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Words & music by Paul Simon 1981 
       D7|         |  
Maladies, melodies, 
             G|        |    F| Am7/E| 
  allergies to dust and grain 
         D7|         | 
  Maladies,  remedies 
                 G|      |   C| Em7/B| Am7|  |  | 
  Still these allergies remain 
  |Am(no 5th)  F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
My hands can't touch a guitar string 
  |Am(no 5th)   F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
My fingers just burn and  ache 
  |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)    |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
My head inter-cedes with my bodily     needs 
      |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
And my body won't give it a break 
  |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
My heart can  stand a disaster 
  |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
My heart can  take a disgrace 
      |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)    |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
But my heart is allergic to the women I    love 
        |Am(no 5th)   F(no 5th)  |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)| 
And it's changing the shape of my face 
         D|  |         | 
Allergies,    allergies 
            G|                F| Am7/E| 
  Something's living on my skin 
         D|       
  Doctor please 
  |          | 
Doctor please 
     G|           |   C| Em7/B| Am7|  |  |   
  Open up it's me again 
 |Am(no 5th)  F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
I go to a     famous physician 
 |Am(no 5th)   F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
I sleep in the local   hotel 
    |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th)  Em(no 5th) 
From what I can see of the people like me 
      |Am(no 5th)     F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
We get better, but we never get well 
    |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
So I ask      myself this  question 
       |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
(it's a question I often   repeat) 
        |Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)    |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
Where do allergies  go, when it's after a    show 
        |Am(no 5th)  F(no 5th)   |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th) 
And they want to get something to eat? 
         D|  |         | 
Allergies,    allergies 
            G|                F| Am7/E| 
  Something's living on my skin 
         D|       
  Doctor please 
  |          | 
Doctor please 
     G|           |   C|  |  |  | 
  Open up it's me again 
        F|  |        |  | 
Maladies,    melodies 
     Bb|                |   Ab| Eb/Ab  Abmaj7/G| 
   Allergies to dust and grain 
          F7|  |        | 
   Maladies,    remedies 
            Bb|           |  Eb| Gm7| Cm|  | G7|  | D7|  |  | 
   Still these allergies remain 
        |Am(no 3rd) |  |  |  | 
 I can't breathe!

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Allergies

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7/E

Em7/B

Am7

Eb/Ab

Abmaj7/G

Gm7

Words & music by Paul Simon 1981

| |

Maladies, melodies,

G F Am7/E

| | | |

allergies to dust and grain

| |

Maladies, remedies

G C Em7/B Am7

| | | | | | |

Still these allergies remain

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

My hands can't touch a guitar string

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

My fingers just burn and ache

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

My head inter-cedes with my bodily needs

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

And my body won't give it a break

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

My heart can stand a disaster

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

My heart can take a disgrace

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

But my heart is allergic to the women I love

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)|

And it's changing the shape of my face

| | |

Allergies, allergies

G F Am7/E

| | |

Something's living on my skin

Doctor please

| |

Doctor please

G C Em7/B Am7

| | | | | | |

Open up it's me again

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

I go to a famous physician

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

I sleep in the local hotel

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

From what I can see of the people like me

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

We get better, but we never get well

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

So I ask myself this question

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th)|Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

(it's a question I often repeat)

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

Where do allergies go, when it's after a show

|Am(no 5th) F(no 5th) |Eb(no 5th) Em(no 5th)

And they want to get something to eat?

| | |

Allergies, allergies

G F Am7/E

| | |

Something's living on my skin

Doctor please

| |

Doctor please

G C

| | | | | |

Open up it's me again

| | | |

Maladies, melodies

Bb Ab Eb/Ab Abmaj7/G

| | | |

Allergies to dust and grain

| | |

Maladies, remedies

Bb Eb Gm7 Cm G7 D7

| | | | | | | | | | |

Still these allergies remain

I can't breathe!

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