Subject: TAB : The Only Living Boy in New York ( Simon & Garfunkel )
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 23:18:01 +0200 (MET DST)
The Only Living Boy in New York ( Paul Simon )
From the Bridge over Troubled Water album ( 1970 )
The chords shown here refer to what's played on the guitar,
regardless of the bass line.
C
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
Tom, get your plane right on
F/C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
time.
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
I know your part'll go
F/C > . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
| e | 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
fine
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
Fly down to Mex - i -
F F/E Dm7 Dm7/C
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 0 2 2 |
| D | 3 2 0 |
| A | 3 |
| E | |
G(/D)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E | |
Da-da-dan-da da-dan-da da-dan-da and
F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
| e | 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 |
| E | |
here I am the
C F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 1 |
| B | 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
only living boy in New York
C
> . > . > . > . > . > . > . > .
| e | 1 1 1 1 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
> . > . > . > .
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 2 |
| A | 3 3 |
| E | |
I
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
get the news I need on the weather re -
F/C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
port I I can
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
gather all the news I need on the weather re -
F/C > . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
| e | 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
port
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
Hey, I've got nothing to
F F/E Dm7 Dm7/C
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 0 2 2 |
| D | 3 2 0 |
| A | 3 |
| E | |
do to - day but
G(/D)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E | |
smile da-dan-da da-dan-da da-dan-da and
F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
| e | 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 |
| E | |
here I am the
C F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 1 |
| B | 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
only living boy in New York
A A7
> . > . > . > . > . > . > . > .
| e | 1 1 1 1 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 strum 0 strum |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 0 0 |
| E | |
Asus4 A Dm
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 5 |
| B | 3 5 6 6 |
| G | 2 strum 6 strum 7 strum 7 strum |
| D | 2 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 7 5 5 |
| E | 5 |
Half of the time we're
G C
> . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | |
| B | 3 3 5 5 |
| G | 4 strum 4 strum 5 strum 5 strum |
| D | 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 5 5 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 |
gone, but we don't know where we don't know
F(/C)
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
| e | 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 |
| E | |
where
C > . . . > . . . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
Aaah ...
Bridge :
C
> . . . > . . . > . > . > . > .
| e | 0 |
| B | 1 |
| G | 0 0 h2 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 h2 h2 0 h2 |
| A | 3 3 |
| E | |
> . > . > . . . > . > . > . > .
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 0 0 h2 0 |
| D | 0 h2 2 0 h2 h2 0 h2 |
| A | 3 3 |
| E | |
C Dsus4add9 C F(/C)
> . > . > . > . > . . . > . . .
| e | 0 0 0 1 1 |
| B | 1 3 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 4 2 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 5 3 3 3 |
| E | |
...
Chords voicing :
C : 332010 / x35553
F : x33211
F/E : xx2011
Dm7 : xx0211
Dm7/C : x3x211
| G | x55433 / 355433 |
| A | x02220 / 577655 |
A7 : x02020
Asus4 : x02230
Dm : x57765
Dsus4add9 : 554030
Lyrics :
Tom, get your plane right on time.
I know your part'll go fine.
Fly down to Mexico.
Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am,
The only living boy in New York.
I get the news I need on the weather report.
I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.
Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile.
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da here I am
The only living boy in New York
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where,
And we don't know where.
>
Tom, get your plane right on time.
I know you've been eager to fly now.
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da
Like it shines on me
The only living boy in New York,
The only living boy in New York.