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Graceland by Paul Simon
Graceland
[Intro] (x4)
E
[Verse]
E
The Mississippi Delta was shining
A
Like a National guitar
C#m
I am following the river
Down the highway
B
Through the cradle of the civil war
[Hook] (x2)
A E
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland
B
In Memphis Tennessee
A E D A
I'm going to Graceland
E
Poor boys and Pilgrims with families
B A E D
And we are going to Graceland
A E B
My traveling companion is nine years old
A E D
He is the child of mv first marriage
A E
But I've reason to believe
B A E D AE
We both will be received In Graceland
She comes back to tell me she's gone
A
As if I didn't know that
C#m
As if I didn't know my own bed
B
As if I'd never noticed
E
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
And she said losing love
Is like a window in your heart
C#m
Everybody sees you're blown apart
B
Everybody sees the wind blow
[Verse]
E
In Graceland, in Graceland
B A E D
I'm going to Graceland
A E
For reasons I cannot explain
B A
There's some part of me wants to see
E
Graceland
D A E
And I may be obliged to defend
B
Every love, every ending
A E D
Or maybe there's no obligations now
A E
Maybe I've a reason to believe
B
We all will be received
A E
In Graceland
[Outro] (x2)
E B A E D A
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version 2
Capo II
[Intro]
D G Bm A D
[Verse]
D
The Mississippi Delta was shining
G
Like a National guitar
Bm
I am following the river
Down the highway
A
Through the cradle of the civil war
[Refrain]
G D
I'm going to Graceland
Graceland
A
In Memphis Tennessee
G D D C G
I'm going to Graceland
D
Poorboys and Pilgrims with families
A G D D C G
And we are going to Graceland
D A
My traveling companion is nine years old
G D D C G
He is the child of my first marriage
D
But I've reason to believe
A G
We both will be received
D D C G
In Graceland
D
[Verse]
D
She comes back to tell me she's gone
G
As if I didn't know that
Bm
As if I didn't know my own bed
A
As if I'd never noticed
D
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
And she said losing love
G
Is like a window in your heart
Bm G
Everybody sees you're blown apart
A
Everybody sees the wind blow
[Chorus]
G D
I'm going to Graceland
A
Memphis Tennessee
G D D C G
I'm going to Graceland
D
Poorboys and Pilgrims with families
A G D D C G
And we are going to Graceland
D
And my traveling companions
G
Are ghosts and empty sockets
D D C G
I'm looking at ghosts and empties
D
But I've reason to believe
A G
We all will be received
D D C G
In Graceland
D
[Verse]
D
There is a girl in New York City
G
Who calls herself the human trampoline
Bm
And sometimes when I'm falling, flying
Or tumbling in turmoil I say
A
WOh, so this is what she means
D
She means we're bouncing into Graceland
And I see losing love
G
Is like a window in your heart
Bm
Everybody sees you're blown apart
A
Everybody feels the wind blow
[Chorus]
D D C G
Oooo in Graceland, in Graceland
D D C G
I'm going to Graceland
D
For reasons I cannot explain
A G
There's some part of me wants to see
D D C G
Graceland
D
And I may be obliged to defend
G
Every love, every ending
D D C G
Or maybe there's no obligations now
D
Maybe I've a reason to believe
A G
We all will be received
D D C G
In Graceland
D G Bm A D . . .
* Alternate:
open
D = E
G = A
Bm = C#m
A = B
C = D
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version 3
Capo 2
D ...
G Bm A D
D G
The Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar
Bm A
I am following the river down the highway through the cradle of the civil war
G D D A G
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee
D C G
I'm going to Graceland
D A G D C G
Poorboys and pilgrims with families, and we are going to Graceland
D D A G D C G
My traveling companion is nine years old, he is the child of my first marriage
D D A G
But I've reason to believe we both will be received
D C G
In Graceland
D ...
G
She comes back to tell me she's gone; as if I didn't know that
Bm A
As if I didn't know my own bed; as if I'd never noticed
D
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
G
And she said losing love is like a window in your heart
Bm A
Everybody sees you're blown apart, everybody sees the wind blow
G D D A G
I'm going to Graceland, Memphis Tennessee
D C G
I'm going to Graceland
D A G D C G
Poorboys and pilgrims with families, and we are going to Graceland
D D A G
And my traveling companions are ghosts and empty sockets
D C G
I'm looking at ghosts and empties
D D A G
But I've reason to believe we all will be received
D C G
In Graceland
D ...
