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From: KEANJ@agresearch.cri.nz (John Kean) A Simple Desultory Philippic - Simon and Garfunkel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subtitled "Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission". From "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme". Transcribed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz). Drop D tuning (DADGBE). No capo. 4/4 time. INTRO RIFF:
D, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ||-----------------|-----------------|----10-----------|-10---------------|| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|--7---------------|| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----7-strum-----|--7-strum---------|| ||-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----7-----------|--7---------------|| ||---------3---3---|-0---0-----------|-----------------|------------------|| ||-----------------|---------3h5-3---|-0---------------|------------------||
INTRO: (Intro riff x2) VERSE 1: D (intro riff) I been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored. D (intro riff) I been John O'Hara'd, McNamara'd.
I been GRolling Stoned and FBeatled G'til I'm Ablind. I been DAyn Randed, nearly branded
GCommunist, 'cause I'm left-handed. A D (bar7) That's the hand I use, well, never mind!
VERSE 2: (as before) I been Phil Spectored, resurrected. I been Lou Adlered, Barry Sadlered. Well, I paid all the dues I want to pay. And I learned the truth from Lenny Bruce, And all my wealth won't buy me health, So I smoke a pint of tea a day. INTERLUDE:
D I knew a man, his brain was so Gsmall, He couldn't think of nothing at Aall.
He's not the same as you and Dme. He doesn't dig poeGtry.
He's so unhip that when you say ADylan, He thinks you're talking about Dylan DThomas,
Whoever he was. G The man ain't got no Aculture,
But it's alright, Ma, everybody must get stoned. VERSE 3: (as before) I been Mick Jaggered, silver daggered. Andy Warhol, won't you please come home' I been mothered, fathered, aunt and uncled, Been Roy Haleed and Art Garfunkeled. I just discovered somebody's tapped my phone. ENDING: (repeat intro riff to fade) CHORDS: D : 057775 D (bar7) : 00777(10) G : 5x5433 F : 3x3211 A : 7x7655 \\\\ John Kean OO | ~~~~~~~~~ < ) (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz) \/ | '-