Simon & Garfunkel - Save the life of my child
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro chords]
G D F
[Verse 1]
G“Good God! Don’t Jump!”
GA boy sat on the ledge
And old man who had fCainted was revGived
And Feveryone agreed ‘twould be a mGiracle inG7deed
If theC boy survived
[Chorus]
“SCave the life of my chDmild!”
Cried the desperate moCther G D F
[Verse 2]
GThe woman from the supermarket
GRan to call the cops
“He must be high on sComething,” sGomeone said
GThought it never made the NewC York Times
GIn the Daily News the caption rCead
[Chorus]
C“Save the life of my cDmhild!”
Cried the desperate moCther G D F
[Verse 3]
GA patrol car passing by
GHalted to a stop
Said officer MaCcDougal in disGmay
“The Gforce can’t do a deCcent job
‘Cause the kGids got no respect
For the law tCoday” (and blah blah blah)
[Chorus]
C“Save the life of my cDmhild!”
Cried the desperate mCother
“Oh, what’s becoming of the chDm7ildren?”
PDmeople asking each otheCr
[Verse 4]
GWhen darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd
GAnd it made them wild
In an atmosphere of fCreaky holidGay
GWhen the spotlight hit the boy
GThe crowd began to cheer
CHe flew away
[Outro]
F“Oh my Grace, I got no hCiding place”
F“Oh my Grace, I got no hCiding place”
[repeat and fade]