G
There is a girl in New York City who calls herself the human trampoline
Bm
And sometimes when I'm falling, flying, or tumbling in turmoil I say
A D
Whoa, so this is what she means: she means we're bouncing into Graceland
G
And I see losing love is like a window in your heart
Bm A
Everybody sees you're blown apart; everybody feels the wind blow
D D A G D C G
Ooooo in Graceland, in Graceland, ... I'm going to Graceland
D
For reasons I cannot explain
A G D C G
There's some part of me wants to see Graceland
D D A G
And I may be obliged to defend every love, every ending
D C G
Or maybe there's no obligations now
D D A G D C G
Maybe I've a reason to believe we all will be received in Graceland
D G Bm A
Oooh.....
A D D A G D C G
Whoa... in Graceland, in Graceland, in Graceland, ... I'm going to Graceland
( D D A G ) x repeat / fade
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version 4
[Intro]
e|---------|--------------|
B|---9-----|--9--10--9----|
G|---9-----|--9--9---9----|
D|---9-----|--9--9---9----|
A|--/7-----|--7--7---7----|
E|---------|--------------|
[Verse]
e|---------5-----4-----7---|
B|---9-----5-----5-----6---|
G|---9-----6-----6-----8---|
D|---9-----7-----6-----9---|
A|---7-----7-----4-----9---|
E|---0-----5-----------7---|
E A Dbm B
Play verse once without lyrics
The Mississippi Delta was
E
shining like a National guitar.
A
I am following the river down the
Dbm
Highway through the cradle of the Civil war
B
[Chorus]
e|--------------|------------------------------|
B|--2-2-p0---0--|--0-------0--0----------------|
G|--2-2----2-0--|--1--2--1-1--1----------------|
D|--2-2------2--|--2--4--2-2--2----------------|
A|--0-0------2--|----------2--0----------------|
E|-----------0--|----------0--0--0--3--2--0--2-|
pickup: A Em EM E B
e|--------------|--------------------4-----2---| (play pickup again
B|--2-2-p0---0--|--0-------0--0----5-----4-----| before going back
G|--2-2----2-0--|--1--2--1-1--1--4-----4-------| to the verse)
D|--2-2------2--|--2--4--2-2--2----------------|
A|--0-0------2--|----------2--0----------------|
E|-----------0--|----------0--0----------------|
A Em EM E B
I'm going to Graceland. Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee,
I'm going to Gracland.
Poor boys and pilgrims with families
and we are going to Graceland.
My traveling companion is nine years old
He is the child of my first marriage,
But I've reason to believe we both will be received
In Graceland
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
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version 5
Intro:
E -
F#m11/E - E - F#m11/E - E -
F#m11/E - A - C#m -
B - E -
F#m11/E E
The Missis - sippi Delta
A (A)
was shining like a National gui - tar
C#m
I am following the river, down the highway,
B (B)
through the cradle of the civil war
Chorus:
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland, In Memphis Tennessee
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
I'm going to Graceland,
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
Poor boys and Pilgrims with families and
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
we are going to Graceland
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
My traveling companion is nine years old
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
He is the child of my first marriage
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
But I've reason to believe we both will be received
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
In Graceland
e|---------/
B|2--2p0---/
G|2--2p0--1/
D|--------2/
A|---------/
E|---------/
E F#m11/E E (E) - F#m11/E
She comes back to tell me she's gone
A (E) C#m (C#m)
As if I didn't know that, - As if I didn't know my own bed
B (B) E
As if I'd never noticed, - The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
(E) A (A)
And she said losing love is like a window in your heart
C#m (C#m) - C#sus2
Everybody sees you're blown apart
B (B)
Everybody sees the wind blow
Chorus:
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland, In Memphis Tennessee
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
I'm going to Graceland,
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
Poor boys and Pilgrims with families and
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
we are going to Graceland
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
And my traveling companions are ghosts and empty sockets
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
I'm looking at ghosts and empties
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
But I've reason to believe we both will be received
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
In Graceland
e|---------/
B|2--2p0---/
G|2--2p0--1/
D|--------2/
A|---------/
E|---------/
E - F#m11/E E
There is a girl in New York City, -
(E) A (A)
Who calls herself the human trampo - line
C#m (C#m)
And sometimes when I'm falling, flying, or tumbling in turmoil I say
B
Wow, so this is what she means
E
She means we're bouncing into Graceland
(E) A
And I see losing love is like a window in your heart
C#m (C#m) - C#sus2
Everybody sees you're blown apart
B
Everybody feels the wind blow, oooeeh
Chorus:
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
In Graceland, Graceland,
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
