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Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (G Major)
Artist: Paul Simon    Genre: Soft Rock    Roman Numerals: I, m3, IV, V, V7, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F


Verse 1
The [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mama pajama rolled out of bed,
and she ran to the police [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] station
When [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] papa found out, he began to shout,
and he started the investi- [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gation

Verse 2
It's against the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] law;
it was against the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] law
What the mama [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] saw;
it was against the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] law

Verse 3
The [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mama looked down and spit on the ground,
every time my name gets [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] mentioned
The [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] papa said oy, if I get that boy,
I'm gonna stick him in the house of de- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tention

Chorus
Well I'm on my [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] way;
I don't know [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] where I'm going
I'm on my [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] way, I'm taking my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] time;
but I [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] don't know		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] where
Goodbye to [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Rosie, the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] queen of Co-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rona
Seeing [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] me and		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Julio,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] down by the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] school-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] yard		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Seeing [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] me and		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Julio,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] down by the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] school-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] yard		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Interlude
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 4
Whoa, in a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] couple of days, they come and take me away,
but the press let the story [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] leak
Now when the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] radical priest, come to get me released,
we was all on the cover of [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Newsweek

Chorus
Well I'm on my [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] way;
I don't know [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] where I m going
I'm on my [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] way, I'm taking my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] time;
but I [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] don't know		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] where
Goodbye to [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Rosie, the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] queen of Co-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rona
Seeing [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] me and		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Julio,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] down by the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] school-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] yard		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Seeing [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] me and		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Julio,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] down by the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] school-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] yard		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Seeing [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] me and		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Julio,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] down by the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] school-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] yard		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
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