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Cecilia by Paul Simon
Cecilia
CHORUS:
C F C
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
F C G
You're shaking my confidence daily
C F C
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
F C G
I'm begging you please to come home
G
Come on home
CHORUS
C F C G
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
G
Up in my bedroom
C F C
This is how it's done in the version I have. Any other version
would be the same pattern just a different key. Input welcome
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I got up to wash my face
F C
When I come back to bed
G C
Someone's taken my place ...CHORUS
C F C F C G
Bo po bo bo ...
C F C F
Jubilation, she loves me again
C F G
I fall on the floor and I laughing
C F C F
Jubilation, she loves me again
C F G
I fall on the floor and I laughing
C F C F C F G
Wo ho oooh .
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version 2
CHORUS:
G C G
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
C G D
You're shaking my confidence daily
C G C G
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
C G D
I'm begging you please to come home
G
Come on home
CHORUS
G C G
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
G D C
Up in my bedroom
C G
I got up to wash my face
C
When I come back to bed
C G
Someone's taken my place ...CHORUS
G C G C G D
Bo po bo bo ...
C G C G
Jubilation, she loves me again
C G D
I fall on the floor and I laughing
C G C G
Jubilation, she loves me again
C G D
I fall on the floor and I laughing
C G C G C G D
Wo ho oooh ...
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version 3
C = x32010 G = 320003 G/F# = 2xxxxx
C/B = x2xxxx D = xx0232 G/E = 0xxxxx
C/A = x0xx1x C/G = 3x2013
[N.B. For the Simon & Garfunkel album version, use a
Capo at the 4th fret, and then tune up slightly sharp
to match the recording. Miss out the intro, and also
the descending bass notes.]
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[Live intro]
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
| /___/ /___/ / / | /___/ /___/ / / |
C C/B C/A G G G/F# G/E D
| /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ | / / / / |
[Chorus 1]
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
Ce------------lia, you're break - ing my heart,
C C/B C/A G D
You're shak - ing my confidence daily,
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
Woh, Ce - ci-------------lia, I'm down on my knees,
C C/B C/A G D
I'm begg - ing you, please, to come home!
[Chorus 2]
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
Aw, Ce------------lia, you're break - ing my heart,
C C/B C/A G D
You're shak - ing my confidence daily,
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
Woh, Ce - ci-------------lia, I'm down on my knees,
C C/B C/A G D G
I'm begg - ing you, please, to come home, come on home!
[Verse 1]
G C/G G
Making love in the after - noon, to Cecilia,
C/G G D G C/G G
Up in my bed - room, I got up, to wash my face,
(Making love----!)
G C/G G D G
When I come back to bed some - one's taken my place!
[Chorus]
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
Ce------------lia, you're break - ing my heart,
C C/B C/A G D
You're shak - ing my confidence daily,
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
Woh, Ce - ci-------------lia, I'm down on my knees,
C C/B C/A G D G
I'm begg - ing you, please, to come home, come on home!
[Link]
C/G G
Poh - poh! Poh, poh, poh!
C/G G D
Poh - poh! Poh, poh, poh - poh! Poh---poh!
[Instrumental bridge]
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/G G
||: /___/ /___/ / / | /___/ /___/ / / |
C C/B C/A G G G/F# G/E
| /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ |
D
Pick it up, pick it up!
| / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 2]
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
Jubi - la-------------tion, she loves me a - gain,
C C/B C/A G D
I fall on the floor, and I'm laughing,
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
Jubi - la-------------tion, she loves me a - gain,
C C/B C/A G D
I fall on the floor, and I'm laughing,
[Coda]
C C/B C/A G C C/B C/A G
||: Oh - oh, woh--------------oh! Oh, oh - oh, oh - oh!
C C/B C/A G D
Oh, oh - woh, oh - oh! Oh -oh, oh, oh! :|| [x2]
[Suggestion for ending, gradually slow beat down]
C C/B C/A G
Woh, Ce - ci-----------------lia-------!
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