Paul Simon - The obvious child

^GI'm ac^Dcustomed to a ^Gsmooth ride Or ^Dmaybe ^CI'm a ^Gdog who's ^Dlost its ^Gbite I don't ex^Dpect to ^Gbe ^Ctreated like a fool no more^{F C} I don't ex^Gpect to ^Dsleep through the ^Gnight Some ^Dpeople ^Csay a ^Glie's a ^Dlie's a ^Glie But ^DI ^Gsay ^Cwhy Why deny the ^Fobvious ^Cchild? Why deny the ^Fobvious ^Cchild? ^G

And in rem^Dembering a ^Groad sign I am re^Dmembe^Cring a ^Ggirl when ^DI was ^Gyoun^Cg ^{F C} And we ^Gsaid these ^Dsongs ^Care ^Gtrue These ^Ddays ^Care ^Gours These ^Dtears are ^Gfree ^DAnd ^Chey The ^Ccross is in the ^Fball^Cpark The ^Ccross is in the ^Fball^Cpark ^G

We had a lot of money ^{G D C} We ^Ghad a little son and we thought we'd call him "Sonny" ^{G D C C}Sonny gets ^Dmarried and ^Gmoves away ^CSonny has a ^Dbaby and ^Gbills to pay ^CSonny gets ^Dsunnier ^GDay by day by ^Cday by ^Dday ^G

I've been waking up at ^Gsunrise I've been ^Dfollo^Cwing the ^Glight a^Dcross my ^Groom ^DI watch ^Gthe ^Cnight receive the ^Froom ^Cof my ^Gday ^{D G} Some ^Dpeople ^Csay the ^Gsky is ^Djust the ^Gsky But ^DI ^Gsay: ^C Why deny the ^Fobvious ^Cchild? Why deny the ^Fobvious ^Cchild? ^G

^C/GSonny ^Gsits ^C/Gby his ^Dwindow and ^Cthinks to himself How it's ^Gstrange ^C/Gthat ^Gsome ^Drooms are like ^Ccages Sonny's ^Gyear^C/Gbook ^Gfrom ^Dhigh school Is ^Cdown from the shelf And he ^Gi-^C/Gdl--^Gy ^Dthumbs through the ^Cpages Some ^C/Bhave ^Amdied Some have ^Gfled from themselves Or ^Cstrug-^C/Bgled ^Amfrom ^Ghere ^C/Gto get ^Dthere ^CSonny ^Gwan-^C/Gders ^Gbe-^Dyond his in^Cterior walls Runs his ^Ghand ^C/Gthrough ^Ghis ^Dthinning brown ^Chair

Well I'm accustomed to a ^Gsmoother ride ^DMaybe ^CI'm a ^Gdog that's ^Dlost his ^Gbite I don't ex^Dpect to ^Gbe ^Ctreated like a fool no more ^{F C} I don't ex^Gpect to ^Dsleep the ^Gnight Some ^Dpeople ^Csay a ^Glie is ^Djust a ^Glie But ^DI ^Gsa^Cy the cross is in the ^Fball^Cpark Why deny the ^Fob-^Cvious^G child?