?
Why am [F] I soft in the [Gm] middle the [F] rest of my life is so [C] hard.
I need [F] a photo [Eb] opportunity
[F] I want a shot of [C] redemption.
[F] Don't want to end up a [G] cartoon in [F] a cartoon [C] graveyard
[G] Oh, [Dm] digger born with a [G] [F] dog's in the moonlight
Oh, who am I?
Well, let go Mr.
Beard belly, beard belly [Gm] get [F] these mutts away [C] from me, you know
I [Dm] don't find this stuff [Gm] amusing [F] anymore
If you be [C] my [Gm] bodyguard I [F] could be your lost child
[Bb] I [F]
could [G] call you Betty, [F] Betty when you call me you can call me [Gm] [F] out
[C] The [F] [Gm] man [Dm] walks down the [Gm] street [Dm] says why am I [C] short of [Gm] attention?
Got busy [F] with the span of [Gm] attention [F] all my nights are so long
Where is my wife [Gm] and [F] family?
What if I die [Gm] here?
Who will [F] be my role model now that my role model's gone?
[C] Duck that [Am] down the aisle [C] of the swamp, [Dm] whoa, hold it [Gm] up that face, [F] girl
All along, all along [Gm] there were [F] incidents and [C] accidents and [F] hints and [Eb] allegations
[F]
If you [C] be my [G] bodyguard [F] I could be [C] your lost [F] child
[Gm] [F] I could call you [Gm] Betty, [F] Betty when you call me you [Bb] [F]
can call [Bb] me [F] out
[Gm] [F]
[C] [F]
[A] [Gm] [F]
[C] [D]
[F]
[C]
[F] [C] [G]
[F]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
The man walks down the [G] street, [Dm] street in a [Am] strange world
Maybe [F] it's the third world, maybe it's his first time [C] around
He doesn't [F] speak the language, [Gm] he [F] holds no [C] currency
He [Dm] is a foreign [E] man, [F] he is [Am] surrounded by the sound, [F] the sound
[Gm] [F] Cattle in the [C] marketplace, [F] scatterings and [Gm] oranges
[F]
He looks around, around and sees [E] [F] angels in the [C] architecture
Spinning [F] in infinity [Gm] he said [F]
amen
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [F]
[C] [F] [Gm]
[F] [G] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
[F] [C] [Gm] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [Dm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Dm] [Am]
[F] [C] [E] [F]
[C] [Dm] [D]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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Let's start jamming Paul Simon - (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012) You Can Call Me Al chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, Gm, F, C and F. Start with a comfortable 64 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 129. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Major.

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_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
The man walks down [G] the street he [F] says why am I [C] soft in the middle?
Why am [F] I soft in the [Gm] middle the [F] rest of my life is so [C] hard.
I need [F] a photo [Eb] opportunity
[F] I want a shot of [C] redemption.
[F] Don't want to end up a [G] cartoon in [F] a cartoon [C] graveyard
[G] Oh, [Dm] digger born with a [G] [F] dog's in the moonlight
Oh, who am I?
Well, let go Mr.
Beard belly, beard belly [Gm] get [F] these mutts away [C] from me, you know
I [Dm] don't find this stuff [Gm] amusing [F] anymore _
If you be [C] my [Gm] bodyguard I [F] could be your lost child
[Bb] I [F] _ _ _
_ could [G] call you Betty, [F] Betty when you call me you can call me [Gm] [F] out
[C] The [F] _ [Gm] man [Dm] walks down the [Gm] street [Dm] says why am I [C] short of [Gm] attention?
Got busy [F] with the span of [Gm] attention [F] all my nights are so long
Where is my wife [Gm] and [F] family?
What if I die [Gm] here?
Who will [F] be my role model now that my role model's gone?
_ [C] Duck that [Am] down the aisle [C] of the swamp, [Dm] whoa, hold it [Gm] up that face, [F] girl
All along, all along [Gm] there were [F] incidents and [C] accidents and [F] hints and [Eb] allegations
[F] _
If you [C] be my [G] bodyguard [F] I could be [C] your lost [F] child
_ [Gm] [F] I _ _ _ could call you [Gm] Betty, [F] Betty when you call me you _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
can call [Bb] me [F] out
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ The man walks down the [G] street, [Dm] street in a [Am] strange world
Maybe [F] it's the third world, maybe it's his first time [C] around
He doesn't [F] speak the language, [Gm] he [F] holds no [C] currency
He [Dm] is a foreign [E] man, [F] he is [Am] surrounded by the sound, [F] the sound
[Gm] [F] Cattle in the [C] marketplace, _ [F] scatterings and [Gm] oranges
[F] _
He looks around, around and sees [E] [F] angels in the [C] architecture
Spinning [F] in infinity [Gm] he said [F] _ _
amen
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Paul Simon.

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