Song: Punky's dilemma
Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Composer: Paul Simon
Album: Old friends
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com)
19th Mar 2014
CAPO: 4th fret (Sounds in the key of E)
N.B.
Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website
might automatically suggest and use the typed shapes
shown below:
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Cmaj7 = x32000 G = 320003 Fmaj7 = x33210
Cmaj7 * = x32003 F = 133211 G6 = x55430
Dm7 = xx0211 Am7 = x02010
Link to a rare 38 second video clip of the duo playing this live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVm_7N8DEI
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[Intro]
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
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[Verse 1]
Cmaj7 Dm7
Wish I was a Kellogg's cornflake,
G Cmaj7 Cmaj7 * Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
Floating in my bowl, taking mov - ies, | / / / / |
Cmaj7 Dm7 C Cmaj7
Relaxed in a while, living in style,
F Cmaj7
Talking to a raisin who occasionally plays L. A.
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
| / / / / | / / / / |
Cmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 G6
Casually glancing at his toup - ee!
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7 Dm7
Wish I was an English muffin,
G Cmaj7 Cmaj7 * Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
About to make the most out of a toast - er, | / / / / |
Cmaj7 Dm7 C Cmaj7
I'd ease myself down, coming up brown,
F Cmaj7
I prefer the Boysenberry more than any ordinary jam,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
| / / / / | / / / / |
Cmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 G6
I'm a 'Citizens for Boysenberry jam' fan!
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
Oh---------, South Cali - fornia------------!
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[Verse 3]
Cmaj7 Dm7
If I become a First Lieutenant,
G Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
Would you put my photo on your pia - no?
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
(Du -du -du -du -du -du'n'du -du!)
Cmaj7 Dm7 C Cmaj7
(Du -du!) 'To Mary Jane, best wishes Martin!',
F Cmaj7
Old Roger, draft dodger, leaving by the basement door,
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
| / / / / | / / / / |
Cmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Everybody knows what he's tippy - toeing down there for!
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 4]
Cmaj7 Dm7 G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
(Oh, really?)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 * Cmaj7 Cmaj7 *
| / / / / | / / / / |
Cmaj7 Dm7 C Cmaj7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Coda]
Cmaj7 Dm7
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [Repeat, and end on Cmaj7]
