A most peculiar man - Live from NYC 1967 (Simon & Garfunkel) Chords
Tempo:
123.85 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I wrote the song when I was living in England.
And the seeds of the song were planted one day
when I saw an article in a London paper about a man who had committed suicide.
Four lines in the paper.
And I thought, that's a very bad way to go out.
Bad eulogy.
Four lines.
[E] It's called The Most Peculiar Man.
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[G] He was [D] the most peculiar man.
[Em] That's what Mrs.
Reardon says she should know.
[A]
She lived [D] upstairs from him.
[G] She said he [A] was the most [D] peculiar man.
He was [A] the [D] most peculiar [D] man.
He [Em]
lived alone, within a house, within a room,
[A]
within [D] himself, [G]
[A] the most [D] peculiar man.
He had no friends.
He seldom spoke.
[Em] And no one in turn ever spoke to him,
cause he wasn't friendly and he didn't care.
[A]
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[G] He died last [D] Saturday.
[E] The Eternal [D] Peculiar
[E] [E] Man.
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And the seeds of the song were planted one day
when I saw an article in a London paper about a man who had committed suicide.
Four lines in the paper.
And I thought, that's a very bad way to go out.
Bad eulogy.
Four lines.
[E] It's called The Most Peculiar Man.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[G] He was [D] the most peculiar man.
[Em] That's what Mrs.
Reardon says she should know.
[A]
She lived [D] upstairs from him.
[G] She said he [A] was the most [D] peculiar man.
He was [A] the [D] most peculiar [D] man.
He [Em]
lived alone, within a house, within a room,
[A]
within [D] himself, [G]
[A] the most [D] peculiar man.
He had no friends.
He seldom spoke.
[Em] And no one in turn ever spoke to him,
cause he wasn't friendly and he didn't care.
[A]
[D]
[G] He died last [D] Saturday.
[E] The Eternal [D] Peculiar
[E] [E] Man.
[Ab] [N]
[N]
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I wrote the song when I was living in England.
And the seeds of the song were planted one day
_ _ _ when I saw an article in a London paper about a man who had committed suicide.
Four lines in the paper.
_ _ _ And I thought, that's a very _ bad way to go out.
Bad eulogy.
Four lines. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] It's called The Most Peculiar Man.
_ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ He was [D] the _ _ _ most peculiar _ man.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ That's what Mrs.
Reardon says she should know.
[A] _
She lived [D] upstairs _ from him.
_ [G] _ She said he [A] was the most [D] peculiar man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He was [A] the _ _ [D] most peculiar _ [D] man.
He _ _ [Em] _
_ lived alone, within a house, within a room,
[A] _ _
within [D] himself, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] the most [D] peculiar man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He had no _ friends. _ _
He seldom spoke. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And no one in turn ever spoke to him,
cause he wasn't friendly and he didn't care.
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ He died last _ _ _ _ _ [D] Saturday.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ The Eternal [D] Peculiar _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] Man. _
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And the seeds of the song were planted one day
_ _ _ when I saw an article in a London paper about a man who had committed suicide.
Four lines in the paper.
_ _ _ And I thought, that's a very _ bad way to go out.
Bad eulogy.
Four lines. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] It's called The Most Peculiar Man.
_ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ He was [D] the _ _ _ most peculiar _ man.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ That's what Mrs.
Reardon says she should know.
[A] _
She lived [D] upstairs _ from him.
_ [G] _ She said he [A] was the most [D] peculiar man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He was [A] the _ _ [D] most peculiar _ [D] man.
He _ _ [Em] _
_ lived alone, within a house, within a room,
[A] _ _
within [D] himself, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] the most [D] peculiar man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He had no _ friends. _ _
He seldom spoke. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And no one in turn ever spoke to him,
cause he wasn't friendly and he didn't care.
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ He died last _ _ _ _ _ [D] Saturday.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ The Eternal [D] Peculiar _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] Man. _
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