Biography:
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He first gained world-wide recognition as the writing talent behind the popular American folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel formed with fellow musician Art Garfunkel. When Simon & Garfunkel split in 1970, Simon quickly began his solo career with the release of the self-titled album, Paul Simon. This was followed by There Goes Rhymin' Simon and Still Crazy After All These Years
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Other songs:
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
- American Tune
- Bookends
- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
- Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
- Graceland
- Leaves That Are Green
- Loves Me Like A Rock
- Obvious Child
- Slip Sliding Away
- Some Folk's Lives
- Still Crazy After All These Years
- Still Crazy After All These Yeas (easier)
- What A Wonderful World
- You Can Call Me Al
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
- 10 Years
- A Church Is Burning
- A Simple Desultory Philippic
- All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints
- Allergies
- Another Galaxy
- April Come She Will
- Armistice Day
- Born At The Right Time
- Born In Puerto Rico
- Can I Forgive Him
- Cant Run But
- Cecilia
- Congratulations
- Crazy Love Vol 2
- Dazzling Blue
- Duncan
- El Condor Pasa
- Everything Put Together Falls Apart
- Father And Daughter
- For Emily Whenever I May Find Her
- Gumboots
- Hearts And Bones
- How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns
- Hurricane Eye
- I Know What I Know
- Id Do It For Your Love
- Jonah
- Kathys Song
- Koda Chrome
- Kodachrome
- Krapp Sving
- Late In The Evening
- Learn How To Fall
- Love
- Mother And Child Reunion
- Mrs Robinson
- Nobody
- Oh Marion
- Old
- On The Side Of A Hill
- One Mans Ceiling Is Another Mans Floor
- One Trick Pony
- Overs
- Papa Hobo
- Paranoia Blues
- Punkys Dilemma
- Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
- Run That Body Down
- Silent Eyes
- Slip Slidin Away
- Something So Right
- Song About The Moon
- St Judys Comet
- Stranded In A Limousine
- Take Me To The Mardi Gras
- Tenderness
- That Was Your Mother
- Thats Where I Belong
- Thats Why God Made The Movies
- The Afterlife
- The Boxer
- The Boy In The Bubble
- The Coast
- The Cool Cool River
- The Late Great Johnny Ace
- The Obvious Child
- The Only Living Boy In New York
- The Werewolf
- Think Too Much A
- Think Too Much B
- Trailways Bus
- Train In The Distance
- Under African Skies
- Was A Sunny Day
- Wednesday Morning 3 Am
- Youre Kind
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Words & music By Paul Simon 1981
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F | |C |
If you want to write a song about the moon
Dm F7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) |
Walk along the craters of the afternoon
F C6/E
When the shadows are deep
|A7 Dm|
And the light is alien
Bb |Eb Edim
And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement
|F |C
And you want to write a song about the moon
C#dim |Dm7 F7 |Bb
You want to write a spiritual tune
Bdim |F Am/E |
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A |G7
Yeah, yeah, presto
C7sus4 |F
Song about the moon
| Bb/F F| | Bb/F
Mmm---------------------
F | |C |
If you want to write a song about the heart
Dm F7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) |
Think about the moon before you start
F C6/E |A7 Dm|
'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight
Bb |Eb Edim
And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night
|F |C C#dim|
So if you want to write a song about the heart
Dm7 F7 |Bb
And its ever longing for a counterpart
Bdim |F Am/E |
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A |
Yeah, yeah,
G7 |C7sus4 |F Bb/F F| Bb/F F|
Write a song about the moon
Dm7 Fmaj7/C
The laughing boy
|Abmaj9 D7
He laughed so hard
|Gm D7 |Gm |
He fell down from his place
Dm7 |Fmaj7/C
The laughing girl
|Bbmaj7 A7
She laughed so hard
|Dm G9 |C9 |
The tears rolled down her face, whoa
F | Bb/F
Hey Songwriter
F Bb/F F |Bb/F F|
If you want to write a song about a face
F |C |
Think about a photograph
Dm F7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) |
That you really can't remember But you can't erase
F C6/E |A7 Dm|
Wash your hands in dreams and lightning
Bb |Eb Edim
Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening
|F |C C#dim
If you want to write a song About a face
|Dm7 F7 |Bb
If you want to write a song about the human race
Bdim |F Am/E |
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A |
Yeah, yeah,
G7 |C7sus4 |F C|C#dim Dm|
Write a song about the moon
F7 Bb |Bbm |F |C
Oh, if you want to write a song about the moon
C#dim |Dm7 F7 |Bb Bdim
You want to write a spirituaI tune
F Am/E |
nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
|G7
Then do it
C7sus4 |F
Write a song about the moon
| Bb/F F| | Bb/F F|
Mmm-----------------
Repeat and fade:
F | Bb/F F| | Bb/F F|
Mmm------------------
F | Bb/F F| | Bb/F
Mmm---------------------
F | |C |
If you want to write a song about the moon
Dm F7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) |
Walk along the craters of the afternoon
F C6/E
When the shadows are deep
|A7 Dm|
And the light is alien
Bb |Eb Edim
And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement
|F |C
And you want to write a song about the moon
C#dim |Dm7 F7 |Bb
You want to write a spiritual tune
Bdim |F Am/E |
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A |G7
Yeah, yeah, presto
C7sus4 |F
Song about the moon
| Bb/F F| | Bb/F
Mmm---------------------
F | |C |
If you want to write a song about the heart
Dm F7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) |
Think about the moon before you start
F C6/E |A7 Dm|
'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight
Bb |Eb Edim
And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night
|F |C C#dim|
So if you want to write a song about the heart
Dm7 F7 |Bb
And its ever longing for a counterpart
Bdim |F Am/E |
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A |
Yeah, yeah,
G7 |C7sus4 |F Bb/F F| Bb/F F|
Write a song about the moon
Dm7 Fmaj7/C
The laughing boy
|Abmaj9 D7
He laughed so hard
|Gm D7 |Gm |
He fell down from his place
Dm7 |Fmaj7/C
The laughing girl
|Bbmaj7 A7
She laughed so hard
|Dm G9 |C9 |
The tears rolled down her face, whoa
F | Bb/F
Hey Songwriter
F Bb/F F |Bb/F F|
If you want to write a song about a face
F |C |
Think about a photograph
Dm F7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) |
That you really can't remember But you can't erase
F C6/E |A7 Dm|
Wash your hands in dreams and lightning
Bb |Eb Edim
Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening
|F |C C#dim
If you want to write a song About a face
|Dm7 F7 |Bb
If you want to write a song about the human race
Bdim |F Am/E |
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A |
Yeah, yeah,
G7 |C7sus4 |F C|C#dim Dm|
Write a song about the moon
F7 Bb |Bbm |F |C
Oh, if you want to write a song about the moon
C#dim |Dm7 F7 |Bb Bdim
You want to write a spirituaI tune
F Am/E |
nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
|G7
Then do it
C7sus4 |F
Write a song about the moon
| Bb/F F| | Bb/F F|
Mmm-----------------
Repeat and fade:
F | Bb/F F| | Bb/F F|
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