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A Poem On The Underground Wall by Simon And Garfunkel
A Poem On The Underground Wall
Capo 7th fret.
2/4 time (mostly).
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Mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm The
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last train is nearly due The underground is closing soon And
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in the dark deserted station Restless in anticipation A
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man waits in the shadows
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His restless eyes leap and scratch At
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all that they can touch or catch And hidden deep within his pocket
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Safe within its silent socket He holds a colored crayon
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Now
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from the tunnel's stony womb The carriage rides to meet the groom And
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opens wide its welcome doors But he hesitates then withdraws
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Deeper in the shadows
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And the
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train is gone suddenly On
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wheels spinning silently Like a
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gently tapping litany And he
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holds his crayon rosary Tighter in his
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hand Now
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from his pocket quick he flashes The crayon on the wall he slashes
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Deep upon the advertising, A single worded poem comprising
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Four letters And his
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heart is laughing screaming pounding The poem across the tracks rebounding
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Shadowed by the exit light His legs take their ascending flight To
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seek the breast of darkness and be suckled by the night
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version 2
CAPO 7 (to be in key with the PSRAT album version) or
CAPO 6 (to be in key with e.g. the live version on "The Essential S&G")
Chord diagrams:
C: X-3-2-0-1-0
C/B: X-2-0-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/B: 2-0-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D: X-X-0-2-3-2
Am: X-0-2-2-1-0
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Intro: C - C/B - G - G - G/F# - Em
C C/B G G G/F# Em
The last train is nearly due, the underground is closing soon,
C C/B G G G/F# Em
And in the dark deserted station, restless in anticipation,
C C/B G G - G/F# - Em
A man waits in the shadows.
C C/B G G G/F# Em
His restless eyes leap and scratch, at all that they can touch or catch,
C C/B G G G/F# Em
And hidden deep within his pocket, safe within his silent socket,
C C/B G G - G/F# - Em
He holds a coloured crayon.
C C/B G G G/F# Em
Now from the tunnel's stony womb, the carriage rides to meet the groom,
C C/B G G G/F# Em
And opens wide and welcome doors, but he hesitates, then withdraws
C C/B G Em
Deeper in the shadows.
Em D
And the train is gone suddenly, on wheels clicking silently
C Am Em Am
Like a gently tapping litany, and he holds his crayon rosary
C G Em
Tighter in his hand.
C C/B G G G/F# Em
Now from his pocket quick he flashes, the crayon on the wall he slashes,
C C/B G G G/F# Em
Deep upon the advertising, a single-worded poem comprised of
C C/B G G - G/F# - Em
Four letters.
C C/B G
And his heart is laughing, screaming, pounding,
G G/F# Em
The poem across the tracks rebounding,
C C/B G G G/F# Em
Shadowed by the exit light, his legs take their ascending flight
C C/B G G/F# C G
To seek the breast of darkness and be suckled by the night.
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