Jonah
by Paul Simon
from "One Trick Pony."
Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent (rkent@mistral.co.uk)
This song has to contain the weirdest combination of chords I've ever seen,
but it works! Enjoy...
Capo 6
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Intro
Am slide D Bm7
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|-----5-----5-----|-7-----7-----7---|-----5-----5-----|-3-----3-----3---|
|---5-----5-----5s7-----7-----7-----|---5-----5-----4-|-----4-----4-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Am slide D Bm7
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|-----5-----5-----|-7-----7-----7---|-----5-----5-----|-3-----1-----0---|
|---5-----5-----5s7-----7-----7-----|---5-----5-----4-|-----2-----0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1
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Am Abdim Gmaj7
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|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-------3---|
|---5-----5-----5-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-------3-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-4-----4--3----3-|
|-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|-3-----3-----3---|-----------------|
Half an hour, change your.......tune up sizing..
Fmaj7 Am Dsus2
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|-----0-----0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|-------0---------|
|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-------1---------|-----3---------0-|
|---2-----2-----2-|---2-------1-----|-----2-----------|---2---------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---2-----------0-|-0-------2h3-----|
|-----------------|-1-----1---------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1-----1-----1---|---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|
room up, checking..bars
Verse 2
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Am Abdim Gmaj7
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|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-------3---|
|---5-----5-----5-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-------3-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-4-----4--3----3-|
|-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|-3-----3-----3---|-----------------|
Local girls,unspoken conver----sation. misinfor..
3/4 Fm7 4/4 Bb7 D# D#aug
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|-------1-----|-----3-------3---|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|
|-----1-------|---1-------1-----|---3-----3-----3-|---4-----4-----4-|
|---1-------1-|-----------------|-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---|
|-------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
ation plays guitar They say
Chorus
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(Can strum these chords)
Cm Ab Dm7-5 G7
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|-------4---4-----|-------4-------4-|-6---6---6-6-----|-------------3---|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-5---5---5-5-----|---------4-------|
|---5-----------5-|---6-------6-----|-6---6---6-6-----|-----5-----------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-5---5---5-5-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-3---------------|
Jonah he was swallowed by a whale but I
Bmaj7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 A7
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|-2-----2-2-------|-------------0---|-------0---------|---------0-------|
|-4-----4-4-------|-----3-----------|-----2-----2-----|-------2---------|
|-3-----3-3-------|---2-------1-----|---1---------1---|-----0-----------|
|-4-----4-4-------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
|-2-----2-2-------|-2-----2---------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|
say theres no truth to that tale I know
Dmaj7 G7 (strum) Cmaj7 Fmaj7
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|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-------|-------------0---|
|-1-----1-1-------|-3---------------|-0---0-0-0-------|---------1-------|
|-2-----2-2-------|-4---------------|-0---0-0-0-------|-------2---------|
|-0-----0-0-------|-3---------------|-2---2-2-2-------|-2-3-------------|
|-0-----0-0-------|-5---------------|-3---3-3-3-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Jonah he was swallowed by a song
Then one more bar of silence, then play the intro but in a synchopated unison
pattern.
Verse 3 play as verse 1
Verse 4 play as verse 2
Chorus
Interlude
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(strum)
Amaj7 Dmaj7 D/G#
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|-0---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
|-1---------------|-1---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
Here's to all the boys who came a long carrying
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm7 E7
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|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-4---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-1---------------|
|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
|-5---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-3---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
soft guitars and cardboard cases all night
D#m7-5 Dmaj7 Bm7 E7
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|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-1---------------|
|-1---------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
long Do you wonder where those boys have
(dont strum)
D#m7-5 Dmaj7 Bm7 E7
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|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-1---------------|
|-1---------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
gone Do you wonder where those boys have
gone
Fade out on strumming Amaj7 to Dmaj7
Words
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Half an hour, change your strings and tune up
Sizing the room up, checking the bar
Local girls, unspoken conversation
Misinformation, plays guitar
They say Jonah he was swallowed by a whale,
But I say there's no truth to that tale
I know Jonah, he was swallowed by a song
Noone gives their dreams away too lightly
They hold them tightly, warm against cold
One more year of travelling round the circuit
Then you can work it into gold
They say Jonah he was swallowed by a whale,
But I say there's no truth to that tale
I know Jonah, he was swallowed by a song
Here's to all the boys who came along
Carrying soft guitars and cardboard cases
All night long
Do you wonder where those boys have gone?
Do you wonder where those boys have gone?
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