Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy guitar tab

The Only Living Boy in New York ( Paul Simon )

From the Bridge over Troubled Water album ( 1970 )

Transcribed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet

( jmo@fy.chalmers.se, http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )

Note : the song should be played with a 12-string guitar with the

Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb tuning.

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.

jmo@fy.chalmers.se http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo

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