ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD (Paul Simon)
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[Each chord is a full measure, except pairs of chords joined by hyphens
(e.g., A - D) are one measure total.]
[It's played in A, but works just as well in G with a capo on 2.]
[In the intro, use xx7765 for A, xx7777 for D6, and xx0454 for E7.]
[In the chorus, Paul Simon plays A & B as barre chords at frets 5 & 7.]
A - D6 A - E A - D6 A - E7 A - D6 A - E7 A - D6 A - E7
[intro, using only the high strings]
A - D A - E A - D A - E A - D A - E
[intro, using open chords]
A A A D D
The mama pajama rolled out of bed and she ran to the police station
E E E A A [stop]
When the papa found out he began to shout and he started the investigation
E E A A
It's against the law, it was against the law
E E A A
What the mama saw, it was against the law
A A A D D
The mama looked down and spit on the ground every time my name gets mentioned
E E E A A [stop]
The papa said "oy, if I get that boy, I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention"
D D A A
Well I'm on my way, I don't know where Im going
D D A - B E
I'm on my way, I'm taking my time but I don't know where
D D A A
Goodbye to Ro - sie, the queen of Corona
A - G D - E A - D A - E
See you, me, and Julio down by the school yard
A - G D - E A - D A - E
See you, me, and Julio down by the school yard
[whistling solo, same chords as chorus, with 6 extra beats of E at the end ("whoa-oh")]
A A A D D
In a couple of days they come and take me away, but the press let the story leak
E E E A A [stop]
And when the radical priest come to get me released, we was all on the cover of Newsweek
D D A A
And I'm on my way, I dont know where I'm going
D D A - B E
I'm on my way, I'm taking my time but I dont know where
D D A A
Goodbye to Ro - sie, the queen of Corona
A - G D - E A - D A - E
See you, me, and Julio down by the school yard
A - G D - E A - D A - E
See you, me, and Julio down by the school yard
A - G D - E A - D A - E
See you, me, and Julio down by the school yard
[repeat intro and fade on A-D-A-E]
- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/