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Oh Marion

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|       G#m   G#m/F#  
The boy's got brains 
  |     G#m/E#            C#m/E| G#m   G#m/F#|            G#m/E#  
He just don't use 'em, that's all 
    C#m/E|       G#m   G#m/F#  
      The boy's got brains 
  |         G#m/E#           C#m/E| G#m   G#m/F#|            G#m/E#  
He just refuse to use 'em that's all 
             A#dim|    B         A|       E   C#m/E  Bm/E| 
      He said "The more I get to thinking 
 C#m|      B        A|     E   C#m/E  Bm/E| 
 The less I tend to laugh" 
 C#m|         B     A  
 The boy's got brains 
  |     D6      D#| 
He just abstains 
 G#m   G#m/F#| G#m/E#   C#m/E| G#m   G#m/F#|           C#m/E  
    D#7|         G#m   G#m/F#  
    The boy's got a heart 
      |       G#m/E#     C#m/E| G#m   G#m/F#|            G#m/E#  
But it beats on his opposite side 
      C#m/E|         G#m   G#m/F#  
      It's a strange phenomenon 
   |  G#m/E#     C#m/E| G#m   G#m/F#|            G#m/E#  
The laws of nature defied 
          A#dim|      B         A|   E   C#m/E  Bm/E| 
He said "It's a chance I had to take 
     C#m|          B              A|           E   C#m/E  Bm/E| 
    So I shifted my heart for its safety sake: 
    C#m|           B             A| D6  
    The boy's got a heart but it beats on 
          Eb| 
His opposite 
  Ab     Ab/G| 
Oh, Marion, 
               Ab/Gb|    Fm7| 
      I think I'm in trouble here 
         Adim|      Bbm7| 
I should've believed you 
          Bbm7-5|      Eb7| 
When I heard you saying it 
    |  Ab| Cm7  
 The only time 
               | Dbm7|  Bbm7-5  
That love is an easy  game 
       |        B|    F#7  
Is when two other people 
    Gdim|       G#m   G#m/F#| G#m/E#   C#m/E| G#m   G#m/F#|  C#m/E  
     Are playing it 
    D#7|         G#m   G#m/F#  
    The boy's got a voice 
       |       G#m/E#      C#m/E|   G#m   G#m/F#|            G#m/E#  
But the voice is his natural disguise 
        C#m/E|         G#m   G#m/F#  
      Yes the boy's got a voice 
       |         G#m/E#        C#m/E| G#m   G#m/F#|            G#m/E#  
But his words don't connect to his eyes 
        A#dim|        B       A|   E   C#m/E  Bm/E| 
      He says "Ah, but when I sing 
       C#m|        B        A|          E   C#m/E  Bm/E| 
     I can hear the truth auditioning." 
 C#m|           B     A  
 The boy's got a voice 
       |           D6       D#| 
But the voice is his natural 
  Ab     Ab/G| 
Oh, Marion, 
               Ab/Gb|    Fm7| 
      I think I'm in trouble here 
         Adim|      Bbm7| 
I should've believed you 
          Bbm7-5|      Eb7| 
When I heard you saying it 
    |  Ab| Cm7  
 The only time 
               | Dbm7|  Bbm7-5  
That love is an easy  game 
       |        B|    F#7  
Is when two other people 
    Gdim|       G#m   G#m/F#| G#m/E#   C#m/E| G#m   G#m/F#| C#m/E   D#7| 
     Are playing it 
Repeat and fade: 
 G#m   G#m/F#| G#m/E#   C#m/E| 
 G#m   G#m/F#| C#m/E   D#7|

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Oh Marion

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

G#m/F#

G#m/E#

C#m/E

A#dim

Bm/E

C#m

D#7

Ab/G

Ab/Gb

Fm7

Adim

Bbm7

Bbm7-5

Eb7

Cm7

Dbm7

G#m G#m/F#

The boy's got brains

G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#

| | |

He just don't use 'em, that's all

C#m/E G#m G#m/F#

The boy's got brains

G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#

| | |

He just refuse to use 'em that's all

A#dim B A E C#m/E Bm/E

| | |

He said "The more I get to thinking

C#m B A E C#m/E Bm/E

| | |

The less I tend to laugh"

C#m B A

The boy's got brains

D6 D#

| |

He just abstains

G#m G#m/F# G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# C#m/E

| | |

D#7 G#m G#m/F#

The boy's got a heart

G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#

| | |

But it beats on his opposite side

C#m/E G#m G#m/F#

It's a strange phenomenon

G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#

| | |

The laws of nature defied

A#dim B A E C#m/E Bm/E

| | |

He said "It's a chance I had to take

C#m B A E C#m/E Bm/E

| | |

So I shifted my heart for its safety sake:

C#m B A D6

| |

The boy's got a heart but it beats on

His opposite

Ab Ab/G

Oh, Marion,

Ab/Gb Fm7

| |

I think I'm in trouble here

Adim Bbm7

| |

I should've believed you

Bbm7-5 Eb7

| |

When I heard you saying it

Ab Cm7

| |

The only time

Dbm7 Bbm7-5

| |

That love is an easy game

B F#7

| |

Is when two other people

Gdim G#m G#m/F# G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# C#m/E

| | | |

Are playing it

D#7 G#m G#m/F#

The boy's got a voice

G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#

| | |

But the voice is his natural disguise

C#m/E G#m G#m/F#

Yes the boy's got a voice

G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#

| | |

But his words don't connect to his eyes

A#dim B A E C#m/E Bm/E

| | |

He says "Ah, but when I sing

C#m B A E C#m/E Bm/E

| | |

I can hear the truth auditioning."

C#m B A

The boy's got a voice

D6 D#

| |

But the voice is his natural

Ab Ab/G

Oh, Marion,

Ab/Gb Fm7

| |

I think I'm in trouble here

Adim Bbm7

| |

I should've believed you

Bbm7-5 Eb7

| |

When I heard you saying it

Ab Cm7

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The only time

Dbm7 Bbm7-5

| |

That love is an easy game

B F#7

| |

Is when two other people

Gdim G#m G#m/F# G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# C#m/E D#7

| | | | |

Are playing it

Repeat and fade:

G#m G#m/F# G#m/E# C#m/E

| |

G#m G#m/F# C#m/E D#7

| |

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