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Graceland

Graceland is a song written by Paul Simon about a trip to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, in Memphis, Tennessee. The song is a milestone of the namesake album released in 1986, representing an exploration of musical rhythms, especially those from South Africa. Simon was inspired to write the song after going through a difficult period in his personal life, including his divorce and a creative slump. It was during a trip to the Southern Unit ... ed States that Simon felt a connection to the music and decided to make a pilgrimage to Graceland, reflecting on his life, relationships, and music itself. See more [+]

Key: D

Introduction: D    G    Bm    A    D    

D  
The Mississippi Delta was shining
                         G  
Like a National guitar
      Bm  
I am following the river
Down the highway
                                          A  
Through the cradle of the civil war

G                 D  
I' m going to Graceland
Graceland
                      A  
In Memphis Tennessee
     G            D                C  G  
I' m going to Graceland
D  
Poorboys and Pilgrims with families
     A         G            D              C  G  
And we are going to Graceland
    D                                             A  
My traveling companion is nine years old
G             D                                     C  G  
He is the child of my first marriage
            D  
But I' ve reason to believe
    A                    G  
We both will be received
    D                C  G  
In Graceland
D  

D  
She comes back to tell me she' s gone
    G  
As if I didn' t know that
                                    Bm  
As if I didn' t know my own bed
    A  
As if I' d never noticed
                                                  D  
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
And she said losing love
                                 G  
Is like a window in your heart
                             Bm        G  
Everybody sees you' re blown apart
                         A  
Everybody sees the wind blow

     G            D  
I' m going to Graceland
                  A  
Memphis Tennessee
     G            D                C  G  
I' m going to Graceland
D  
Poorboys and Pilgrims with families
     A         G            D                C  G  
And we are going to Graceland
         D  
And my traveling companions
                            G  
Are ghosts and empty sockets
                                  D             C  G  
I' m looking at ghosts and empties
            D  
But I' ve reason to believe
    A                  G  
We all will be received
    D              C  G  
In Graceland
D  

D  
There is a girl in New York City
                                             G  
Who calls herself the human trampoline
     Bm  
And sometimes when I' m falling, flying
Or tumbling in turmoil I say
A  
WOh, so this is what she means
                     D  
She means we' re bouncing into Graceland
And I see losing love
                                 G  
Is like a window in your heart
                             Bm  
Everybody sees you' re blown apart
                          A  
Everybody feels the wind blow

          D                                 C  G  
Oooo in Graceland, in Graceland
                 D              C  G  
I' m going to Graceland
                  D  
For reasons I cannot explain
                                A            G  
There' s some part of me wants to see
D              C  G  
Graceland
                    D  
And I may be obliged to defend
                        G  
Every love, every ending
                      D                            C  G  
Or maybe there' s no obligations now
                 D  
Maybe I' ve a reason to believe
    A                  G  
We all will be received
    D                C  G  
In Graceland
D  G  Bm  A     D  
* Alternate:
open
D      E  
G      A  
Bm     C#m  
A      B  
C      D  
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