I'm going to Graceland,
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
For reasons I cannot explain there's some part of me wants
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
to see Graceland
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
And I may be obliged to defend every love, every ending
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
Or maybe there's no obligations now
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
4 Maybe I've a reason to believe we all will be received
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
In Graceland
e|---------/
B|2--2p0---/
G|2--2p0--1/
D|--------2/
A|---------/
E|---------/
Outro:
E A
hoeoe - oeoe -
C#m B
Oeoe - oeoe - oeoe, Whoow
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
In Graceland, Graceland, Graceland
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
I'm going to Graceland, start fading
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
Mmm Mm Mm
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
Mmm Mm Mm
4 Mmm Mm Mm
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
e|-----------/---------/------------/---------------/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/------------/---0-----------/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1------/1--0----2-1----/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2------/2-------4-2--4-/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2------/-------------6-/
E|-----------/---------/------------/-------------7-/
Mmm Mm Mm
e|-----------/---------/----------/----4------2--/
B|2--2p0-----/0--------/----------/--5------3----/
G|2--2p0--1--/0---1----/1----1----/4------2------/
D|--------2--/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
A|-----------/----2----/2----2----/--------------/
E|-----------/---------/----------/--------------/
//
E 022100
F#m11/E 022222
A x02220
C#m x4665x
B x24432
C#sus2 x46644
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version 6
Tuning: Standard (Capo 2nd Fret)
Intro: (0:00) (repeat many [16] times)
D
e||--2----2----2----2--||
B||*-3----3----3----3-*||
G||--2----2----2----2--||
D||--0----0----0----0--||
A||*------------------*||
E||--------------------||
(0:16)--At this point he does a jump from the D to a Em7/D? chord and back (repeated twice)
D G G D
e||---2--3--3--2---||
B||*--3--5--5--3--*||
G||---2--4--4--2---||
D||---0--0--0--0---||
A||*--------------*||
E||----------------||
Intro/Verse Pattern:
(0:24)--Chords noted are strummed by a second guitar (Are still relative to capo)
G Bm
e||--3-----------|--3-----------|--2~----------|-------------|
B||-----3--0--3~-|-----3--0--3--|--------------|-------------|
G||--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
D||--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
A||--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
E||--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
A D
e|--5-----------|--5-----------|--------------|-------------||
B|-----5-----5--|-----5-----5--|--3~---3~-----|-------------||
G|--------6-----|--------6-----|--------------|-------------||
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------||
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------||
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------||
Verse: (0:40 (Chords & Lyrics)--Verse Pattern is also played
D
The Mississippi delta was shining
G (Begin verse pattern)
Like a national guitar
Bm
I am following the river, down the highway
A
Through the cradle of the civil war
Chorus: (0:55) (listen for the timing--I'm not the best at tabbing it out)
I'm going to... Memphis...
G D A
e||------------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------------|-----------------|
G||--4--4p2----2-----------|--2--------------|
D||----------4----4--2--0--|--0--3--2--0--2--|
A||------------------------|-----------------|
E||------------------------|-----------------|
I'm going to....
G D D C G
e|------------------------|-----2---0--------------|
B|------------------------|----3---1---------------|
G|--4--4p2----2-----------|--2---0-----4--4p2------|
D|----------4----4--2--0--|---------------------4--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Poor boys... Families....
D A
e|--------------|-----------------|
B|--------------|-----------------|
G|--2-----------|--2--------------|
D|-----4--2--0--|--0--3--2--0--2--|
A|--------------|-----------------|
E|--------------|-----------------|
Going to....
G D D C G
e|------------------------|-----2---0--------------|
B|------------------------|----3---1---------------|
G|--4--4p2----2-----------|--2---0-----4--4p2------|
D|----------4----4--2--0--|---------------------4--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
My Traveling... Nine years....
D A
e|--2-----------|-----------------|
B|--3-----------|-----------------|
G|--2-----------|--2--------------|
D|--------------|--0--3--2--0--2--|
A|--------------|-----------------|
E|--------------|-----------------|
He's the child....
G D D C G
e|------------------------|-----2---0--------------|
B|------------------------|----3---1---------------|
G|--4--4p2----2-----------|--2---0-----4--4p2------|
D|----------4----4--2--0--|---------------------4--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
And I've... We both will....
