The Obvious Child

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the obvious child - paul simon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : maguri tuning : standard paul simon the obvious child ( 1989 ) ( paul simon ) from : "the rhythm of the saints" three chords for 99% of this beauty but how he plays them . . . the chords change incredibly quick in some places . as a consequence this tab might look confusing but it makes sense when one sees him play . this video of a recent live performance was very helpful when i tabbed and learned this , so check it out here : enjoy! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - chords E - A - D - G - B - E C * x - 3 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 3 D * x - x - 0 - 2 - 3 - x [ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] 3 - x - 0 - 2 - 1 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - capo 1st fret [ percussion / drum Intro ] Intro G G bo , boh . . . bo , boh G G bo , boh . . . bo , boh Verse G i’m accustomed to a smooth ride D C G D G or maybe i’m a dog who’s lost its bite D C G C F C i don’t expect to be treated like a fool no more G D G i don’t expect to sleep through the night D C G D G some people say a lie’s a lie’s a lie D C G C but i say why F C why deny the obvious child? F C G why deny the obvious child? Verse D C G D C G and in remembering a road sign D C G D C G C F C i Am remembering a girl when i was you - ou - oung G D G and we said these songs are true D G these days are ours D G these tears are free and hey C F C the cross is in the ballpark C F C G the cross is in the ballpark middle part 1 G we had a lot of fun G G G D * C we had a lot of money G G G D * C we had a little son and we thought we’d call him sonny C D G sonny gets married and moves away C D G sonny has a baby and bills to pay C D G C D G sonny gets sunnier day by day by day by day Interlude G G bo , boh . . . bo , boh G G bo , boh . . . bo , boh Verse D C G i’ve been waking up at sunrise D C G D G i’ve been following the light across my room D C G C F C G D G i watch the night receive the room of my day D C G D G some people say the sky is just the sky D C G C but i say why F C why deny the obvious child? F C G why deny the obvious child? Interlude | G | G [ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] | G | G [ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] | | G | G [ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] | G | G [ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] | | G | G [ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] | middle part 2 [ C/G ] G C/G G D C sonny sits by the window and thinks to himself G C/G G D C how it’s strange that some rooms are like cages G C/G G D C sonny’s yearbook from high school is down from the shelf C D G C/G G D C and he id - l - y thumbs through the pages Am some have died G C G some have fled from themselves C D C G C D or struggled from here to get there C G C/G G D C sonny wanders beyond his interior walls G C/G G D C runs his hands through his thinning brown hair Verse G i’m accustomed to a smooth ride D C G D G or maybe i’m a dog who’s lost its bite D C G C F C i don’t expect to be treated like a fool no more G D G i don’t expect to sleep through the night D C G D G some people say a lie’s a lie’s a lie D C G but i say C F C the cross is in the ballpark C F C G G G [ break ] why deny the obvious child? [ percussion break ] Outro G D C G D C G C C C * D C * ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh ( ooh , ooh , ooh ) G D C G D C G C C C * D ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh ( ooh , ooh , ooh )