Chords for Simon & Grafunkel- Only Living Boy in NY Lesson

Tempo:
73.75 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

G#

F#

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simon & Grafunkel- Only Living Boy in NY Lesson chords
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Tom, get your [E] plane right on time [B] I know your part [E] will go fine
[B] Fly down to Mexico
[C#m] [F#] I'm the [E]
[B] only living boy [E] in New York
[B] I get what the news I need, don't [E] know where
the rip goes [B] I can gather all the news I need
Alright, I'm going [Em] to do Only Living Boy in New York from Simon and [A] Garfunkel.
This [Em] song is capoed at the [G#] fourth fret.
[Em] So when I say a chord, it will be in correspondence with where the [B] capo is.
[C#m] [Em] Start right off with the intro and the verse.
[B]
[E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E] [G#m] [F#]
[B]
[E] [C#m] Alright, [Em] so that intro is a [B] G, and that just kind of fades in.
And then [Em] it starts off with that same [B] G, and
[E] then it goes to a C.
Same line [B] repeated.
[E]
And then it starts [B] off the same, the G.
[E] And when you get to [C] C, you're going to do a little run, but you're going to [A] play the full chords.
It's going to be a [E] bass run, but still strumming the chords.
So it's going to be C, [C#]
B bass.
[E]
[G#m] [B] So you're just going to, you got your [E] C here, [Em] and then you're going to let off [C#] your C note on the A string.
And [E] then you're going to play a B, so it will be second fret.
And the rest of them are, they got [B] second fret, open, open, [G#m] first fret, open.
And then [C#m] an A minor, [E] and an A minor with a G bass.
So your bass run is,
[C#m]
[Em] and then you're going to play a [F#] D chord,
but with a, [C#] pull your thumb up here and get a [Em] F sharp bass.
[F#]
[E] [E] Back to a C.
[B] And then you only look more into your
[A]
So that's the verses, [C] [Em] and then there's the bridge or middle part, [N] and that comes in as [G#] playing an E.
And then you bring your pinky down for a sus4.
[E] And then it comes into the [G#] bridge, so there's like a little instrumental break, and then it [G#m] goes into it.
And then [E] that, so I'll play that all together, because then it goes into [B] the actual bridge.
[G#]
[G#m] [F#] [B]
[E] [B] [G#] Alright, like I said, the E.
[E] Bring down your pinky on the [G#] G string.
[G#] [C] Move all the way up the [B] strings to an A minor.
[C#m] [F#] [C] And then a D7 with the F [F#] sharp bass again.
[B] [E] G, C.
And back to the verses.
[B] But this one, it's an instrumental [E] with it, so you're [G] just going to do, just a rundown of [B] what you just did, the verse, and then
[G#] [C#m]
[F#] [B] [E]
So that's it.
[G#] I'll play it one time all the way through [C] again,
but it's the same things just repeated.
[B] [E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E] [G#m] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E] [G#]
[G#m] [B] [E]
[B]
[E] [G#]
[F#] [C#] [N]
Key:Ā Ā 
E
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B
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G#
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F#
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Em
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E
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B
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G#
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Let's start jamming Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy In New York chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - B, E and B in sequence. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: B Major.

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_ _ _ Tom, get your [E] plane right on time _ [B] I know your part [E] will go fine
_ _ [B] Fly down to Mexico
[C#m] _ _ [F#] I'm the _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] only living boy [E] in New York _
[B] _ _ _ I get what the news I need, don't [E] know where
the rip goes [B] I can gather all the news I need
Alright, I'm going [Em] to do Only Living Boy in New York from Simon and [A] Garfunkel.
This [Em] song is capoed at the [G#] fourth fret.
_ [Em] So when I say a chord, it will be in correspondence with where the [B] capo is. _
[C#m] _ _ [Em] Start right off with the intro and the verse.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ Alright, [Em] so that intro is a [B] G, _ _ and that just kind of fades in.
And then [Em] it starts off with that same [B] G, and _ _
_ [E] _ then it goes to a C.
_ Same line [B] repeated.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ And then it starts [B] off the same, the G. _ _
[E] And when you get to [C] C, you're going to do a little run, but you're going to [A] play the full chords.
It's going to be a [E] bass run, but still strumming the chords.
So it's going to be C, _ [C#] _
B bass.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [B] So you're just going to, you got your [E] C here, [Em] and then you're going to let off [C#] your C note on the A string.
And [E] then you're going to play a B, so it will be second fret.
_ And the rest of them are, _ _ they got [B] second fret, open, open, [G#m] first fret, open.
And then [C#m] an A minor, [E] and an A minor with a G bass.
So your bass run is, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Em] and then you're going to play a [F#] D chord,
but with a, [C#] pull your thumb up here and get a [Em] F sharp bass.
[F#] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [E] Back to a C. _
[B] _ _ _ And then you only look more into your_
_ [A]
So that's the verses, [C] _ [Em] and then there's the bridge or middle part, [N] and that comes in as [G#] playing an E. _
_ _ And then you bring your pinky down for a sus4. _
_ _ _ _ [E] And then it comes into the [G#] bridge, so there's like a little instrumental break, and then it [G#m] goes into it.
And then [E] that, so I'll play that all together, because then it goes into [B] the actual bridge.
[G#] _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [G#] Alright, like I said, the E.
_ _ _ [E] Bring down your pinky on the [G#] G string.
_ _ [G#] _ _ [C] Move all the way up the [B] strings to an A minor.
[C#m] _ _ [F#] [C] And then a D7 with the F [F#] sharp bass again.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] G, C.
_ _ And back to the verses.
[B] _ _ But this one, it's an instrumental [E] with it, so you're [G] just going to do, just a rundown of [B] what you just did, the verse, and then_
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ So that's it.
[G#] I'll play it one time all the way through [C] again,
but it's the same things just repeated.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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