The only living boy in New York (1970)     (video)

 

    G ~

 

       G                                    C

1. Tom, get your plane right on time,

    G                                C

    I know your part'll go fine.

       G                       C  - Am

    Fly down to Mexico

      D                                                    C

    Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da, and here I am,

           G                          C

    the only living boy in New York.

 

+  G ~

 

    G                                                              C

2. I get the news I need on the weather report,

                     G                                                                   C

    oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report.

       G                                 C      Am          D

    Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile

                                                    C

    Do-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da-n, here I am,

           G                          C

    the only living boy in New York.

 

+  E ~

 

  Am                              D                                       G

Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know where,

                                    C

and we don't know where.

 

+  G - C  - G - C    - G - C - Am - D

 

       C       G  - C

+  Here I am.            +  E ~

 

  Am                              D                                      G

Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know where,

                                    C

and we don't know where.

 

       G                                         C

3. Tom, get your plane right on time,

    G                                                   C

    I know that you've been eager to fly now.

       G                                 C                Am

    Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now,

      D                                                  C

    Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-do, like it shines on me,

           G                                  C

    the only living boy in New York,

           G                                  C

    the only living boy in New York.

 

+  G ~    +  C - E - Am - D - G - C

 

+  G - C    - G - C     - G - C - Am - D

 

        C      G     - C

+   Here I am.

 

+  G - C     - G - C    - G - C - Am - D

 

       C       G   - C - G

+  Here I am.

 

 

(orig. = capo 4th)    (Simon & Garfunkel)