Chords for Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Parody)

Tempo:
128.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Parody) chords
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[F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F] [C] [F]
A man walks down the street, [G] he says,
[F] why am I soft in the middle now?
Why am I soft in the middle?
[Gm] The [F] rest of my life is so hard.
I need a photo opportunity.
[G] I [F] want a shot of redemption.
Don't want to end up a [G] cartoon in a [F] cartoon graveyard.
Bone-digger, bone [C]-digger, [Bb] [F] dogs in the moonlight.
Far [C] away, my [Bb] well-lit Lord.
[C] Strip the air of that, let the air of that.
Get [Bb] these [C] mutts away from me.
[F]
I don't find this [Bb] stuff amusing anymore.
[C] [F]
If you would be my [F] bodyguard, I can [C] be your [F] long lost [C] pal.
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
I can [C] call you Betty.
[Bb] [F] Betty, [Am] when you call me, you [F] can call me at [C] home.
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
A man walks down the [G] street, he [F] says,
why am I short of attention?
Got a short little span of [G] attention.
[F] And, oh, my nights are so long.
Where's my wife and [G] family?
[F] What if I die here?
Who'll be my role [Eb] model [F] now that my role model is gone?
Gone.
[Bb] He ducked back [C] down the alley with some roly-poly [Bb] little bat [C] face.
[F] All along, along, [Gm] there were incidents [C] and accidents.
[F] There were hints and allegations.
If you would be my bodyguard, I can [C] be your long [F]
lost [C] pal.
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
I can [C] call you Betty.
[Gm] And, [F] Betty, [C] when you call [F] me, you call [C] me [Gm] [C] out.
[F] Call me out.
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
Betty, Betty, [F]
[Bb] Betty, [C]
Betty, Betty.
A [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] man walks down [Gm] the street.
It's a [F] street in a strange world.
Maybe it's the third [C] world.
Maybe it's his first [F] time around.
Doesn't speak the [Gm] language.
[F] Holds no currency.
[C] He [F] is a foreign [Gm] man.
[F] He is surrounded by the sound of the [C] sound.
[D] [C] Cattle in the [F] marketplace.
[C] [Bb] He looks [Am] around, [C] around, he [Bb] sees [C] angels in the architecture, [F] spinning in infinity.
He says, hey, if you [C] see my [Bb] bodyguard, [F] I can [C] see your [F] long lost [C] pal.
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
I can [C] call you daddy, [Gm] [F] daddy [C] when you call [F]
[Am] me.
[Gm] [F] [C] [F] Call me, nan, nan, nan, nan, [G] [F] nan, [C] nan, [F] nan, nan, nan, [Gm] nan, [F] nan, nan, [Dm] nan,
nan, nan, nan, [Gm] [F] nan, nan, nan, nan, [Gm] nan, [F] nan, nan, nan, nan
Nan, [Cm] nan, [Bb] [C] nan, [Bbm] nan, [Am] nearly there, [Bb] [F] and I need you, and [Bb] [Dm]
[F] you need [Bbm] it.
[Bb]
[D] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
If you feel [C] my body, [F] I [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
can make my [C] way through [Gm] this.
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] If [C] [F]
you feel [C] my body, [F] I can make my [C] way [F] through this.
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[C]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bb, F, C, F, C, Bb, F and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 64 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 128. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[F] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F]
A man walks down the street, [G] he says,
[F] why am I soft in the middle now?
Why am I soft in the middle?
[Gm] The [F] rest of my life is so hard.
I need a photo opportunity.
[G] I [F] want a shot of redemption.
Don't want to end up a [G] cartoon in a [F] cartoon graveyard.
Bone-digger, bone [C]-digger, [Bb] [F] dogs in the moonlight.
Far [C] away, my [Bb] well-lit Lord.
[C] Strip the air of that, let the air of that.
Get [Bb] these [C] mutts away from me.
[F]
I don't find this [Bb] stuff amusing anymore.
[C] _ [F]
If you would be my [F] bodyguard, I can [C] be your [F] long lost [C] pal.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F]
I can [C] call you Betty.
[Bb] [F] Betty, [Am] when you call me, you [F] can call me at [C] home.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F]
A man walks down the [G] street, he [F] says,
why am I short of attention?
Got a short little span of [G] attention.
[F] And, oh, my nights are so long.
Where's my wife and [G] family?
[F] What if I die here?
Who'll be my role [Eb] model [F] now that my role model is gone?
Gone.
[Bb] He ducked back [C] down the alley with some roly-poly [Bb] little bat [C] face.
_ [F] All along, along, [Gm] there were incidents [C] and accidents.
[F] There were hints and allegations. _ _ _ _
If you would be my bodyguard, I can [C] be your long [F]
lost [C] pal.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F]
I can [C] call you Betty.
[Gm] And, [F] Betty, [C] when you call [F] me, you call [C] me [Gm] _ [C] out.
[F] Call me out.
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Betty, Betty, _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] Betty, [C] _ _ _
Betty, Betty.
_ A _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] [F] man walks down [Gm] the street.
It's a [F] street in a strange world.
Maybe it's the third [C] world.
Maybe it's his first [F] time around.
Doesn't speak the [Gm] language.
[F] Holds no currency.
[C] He [F] is a foreign [Gm] man.
[F] He is surrounded by the sound of the [C] sound.
[D] [C] Cattle in the [F] marketplace.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ He looks [Am] around, [C] around, he [Bb] sees [C] angels in the architecture, [F] spinning in infinity.
He says, hey, if you [C] see my [Bb] bodyguard, [F] I can [C] see your [F] long lost [C] pal.
[Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F]
I can [C] call you daddy, [Gm] [F] daddy [C] when you call [F] _
_ [Am] me.
[Gm] _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] Call me, nan, nan, nan, nan, [G] [F] nan, [C] nan, [F] nan, nan, nan, _ [Gm] nan, [F] nan, nan, [Dm] nan,
nan, nan, nan, [Gm] [F] nan, _ nan, nan, nan, [Gm] nan, [F] nan, nan, nan, nan
Nan, _ [Cm] nan, [Bb] _ [C] _ nan, [Bbm] nan, [Am] nearly there, [Bb] _ [F] and I need you, and [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] you need [Bbm] it.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F]
If you feel [C] my body, [F] I _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F]
can make my [C] way through [Gm] this.
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ [F] If _ [C] _ [F] _
you feel [C] my body, [F] I can make my [C] way [F] through this.
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Paul Simon, finds its place within the Im On My Way, I Dont Know Where Im Going: The Coll album.

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