Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - Richard Cory (Live Canadian TV, 1966)
Tempo:
85.925 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
E
B
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Performers were important only because they made one important record.
Afterwards and before they're an oblivion for the most part.
But I don't predict that kind of future for the next two people I'm going to introduce.
They have a [E] number of popular records, very, very good ones.
But they're good singers and fine fellows.
Here are Simon [Cm] and Garfunkel.
[C#]
Richard Corey is the name of a poem written by Edward Arlington Robinson about a seemingly happy man who one day went home and killed himself.
This is a song written by Paul Simon from that poem.
They say that Richard Corey [B] owns one half of this whole town
[C#] With political connections [G#] to spread his wealth around
[F#] Born into a society, a banker's only child
He had everything [C#] a man could [G#m] want in power, race and style
[E]
But I, [F#m] I work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, [Em] oh I wish that [C#] I could be
[F#] Oh I wish that I could be [C#] Richard Corey
The papers print his picture, [B] almost everywhere he goes
[C#] Richard Corey at the opera, Richard [G#m] Corey at a show
[F#m] And the rumor [F#] of his parties, and the orgies on his yacht
[B] Oh he surely must be [E] happy [G#m] with everything he's got
[E] But I, [F#] I work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that I [C#] could be
Oh [F#] I wish that I could be [C#] Richard Corey
He freely gave to charity, [B] he had the common touch
[C#] And they were grateful for his patronage, [G#m] and they thanked him very much
[F#] So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read
Richard Corey went [E] home last night, [C#] and put a bullet through his head
[E] But I, I [F#] work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that [C#] I could be
Oh [F#] I wish that I could [G#] be [C#] Richard Corey Richard Corey
[N]
Afterwards and before they're an oblivion for the most part.
But I don't predict that kind of future for the next two people I'm going to introduce.
They have a [E] number of popular records, very, very good ones.
But they're good singers and fine fellows.
Here are Simon [Cm] and Garfunkel.
[C#]
Richard Corey is the name of a poem written by Edward Arlington Robinson about a seemingly happy man who one day went home and killed himself.
This is a song written by Paul Simon from that poem.
They say that Richard Corey [B] owns one half of this whole town
[C#] With political connections [G#] to spread his wealth around
[F#] Born into a society, a banker's only child
He had everything [C#] a man could [G#m] want in power, race and style
[E]
But I, [F#m] I work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, [Em] oh I wish that [C#] I could be
[F#] Oh I wish that I could be [C#] Richard Corey
The papers print his picture, [B] almost everywhere he goes
[C#] Richard Corey at the opera, Richard [G#m] Corey at a show
[F#m] And the rumor [F#] of his parties, and the orgies on his yacht
[B] Oh he surely must be [E] happy [G#m] with everything he's got
[E] But I, [F#] I work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that I [C#] could be
Oh [F#] I wish that I could be [C#] Richard Corey
He freely gave to charity, [B] he had the common touch
[C#] And they were grateful for his patronage, [G#m] and they thanked him very much
[F#] So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read
Richard Corey went [E] home last night, [C#] and put a bullet through his head
[E] But I, I [F#] work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that [C#] I could be
Oh [F#] I wish that I could [G#] be [C#] Richard Corey Richard Corey
[N]
Key:
C#
F#
E
B
G#m
C#
F#
E
Performers were important only because they made one important record.
Afterwards and before they're an oblivion for the most part.
But I don't predict that kind of future for the next two people I'm going to introduce.
They have a [E] number of popular records, very, very good ones.
But they're good singers and fine fellows.
Here are Simon [Cm] and Garfunkel.
[C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ Richard Corey is the name of a poem written by Edward Arlington Robinson about a seemingly happy man who one day went home and killed himself.
This is a song written by Paul Simon from that poem. _ _
_ They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ say that Richard Corey [B] owns one half of this whole town
[C#] With political connections [G#] to spread his wealth around
[F#] Born into a society, a banker's only child
He had everything [C#] a man could [G#m] want in power, race and style
[E] _ _
_ But I, [F#m] I work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, [Em] oh I wish that [C#] I could be
[F#] Oh I wish that I could be [C#] Richard Corey _
The _ _ _ _ papers print his picture, [B] almost everywhere he goes
[C#] Richard Corey at the opera, Richard [G#m] Corey at a show
[F#m] And the rumor [F#] of his parties, and the orgies on his yacht
[B] Oh he surely must be [E] happy [G#m] with everything he's got
[E] But _ I, [F#] I work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that I [C#] could be
Oh [F#] I wish that I could be [C#] Richard Corey _
He _ _ _ _ freely gave to charity, [B] he had the common touch
[C#] And they were grateful for his patronage, [G#m] and they thanked him very much
[F#] So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read
Richard Corey went [E] home last night, [C#] and put a bullet through his head
[E] But _ I, I [F#] work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that [C#] I could be
Oh [F#] I wish that I could [G#] be _ _ [C#] Richard Corey _ _ _ _ _ Richard Corey
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Afterwards and before they're an oblivion for the most part.
But I don't predict that kind of future for the next two people I'm going to introduce.
They have a [E] number of popular records, very, very good ones.
But they're good singers and fine fellows.
Here are Simon [Cm] and Garfunkel.
[C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ Richard Corey is the name of a poem written by Edward Arlington Robinson about a seemingly happy man who one day went home and killed himself.
This is a song written by Paul Simon from that poem. _ _
_ They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ say that Richard Corey [B] owns one half of this whole town
[C#] With political connections [G#] to spread his wealth around
[F#] Born into a society, a banker's only child
He had everything [C#] a man could [G#m] want in power, race and style
[E] _ _
_ But I, [F#m] I work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, [Em] oh I wish that [C#] I could be
[F#] Oh I wish that I could be [C#] Richard Corey _
The _ _ _ _ papers print his picture, [B] almost everywhere he goes
[C#] Richard Corey at the opera, Richard [G#m] Corey at a show
[F#m] And the rumor [F#] of his parties, and the orgies on his yacht
[B] Oh he surely must be [E] happy [G#m] with everything he's got
[E] But _ I, [F#] I work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that I [C#] could be
Oh [F#] I wish that I could be [C#] Richard Corey _
He _ _ _ _ freely gave to charity, [B] he had the common touch
[C#] And they were grateful for his patronage, [G#m] and they thanked him very much
[F#] So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read
Richard Corey went [E] home last night, [C#] and put a bullet through his head
[E] But _ I, I [F#] work [C#] in his factory
And [F#] I curse the life I'm living, and I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that [C#] I could be
Oh [F#] I wish that I could [G#] be _ _ [C#] Richard Corey _ _ _ _ _ Richard Corey
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _