Biography:
Simon Joyner (born 1971) is an American singer-songwriter. As well as his solo work, he has collaborated with a number of artists including John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats.
Joyner was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but lived in Omaha, Nebraska most of his life. The geography, mythology, and personal connection to both the South and the Midwest act as shadow characters throughout his large body of work–swallowing some characters, emboldening others, always reminding us that place is much more than mere scenery.
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Fools Gold on Main Street by Simon Joyner
CHORDS USED: EADGbe
C/G: 332010
F: 133211
G: 32000x
Em: 02200x
Intro bit
e|--------------------------1--|
b|---------------0----0h1---1--|
G|---------------2----2-----2--|
D|---0h2----3------------------|
A|3----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
then it goes straight into it- listen to how he plays the C/G chord in the song (3rd
fret on A string then 3rd fret on the E string)
C/G F C/G
Fool's gold on Main St. from stop signs to dangling telephones
C/G F G
Children delivering newspapers, all the grotesque and the hum-drum
F C/G Em F
I used not to worry but now it's all I do
F C/G Em F
I used to be in a hurry but now I'm dragging both my boots
F G F*
Wondering how to get from Main to Meadoooooooooooooow
*With that F chord it goes something like (it can be played in a couple variations
different from this one):
F C/G F C/G(back to the verse)
e|---------------------------------------|
b|---0-0h1p0------------------0-0h1p0----|
G|2--2-2-----0-------------2--2-2-----0--|
D|3----------2----0--0h2p0-3----------2--|
A|3------------------------3----------3--|
E|---------------------------------------|
Listen to the song to get this bit right
C/G F C/G
From fisherman to fish to butcher, the struggle is never ending
C/G F G F
You can put your life down on paper but it's not the same as swimming
C/G Em F
I dropped a hint and you were kind enough to retrieve it
F C/G Em F
You asked me where the trouble was and you were sweet enough to believe it
G F*
But it was such a sad lie I had to whisper
C/G F C/G
What happened to Blake and Eric, Douglas, Phil and Amanda?
C/G F G F
What happened to Jennifer the Great, who loved me before anyone?
C/G Em F
They're flying into the ground or walking high around my city
C/G Em F
While my head is just some town you wouldn't want to visit
G F*
It's crowded and the people all look ghostly
C/G F C/G
Fool's gold on Main St., shuffling through orphan trash
C/G F G
The birds search for the sun at their feet in every crumb of shattered glass
F C/G Em F
I slipped on holy blinders as if I could turn my body in
C/G Em F
If I'm guilty when I despair, will hope make me innocent again
G F*
Or will it only get me through this winter?
C/G F C/G
There are neon invitations where shameless billboards babble
F G
You belong to nothing at all now since your pockets have unraveled
F C/G Em F
Your soul is just a drop of the dream we collected with pans in the stream
C/G Em F
The streets of heaven are lined with it and the streets of heaven are clean
G F*
But everything you'll ever touch is dirty
Keep on playing the F to C/G chord progression and end on C/G
CHORDS USED: EADGbe
C/G: 332010
F: 133211
G: 32000x
Em: 02200x
Intro bit
e|--------------------------1--|
b|---------------0----0h1---1--|
G|---------------2----2-----2--|
D|---0h2----3------------------|
A|3----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
then it goes straight into it- listen to how he plays the C/G chord in the song (3rd
fret on A string then 3rd fret on the E string)
C/G F C/G
Fool's gold on Main St. from stop signs to dangling telephones
C/G F G
Children delivering newspapers, all the grotesque and the hum-drum
F C/G Em F
I used not to worry but now it's all I do
F C/G Em F
I used to be in a hurry but now I'm dragging both my boots
F G F*
Wondering how to get from Main to Meadoooooooooooooow
*With that F chord it goes something like (it can be played in a couple variations
different from this one):
F C/G F C/G(back to the verse)
e|---------------------------------------|
b|---0-0h1p0------------------0-0h1p0----|
G|2--2-2-----0-------------2--2-2-----0--|
D|3----------2----0--0h2p0-3----------2--|
A|3------------------------3----------3--|
E|---------------------------------------|
Listen to the song to get this bit right
C/G F C/G
From fisherman to fish to butcher, the struggle is never ending
C/G F G F
You can put your life down on paper but it's not the same as swimming
C/G Em F
I dropped a hint and you were kind enough to retrieve it
F C/G Em F
You asked me where the trouble was and you were sweet enough to believe it
G F*
But it was such a sad lie I had to whisper
C/G F C/G
What happened to Blake and Eric, Douglas, Phil and Amanda?
C/G F G F
What happened to Jennifer the Great, who loved me before anyone?
C/G Em F
They're flying into the ground or walking high around my city
C/G Em F
While my head is just some town you wouldn't want to visit
G F*
It's crowded and the people all look ghostly
C/G F C/G
Fool's gold on Main St., shuffling through orphan trash
C/G F G
The birds search for the sun at their feet in every crumb of shattered glass
F C/G Em F
I slipped on holy blinders as if I could turn my body in
C/G Em F
If I'm guilty when I despair, will hope make me innocent again
G F*
Or will it only get me through this winter?
C/G F C/G
There are neon invitations where shameless billboards babble
F G
You belong to nothing at all now since your pockets have unraveled
F C/G Em F
Your soul is just a drop of the dream we collected with pans in the stream
C/G Em F
The streets of heaven are lined with it and the streets of heaven are clean
G F*
But everything you'll ever touch is dirty
Keep on playing the F to C/G chord progression and end on C/G
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