Oh, Marion
written and performed by Paul Simon
from "One Trick Pony."
Transcribed by Erik Strom.
G#m G#m/F#
The boy's got brains
G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#
He just don't use 'em, that's all
C#m/E G#m G#m/F#
The boy's got brains
G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#
He just refuse to use 'em that's all
A#dim B A E C#m/E Bm/E
He said "The more I get to thinking
C#m B A E C#m/E Bm/E
The less I tend to laugh"
C#m B A
The boy's got brains
D6 D#
He just abstains
G#m G#m/F# G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# C#m/E
D#7 G#m G#m/F#
The boy's got a heart
G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#
But it beats on his opposite side
C#m/E G#m G#m/F#
It's a strange phenomenon
G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#
The laws of nature defied
A#dim B A E C#m/E Bm/E
He said "It's a chance I had to take
C#m B A E C#m/E Bm/E
So I shifted my heart for its safety sake:
C#m B A D6
The boy's got a heart but it beats on
Eb
His opposite
Ab Ab/G
Oh, Marion,
Ab/Gb Fm7
I think I'm in trouble here
Adim Bbm7
I should've believed you
Bbm7-5 Eb7
When I heard you saying it
Ab Cm7
The only time
Dbm7 Bbm7-5
That love is an easy game
B F#7
Is when two other people
Gdim G#m G#m/F# G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# C#m/E
Are playing it
D#7 G#m G#m/F#
The boy's got a voice
G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#
But the voice is his natural disguise
C#m/E G#m G#m/F#
Yes the boy's got a voice
G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# G#m/E#
But his words don't connect to his eyes
A#dim B A E C#m/E Bm/E
He says "Ah, but when I sing
C#m B A E C#m/E Bm/E
I can hear the truth auditioning."
C#m B A
The boy's got a voice
D6 D#
But the voice is his natural
Ab Ab/G
Oh, Marion,
Ab/Gb Fm7
I think I'm in trouble here
Adim Bbm7
I should've believed you
Bbm7-5 Eb7
When I heard you saying it
Ab Cm7
The only time
Dbm7 Bbm7-5
That love is an easy game
B F#7
Is when two other people
Gdim G#m G#m/F# G#m/E# C#m/E G#m G#m/F# C#m/E D#7
Are playing it
Repeat and fade:
G#m G#m/F# G#m/E# C#m/E
G#m G#m/F# C#m/E D#7
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