The Only Living Boy In New York
By Simon and Garfunkel
Written by Paul Simon
Capo on 4th
Standard Tuning
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 C
Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am,
G C
The only living boy in New York.
G C
I get the news I need on the weather report.
G C
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 today but smile.
D C
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da here I am
G C E
The only living boy in New York
Am D G
Half of the time we're gone but we don't know where,
G/F# C
And we don't know where.
G C
Tom, get your plane right on time.
G C
I know you've been eager to fly now.
G C C/B Am Am/G
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine
D
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da
C
Like it shines on me
G C
The only living boy in New York,
G C
The only living boy in New York.
