Hurricane Eye (Paul Simon) - [4/4], Key = D
Intro: | D | % ||: D | A :|| A7 D |
Sect 1: | D | G | D | A D | D | A | D | A D | D | G | D | A D |
Sect 2: [6/8] | D | Em | A7 | G D |
| D | Em | A7 | G D |
| D | % | G | % | A | % |
| D | % | G | A | D | Bm | G | A | D | % |
[4/4] | D | A7 | D | A7 D |
Sect 2.1: [6/8] | D | Em | A7 | G D |
| D | Em | A7 | G D |
| D | % | G | % | A | % | D | % |
[7/8] ||: E :|| x 16
Sect 3: [6/8] ||: D | C G | G / / / / A | D :|| x5
Sect 4: [2/2] ||: D | C G / / | G / / A | D :|| x4 end on D
Note: This song changes time signatures a quite a bit. Unless explicitly noted, the chart is in [4/4].
I've noted below when a time signature change occurs.
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Intro: | D | % ||: D | A :|| A7 D |
Section 1:
D G
Tell us all a story about how it used to be
D A D
Make it up and then write it down just like history
A
About Goldilocks and the three bears nature in the crosshairs
D A D
And how we all ascended from the deep green sea
G
When it’s not too hot, not too cold, not too meek, not too bold
D A D
Where it’s just right and you have sunlight
Section 2: [6/8]
D Em A7
Then we’re home
G D
Finally home
Em A7 G
Home in the land of the homeless, finally home
D G A
Oh, what are we going to do?
D
I never did a thing to you
G A D Bm
Time peaceful as a hurricane eye
G A D
Peaceful as a hurricane eye
Section 1: [4/4]
D G
A history of whispers, a shadow of a horse
D A D
Faces painted black in sorrow and remorse
D A
White cloud, black crow, crucifix and arrow
D
The oldest silence speaks the loudest
A D G
Under the deep green sea, when speech becomes a crime
D A D
Silence leads the spirit over the bridge of time
Section 2.1:
[6/8] | D | Em |
A7 G D Em
Over the bridge of time, I’m walking with my family
A G
And the road begins to climb
D G
And then it’s, oh, Lord, how we going to pray
A D
With crazy angel voices all night
[7/8] E
Until it’s a new day
E
Peaceful as a hurricane
E
Peaceful as a hurricane
E
Peaceful as a hurricane eye
E
Peaceful as a hurricane
E
Peaceful as a hurricane
E
Peaceful as a hurricane eye
E
Peaceful as a hurricane eye
Section 3:
[6/8]
D C G
You want to be leader? You want to change the game?
A D
Turn your back on money, walk away from fame
D C G
You want to be a missionary? You got that missionary zeal?
A D
Let a stranger change your life. How’s that make you feel?
D C G
You want to be a writer, but you don’t know how or when
A D
Find a quiet place, use a humble pen
Section 4:
[2/2]
D
You want to talk, talk, talk about it
C G
All night squawk about
A D
The ocean and the atmosphere
C G
Well, I’ve been away for a long time
A D
And it looks like a mess a-round here
C G
And I’ll be away for a long time
A D
So here’s how the story goes
C G
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
A D
She was baking a cinnamon pie
C G
She fell asleep in a washing machine
A D
Woke up in a hurricane eye