Lyrics
Man y’s the (F)time (C)I’ve been (C)mis tak
en I and have a (E7)man y times con fused.
I Yes, and I’ve (C)of ten felt for sak
en (Bdim)and (Am)cer tain (E)ly mis used.
Oh, but I’m (G)al
al right, it’s I’m (F)al
(C)right, I’m just (G#dim)wea ry so to my bones.
Still, you don’t ex pect to be (C)bright (G)and bon
vi (G)vant (C)so (F)far (C)a (G)way from home,
(Dm)so (C)far a (G)way from (C)home.
I don’t know a (F)soul (C)who’s not (C)been bat
tered, I don’t have a (E7)friend who feels at ease.
I don’t know a (C)dream that’s not been shat
tered (Bdim)or (Am)driv en (E)to its knees.
Oh, but it’s (G)al
right, right, it’s I’m (F)al
(C)right, for we (G#dim)lived ry so well so long.
Still, you when I think of the (C)road (G)we’re trav
’ling (G)on, (C)I (F)won (C)der (G)what’s gone wrong.
(Dm)so (C)far a (G)way from (C)home.
I don’t know a
I can’t help it, I (C)won der
what’s gone (C)wrong.
And I dreamed I was (C)dy ing,
I dreamed that my soul rose
un ex (Am)pect ed ly,
and look ing back (G)down at me, smiled re as (C)sur ing (G)ly.
And I dreamed I was (C)fly ing,
and high up a bove my
eyes could (Am)clear ly see
the Sta tue of (G)Lib er ty sail ing a (C)way to sea,
and I dreamed I was (C)fly ing.
We come on the (F)ship (C)they call (C)the May (G)flow’r,
we come on the (Am)ship that sailed the moon.
We (C)come in the (F)ag (C)e’s (G)most (C)un cer tain (C)hours (Bdim)and (Am)sing an A (E)mer i can tune.
(C9)Oh, and it’s (F)al right,
it’s (F)al (C)right, it’s (G)al (C)right.
You can’t (F)be for (G)ev er blessed.
Still, to (G)mor row’s goin’ to be an (C)oth (G)er work
ing (G)day, (C)and I’m (F)try ing (C)to get some rest.
That’s (Dm)all, I’m (C)try ing
to get some (C)rest.
American Tune by Paul Simon
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Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 80 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.