The Only Living Boy In New York - Everything but the Girl

The Only Living Boy In New York

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste: Sem capotraste
From 1993 E.P. The Only Living Boy In New York
YouTube https://youtu.be/xgA6cpPNXEk
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3DcjGbMEvvmmb8pandaCHq?si=802a9fd696df4567
 
[Intro]
B E B E
 
[Verse 1]
B E
Tom, get your plane right on time
B E
I know your part'll go fine
B E B C#m B
Fly down to Mexico.......
F#
Doh-n-doo-doh-doo-doh-doo-doh
E
And here I am
B E B
 
[Verse 2]
E
I get the news I need on the weather report
B E
I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
B E B C#m
Hey, I've got nothing to do to-day
B F#
But smile, doo-doh-doo-doh-doo-doh
E
And here I am
B E G# G#7
The only living boy in New York
 
[Bridge]
C#m F#
Half of the time we're gone
B
But we don't know where
E
And we don't know where
 
[Chorus]
B E
Ah, ah-ah-ah
B E
Ah, ah-ah-ah
B E B G#m B F#
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah - ah-ah
E B E G# G#7
Here I am...
 
[Bridge]
C#m F#
Half of the time we're gone
B
But we don't know where
E
And we don't know where
 
[Verse 3]
B E
Tom, get your plane right on time
B E
I know you've been eager to fly now
B E B C#m B
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
F#
Doh-n-doo-doh-doo-doh-doo-doh
E
Like it shines on me
B E
The only living boy in New York
B E
The only living boy in New York
 
[Instrumental]
B E B E B C#m B
 
[Bridge]
F#
Doh-n-doo-doh-doo-doh-doo-doh
E
And here I am
F#
Doh-n-doo-doh-doo-doh-doo-doh
E
And here I am
 
[Outro]
B E
Ah, ah-ah-ah
B E
Ah, ah-ah-ah
B E B G#m B F#
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah- ah-ah
E B E
Here I am...
B E
Ah, ah-ah-ah
B E
Ah, ah-ah-ah
B E B G#m B F#
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah- ah-ah
E B E B*
Here I am...
 
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*Strum once
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