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Think Too Much A

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Words & music By Paul Simon 1982 
 A  D| A  D| A  D| A   D  
|         A         D|                A      D|    A          D|    A   D  
  They say that the left side of the brain   controls the right 
|         A         D|          A       D|         A    D|    A   D  
  They say that the right side has to work hard all night 
|     A     D|   C#m  F#m|  C#m  F#m|   C#m       F#m| C#m  
    Maybe I think too much for my own    good 
        F#m|    Bm| 
Some people say so 
                 |    C#m| 
 Other people say "No, no 
                |         Bm| 
 The fact is you don't think 
               | E  
 as much as you could." 
    |  |No chord (A bass) |  |  | 
Hmmm 
        |                  |          |     | 
 I had a childhood that was mercifully brief 
  |            |             |    | 
 I grew up in a state of disbelief 
             |      C#m|         |     | 
 I started to think too much when I was twelve  
            | Bm7| 
going on thirteen 
                  | C#m7| 
 Me and girls from Saint Augus - tine 
         |      Bm7| 
up in the mezzanine 
               E|        A| 
  Thinking about God, yeah 
        |        E|    |  | 
 Maybe I think too much 
        |           F#m|  |  | 
 Maybe I think too much 
        |        E|    |  | 
 Maybe I think too much 
        |           F#m|  |  |  | A  D| A  D| A  D| A  D| A  D| A  D| A  D| 
 Maybe I think too much 
         A       D|   A        D|   A      D|    A   D  
 Have you ever experienced a period of grace 
|  A          D|          A        D|      A          D|   A  D| 
    when your brain just takes a seat behind your face 
|  A        D|   C#m   F#m|     C#m   F#m| C#m    F#m| C#m  
    and the world be - gins the   el - ephant dance 
         F#m|   Bm| 
Everything's funny 
           |  C#m| 
 Everyone's sunny 
                 |   Bm| 
You take out your money 
              |   E| 
 walk down the road 
(Single notes)E   |     E  F#|  A    F#     E|  D  C#| C#  
              That leads me to the girl  I-I  love 
 C#|    E    F#   A     B|     A    F#   E| 
The girl I'm always  thinking of 
            |     C#m7|    |  | 
 But maybe I think too much 
                    | Bm7| 
 And I ought to just hold her 
               | C#m7| 
 Stop trying to mold her 
           | Bm7| E  
 Maybe blindfold her 
              |  A| 
 and take her away 
Repeat and fade: 
       |        E|    |  | 
Maybe I think too much 
       |           F#m|  |  | 
Maybe I think too much 
       |        E|    |  | 
Maybe I think too much 
       |           F#m|  |  | 
Maybe I think too much 
       |      Bm7|    |  |  
Maybe I think too much 
       |          F#m7|  |  | 
Maybe I think too much 

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Think Too Much A

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Bm7

C#m7

F#m7

Words & music By Paul Simon 1982

A D A D A D A D

| | |

A D A D A D A D

| | | |

They say that the left side of the brain controls the right

A D A D A D A D

| | | |

They say that the right side has to work hard all night

A D C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m

| | | | |

Maybe I think too much for my own good

F#m Bm

| |

Some people say so

C#m

| |

Other people say "No, no

| |

The fact is you don't think

as much as you could."

Hmmm

| | | |

I had a childhood that was mercifully brief

| | | |

I grew up in a state of disbelief

C#m

| | | |

I started to think too much when I was twelve

Bm7

| |

going on thirteen

C#m7

| |

Me and girls from Saint Augus - tine

Bm7

| |

up in the mezzanine

E A

| |

Thinking about God, yeah

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

F#m

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

F#m A D A D A D A D A D A D A D

| | | | | | | | | | | |

Maybe I think too much

A D A D A D A D

| | |

Have you ever experienced a period of grace

A D A D A D A D

| | | | |

when your brain just takes a seat behind your face

A D C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m

| | | | |

and the world be - gins the el - ephant dance

F#m Bm

| |

Everything's funny

C#m

| |

Everyone's sunny

| |

You take out your money

| |

walk down the road

E F# A F# E D C# C#

(Single notes)E | | | |

That leads me to the girl I-I love

C# E F# A B A F# E

| | |

The girl I'm always thinking of

C#m7

| | | |

But maybe I think too much

Bm7

| |

And I ought to just hold her

C#m7

| |

Stop trying to mold her

Bm7 E

| |

Maybe blindfold her

| |

and take her away

Repeat and fade:

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

F#m

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

F#m

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

Bm7

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

F#m7

| | | |

Maybe I think too much

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