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The Obvious Child

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Tuning: Standard
Three chords for 99% of this beauty but HOW he plays them ... The chords 
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Capo: 1st fret
Play: G
Key: Ab
Chords in original key: transpose +1 (and "use flats")
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-E
C*        x-3-2-0-1-3
D*        x-x-0-2-3-x
D7sus4/G  3-x-0-2-1-3
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[Intro]
Bo, Gboh ... bo, Gboh
Bo, Gboh ... bo, Gboh
[Verse]
I'm accustomed to a Gsmooth ride
Or Dmaybe CI'm a Gdog who's Dlost its Gbite
I don't exDpect Cto be GtrCeated like a fool no FmoreC  
I don't exGpect to Dsleep through the Gnight
Some Dpeople Csay a Glie's a Dlie's a Glie
But DI Csay GwChy
Why deny the Fobvious Cchild?
Why deny the Fobvious Cchild?G  
[Verse]
And in reDmembeCring a Groad signD  C  G  
I am remeDmbeCring a Ggirl when DI Cwas Gyou-ou-CoungF  C  
And we Gsaid these Dsongs are Gtrue
These Ddays are Gours
These Dtears are Gfree and hey
  CThe cross is in the FballCpark
  CThe cross is in the FballCparkG  
[Bridge]
We Ghad a lot of fun
                        G   G   G  D*  C  
We had a lot of money
                                                         G   G   G  D*  C  
We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny
CSonny gets Dmarried and Gmoves away
CSonny has a Dbaby and Gbills to pay
CSonny gets Dsunnier Gday by day by Cday by DdayG  
[Interlude]
Bo, Gboh ... bo, Gboh
Bo, Gboh ... bo, Gboh
[Verse]
I've been Dwaking Cup Gat sunrise
I've been DfolloCwing the Glight aDcross my Groom
I Dwatch Cthe GniCght receive the Froom of Cmy GdayD  G  
Some Dpeople Csay the sGky is Djust the Gsky
But DI Csay GwChy
Why deny the Fobvious Cchild?
Why deny the Fobvious Cchild?G  
[Interlude]
|  G|  G   D7sus4/G|  G|  G   D7sus4/G|
|  G|  G   D7sus4/G|  G|  G   D7sus4/G|
|  G|  G   D7sus4/G|
SC/Gonny Gsits C/Gby  Gthe Dwindow and Cthinks to himself
How it's Gstrange C/Gthat Gsome Drooms are like Ccages
Sonny's GyearC/Gbook Gfrom Dhigh school is Cdown from the shelf
CAnd Dhe iGd-C/Gl - Gy Dthumbs through the Cpages
Some have Amdied
Some have Gfled from themselvesC  G  
Or CstruDggled Cfrom Ghere to Cget Dthere
CSonny GwanC/Gders GbeDyond his inCterior walls
Runs his Ghands C/Gthrough Ghis Dthinning brown Chair
[Verse]
I'm accustomed to a Gsmooth ride
Or Dmaybe CI'm a Gdog who's Dlost its Gbite
I don't exDpect Cto be GtrCeated like a fool no FmoreC  
I don't exGpect to Dsleep through the Gnight
Some Dpeople Csay a Glie's a Dlie's a Glie
But DI Csay G  
  CThe cross is in the FballCpark
              C   F       C              G   G   G[break]
  Why deny the obvious   child?
[Outro]
    G      D      C      G      D    C   G      C      C  C*            D  C*
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh)
    G      D      C      G      D    C   G      C      C  C*   D  
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh)

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The Obvious Child

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus4/G

C/G

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Tuning: Standard

Three chords for 99% of this beauty but HOW he plays them ... The chords

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Capo: 1st fret

Play: G

Key: Ab

Chords in original key: transpose +1 (and "use flats")

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-E

C* x-3-2-0-1-3

D* x-x-0-2-3-x

D7sus4/G 3-x-0-2-1-3

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[Intro]

G G

Bo, boh ... bo, boh

G G

Bo, boh ... bo, boh

[Verse]

I'm accustomed to a smooth ride

D C G D G

Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite

D C G C F C

I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more

G D G

I don't expect to sleep through the night

D C G D G

Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie

D C G C

But I say why

F C

Why deny the obvious child?

F C G

Why deny the obvious child?

[Verse]

D C G D C G

And in remembering a road sign

D C G D C G C F C

I am remembering a girl when I was you-ou-oung

G D G

And we said these songs are true

D G

These days are ours

D G

These tears are free and hey

C F C

The cross is in the ballpark

C F C G

The cross is in the ballpark

[Bridge]

We had a lot of fun

G G G D C

We had a lot of money

G G G D C

We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny

C D G

Sonny gets married and moves away

C D G

Sonny has a baby and bills to pay

C D G C D G

Sonny gets sunnier day by day by day by day

[Interlude]

G G

Bo, boh ... bo, boh

G G

Bo, boh ... bo, boh

[Verse]

D C G

I've been waking up at sunrise

D C G D G

I've been following the light across my room

D C G C F C G D G

I watch the night receive the room of my day

D C G D G

Some people say the sky is just the sky

D C G C

But I say why

F C

Why deny the obvious child?

F C G

Why deny the obvious child?

[Interlude]

G G D7sus4/G G G D7sus4/G

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G G D7sus4/G G G D7sus4/G

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G G D7sus4/G

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C/G G C/G G D C

Sonny sits by the window and thinks to himself

G C/G G D C

How it's strange that some rooms are like cages

G C/G G D C

Sonny's yearbook from high school is down from the shelf

C D G C/G G D C

And he id-l - y thumbs through the pages

Some have died

G C G

Some have fled from themselves

C D C G C D

Or struggled from here to get there

C G C/G G D C

Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls

G C/G G D C

Runs his hands through his thinning brown hair

[Verse]

I'm accustomed to a smooth ride

D C G D G

Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite

D C G C F C

I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more

G D G

I don't expect to sleep through the night

D C G D G

Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie

D C G

But I say

C F C

The cross is in the ballpark

C F C G G G

[break]

Why deny the obvious child?

[Outro]

G D C G D C G C C C D C

* *

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh)

G D C G D C G C C C D

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh)

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