Kathy's Song Chords
by Paul Simon
Kathy's Song by Paul Simon is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am, Em, Bm7, Bm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C G
I hear the drizzle of the rain
Am Em C Bm7
Like a memory it falls
G Bm G C
Soft and warm continuing
Am Em D G C G
Tapping on my roof and walls
G C G
And from the shelter of my mind
Am Em C Bm7
Through the window of my eyes
G Bm G C
I gaze beyond the rain drenched streets
Am Em D G C G
To England where my heart lies
G C G
My mind's distracted and diffused
Am Em C Bm7
My thoughts are many miles away
G Bm G C
They lie with you when you're asleep
Am Em D G C G
And kiss you when you start your day
G C G
And a song I was writing is left undone
Am Em C Bm7
I don't know why I spent the time
G Bm G C
Writing song I can't believe
Am Em D G C G
With words that tear and strain to rhyme
G C G
And so you see I have come to doubt
Am Em C Bm7
All that I once held as true
G Bm G C
I stand alone without beliefs
Am Em D G C G
The only truth I know is you
G C G
And as I watch the drops of rain
Am Em C Bm7
weave their weary paths and die
G Bm G C
I know that I am like the rain
Am Em D G C G
There but for the grace of you go I