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Words & music by Paul Simon 1975
Em/G D6 |Cmaj7 B7-9 B7|
"The problem is all inside your head", she said to me
Em D#dim7 |F#dim7 B+|
The answer is easy if you take it logically
Em D6 |Cmaj7 B7-9
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free
B7 |Em Am7 |Em |
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
Em/G D6 |Cmaj7 B7-9 B7
She said it's really not my habit to intrude
|Em D#dim7 |F#dim7 B+
Furthermore, I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued
|Em D6 |Cmaj7 B7-9
But I'll repeat myself at the risk of being crude
B7 |Em Am7 |Em |
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
Am7 |Em
Fifty ways to leave your lover
|G |
Just slip out the back, Jack
|Bb6 |
Make a new plan, Stan
|C7 |
You don't need to be coy, Roy
|G
Just get yourself free
| |
Hop on the bus, Gus
|Bb6 |
You don't need to discuss much
|C7 |
Just drop off the key, Lee
|G |
And get yourself free
|G |
Just slip out the back, Jack
|Bb6 |
Make a new plan, Stan
|C7 |
You don't need to be coy, Roy
|G
Just get yourself free
| |
Hop on the bus, Gus
|Bb6 |
You don't need to discuss much
|C7 |
Just drop off the key, Lee
|G | | | |
And get yourself free
Em/G D6 |Cmaj7 B7-9
She said it grieves me so to see you in such pain
B7 |Em D#dim7 |F#dim7 B+ |
I wish there was something I could do to make you smile again
Em D6 |Cmaj7 B7-9
I said I appreciate that and would you please explain
B7 |Em Am7|Em |
About the fifty ways
Em/G D6 |Cmaj7 B7-9
She said why don't we both just sleep on it tonight
B7 |Em D#dim7 |F#dim7 B+
And I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the light
|Em D6 |Cmaj7 B7-9
And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right
B7 |Em Am7 |Em |
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
Am7 |Em
Fifty ways to leave your lover
|G |
Just slip out the back, Jack
|Bb6 |
Make a new plan, Stan
|C7 |
You don't need to be coy, Roy
|G
Just get yourself free
| |
Hop on the bus, Gus
|Bb6 |
You don't need to discuss much
|C7 |
Just drop off the key, Lee
|G |
And get yourself free
|G |
You just slip out the back, Jack
|Bb6 |
Make a new plan, Stan
|C7 |
You don't need to be coy, Roy
|G
Just get yourself free
| |
Hop on the bus, Gus
|Bb6 |
You don't need to discuss much
|C7 |
Just drop off the key, Lee
|G | | | |
And get yourself free
Em/G 32200x
D6 x5443x
CM7 x3200x
B7-9 x2121x
B7 x2120x
Em 02200x
D#dim7 xx1212
F#dim7 xx4545
B+ 7x544x
Am7 x02010
G 32003x
Bb6 x1303x
C7 x3231x