The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel Cover Chords

Tempo:
159.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel Cover chords
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[B] [E]
[B] Tom, get your plane [E] right on time.
[B] I know that your pod will [E] go fine.
[F#] [B] Fly down to [E] Mexico.
[G#m] [C#m]
[F#] Da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da, [C#m] and here I [E] am,
[B] the only living boy in New [E]
York.
[B]
I get the news I need on the weather [E] report.
Oh, I [B] can gather all the news I need on the weather [E]
report.
[B] Hey, I got nothing [E] to [B] do [C#m] today [B] but [F#] smile.
Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh.
[E] And here I am, [B] the only living boy in [E] New York.
[B] [G#]
[C#m] Half of the time [F#] we're gone, but we don't [B] know when.
We don't [E] know where
[B]
Half, [E]
[B]
half, [E]
[B]
half, [E]
[G#m] [C#m] [F] [F#]
[E]
yee-oh
[B]
[E]
[B] [G#]
[C#m] Half of the [F#] time we're gone
But we don't [B] know where
We [E] don't know when
[B]
Tom, get your plane right [E] on time
[B] I know you've been eager [E] to fly now
[B]
Hey, let your [E] honesty shine, shine, shine
Now [F#] door to door, door to door
Like [E] a child's only, [B] the only boy [E] in the world
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[E]
[G#] [C#m]
[F#] [B]
[E]
[B] Half,
[E]
[B] half,
[E]
[B] half, [E] [C#m]
[G#m] [F#]
[E] yee-oh
[B] [E]
[C#m] [B] Half, [E]
[C#m] [B]
half, [E]
[B]
half, [E]
[C#m] [B] [F#]
[E]
yee-oh
[G#m]
[B]
[G]
[B]
[G#m]
[E]
[B]
[F#] [G#]
[D#m] [G#m]
[F#] [B]
Half, half, half, yee
[E]
[B]
-oh
[E] [B] [C#]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
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To learn Josh Turner - The Only Living Boy In New York chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: B, E and B. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 79 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 159. Given the song's key of B Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Tom, get your plane [E] right on time. _ _ _
_ [B] I know _ _ that your pod will [E] go fine. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] Fly _ _ down to [E] Mexico.
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [F#] Da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da, [C#m] and here I [E] am, _ _
_ [B] the only living boy in New [E]
York.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I get the news I need on the weather [E] report.
_ _ Oh, I [B] can gather all the news I need on the weather [E] _ _
report.
_ _ [B] _ _ Hey, _ _ I got nothing [E] to [B] do _ [C#m] today [B] but [F#] smile.
Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh.
[E] And here I am, _ _ [B] _ the only living boy in [E] New York. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Half of the time [F#] we're gone, but we don't [B] know when.
We don't [E] know _ where
_ _ _ [B] _ _
Half, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
half, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ half, _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ yee-oh
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Half of the [F#] time we're gone
But we don't [B] know where
We [E] don't know _ when
_ _ [B] _ _
Tom, _ _ get your plane right [E] on _ time
_ [B] _ _ I know _ you've been eager [E] to fly now
_ _ [B] _ _ _
Hey, _ _ let your [E] honesty shine, shine, shine
Now [F#] door to door, door to door
Like [E] a child's only, _ _ [B] _ the only boy [E] in the world _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ Half, _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ half, _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ half, _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ yee-oh
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] Half, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _
half, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
half, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ yee-oh
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G#] _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Half, _ _ half, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ half, yee _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
-oh
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _

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