D A
e|--------------|-----------------|
B|--------------|-----------------|
G|--2-----------|--2--------------|
D|-----4--2--0--|--0--3--2--0--2--|
A|--------------|-----------------|
E|--------------|-----------------|
In Graceland....
G D D C G D (strummed until next verse)
e|------------------------|-----2---0-----------------||
B|------------------------|----3---1------------------||
G|--4--4p2----2-----------|--2---0-----4--4p2-----2~--||
D|----------4----4--2--0--|---------------------4-----||
A|------------------------|---------------------------||
E|------------------------|---------------------------||
Chorus: (Chords and Lyrics)
G D
I'm going to Graceland
Graceland
A
In Memphis Tennessee
G D D C G
I'm going to Graceland
D
Poor boys and Pilgrims with families
A G D D C G
And we are going to Graceland
D A
My traveling companion is nine years old
G D D C G
He is the child of my first marriage
D
But I've reason to believe
A G
We both will be received
D D C G
In Graceland
Additional Verses: (Lyrics and Chords)
Verse 2: (1:32)
D
She comes back to tell me she's gone
G (Begin verse pattern)
As if I didn't know that
Bm
As if I didn't know my own bed
A
As if I'd never noticed
D
The way she brushed her hair from her forehead
D
And she said losing love
G
Is like a window in your heart
Bm
And everybody sees you're blown apart
A
Everybody feels the wind blow
Verse 3:
D
There is a girl in New York City
G (Begin verse pattern)
Who calls herself the human trampoline
Bm
And sometimes when I'm falling, flying, or tumbling in turmoil I say
A
Oh, so this is what she means
D
She means we're bouncing into Graceland
D
And I see losing love
G
Is like a window in your heart
Bm
And everybody sees you're blown apart
A
Everybody feels the wind blow
End with intro/verse pattern and the chorus riffs
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ sustain note
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 7
The fingerpicking patterns may not be note for note perfect in all parts, but they’re pretty much as
accurate as you can get by just watching the video. Josh does vary the patterns slightly, so feel free to
take some liberties. As far as technique goes, in the verses and interludes your thumb should almost
always be alternating between the bass note and the D-string (a technique known as Travis picking).
The chorus is arguably the hardest part of the song, but you should be able to get it with some practice.
I’ve included a snippet of the chorus at the end of the tab that shows which finger should fret each note.
The quick E and D barre chords in the chorus are probably easiest to play by picking the first two
notes with your thumb, the third with your index finger and the fourth with your middle finger.
[Legend]
t - 10th fret
e - 11th fret
/ - slide
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
()- ghost note
[Chords used]
E F#m A C#m B E’ D A6
e|--x------9------5-------4-------7-------0-------x-------0-----|
B|--9------10-----5-------5-------7-------0-------7-------7-----|
G|--9------11-----6-------6-------8-------1-------7-------6-----|
D|--9------11-----7-------6-------9-------2-------7-------7-----|
A|--7------9------7-------4-------9-------2-------5-------0-----|
E|--0------x------5-------x-------7-------0-------x-------x-----|
[Intro]
E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-|
G|-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|-2/7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
4+1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
F#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
B|---------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----t-t-|
G|-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-e-e-|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------e-e-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
4+1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
E F#m
e|---9-----------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
B|---t---9---9-----9-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------t-t-|
G|---e---9---9-----------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------e-e-|
D|---e---9---9---9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------e-e-|
A|---9---7---7---------------------------------------------------9-9-|
E|-------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
E
e|---9---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---t---9---9-----9-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----------|
G|---e---9---9-----------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----------|
D|---e---9---9---9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----------|
A|---9---7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
A C#m
e|-------5-------------------------------5-----------------------4---|
B|-------------5-----------5-------------------5---------------------|
G|-------------------6---------7---------------------6---------------|
D|-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--/5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5---------------5---------------5-------5---------|
G|-------------4h6-------------4h6-------------4h6-----4h6-----4-----|
D|---6---6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-----------|
A|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
B
e|-------7-------------------------------7---------------------------|
B|-------------7-----------7-------------------7-----------7---------|
G|-------------------8---------8---------------------8---------8-----|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--/7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
E’
e|-------0-----------------------0-----------------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0----------------------(0)----------------|
G|-------------------1------------------------(1)--------------------|
D|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
The
[Verse]
E’
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9---------9-------9-------9-----9---------9-----9-----------|
G|-------9-----9-------9-------9---------9-----9---------9-----------|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
Mississippi Delta...
