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Paul Simon plays this song with a capo on the 9th fret and in G (up two half steps). These are the chords
for the song without a capo.
[Intro]
E B A E E
[Verse]
E B A E
Fog's rollin' in off the East River bank
F#m F#m7 B B7 E C#m
Like a shroud it covers Bleecker Street
G#7 A
Fills the alleys where men sleep
E B C#m
Hides the shepherd from the sheep
[Interlude]
E B A E E
[Verse]
B A E
Voices leaking from a sad cafe
F#m F#m7 B B7 E C#m
Smiling faces try to understand
G#7 A
I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand
E B C#m
On Bleecker Street
[Interlude]
E B A E E
[Verse]
B A E
The poet reads his crooked rhyme
F#m F#m7 B B7 E C#m
Holy, holy is his sacrament
G#7 A
Thirty dollars pays your rent
E B C#m
On Bleecker Street
[Interlude]
E B A E E
[Verse]
B A E
I head a church bell softly chime
F#m F#m7 B B7 E C#m
In a me.........lody sustainin'
G#7 A
It's a long road to Caanan
E B C#m
On Bleecker Street
[Interlude]
E B A E E
[Ending]
E B E
Bleecker Street
Humming and ooing with high vocal harmony from Garfunkel.
Follow the same chord pattern as with the other verse.