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Paul Simon – One Trick Pony
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Paul Simon
One Trick Pony (1980)
(Paul Simon)
From: "One Trick Pony"
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0
D7 x-x-0-2-1-2
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
Bm7b5 x-2-3-2-3-x
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0
Bdim x-2-3-4-3-x
C9 x-3-2-3-3(3)
F#dim 2-x-1-2-1-x
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
E/G# 4-x-0-1-0-0
C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0
Bb9 x-1-0-1-1-1
Amadd11 x-0-5-5-3-0
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RIFF (verse)
Am7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------%----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----------3---|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-------0--3--3--|---------0---3--|----------------|----------------|
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INTRO
| Am7 | % | % | % |
| Am7 | % | % | % |
VERSE
Am7
He's a one-trick pony
Am7 | Am7 | % |
One trick is all that horse can do
D7
He does one trick only
D7 | Am7 | % |
It's the principle source of his revenue
G D/F#
And when he steps into the spotlight
F Bm7b5
You can feel the heat of his heart
E7 [Am7]
Come rising through
INTERLUDE
| Am7 | % |
VERSE
Am7
See how he dances
Am7 | Am7 | % |
See how he loops from side to side
D7
See how he prances
D7 | Am7 | % |
The way his hooves just seem to glide
G D/F#
He's just a one-trick pony, that's all he is
F Bm7b5 E7 [Am7]
But he turns that trick with pride
INTERLUDE
| Am7 | Am7 Bdim |
CHORUS
[Bdim] C C9
He makes it look so easy, he looks so clean
F F#dim7
He moves like God's immaculate machine
C/G
He makes me think about
E7/G#
All of these extra moves I make
Am
And all this herky-jerky motion
C/Bb
And the bag of tricks it takes
F Bb9
To get me through my working day
[Am7]
One-trick pony
INTERLUDE / SOLO
| Am7 | % | % | % |
VERSE
Am7
He's a one-trick pony
Am7 | Am7 | % |
He either fails or he succeeds
D7
He gives his testimony
D7 | Am7 | % |
Then he relaxes in the weeds
G D/F#
He's got one trick to last a lifetime
F Bm7b5 E7 | Am7 | % |
But that's all a pony needs - yeah, that's all he needs
SOLO (= verse)
| Am7 | % | % | % |
| D7 | % | Am7 | % |
| G D/F# | F Bm7b5 E7 |
| Am7 | Am7 Bdim |
CHORUS
C C9
He looks so easy, he looks so clean
F F#dim7
He moves like God's immaculate machine
C/G
He makes me think about
E7/G#
All of these extra moves I make
Am
And all this herky-jerky motion
C/Bb
And the bag of tricks it takes
F Bb9
To get me through my working day
| Am7 | % |
One-trick pony
| Am7 | % |
One-trick pony
CODA
| Am7 | % |
One-trick pony
| Am7 | % |
One-trick pony
| Am7 | % |
One-trick pony (take me for a ride)
| Am7 | | Am7 [break] | Amadd11
One-trick pony
