Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)
Tempo:
90.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [C] [A] [D]
[C] [A] [D]
I've been Norman [C] Mailer, [Am] Maxwell [D] Taylor.
I've been John [Am] O'Hara, [D] McNamara.
I've [G] been Rolling Stone [G] and Peter, [A] till I'm blind.
[D] I've been Ayn Randi, nearly [G] branded a communist,
cause I'm left [A] handed, that's the hand to use,
[D] well, never mind.
I've been [C] Phil [A] Spector, [E] [D] resurrected.
I've been [C] Lou [Am] Adler, Barry [D] Sadler.
[G] Well, I've paid [F] all the [G] dues I [A] want to pay,
[D] and I learned the truth, and Lenny Bruce,
[G] and all of my wealth won't buy me [A] health,
so I smoke a pint of tea [D] a day.
I'm no [G] man's brain, smile,
here comes Frank and [A] Nuffin to talk,
not the same [D] as you and me.
It [G] doesn't take poetry,
it's on hip when [A] you say Dylan.
If they should [Dm] talk about Dylan Thomas,
whoever he [G] was,
the man ain't got [A] no culture.
But it's alright, Ma, everybody must get [D] [C] phoned.
[D] I've been Nick [C] Jagger, [A] been [E] Silver Dagger.
[D] [G] Andy [F] Warhol, won't [G] you please [A] come [G] home.
[Dm] I've been Mother, Father, Aunt [G] and Uncle,
been Roy Hallett and Art Garfunkel.
[A] I just discovered somebody's cat in [D] the phone.
[C] [A] Vote [Ab] not.
[D] [Am] I've lost my harmonica, [D] Albert.
[C] [D] [C] [A]
[C] [A] [D]
I've been Norman [C] Mailer, [Am] Maxwell [D] Taylor.
I've been John [Am] O'Hara, [D] McNamara.
I've [G] been Rolling Stone [G] and Peter, [A] till I'm blind.
[D] I've been Ayn Randi, nearly [G] branded a communist,
cause I'm left [A] handed, that's the hand to use,
[D] well, never mind.
I've been [C] Phil [A] Spector, [E] [D] resurrected.
I've been [C] Lou [Am] Adler, Barry [D] Sadler.
[G] Well, I've paid [F] all the [G] dues I [A] want to pay,
[D] and I learned the truth, and Lenny Bruce,
[G] and all of my wealth won't buy me [A] health,
so I smoke a pint of tea [D] a day.
I'm no [G] man's brain, smile,
here comes Frank and [A] Nuffin to talk,
not the same [D] as you and me.
It [G] doesn't take poetry,
it's on hip when [A] you say Dylan.
If they should [Dm] talk about Dylan Thomas,
whoever he [G] was,
the man ain't got [A] no culture.
But it's alright, Ma, everybody must get [D] [C] phoned.
[D] I've been Nick [C] Jagger, [A] been [E] Silver Dagger.
[D] [G] Andy [F] Warhol, won't [G] you please [A] come [G] home.
[Dm] I've been Mother, Father, Aunt [G] and Uncle,
been Roy Hallett and Art Garfunkel.
[A] I just discovered somebody's cat in [D] the phone.
[C] [A] Vote [Ab] not.
[D] [Am] I've lost my harmonica, [D] Albert.
[C] [D] [C] [A]
Key:
D
A
G
C
Am
D
A
G
[D] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
I've been Norman [C] Mailer, [Am] Maxwell [D] Taylor. _ _
I've been John [Am] O'Hara, [D] McNamara.
_ I've [G] been Rolling Stone [G] and Peter, [A] till I'm blind. _
[D] I've been Ayn Randi, nearly [G] branded a communist,
cause I'm left [A] handed, that's the hand to use,
[D] well, never mind. _
I've been [C] Phil [A] Spector, [E] [D] resurrected. _ _
I've been [C] Lou [Am] Adler, Barry [D] Sadler. _ _
[G] Well, I've paid [F] all the [G] dues I [A] want to pay, _
[D] and I learned the truth, and Lenny Bruce,
[G] and all of my wealth won't buy me [A] health,
so I smoke a pint of tea [D] a day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm no [G] man's brain, smile,
here comes Frank and [A] Nuffin to talk,
not the same [D] as you and me.
It [G] doesn't take poetry,
it's on hip when [A] you say Dylan.
If they should [Dm] talk about Dylan Thomas,
whoever he [G] was,
the man ain't got [A] no culture.
But it's alright, Ma, everybody must get [D] [C] phoned. _ _
[D] _ _ _ I've been Nick [C] Jagger, [A] been [E] Silver Dagger.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] Andy [F] Warhol, won't [G] you please [A] come [G] home.
_ [Dm] I've been Mother, Father, Aunt [G] and Uncle,
been Roy Hallett and Art Garfunkel.
[A] I just discovered somebody's cat in [D] the phone.
_ _ _ [C] [A] Vote [Ab] not.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] I've lost my harmonica, [D] Albert.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
I've been Norman [C] Mailer, [Am] Maxwell [D] Taylor. _ _
I've been John [Am] O'Hara, [D] McNamara.
_ I've [G] been Rolling Stone [G] and Peter, [A] till I'm blind. _
[D] I've been Ayn Randi, nearly [G] branded a communist,
cause I'm left [A] handed, that's the hand to use,
[D] well, never mind. _
I've been [C] Phil [A] Spector, [E] [D] resurrected. _ _
I've been [C] Lou [Am] Adler, Barry [D] Sadler. _ _
[G] Well, I've paid [F] all the [G] dues I [A] want to pay, _
[D] and I learned the truth, and Lenny Bruce,
[G] and all of my wealth won't buy me [A] health,
so I smoke a pint of tea [D] a day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm no [G] man's brain, smile,
here comes Frank and [A] Nuffin to talk,
not the same [D] as you and me.
It [G] doesn't take poetry,
it's on hip when [A] you say Dylan.
If they should [Dm] talk about Dylan Thomas,
whoever he [G] was,
the man ain't got [A] no culture.
But it's alright, Ma, everybody must get [D] [C] phoned. _ _
[D] _ _ _ I've been Nick [C] Jagger, [A] been [E] Silver Dagger.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] Andy [F] Warhol, won't [G] you please [A] come [G] home.
_ [Dm] I've been Mother, Father, Aunt [G] and Uncle,
been Roy Hallett and Art Garfunkel.
[A] I just discovered somebody's cat in [D] the phone.
_ _ _ [C] [A] Vote [Ab] not.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] I've lost my harmonica, [D] Albert.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _