--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Boy in the Bubble â Paul Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Paul Simon The Boy in the Bubble (1986) (Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa) From: "Graceland" The album version is a little sharp. To play along to the recording youâd have to tune up a little to match the tuning there. Listen to this tab: http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/maguri/music/all/play1276432 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e C x-3-x-0-1-x D x-x-0-2-3-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to incorporate the following changes and rhythm: VERSE INTOR / INTERLUDE

^Am1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ^Am1 + ^C2 + ^D3 + 4 + ^Am1 + ^C2 + ^D3 + ^C4 ^D+ 1 + ^C2 + ^D3 ^D+ 4 + e|----0-------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----1-------1---|----1---3-3-----|----1---3---1-3-|----1---3-3-----| G|----2-------2---|----0---2-2-----|----0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| D|2-----------2---|2---x---0-------|2---x---0---x-0-|----x---0-0-----| A|0-------0-------|0---3-----------|0---3-------3---|----3-----------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

CHORUS / OUTRO

^G1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ^G1 + ^C2 + ^D3 + 4 + ^G1 + ^C2 + ^D3 + ^C4 ^D+ 1 + ^C2 + ^D3 ^D+ 4 + e|----3-------3---|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----0-------0---|----1---3-3-----|----1---3---1-3-|----1---3-3-----| G|----0-------0---|----0---2-2-----|----0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----| D|0-----------0---|0---x---0-------|0---x---0---x-0-|----x---0-0-----| A|x---------------|x---3-----------|x---3-------3---|----3-----------| E|3-------3-------|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO accordion only | Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D | | Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D | full band | Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D | | Am | Am C D | Am C D C D | C D | VERSE

It was a ^Amslow day And the ^Amsun ^Cwas ^Dbeating On the ^Amsoldiers ^Cby the ^Dside of ^Cthe ^Droad ^C ^D ^D There was a ^Ambright light A ^Amshattering ^Cof ^Dshop windows The ^Ambomb ^Cin the ^Dbaby carriage ^Cwas ^Dwired ^Cto the ^Dra^Ddio

CHORUS

^G These are the days of ^Gmira^Ccle and ^Dwonder ^G This ^Cis the ^Dlong ^Cdis^Dtance call ^C ^D ^D ^G The way the camera ^Gfollows ^Cus in ^Dslo-mo ^G The ^Cway we ^Dlook to ^Cus ^Dall ^C ^D ^D ^G The way we look to a ^Gdistant ^Cconstel^Dlation That's ^Gdying ^Cin a ^Dcorner ^Cof ^Dthe sky ^C ^D ^D ^G These are the days of ^Gmira^Ccle and ^Dwonder And ^Gdon't ^Ccry ^Dbaby, ^Cdon't ^Dcry, ^Cdon't ^Dcr^Dy

It was a ^Amdry wind And it s^Amwept a^Ccross the ^Ddesert And it ^Amcurled in^Cto the ^Dcircle ^Cof ^Dbirth ^C ^D ^D And the ^Amdead sand ^AmFalling ^Con the ^Dchildren The ^Ammothers ^Cand the ^Dfathers ^Cand ^Dthe auto^Cmatic ^Dea^Drth

CHORUS

It's a ^Amturn-around jump shot It's ^Amevery^Cbody ^Djump start It's ^Amevery ^Cgene^Dration ^Cthrows a ^Dhero ^Cup the ^Dpop ^Dcharts ^AmMedicine is magical and ^Ammagi^Ccal is ^Dart Think of the^Am Boy ^Cin the ^DBubble And ^Cthe ^Dbaby with ^Cthe ^Dbaboon^D heart

CHORUS

And I be^Glieve, these are the days of ^Glasers ^Cin the ^Djungle ^GLasers ^Cin the ^Djungle ^Csome^Dwhere ^C ^D ^D ^G Staccato signals of ^Gconstant ^Cinfor^Dmation A ^Gloose a^Cffili^Dation ^Cof ^Dmillionaires and ^Cbillion^Daires and ^Dbaby

OUTRO | G | G C D | G C D C D | C D | | G | G C D | G C D C D | C D |

Paul Simon - The boy in the bubble