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The Coast (Paul Simon, Vincent Nguini) - 4/4, Key=Bb, Capo 3
Intro: || G/D C/G| G/D G| G/D C/G| % ||
|| G/D C/G| G/D G| G/D C/G| G/D G||
V: || G/D C| G/D G:||x3 | G/D C| G/D/ G G/B|
P-C: || Am G G/B/ | % | Am G| D G/B Am G D/F#| C/G||
||: Bb Am G/ C:||x4 | Bb Am G/ |
Ch: || G/ / C| G/ / D| G/ / C| G/ G/B Cm G|
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[VERSE 1]
| G/D C| G/D G
A family of musicians took shelter for the night
| G C| G/D G|
In the little harbor church of St. Cecilia
C| G/D G|
Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine
C| G/D G G/B|
Rose of Jericho and Bougainvillea
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G G/B| Am G G/B| Am G|
This is a lone---ly life
D G/B Am G D/F#| C/G|
Sorrows everywhere you turn
| Bb Am G C|
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C|
That's worth some money
| Bb Am G C|
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C| Bb Am G
That's worth some money
[VERSE 2]
| G/D C| G/D G|
A trip to the market, a trip into the pearl gray morning sunlight
C| G/D G|
That settles over Washington
C| G/D G
A trip to the market, a trip around the world
| C| G/D G
Where the evening meal is negotiable, if there is one.
[PRE-CHORUS]
G/B| Am G G/B| Am G G/B| Am G|
This is a lonely-lone, lonely life
D G/B Am G D/F#| C/G|
Sorrows everywhere you turn
| Bb Am G C|
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C|
That's worth some money
| Bb Am G C|
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C| Bb Am G| C| G| C| G G/B Am|
That's worth some money
[CHORUS]
G C| G D|
To prove that I love you, Because I believe in you
G C| G G/B Am G|
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C| G D|
If I have money If I have children
G C| G G/B Am G|
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C| G D|
Oo-wah Oo-wah Doo-wop a Doo-wah
G C| G G/B Am G|
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
N.C | % | G C| G| C|
[VERSE 3]
G| C| G/D G
We are standing in the sunlight, the early morning sunlight
| C|
In the harbor church of Saint Cecilia
G/D G C| G/D G
To praise a soul's returning to the earth
| C| G/D G G/B|
To the Rose of Jericho and the Bougainvillea
[PRE-CHORUS]
Am G G/B| Am G G/B| Am G| C| % | %
This is the on-----ly life
| Bb Am G C|
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C|
That's worth some money
| Bb Am G C|
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C|2/4 Bb Am G| G C| G G/B Am|
That's worth some money
[CHORUS]
G C| G D|
To prove that I love you, Because I believe in you
G C| G G/B Am G|
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C| G D|
If I have money If I have children
G C| G G/B Am G|
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C| G D|
If I have weaknesses don't let them blind me now
G C| G G/B Am G|
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C| G D|
Oo-wah Oo-wah Doo-wop a Doo-wah
G C| G G/B Am|
Summer skies, stars are falling
G C| G D| G C|
Leaving the shadow of the valley behind me now
G G/B Am|
All along the injured coast
Repeat and fade:
G C| G D|
Oo-wah Oo-wah Doo-wop a Doo-wah
G C| G G/B Am G|
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the in---jured coast
G/D: xx0003
C/G: 332010
G/B: x20003
D/F#: 200232
Intro riff - relative to the nut, NOT the capo; [x] = tied note
s s s s s e s. s e. e e s s s s s e s. s e s. s s e s s s s
e|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------||
G|--------||*---------------------------|--------------------------------*||
D|-6-5----||*---------------5-5---------|-------------------------6-5----*||
A|-----8-6||-6-5-------5--6-6--6-5----|--------------5-5-6-8------8-6-||
E|--------||-------8-8-------------8-6|6-6-8-8-6--------------------|| x3
s e s. s e. e e s s s s s e s. s e. q. e
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------5-|
D|---------------5-5---------|-------------------------|
A|6-5-------5--6-6--6-5----|-------------------------|
E|------8-8-------------8-6|6-6-8-8-6--6---------|
If played without a capo, here's the intro riff at the open position:
Intro riff - relative to the nut, NOT the capo; (x) = tied note
s s s s s e s. s e. e e s s s s s e s. s e s. s s e s s s s
e|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------||
G|-1-0----||*---------------0-0---------|-------------------------1-0----*||
D|-----3-1||*(1)-0-------0--1-1--1-0----|--------------0-(0)-1-3------3-1*||
A|--------||-------3-(3)-------------3-1|(1)-1-3-(3)-1--------------------||
E|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------|| (x3)
s e s. s e. e e s s s s s e s. s e. q. e
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------1-|
G|---------------0-0---------|-------------------------|
D|(1)-0-------0--1-1--1-0----|-------------------------|
A|(1)-0-3-(3)-------------3-1|(1)-1-3-(3)-1--1---------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
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The Coast
by Paul Simon
Chords in this song · guitar
G/D
C/G
G
C
G/B
Am
D
D/F#
Bb
Cm
4/4
The Coast (Paul Simon, Vincent Nguini) - , Key=Bb, Capo 3
G/D C/G G/D G G/D C/G
Intro: || | | | % ||
G/D C/G G/D G G/D C/G G/D G
|| | | | ||
G/D C G/D G G/D C G/D G G/B
V: || | :||x3 | | / |
Am G G/B Am G D G/B Am G D/F# C/G
P-C: || / | % | | | ||
Bb Am G C Bb Am G
||: / :||x4 | / |
G C G D G C G G/B Cm G
Ch: || / / | / / | / / | / |
----------------------------------------------------
[VERSE 1]
G/D C G/D G
| |
A family of musicians took shelter for the night
G C G/D G
| | |
In the little harbor church of St. Cecilia
C G/D G
| |
Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine
C G/D G G/B
| |
Rose of Jericho and Bougainvillea
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G G/B Am G G/B Am G
| | |
This is a lone---ly life
D G/B Am G D/F# C/G
| |
Sorrows everywhere you turn
Bb Am G C
| |
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C
|
That's worth some money
Bb Am G C
| |
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C Bb Am G
|
That's worth some money
[VERSE 2]
G/D C G/D G
| | |
A trip to the market, a trip into the pearl gray morning sunlight
C G/D G
| |
That settles over Washington
C G/D G
|
A trip to the market, a trip around the world
C G/D G
| |
Where the evening meal is negotiable, if there is one.
