Paul Simon nació en Newark (New Jersey) el 13 de octubre de 1941.
A los 9 años coincidió en la escuela con Art Garfunkel, con el que formaría uno de los dúos musicales más importantes de la historia. En 1957 graban un sencillo, con el nombre de Tom y Jerry (Paul Simon era Jerry), titulado "Hey, Schoolgirl!" y consiguieron colocarse entre los 100 primeros de la lista Billboard. Pero no lograron reeditar este éxito y el dúo se deshizo.
Paul Simon prosigue su carrera más adelante en solitario bajo el seudónimo de Jerry Landis.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Artist: Paul Simon Song: The Only Living Boy In New York (live and acoustic) Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASrh5n0WEXI Transcription: SCA, [email protected]
Note: The horizontal lines are there to help you with the timing. Watch the video in the link above. He doesn't play 'Esus4'. It's optional.
Tuning: standard Capo: 3rd fret (in some versions 4th fret)
Verse: GC Tom, get your plane right on time GC * I know your part'll go fine G |CC/BAmAm/G| Fly down to Mexico D/F#C Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am |GCC/BAm7| G The only living boy in New York
Verse: GC I get the news I need from the weather report GC I can gather all the news I need from the weather report G |CC/BAmAm/G | Hey, I've got nothing to do to-day but smile D/F#C Do-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da-n here I am |GC | The only living boy in New York
Break: |EEsus4E| |AmD7/F#| Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know GC Where, and we don't know where
Verse: GC Tom, get your plane right on time GC I know that you've been eager to fly now G |CC/BAmAm/G| Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now, D/F#C Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-do like it shines on me |GC| G The only living boy in New York |GC| G The only living boy in New York
Ending: GC A ha a ha a ah ah aha ah ah ah GC A ha a ha a ah ah aha ah ah ah G |CC/BAmAm/G| A ha a ha a ah ah aha ah ah ah D/F#C A ha a ha a ah ah aha ah ah ah |GC| G A ha here I am |GC| G A ha here I am
Note II: He often does hammer-ons and pull-offs, for example where the star sign is he does something like this: * e-|--0-0---0-----0---0-------| B-|--1-1---1-----1---1-------| G-|--0-0---0h2p0-0---0-------| D-|--2-0h2-0-----0h2-2-------| A-|--3-3---3-----3---3-------| E-|--------------------------|
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