St. Judy's Comet


by Paul Simon
from "There Goes Rhymin' Simon."
Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent [email protected]

 This great little song comes from the album 'There Goes Rhymin' Simon'
 Its got some cool chords and Paul is up to his usual picking technique.
 The intro is the same as the start of the verse...


   Intro and verse1
   ----------------

   E9  (repeat loads)
e:-------------------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------------3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1--------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
   Ooo little sleepy boy do you know what time it


         2x only
e:------(0)----------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------3-----3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1-------:|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----:|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
   is well the hour of your bedtimes long been


   Amaj7
e:-------4----------------4-----------------------|
B:----------------2----------------2--------------|
G:---------------------------------------2--------|
D:-------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----|
A:-0-----------0----------0-----------0-----------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
   past                                     and



   Am                      E7
e:-------0-----------------------0----------------|
B:-------1--------1--------------0--------0-------|
G:-------2-----------------------1----------------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0----|
A:-0-----------0----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------4-----------4----------|
   though I know you're fighting it I can



   F#m         B          E
e:-2-----------2----------0-----------------------|
B:-2-----------4----------0-----------------------|
G:-2--------2--4----------1--------1-----x-----x--|
D:-------4-----------4----------2-----------------|
A:-------------2----------------------------------|
E:-2----------------------0-----------2-----4-----|
   tell when you rub your eyes you're fad   ing



   A
e:-------0-----------------0------------------------|
B:-------2--------2-----------------2---------------|
G:-------2--------------------------------2---------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2------|
A:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|
   fast                               ooh fading  fast

Now play verse 2 as verse 1

Verse2
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Won't you run, come see St Judy's Comet roll across the skies
And leave a spray of diamonds in it's wake.
I long to see St Judy's Comet sparkle in your eyes when you awake
Ooh when you wake awake

Chorus
------

   Amaj7
e:-------4----------------4-----------------------|
B:----------------2----------------2--------------|
G:---------------------------------------2--------|
D:-------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----|
A:-0-----------0----------0-----------0-----------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
               Little boy


   Am                      E7
e:-------0-----------------------0-----------------|
B:-------1--------1--------------0--------0--------|
G:-------2-----------------------1-----------------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----|
A:-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------4-----------4-----------|
                  won't you lay your body down


   E9  
e:-------2-----------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------------3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1--------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|

        
e:-------------------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------3-----3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1--------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
   

   Amaj7
e:-------4----------------4-----------------------|
B:----------------2----------------2--------------|
G:---------------------------------------2--------|
D:-------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----|
A:-0-----------0----------0-----------0-----------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
               Little boy


   Am                      E7
e:-------0-----------------------0-----------------|
B:-------1--------1--------------0--------0--------|
G:-------2-----------------------1-----------------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----|
A:-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------4-----------4-----------|
                  won't you close your weary eyes?

   E9  
e:-------2-----------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------------3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1--------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|


  F#11+ (Ab bass!)
e:---------------------------------4---------------|
B:-------5-----------------4-h5--------------------|
G:-------5--------5-----------------------5--------|
D:-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------|
        Ain't nothing flashing but the 


   Dbm7        Cm7         Bm7         
e:-4-----------3-----------2-----------------------|
B:-5-----------4-----------3--------------3--------|
G:-4-----------3-----------2--------2--------------|
D:-------------------------------4-----------4-----|
A:-4-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
   fire        flies               


   Bbm7                    A                                        
e:-1-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------------|
B:-2--------------2--------2--------------2--------2---------------------|
G:-1--------1--------------2--------2--------------2--------2-----0-----0|
D:-------3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------2---------------|
A:-1-----------1-----------0-----------0-----------0---------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------3-----2---|
   fire        flies               

Back to the E9.

Verse 3
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Well I sang it once and I sang it twice, I'm gonna sing it three times more
I'm gonna stay until your resistance is overcome
Because if I can't sing my boy to sleep, well it makes your famous
Daddy look so dumb, look so dumb.

Repeat Verse2
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse1

Fade out on verse tab....


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