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Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

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Paul Simon

Version
studio
published by
rainbow
Tone
A-
A+
Slide
A -> La
Video
[Capo on 2]
Chords
	 
[Intro]
G C G D (6x)
[Verse]
G
The mama pajama rolled out of bed,
C
and she ran to the police station
D
When the papa found out, he began to shout,
G
and he started the investigation
D
It's against the law;
G
it was against the law
D
What the mama saw;
G
it was against the law
G
The mama looked down and spit on the ground,
C
every time my name gets mentioned
D
The papa said oy, if I get that boy,
G
I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention
[Chorus]
C
Well I'm on my way;
G
I don't know where I'm going
C G
I'm on my way, I'm taking my time;
A7 D
but I don't know where
C F G
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
G F
Seeing me and Julio,
C D G C G D
down by the schoolyard
G F
Seeing me and Julio,
C D G C G D
down by the schoolyard
[Instrumental]
C G C G A7 D C F G G F C D G G F C D G
[Verse]
G
Whoa, in a couple of days, they come and take me away,
C
but the press let the story leak
D
Now when the radical priest, come to get me released,
G
we was all on the cover of Newsweek
[Chorus]
C
Well I'm on my way;
G
I don't know where I'm going
C G
I'm on my way, I'm taking my time;
A7 D
but I don't know where
C F G
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
G F
Seeing me and Julio,
C D G C G D
down by the schoolyard
G F
Seeing me and Julio,
C D G C G D
down by the schoolyard
G F
Seeing me and Julio,
C D G C G D
down by the schoolyard
[Outro]
G C G D