^GWell, I'm accustomed to a smooth ride Or ^Dmaybe I'm a ^Gdog who's ^Dlost its ^Gbite

I don't ex^Dpect to ^Gbe ^Ctreated like a fool no ^Fmore ^C I don't ex^Gpect to ^Dsleep through the ^Dnight

Some ^Dpeople ^Csay a ^Glie's a ^Dlie's a ^Glie But ^DI ^Gsay ^Cwhy

Why deny the ^Fobvious ^Cchild? Why deny the ^Fobvious ^Cchild? ^G

And in re^Dmembering a ^Groad ^Csign ^G I am re^Dmember^Cing a ^Ggirl when ^DI was ^Gyoung ^C

^F ^C And we ^Gsaid These ^Dsongs are ^Gtrue These ^Ddays are ^Gours

These ^Dtears are ^Gfree And ^Dhey^G

^C The cross is in the ^Fball^Cpark The cross is in the ^Fball^Cpark ^G

We had a lot of fun

We had a lot of money ^D ^C We ^Ghad a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny ^D ^C

Sonny gets ^Dmarried and ^Gmoves away ^CSonny has a ^Dbaby and ^Gbills to pay

^CSonny gets ^Dsunnier ^GDay by day by ^Cday by ^Dday

^G Doh, doh, doh, doh

Doh, doh, doh, doh

Well, I've been ^Dwaking ^Cup at ^Gsunrise I've been ^Dfollowing the ^Glight a^Dcross my ^Groom

I ^Dwatch ^Gthe ^Cnight receive the ^Froom of ^Cmy ^Gday^D ^G Some ^Dpeople ^Csay the ^Gsky is ^Djust the ^Gsky

But ^DI ^Gsay ^C Why deny the ^Fobvious ^Cchild?

Why deny the ^Fobvious ^Cchild?

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^C/GSonny ^Gsits ^Cby ^Ghis ^Dwindow and ^Cthinks to himself How ^Dit's ^Gstrange ^Cthat ^Gsome ^Drooms are like ^Ccages

Son^Dny's ^Gyear^Cbook ^Gfrom ^Dhigh school Is ^Cdown from the shelf

^DAnd he i^Cd-^Gly ^Dthumbs through the ^Cpages Some ^Abhave ^Bbmdied

Some have ^Gfled from themselves Or ^Cstrug^Ggled ^Dfrom ^Ghere ^Dto ^Gget ^Dthere

^CSonny ^Gwan^Cders ^Gbe^Dyond his in^Cterior walls Runs his ^Ghand ^Cthrough ^Ghis ^Dthinning brown ^Chair

Well, I'm accustomed to a ^Gsmooth ride Or ^Dmaybe I'm a ^Gdog who's ^Dlost its ^Gbite

I don't ex^Dpect to ^Gbe ^Ctreated like a fool no ^Fmore ^C I don't ex^Gpect to ^Dsleep through the ^Dnight

Some ^Dpeople ^Csay a ^Glie's a ^Dlie's a ^Glie But ^DI ^Gsay

^C the cross is in the ^Fball^Cpark Why deny the ^Fob^Cvious ^G child?

Paul Simon - The obvious child