{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":617317,"song":"Richard Cory","artist":"Simon & Garfunkel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11573787-richard-cory-chords-by-simon-garfunkel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/617317?type=chord","rating":4.68292,"votes":191,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]A7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWith political connections to spread his wealth around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch] \r\nBorn into society a banker's only child[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nHe had everything a man could want; power, grace and style[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I    work in his factory[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nAnd i curse the life I'm living,[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I curse my poverty\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd i wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D5[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh I wish that i could be   -    Richard Cory[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nRichard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nAnd the rumours of his parties and the orgies on his yacht[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nOh, he surely must be happy with everything he's got[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I    work in his factory[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nAnd I curse the life I'm living,[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I curse my poverty\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd i wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D5[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh I wish that i could be   -    Richard Cory[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe freely gave to charities, he had the common touch[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd they were grateful for his patronage, and they thanked him very much[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D5[/ch] \r\nSo my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRichard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I    work in his factory[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nAnd i curse the life I'm living,[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I curse my poverty\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd i wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D5[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh I wish that i could be   -    Richard Cory[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nA7\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nAnd I curse my poverty\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nAnd I curse my poverty\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nAnd I curse my poverty","chords":["A7","Am","G","E7","D5","C","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}