Paranoia Blues
written and performed by Paul Simon
from "Paul Simon."
Transcribed by Erik Strom.
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I got some so-called friends
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They'll smile right to my face
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Oh, when my back is turned
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They'd like to stick it to me
Yes they would
Oh no no, oh no no
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There's only one thing I need to know
F#7 B7 E
Whose side are you on?
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I fly into J.F.K.
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My heart goes boom boom boom
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I know that customs man
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He's going to take me
To that little room
Oh no no. Oh no, no
A E C#m
There's only one thing I need to know
F#7 B7 E
Whose side are you on, whose side are you on?
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I got the paranoia blues
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Fnom knockin' around in New York City
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Where they roll you for a nickel
A
And they stick you for the extra dime
A
Anyway you choose
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You're bound to lose in New York City
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Oh, I just got out in the nick of time
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Well, I just got out in the nick of time
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Once I was down in Chinatown
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I was eating some Lin's Chow Fon
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I happened to turn around
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And when I looked I see
My Chow Fon's gone
Oh no, no, Oh no, no
A E C#m
There's only one thing I need to know
F# B7 E
Whose side are you on, whose side are you on?
B7 E A
Well, there's only one thing I need to know
F# B7 E
Whose side, whose side, whose side?
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