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The Only Living Boy In New York

The Only Living Boy in New York was written by Paul Simon and is a track from the Simon & Garfunkel album Bridge Over Troubled Water, released in 1970. The song reflects Simons feelings about Art Garfunkels departure to act in the movie Catch-22, leaving Simon in New York to work on the album by himself. The title was inspired by Garfunkels nickname Tom given by his friends.

Key: G

Introduction: G    

difficulty
intermediate |||||
G                                    C  
Tom, get your plane right on time
G                            C  
I know your part' ll go fine
G                     C     C/B    Am    Am/G  
Fly down to Mexico
D/F#                                     C  
Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am
     G                            C  
The only living boy in New York
G  
G                                                    C  
I get the news I need on the weather report
             G                                                          C  
Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
G                                 C    C/B    Am    Am/G  
Hey, I' ve got nothing to do to - day but smile
D/F#                              C  
Do-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da-n here I am
     G                            C  
The only living boy in New York
E     E7  

Am                             D7/F#  
Half of the time we' re gone, but we don' t know
G                                 C  
Where, and we don' t know where

G        C        G        C        G        C  C/B  Am  Am/G  D/F#  
C         G     C  
Here I am
E     E7  

Am                             D7/F#  
Half of the time we' re gone, but we don' t know
G                                 C  
where, and we don' t know where

G                                    C  
Tom, get your plane right on time
G                                            C  
I know that you' ve been eager to fly now
G                             C         C/B      Am      Am/G  
Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now,
D/F#                                        C7+  
Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-do like it shines on me
     G                              C  
The only living boy in New York
     G                              C  
The only living boy in New York

G  

C      E      Am     D/F#     G      C  

G        C        G        C        G        C  C/B  Am  Am/G  D/F#  
C         G     C  
Here I am
G        C        G        C        G        C  C/B  Am  Am/G  D/F#  
C         G     C  
Here I am

G  

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