The Only Living Boy In New York Chords
by Paul Simon
The Only Living Boy In New York by Paul Simon is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Asus4, Am, C/G, D/G, E, Esus4 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C
Tom, get your plane right on time.
G C
I know your part'll go fine.
G C Asus4 Am C/G
Fly, down to Mexico
D/G C
Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am-
G C/G
The only living boy in New York.
G C
I get the news I need from the weather report
G C
I can gather all the news I need from the weather report
G C Asus4 Am C/G D/G
Hey, I've got nothing to do to- day but smile
C
Do-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da-n here I am
G C/G
The only living boy in New York.
E Esus4 E
Am D7 G
Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know where
C
And we don't know where-
G C G C G C Asus4 Am C/G D/G C G
Ah - ah - - -
E Esus4
Am D7 G
Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know where
C
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 Asus4 Am C/G
Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
D/G C
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 G C G C
Ah - ah - - - (Fade out)