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Graceland

Paul Simon
Capo: 2nd fret
Play: D
Key: E
 
For chords in original key, transpose +2.
 
[Chorus]
[
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----------------|
B|----------4-4p2-2|
G|---------------4-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[[[[[[[[[[
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--7----5--4-4p2-2|
G|--2--0--4-------|--2-0-----4-4p2-2|--2--0--4-------|-7----5----------|
D|--4--2--5-------|4-----4--------4-|--4--2--5-------|7----5-----------|
A|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
CHORDS rhythm guitar (no capo - transpose +2)
E x-x-9-9-9-x
Em/D x-x-0-4-5-3 F#m/E x-x-11-11-10-x
G/D x-x-0-0-0-x A x-x-11-9-10-x
Em x-x-2-0-0-x C#m x-x-11-9-9-x
B x-x-9-8-7-7
 
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[Intro]
| D | % | % | % |
| D | % | % | % |
 
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| Em/D G | G | Bm | % |
| A | % | D | % |
 
[Verse 1]
The Mississippi Delta was shining
Like a National guitar
I am following the river down the highway
Page 6/30
Through the cradle of the Civil War
 
[Chorus]
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland
Memphis Tennessee
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I'm going to Graceland
Poor boys and Pilgrims with families
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And we are going to Graceland
My traveling companion is nine years old
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He is the child of my first marriage
But I've reason to be-lieve
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We both will be received in Graceland
 
[Verse 2]
| D | % | Em/D D
She comes back to tell me she's gone
As if I didn't know that
As if I didn't know my own bed
As if I'd never noticed
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
 
[Pre-Chorus]
And she said losing love is like a window in your heart
Everybody sees you're blown apart
Everybody sees the wind blow
 
[Chorus]
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland
Memphis Tennessee
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I'm going to Graceland
Poor boys and Pilgrims with families
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And we are going to Graceland
And my traveling companions are ghosts and empty sockets
Page 7/30
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I'm lookin' at ghosts and empties
But I've reason to be-lieve
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We all will be received in Graceland
 
[Verse 3]
| D | % | Em/D D
There is a girl in New York City
Who calls herself the human trampoline
And sometimes when I'm falling, flying or tumbling in turmoil I say
"Woah, so this is what she means"
She means we're bouncing into Graceland
 
[Pre-Chorus]
And I see losing love is like a window in your heart
Well everybody sees you're blown apart
Everybody feels the wind blow, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
 
[Chorus]
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland
Memphis Tennessee
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I'm going to Graceland
For reasons I cannot ex-plain
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There's some part of me wants to see Graceland
And I may be obliged to de-fend
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Every love, every ending or maybe there's no obli-gations now
MAybe I've reason to be-lieve
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We all will be received in Graceland
 
[Verse]
| D | % | % | % |
| G | % | Bm | % |
| A | % |
Oh, oh, oh, oh
 
[Outro]
In Graceland, Graceland, Graceland
Page 8/30
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I'm going to Graceland
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[Instrumental]
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[Instrumental]
 
(repeat and fade)