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Run That Body Down

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Verse 1]
           Bm      Em|     A    D| A| D7|
  Went to my doctor yesterday
[Riff 1]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-------4--3--2---|
E|-0--2------------|
 Bm|   F#| G| Bm|
A-A-A-A-ah,
                 Em|    A   D| A|D7  
 she said I seem to be O.K.
(Repeat Riff 1)
 Bm|  F#| G|
  A-A-A-A-ah,
 A        A7|
    She said
[Chorus 1]
                            D|  |
"Paul, you better look around
Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G
[Riff 2]
e|--7-7--5-5--2-2--0-0--|
B|--8-8--7-7--3-3--0-0--|
G|--7-7--7-7--4-4--0-0--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
            G|                A7|
 How long you think that you can
             D     D7|
Run that body down?
         G                     A7|D  
 How many nights you think that you can
              D7| G  F#+| Bm|
Do what you been do-o-in'
 Em7             A7|       D  Bm| Em  F#  
Who,  now who you foolin?"
[Verse 2]
           Bm      Em|     A    D| A| D7|
I came back home and I went to bed
(Repeat Riff 1)
 Bm|          F#+| G|  Bm|
Ah, I was resting my head
                     Em|A  
My wife came in and she said
                   D|A  
"What's wrong, sweet boy, what's wrong?"
   Bm|               F#+|    G|
  Ah, I told her what's wrong
[Chorus 2]
 A        A7|                           D|  |
    I said "Peg, you better look around
Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G
(Repeat Riff 2)
            G6                  A7|
 How long you think that you can
             D     D7|
Run that body down?
 EmHow many A7nights you A7/Gthink that Dyou can
         Dmaj7     D7   G  F#+| Bm|
Do what you   been do-o-in'
   Em7             A7|       D  Bm|
Who-o, now, who you foolin?"
|  Em7   A7|    |       D   Bm|
       Who you foolin?"
|  Em7   A7|    |       D   Bm|
       Who you foolin?"
 Em   F#+  F#|
[Interlude]
|  B| % |  G#m7| % |
|  C#m   B|  A|  D+5|
          2/4
|   Bm   Em|  A|  D|  Em|  Bm|
          2/4
|   Bm   Em|  A|  Dmaj7|  Em|  Bm|
|  G/A|  A|
[Chorus 3]
"DKid, you better look around
Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G
(Repeat Riff 2)
             G                  A7|
 How long you think that you can
             D     D7|
Run that body down?
         G                     A7|D  
 How many nights you think that you can
               D7   G  F#+| Bm|
Do what you been do-o-in'
 Em                A7|      D  Bm| Em  A  
Who-o, now, who you foolin?"
[Outro]
 D  Bm| Em   A| D  Bm| Em  F#+| Bm  

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Run That Body Down

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#+

Em7

A7/G

Dmaj7

G#m7

C#m

D+5

G/A

[Verse 1]

Bm Em A D A D7

| | | |

Went to my doctor yesterday

[Riff 1]

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

A|-------4--3--2---|

E|-0--2------------|

Bm F# G Bm

| | | |

A-A-A-A-ah,

Em A D A D7

| | |

she said I seem to be O.K.

(Repeat Riff 1)

Bm F# G

| | |

A-A-A-A-ah,

A A7

She said

[Chorus 1]

| |

"Paul, you better look around

Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G

[Riff 2]

e|--7-7--5-5--2-2--0-0--|

B|--8-8--7-7--3-3--0-0--|

G|--7-7--7-7--4-4--0-0--|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

G A7

| |

How long you think that you can

D D7

Run that body down?

G A7 D

How many nights you think that you can

D7 G F#+ Bm

| | |

Do what you been do-o-in'

Em7 A7 D Bm Em F#

| |

Who, now who you foolin?"

[Verse 2]

Bm Em A D A D7

| | | |

I came back home and I went to bed

(Repeat Riff 1)

Bm F#+ G Bm

| | | |

Ah, I was resting my head

Em A

My wife came in and she said

D A

"What's wrong, sweet boy, what's wrong?"

Bm F#+ G

| | |

Ah, I told her what's wrong

[Chorus 2]

A A7 D

| | |

I said "Peg, you better look around

Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G

(Repeat Riff 2)

G6 A7

How long you think that you can

D D7

Run that body down?

Em A7 A7/G D

How many nights you think that you can

Dmaj7 D7 G F#+ Bm

| |

Do what you been do-o-in'

Em7 A7 D Bm

| |

Who-o, now, who you foolin?"

Em7 A7 D Bm

| | | |

Who you foolin?"

Em7 A7 D Bm

| | | |

Who you foolin?"

Em F#+ F#

[Interlude]

B G#m7

| | % | | % |

C#m B A D+5

| | | |

2/4

Bm Em A D Em Bm

| | | | | |

2/4

Bm Em A Dmaj7 Em Bm

| | | | | |

G/A A

| | |

[Chorus 3]

"Kid, you better look around

Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G

(Repeat Riff 2)

G A7

How long you think that you can

D D7

Run that body down?

G A7 D

How many nights you think that you can

D7 G F#+ Bm

| |

Do what you been do-o-in'

Em A7 D Bm Em A

| |

Who-o, now, who you foolin?"

[Outro]

D Bm Em A D Bm Em F#+ Bm

| | | |

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