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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Late Great Johnny Ace – Paul Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: standard Paul Simon The Late Great Johnny Ace (1983) (Paul Simon) From: "Hearts and Bones" This is a chords version of the song for strumming along. It looks much more complicated than it actually is ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e Abmaj7 4-x-5-5-4-x F/C x-3-x-2-1-1 A7sus2 x-0-2-0-0-0 Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-x G* 3-x-0-0-0-x Gadd9 3-x-0-2-x-x C/G 3-x-2-0-1-x G7* 3-x-3-0-3-x F/G 3-x-3-2-1-x Bb/G 3-x-0-3-3-1 Cm/G 3-x-5-5-4-x C*/G 3-x-5-5-5-x Cb/G 3-x-4-4-4-x Bb/G 3-x-3-3-3-x Gbdim7 2-x-1-2-1-x Bb9 x-1-0-1-1-1 Ebmaj7 x-x-1-3-3-3 Bb7-9 x-1-0-1-0-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | Abmaj | D | Abmaj | D | | Abmaj | D | Abmaj | D | VERSE
Abmaj7 I was reading a Dmagazine Abmaj7Thinking of a rock and roll Dsong The Abmaj7year was nineteen Dfifty-six And I Ghadn't been playing that G7long When a Cman came F/Con the CradiC7o And Fthis is what he Bb7said Am7 He said I Dmhate to break it Eto his fans But A7sus2Johnny Ace is Fmaj7dead, yeah, yeah, yeah
INTERLUDE | Am7 | Dm7 | Gsus4 G* Gadd9 G* | VERSE
Well, I Abmaj7really wasn't such a DJohnny Ace fan But I Abmaj7felt bad alI the Dsame So I Abmaj7sent away for his Dphotograph And I Gwaited till it G7came It came Call the F/Cway from CTexasC7 With a Fsad and simple Bb7face Am7 And they Dmsigned it on the Ebottom From the A7sus2Late Great Johnny Fmaj7Ace, yeah, yeah, yeah
INTERLUDE | Am7 | Dm7 | Gsus4 G* Gadd9 G* | MIDDLE 8 | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | C/G G7* | C/G F/G |
It was the C/Gyear G7*of The C/GBeatles F/GIt was the C/Gyear of The G7*Stones C/G F/G C/G G7* C/G F/G | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | It was nineteen sixty - four I was C/Gli - G7*ving in Bb/GLondon Cm/G C*/G Cb/G Bb/G | Gbdim7 |2/4 F7 |4/4 G7 | With the girl from the summer before
It was the C/Gyear G7*of The C/GBeatles F/GIt was the C/Gyear of The G7*Stones C/G F/G C/G G7* C/G F/G | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | C/G G7* | C/G F/G | A year after J. F. K. We were C/Gstaying G7*up Bb/Gall Cm/Gnight C*/G Cb/G Bb/G G | F | Bb9 [And giving the days a-way Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb7-9 [Abmaj7] And the music was flowing amazingly blowing my way
INTERLUDE | Abmaj | D | Abmaj | D | | Abmaj | D | Abmaj | D | VERSE
On a Abmaj7cold December Devening I was Abmaj7walking through the Christmas Dtide When a Abmaj7stranger came up and Dasked me If I'd Gheard John Lennon had G7died And the Ctwo of F/Cus went Cto this C7bar And we Fstayed to close the Bb7placeAm7 And Dmevery song we Eplayed Was for The A7sus2Late Great Johnny Fmaj7Ace, yeah, yeah, yeah
INTERLUDE | Am7 | Dm7 | Gsus4 G* Gadd9 G* | CODA composed by by Philip Glass (strings)