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Born at the Right Time - Paul Simon
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Paul Simon
Born at the Right Time (1989)
(Paul Simon)
From: "The Rhythm of the Saints"
I used the “Original Acoustic Demo” (a bonus track on the 2011
remaster of the album) for this tab. This recording only features
Simon singing and strumming an acoustic guitar. But chords, rhythm
and tuning also fit to the full version.
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Capo 3rd fret
Whatever your strumming pattern may be, make sure to include the following
pattern:
INTRO/VERSE
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [E][A][E][A][E][A][E][A]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|2-22----2-------|2-22----2-------|0-00-0--0-00-0--|0-00-0--0-00-0--|
B|3-33-0--2---0---|3-33-0--2---2---|0-00-2--0-00-2--|0-00-2--0-00-2--|
G|2-23-0--3---0---|2-23-0--3---2---|1-11-2--1-11-2--|1-11-2--1-11-2--|
D|0-00-0--0---0---|0-00-0--0---2---|2-22-2--2-22-2--|2-22-2--2-22-2--|
A|----------------|------------0---|2-22-0--2-22-0--|2-22-0--2-22-0--|
E|-----3------3---|-----3----------|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|
[Em] [D] [A] [D][G][D][G][D][G][D][A]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|0---------------|0-------2---0---|2-22----2-------|2-22----2-------|
B|0---------------|0-------3---2---|3-33-0--2---0---|3-33-0--2---2---|
G|0---------------|0-------2---2---|2-23-0--3---0---|2-23-0--3---2---|
D|2---------------|2-------0---2---|0-00-0--0---0---|0-00-0--0---2---|
A|2---------------|2-----------0---|----------------|------------0---|
E|0---------------|0---------------|-----3------3---|-----3----------|
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Capo 3rd fret
INTRO
| D G D G | D G D A | D G D G | D G D A |
| D G D G | D G D A | E A E A| E A E A|
| Em | Em D A | D G D G | D G D A |
[D] Down [G]a-[D]mong [G]the [D] reeds [G]and [D]ru[A]shes
[E] A ba[A]by [E]boy w[A]as [E]found[A][E][A]
[Em] His eyes as clear [Em] as centu[D]ries[A]
[D] His sil[G]ky [D]hair [G]was [D]brown[G][D][A]
[D] Never been lone[A]ly
[G] Never been lied [D]to
[A] Never had to scuffle in [G]fear
[D] Nothing denied [G]to
[D] Born at the in[A]stant
[G] The church bells chi-[D]ime
[A] And the whole world whis[G]pering
[D] Born at the right [G]time
| D G D G | D G D A | D G D G | D G D A |
[D] Me and [G]my [D]buddies we are [G]travelling people
D G D A | E A E A| E A E A|
We like to go down to restaurant row
[Em] Spend those Euro-dollars
[Em] All the way from [D]Washing[A]ton [D] to To[G]ky[D]o-[G]oh-[D]oh[G][D][A]
I [D]see [G]them [D]in [G]the [D]air[G]port [D]loun[A]ges
[E] Upon [A]their [E]mothe[A]r's [E]breast[A][E][A]
[Em] They follow me [Em] with open [D]eyes[A]
[D] Their un[G]in[D]vi[G]ted [D]guest[G][D][A]
[D] Never been lone[A]ly
[G] Never been lied [D]to
[A] Never had to scuffle in [G]fear
[D] Nothing denied [G]to
[D] Born at the in[A]stant
[G] The church bells chi-[D]ime
[A] And the whole world whis[G]pering
[D] Born at the right [G]time
[D]Ooh, [A]ooh, [G]ooh, [D]ooh, [A]ooh, [G]ooh, [D]ooh, aye [G]yeah
| D G D G | D G D A | D G D G | D G D A |
[D] Too many peo[G]ple on the [D]bus from the [G]airport
D G D A | E A E A| E A E A|
Too many holes in the crust of the earth
[Em] The planet groans
[Em] Every time it [D]regis[A]ters [D] ano[G]ther [D]bi-[G]ir-[D]irth[G][D][A]
But [D]down [G]am[D]ong [G]the [D] reeds [G]and [D]ru[A]shes
[E] A ba[A]by [E]girl [A]was [E]found[A][E][A]
[Em] Her eyes as clear [Em] as centu[D]ries[A]
[D] Her sil[G]ky [D]hair [G]was [D]brown[G][D][A]
[D] Never been lone[A]ly
[G] Never been lied [D]to
[A] Never had to scuffle in [G]fear
[D] Nothing denied [G]to
[D] Born at the in[A]stant
[G] The church bells chi-[D]ime
[A] And the whole world whis[G]pering
[D] Born at the right [G]time
[D]Ooh, [A]ooh, [G]ooh, [D]ooh, [A]ooh, [G]ooh, [D]ooh, aye [G]yeah
| D G D G | D G D A | D G D G | D G D A |
(repeat and fade)
