Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Originally in F, I play in D capo 3
Intro
DA→ AGGA→ ADx 2
DA man walks dAown the street
He says Gwhy am I sAoft in the middle now
DWhy am I sAoft in the middle when
GThe rest of my lAife is so hard
DI need a phAoto-opportunity
GI want a sAhot at redemption
DDon’t want to end up a cAartoon
In a Gcartoon grAaveyard
BDonedigger, bAonedigger
GDogs in the moAonlight
DFar awAay from my wGell-lit dAoor
Mister bDeerbelly, bAeerbelly
GGet these mutts awAay from me
You know DI don’t find thisAstuff amGusing anymAore
DIf you’ll be my bAodyguard
GI can be your lAong lost paDl AGAD
DI can call you BAetty
And BGetty when you cAall me
You can cDall me Al AGAD
DA man walks dAown the street
He says Gwhy am I sAhort of attention
Got a Dshort little sApan of attention
GWhoa my nAights are so long
DWhere’s my wifAe and family
GWhat if I dAie here
DWho’ll be my rAole model
GNow that my rAole model is
DGone, gAone
He duckGed back down the aAlley
With some Droly-pAoly little Gbat-faced girl A
All alDong, alAong, there were iGncidents and acAcidents
There were Dhints and alleAgations GA
DIf you’ll be my bAodyguard
GI can be your lAong lost paDl AGAD
DI can call you BAetty
And BGetty when you cAall me
You can cDall me Al AGAD
DA→ AGGA→ ADx 2
DA man walks dAown the street
It’s a sGtreet in a Astrange world
DMaybe it’s the Athird world
GMaybe it’s his firsAt time around
DHe doesn’t speAak the language
GHe holds no currenAcy
DHe is a foreiAgn man
GHe is surrounded bAy
The sDound, the sAound
GCattle in the mAarketplace
DScatterlings and oArphanages GA
He looks aDround, and arAound
He sees aGngels in the aArchitecture
DSpinning in infAinity
He says GAmen and HAallelujah
DIf you’ll be my bAodyguard
GI can be your lAong lost paDl AGAD
DI can call you BAetty
And BGetty when you cAall me
You can cDall me Al AGAD
DA→ AGGA→ ADx 2