Tuning: E A D G B E

You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon Tempo: 128 bpm [Intro] Keyboard cue Bass F C Gm F C F C Gm C F C Gm F C F C Gm C [Verse 1]

^FA man walks d^Cown the street, he says^Gm why am I so^Cft in the middle now, ^Fwhy am I s^Coft in the middle, ^Gmthe rest of my li^Cfe is so hard, ^FI need a p^Choto-opportunity, ^GmI want a s^Chot at redemption, ^Fdont want to end up a c^Cartoon, in a^Gm cartoon ^Cgraveyard, ^FBonedigger, ^Cbonedigger, ^Gm dogs in the ^Cmoonlight, ^Ffar aw^Cay my ^Gmwell-lit door,^C ^FMr. Beerbel^Cly, Beerbelly, ^Gm get these mu^Ctts away from me, ^F I don't find^C this stuff... ^Gmamusing anymore.^C

[Chorus 1]

^FIf you’ll be my b^Codyguard, ^GmI can be your lo^Cng lost pal, F C Gm C

^FI can call you B^Cetty, and ^GmBetty when you ^Ccall me ^Fyou can call m^Ce Al. ^Gm ^C

[Verse 2]

^FA man walks d^Cown the street, he says^Gm why am I sh^Cort of attention, got a... ^Fshort little s^Cpan of attention, ^Gm and oh, my n^Cights are so long, ^FWhere’s my w^Cife and family, ^Gm what if I ^Cdie here? ^FWho’ll be my r^Cole-model, ^Gmnow that ^Cmy role-model is ^F gone, ^C gone, He ^Gm ducked back down th^Ce alley… with ^Fsome roly-^Cpoly little ^Gmbat-faced girl^C, ^F ^Fall along,^C along there w^Gmere... incident^Cs and accidents, ^F there were hi^Cnts ^Gm and al--l^Cegations

[Chorus 2]

^FIf you’ll be my b^Codyguard, ^GmI can be your lo^Cng lost pal, F C Gm C

^FI can call you B^Cetty, and ^GmBetty when you ^Ccall me ^Fyou can call m^Ce Al. ^Gm ^C

[Solo] (Penny Whistle) F C Gm C repeat x10 [Brass] F C Gm C repeat x4 [Verse 3]

^FA man walks d^Cown the street, It’s a s^Gmtreet in a str^Cange world, ^Fmaybe its the ^CThird World, may^Gmbe it’s his f^Cirst time around, ^FDoesn’t spea^Ck the language, He ^Gm holds no c^Currency, ^Fhe is a f^Coreign man, ^Gmhe is sur^Crounded by the... ^F sound, the^C sound, ^Gm cattle in the^C marketplace, ^Fscatterings and o^Crphanages, ^Gm ^C He... ^Flooks ar^Cound, around, H^Gme sees... angel^Cs in the architecture, ^F...spinning in in^Cfinity, He says... ^GmAmen and ^CHallelujah!

[Chorus 3]

^FIf you’ll be my b^Codyguard, ^GmI can be your lo^Cng lost pal, F C Gm C

^FI can call you B^Cetty, and ^GmBetty when you ^Ccall me ^Fyou can call m^Ce Al. ^Gm ^C

[Break]

^FNa na na^C na ^Gm Na na na ^Cna ^FNa na na^C na ^Gm Na na na ^Cna ^FNa na na^C na ^Gm Na na na ^Cna ^FNa na na^C na ^Gm Na na na ^Cna

(play x4)

^F Hum ^C hum ^Gm ^C

[Bass Solo] G|-3/5-------------------------------|----------------------------------5\3-| D|-------0/3/5-----------------------|------0---------------------5\3\0-----| A|--------------0/3/5--0-------0-----|-3/5-----x-0-------0-5-3-0------------| E|------------------------3/5-----x--|--------------3/5---------------------| [Outro] (repeat till fade out) F C Gm C F C Gm C If you’ll be my bodyguard... I can call you Betty... If you’ll be my bodyguard... I can call you Betty...

Paul Simon - You can call me al