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[Verse 1]
He was a mean indiE7vidual
He had a heart like E7a bone
He was a naturally A7crazy man and better off lE7eft alone
Well, he E7stopped one night at a E7traffic light
And A7when that light turneBbdimd green
He was a E/Bmean indC#m7ividual
F#m7Stranded in a B7limoE7usine
[Verse 2]
Hey, hey, hey, E7hey
All the children oE7n the street
They come running out of their A7front doors
Running out their back doors, flying on theiE7r feet
They said E7Mama oh, E7Papa oh
A7See what I have Bbdimseen
There's a E/Bmean inC#m7dividual
F#m7Stranded in a B7limoE7usine
[Chorus]
Then everybody came A7running
Everybody said E7Lord, Lord
Everybody was Gdimgunning
they're gonna divvy up the G7/F#reward
B7A-then waE7h wah wah wah wE7ah wah wah
There's a A7siren, a flashinBbdimg light
But the E/Bmean indC#m7ividual
Had F#m7vanished in the B7black oEf night
[Verse 3]
Hey, hey, hey, E7hey
They wondered where to bE7egin
'Cause he left that A7neighborhood
Just like a rattlesnake sheds itE7s skin
Well they E7searched the roofs
and they E7checked out the groups
And then A7photographed thBbdime scene
Of the E/Bmean inC#m7dividual
F#m7Stranded in a B7limoE7usine
[Instrumental]
E7
A7   E7
A7  Bbdim  E/B C#m7  F#m7 B7 E7
[Chorus]
Then everybody came A7running
Everybody said E7Lord, Lord
Everybody was Gdimgunning
they're gonna divvy up the G7/F#reward
 B7A-then wE7ah wah wah wah wah wah wah
There's a A7siren, a flashinBbdimg light
But thE/Be mean inC#m7dividual
Had F#m7vanished in the B7black oEf night
The Emean indC#m7ividual
Had F#m7vanished in the B7black oEf night
The Emean indC#m7ividual
Had F#m7vanished in the B7black oEf night

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Stranded In A Limousine

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbdim

E/B

C#m7

F#m7

Gdim

G7/F#

[Verse 1]

He was a mean individual

He had a heart like a bone

A7 E7

He was a naturally crazy man and better off left alone

E7 E7

Well, he stopped one night at a traffic light

A7 Bbdim

And when that light turned green

E/B C#m7

He was a mean individual

F#m7 B7 E7

Stranded in a limousine

[Verse 2]

Hey, hey, hey, hey

All the children on the street

They come running out of their front doors

Running out their back doors, flying on their feet

E7 E7

They said Mama oh, Papa oh

A7 Bbdim

See what I have seen

E/B C#m7

There's a mean individual

F#m7 B7 E7

Stranded in a limousine

[Chorus]

Then everybody came running

Everybody said Lord, Lord

Gdim

Everybody was gunning

G7/F#

they're gonna divvy up the reward

B7 E7 E7

A-then wah wah wah wah wah wah wah

A7 Bbdim

There's a siren, a flashing light

E/B C#m7

But the mean individual

F#m7 B7 E

Had vanished in the black of night

[Verse 3]

Hey, hey, hey, hey

They wondered where to begin

'Cause he left that neighborhood

Just like a rattlesnake sheds its skin

Well they searched the roofs

and they checked out the groups

A7 Bbdim

And then photographed the scene

E/B C#m7

Of the mean individual

F#m7 B7 E7

Stranded in a limousine

[Instrumental]

A7 E7

A7 Bbdim E/B C#m7 F#m7 B7 E7

[Chorus]

Then everybody came running

Everybody said Lord, Lord

Gdim

Everybody was gunning

G7/F#

they're gonna divvy up the reward

B7 E7

A-then wah wah wah wah wah wah wah

A7 Bbdim

There's a siren, a flashing light

E/B C#m7

But the mean individual

F#m7 B7 E

Had vanished in the black of night

E C#m7

The mean individual

F#m7 B7 E

Had vanished in the black of night

E C#m7

The mean individual

F#m7 B7 E

Had vanished in the black of night

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