[PRE-CHORUS]
G/B Am G G/B Am G G/B Am G
| | | |
This is a lonely-lone, lonely life
D G/B Am G D/F# C/G
| |
Sorrows everywhere you turn
Bb Am G C
| |
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C
|
That's worth some money
Bb Am G C
| |
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C Bb Am G C G C G G/B Am
| | | | | |
That's worth some money
[CHORUS]
G C G D
| |
To prove that I love you, Because I believe in you
G C G G/B Am G
| |
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C G D
| |
If I have money If I have children
G C G G/B Am G
| |
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C G D
| |
Oo-wah Oo-wah Doo-wop a Doo-wah
G C G G/B Am G
| |
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C G C
N.C | % | | | |
[VERSE 3]
G C G/D G
| |
We are standing in the sunlight, the early morning sunlight
C
| |
In the harbor church of Saint Cecilia
G/D G C G/D G
|
To praise a soul's returning to the earth
C G/D G G/B
| | |
To the Rose of Jericho and the Bougainvillea
[PRE-CHORUS]
Am G G/B Am G G/B Am G C
| | | | % | %
This is the on-----ly life
Bb Am G C
| |
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C
|
That's worth some money
Bb Am G C
| |
And that's worth something when you think about it
Bb Am G C Bb Am G G C G G/B Am
|2/4 | | |
That's worth some money
[CHORUS]
G C G D
| |
To prove that I love you, Because I believe in you
G C G G/B Am G
| |
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C G D
| |
If I have money If I have children
G C G G/B Am G
| |
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C G D
| |
If I have weaknesses don't let them blind me now
G C G G/B Am G
| |
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast
G C G D
| |
Oo-wah Oo-wah Doo-wop a Doo-wah
G C G G/B Am
| |
Summer skies, stars are falling
G C G D G C
| | |
Leaving the shadow of the valley behind me now
G G/B Am
|
All along the injured coast
Repeat and fade:
G C G D
| |
Oo-wah Oo-wah Doo-wop a Doo-wah
G C G G/B Am G
| |
Summer skies, stars are falling all along the in---jured coast
G/D: xx0003
C/G: 332010
G/B: x20003
D/F#: 200232
Intro riff - relative to the nut, NOT the capo; [x] = tied note
s s s s s e s. s e. e e s s s s s e s. s e s. s s e s s s s
e|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------||
G|--------||*---------------------------|--------------------------------*||
D|-6-5----||*---------------5-5---------|-------------------------6-5----*||
6 5
A|-----8-6||--5-------5--6-6--6-5----|--------------5--6-8------8-6-||
8 6 8
E|--------||-------8--------------8-6|-6-8--6--------------------|| x3
s e s. s e. e e s s s s s e s. s e. q. e
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------5-|
D|---------------5-5---------|-------------------------|
6
A|-5-------5--6-6--6-5----|-------------------------|
8 6 8
E|------8--------------8-6|-6-8--6--6---------|
If played without a capo, here's the intro riff at the open position:
Intro riff - relative to the nut, NOT the capo; (x) = tied note
s s s s s e s. s e. e e s s s s s e s. s e s. s s e s s s s
e|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------||
G|-1-0----||*---------------0-0---------|-------------------------1-0----*||
D|-----3-1||*(1)-0-------0--1-1--1-0----|--------------0-(0)-1-3------3-1*||
A|--------||-------3-(3)-------------3-1|(1)-1-3-(3)-1--------------------||
E|--------||----------------------------|---------------------------------|| (x3)
s e s. s e. e e s s s s s e s. s e. q. e
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------1-|
G|---------------0-0---------|-------------------------|
D|(1)-0-------0--1-1--1-0----|-------------------------|
A|(1)-0-3-(3)-------------3-1|(1)-1-3-(3)-1--1---------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
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