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Tuning: E A D G
You can call me Al
Paul simon
Album: Negociations and Love Songs - 1988
Tempo: 126 bpm
Singularity: Fretted bass + fretless bass
[Intro]
keyboard cue Bass: 00:03
F C Gm F C F C Gm C
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F C Gm F C F C Gm C
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[Verse 1]: 00:14
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FA man walks dCown the street, he says whyGm am I sCoft in the middle now,
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Fwhy am I sCoft in the middle, Gmthe rest of my liCfe is so hard,
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FI need a pChoto-opportunity, GmI want a sChot at redemption,
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Fdont want to end up a cCartoon, in aGm cartoon Cgraveyard,
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BFonedigger, bConedigger, Gm dogs in the mCoonlight,
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Ffar awCay my Gmwell-lit door,C
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Mr. BeFerbelly, BCeerbelly, Gmget these mutts awCay from me,
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FI don't find tChis stuff... amGmusing anymore. C
[Chorus 1]: 00:44
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FIf you’ll be my bCodyguard, GmI can be your loCng lost pal,
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F C Gm C
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FI can call you BCetty, and GmBetty when you Ccall me
To coda*
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Fyou can call mCe Al. Gm C
[Verse 2]: 00:59
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FA man walks dCown the street,
he saysGm why am I shCort of attention, got a...
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Fshort little sCpan of attention, Gm and oh, my nCights are so long,
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FWhere’s my wCife and family, Gm what if I Cdie here?
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FWho’ll be my rCole-model, Gmnow that Cmy role-model is
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gFone, gCone, He dGmucked back down the Calley… with
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Fsome roly-Cpoly little Gmbat-faced girlC, F
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all aloFng, aloCng there were... Gmincidents and aCccidents,
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there were F hints and Cal--legGmations C
[Chorus 2]: 01:29
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FIf you’ll be my bCodyguard, GmI can be your loCng lost pal,
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F C Gm C
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FI can call you BCetty, and GmBetty when you Ccall me
To coda*
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Fyou can call mCe Al. Gm C
[Solo]: 01:44 Penny Whistle Solo (slap all notes w/thumb till interlude)
F C Gm C
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F C Gm C
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...
F C Gm C F C Gm C
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E|-1-1-1------------|-3-3-3------------|-1-1-1------------|-3-3-3-----------|
F C Gm C F C Gm C
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A|-------0--3-----3-|-------1--3-----3-|-------0--3-----3-|-------1-3---3---| *** Fretted bass ***
E|-1--1-------------|-3-3-3------------|-1-1-1------------|-3-3-3-----------|
(now 2nd bass "fretless" playing along...) playing togeher
F C Gm C
G||--7/10--7/10-----|-------7---5-5----|--7/10--7/10------|----------------||
D||-----------------|-5---8---8--------|--------------10--|-8---5-7-5------||
A||-----------------|---------------3--|------------------|------------3---|| *** fretless bass***
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F C Gm C F C Gm C
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A|-------0--3-----3-|-------1--3-----3-|-------0--3-----3-|-------1--3----3.| ^^^ Fretted bass ^^^
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F C Gm C playing togeher
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Interlude: [Brass playing] : 02:14
F C Gm C
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F C Gm C
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F C Gm C
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[Verse 3]: 02:29
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FA man walks dCown the street, It’s a sGmtreet in a strCange world,
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Fmaybe its the CThird World, mayGmbe it’s his fCirst time around,
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FDoesn’t speaCk the language, He Gm holds no cCurrency,
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Fhe is a fCoreign man, Gmhe is surCrounded by the...
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sFound, the sCound, cGmattle in the mCarketplace,
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Fscatterings and oCrphanages, Gm C He...
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looks arouFnd, arouCnd, He sees... Gmangels in the aCrchitecture,
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F spinning in infCinity, He says... GmAmen and CHallelujah!
[Chorus 3]: 02:59
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FIf you’ll be my bCodyguard, GmI can be your loCng lost pal,
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E|-1--1--1---------------------------|-3--3--3---------------------------|
F C Gm C
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FI can call you BCetty, and GmBetty when you Ccall me
To coda*
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E|-1--1--1---------------------------|-3--3--3---------------------------||
Fyou can call mCe Al. Gm C
[Break]: 03:14
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Na na na nFa C Na nGma na na C
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Na na na nFa C Na nGma na na C
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Na na na nFa C Na nGma na na C
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Na na na nFa C Na nGma na na C
then ... 03:29 (play x4)
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HFum hCum Gm C
>>> With second bass "fretless", playing along... playing togeher
F C Gm C
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[Bass solo]: 03:43
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[Outro]: 03:48 repeat till fade out...
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F C Gm C
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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...