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59th Street Bridge Song - Simon and Garfunkel
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" (1966)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: G
Key: Bb
The studio version is played with capo 3rd fret. There are several live
versions available, though, with the capo on different positions
(4th = key of B and 5th fret = key of C). So choose whatever suits your voice best
This is a chord sheet for strummed guitar. Check out my quick demo recording
and hear what the tab sounds like:
-soundcloud-/maguri/simon-garfunkel-59th-street-bridge-song-strumming-demo
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Basic chord pattern
C G/B D7sus4/A G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----------|----------------|
B|----1-------3---|----1-0-----0---|
G|----0-------0---|----0-0-----0---|
D|----2-------0---|----0-0-----0---|
A|3-------2-------|0---------------|
E|----------------|--------3-------|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C x-3-2-0-1-0
G/B x-2-0-0-3-x
D7sus4/A x-0-0-0-1-x
G 3-x-0-0-0(3)
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[Intro]
(guitar)
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
(with band)
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
| 2/4 N.C. |4/4 N.C. |
[Verse 1]
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Slow down, you move too fast
C G/B D7sus4/A G
You got to make the morning last, just ...
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Kicking down the cobble stones
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Looking for fun and feelin' groovy
[Chorus]
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
(instrumental)
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Ba da da da da da da, feeling groovy
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
(instrumental)
[Verse 2]
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Hello lamppost, what cha knowing
C G/B D7sus4/A G
I've come to watch your flowers growing
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Ain't cha got no rhymes for me
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Doot-in' doo-doo, feelin' groovy
[Chorus]
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
(instrumental)
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Ba da da da da da da, feeling groovy
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
(instrumental)
[Verse 3]
C G/B D7sus4/A G
I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep
C G/B D7sus4/A G
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me
C G/B D7sus4/A G
Life, I love you, all is groovy
[Outro]
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
| C G/B | D7sus4/A G |
[Ba da da da da da da ...)
(repeat and fade)