...tell me she’s gone...
...girl in New York City...
A C#m
e|-------5-------------------------------5-----------------------4---|
B|-------------5-----------5-------------------5---------------------|
G|-------------------6---------7---------------------6---------------|
D|-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--/5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
I am fol-
As
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5-----------|
G|-------------4---------------4---------------4---------------4-----|
D|-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6---|
A|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
lowing the river...
if I didn’t know that...
Sometimes when I’m falling...
B -
e|-------7-------------------------------7---------------------------|
B|-------------7-----------7-------------------7---------------------|
G|-------------------8---------8---------------------8---6---6/4---4-|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---5---5/3---3-|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
I’m... Grace-
[Chorus]
E’ -
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0-------------------------------------------|
G|-------1-----1h2---1---------1-----1---4---2---1---2---6---6/4---4-|
D|-----------------------2-------2-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------0---------------|
E|-------0-----0h2---0---------------0---3---2---0-------5---5/3---3-|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
land Memphis Tennessee I’m... Grace-
E’ E D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0-----------------9-------7-----------------|
G|-------1-----1h2---1---------1---------9-------7-------6---6/4---4-|
D|-----------------------2-------2-----9-------7---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------7-------5-----------------------|
E|-------0-----0h2---0-----------------------------------5---5/3---3-|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
land.
(Play 4 times.)
[Interlude]
E F#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-|
B|-------9-------9-------9---------9-----9-------9-------9-----t-t-t-|
G|-------9-------9-------9-----9---------9-------9-------9-----e-e-e-|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----e-e-e-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
E
e|---9---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---t---9---9-----9-----9---------9-----9-------9-------9-------9---|
G|---e---9---9-----------9-----9---------9-------9-------9-------9---|
D|---e---9---9---9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|---9---7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
She comes back to...
There’s a...
Play verse, but instead of playing the last line, play this:
B
e|-------7-------------------------------------------7---------------|
B|-------------7-----------7---------------7---------------7---------|
G|-------------------8---------8-------8-------8---------------8-----|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--/7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
As if I didn’t know...
oh, so this is what...
E’
e|-------0-----------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
B|-------------0-----------0-------------0---------------------------|
G|-------------------1-------------------------1---------------------|
D|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
...forehead. And I said
...Graceland.
-
e|---0h2-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0h2-----0---------------0---2--p0---------------2h0-------------|
G|---1h2-----1---------------1---2--p1---------------2h1---2---1-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------4---2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------(0)-(0)-(0)----------------------0-------------------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
lo- os- ing love is like a window...
A6
e|-------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------------------|
B|-------------7-----7h9---7-------------------7-----7h9---7---------|
G|-----------------------------6-----------6-------------------------|
D|-------7-------7-------7---------------7-------7-------7-------7---|
A|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
Everybody sees you’re
C#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-----------------5---------4h5-----4-----------------------|
G|-------------4---------------4---------------------6---------------|
D|-------6-------6---4h6-6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6---|
A|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
blown apart. Everybody feels the
B -
e|-------7-------------------------------7---------------------------|
B|-------------7-----------7-------------------7---------------------|
G|-------------------8---------8---------------------8---6---6/4---4-|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---5---5/3---3-|
1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e
wind blow. I’m... Grace-
Play Chorus
Play Interlude
Play Verse the way you did the second time
Play Chorus
Play Interlude a few times and end on A
How to finger the chorus:
The Ba-line tells you which finger to finger the bass (lower) note with, and the
Hi-line tells you which finger to finger the other (higher) note with. It looks more confusing than it is.
1 = Index finger
2 = Middle finger
3 = Ring finger
4 = Pinky finger
You can keep your index finger on the 1st fret of the G-string for this entire part,
except for the first four notes/chords (“I’m going to Grace-”).
Hi |-----3---3-3---3-----1-----1-3---1---------------1---4---3---1---2-|
Ba |-----2---2-2---2-----x-----x-2---x---------------x---2---2---x---x-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
G|-------6---6/4---4-----1-----1h2---1---------1-----1---4---2---1---2-|
D|---------------------------------------2-------2---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
E|-------5---5/3---3-----0-----0h2---0---------------0---3---2---0-----|
3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 1 e + e 2 e + e 3
I’m... Grace-land Memphis Tennessee
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| t Tapping
| / Slide up
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