WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Paul Simon - Born At The Right Time Ukulele | Version #1
INTRO/VERSE
F Bb F Bb F Bb F C G C G C G C G C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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E|1-11-1--1---1---|1-11-1--1---0---|3-33-0--3-33-0--|3-33-0--3-33-0--|
C|0-00-2--0---2---|0-00-2--0---0---|2-22-0--2-22-3--|2-22-3--2-22-3--|
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Gm F C F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
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B|3---------------|3-------1---0---|1-11-1--1---1---|1-11-1--1---0---|
G|2---------------|2-------0---0---|0-00-2--0---2---|0-00-2--0---0---|
D|0---------------|0-------2---0---|2-22-3--2---3---|2-22-3--2---0---|
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[INTRO]
| F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C | F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C |
| F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C | G C G C| G C G C|
| Gm | Gm F C | F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C |
[VERSE]
F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
Down a-mong the reeds and rushes
G C G C G C G C
A baby boy was found
Gm Gm F C
His eyes as clear as centuries
F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
His silky hair was brown
[CHORUS]
F C
Never been lonely
Bb F
Never been lied to
C Bb
Never had to scuffle in fear
F Bb
Nothing denied to
F C
Born at the instant
Bb F
The church bells chi-ime
C Bb
And the whole world whispering
F Bb
Born at the right time
[INTERLUDE]
| F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C | F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C |
[VERSE]
F Bb F Bb
Me and my buddies we are travelling people
F Bb F C | G C G C| G C G C|
We like to go down to restaurant row
Gm
Spend those Euro-dollars
Gm F C F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
All the way from Washington to Tokyo-oh-oh
F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
I see them in the airport lounges
G C G C G C G C
Upon their mother's breast
Gm Gm F C
They follow me with open eyes
F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
Their uninvited guest
[CHORUS]
F C
Never been lonely
Bb F
Never been lied to
C Bb
Never had to scuffle in fear
F Bb
Nothing denied to
F C
Born at the instant
Bb F
The church bells chi-ime
C Bb
And the whole world whispering
F Bb
Born at the right time
[INTERLUDE]
F C Bb F C Bb F Bb
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, aye yeah
[INTERLUDE
| F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C | F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C |
[VERSE]
F Bb F Bb
Too many people on the bus from the airport
F Bb F C | G C G C| G C G C|
Too many holes in the crust of the earth
Gm
The planet groans
Gm F C F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
Every time it registers another bi-ir-irth
[VERSE]
F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
But down among the reeds and rushes
G C G C G C G C
A baby girl was found
Gm Gm F C
Her eyes as clear as centuries
F Bb F Bb F Bb F C
Her silky hair was brown
[CHORUS]
F C
Never been lonely
Bb F
Never been lied to
C Bb
Never had to scuffle in fear
F Bb
Nothing denied to
F C
Born at the instant
Bb F
The church bells chi-ime
C Bb
And the whole world whispering
F Bb
Born at the right time
[OUTRO]
F C Bb F C Bb F Bb
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, aye yeah
| F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C | F Bb F Bb | F Bb F C |
(repeat and fade)