WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Ukulele | Ver. 2
MAIN RIFF (intro / chorus / interlude / outro)
F C Gm7 F C F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----1---0--0--1-|----1---0--0-0h1|
C|----0---0--0--2-|----0---0--0-0--|
g|----2---0--0--3-|----2---0--0-0h2|
There is a little lick or riff in the verse, which is played on an
electric guitar. Using a capo, it is possible to integrate this
lick into the accompaniment. Here's a suggestion:
VERSE
F Gm7 Csus4 C F Gm7 Csus4 C [ F ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|--0-------------|--1-----3---3---|--0-------------|--1-----3-3-3-0-|
E|--1--3--1---1---|--3--1--1---0---|--1--3--1---1---|--3--1--1-1-0-1-|
C|0----0--0---0---|2----2--0---0---|0----0--0---0---|2----2--0-0-0-0-|
g|2----2--2---2---|0-------0---0---|2----2--2---2---|0-------0-0-0---|
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INTRO
(guitar and synth)
| F C Gm7 | F C F |
(full band)
| F C | Gm7 C |
| F C | Gm7 C |
| F C | Gm7 C |
VERSE
F
A man walks down the street
Gm7 Csus4 C
He says, Why am I soft in the middle now?
F
Why am I soft in the middle?
Gm7 Csus4 C
When the rest of my life is so hard!
F
I need a photo-opportunity
Gm7 Csus4 C
I want a shot at redemption
F
Don't want to end up a cartoon
Gm7 Csus4 C
In a cartoon graveyard
BRIDGE
F
Bonedigger, Bonedigger,
Gm7 C
Dogs in the moonlight
F Gm7 C
Far away from my well-lit door
F
Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly
Gm7 C
Get these mutts away from me!
F Gm7 C
You know, I don't find this stuff amusing anymore
CHORUS
F C
If you'll be my bodyguard
Gm7 C | F C | Gm7 C |
I can be your long lost pal
F C
I can call you Betty
Gm7 C
And Betty, when you call me
| F C | Gm7 C |
You can call me Al
VERSE
F
A man walks down the street
Gm7 Csus4 C
He says, Why am I short of attention?
F
Got a short little span of attention
Gm7 Csus4 C
And whoa, my nights are so long!
F
Where's my wife and family?
Gm7 Csus4 C
What if I die here?
F
Who'll be my role-model?
Gm7 Csus4 C
Now that my role - model is
BRIDGE
F
Gone, gone
Gm7 C
He ducked back down the alley
F Gm7 C
With some roly-poly, little bat-faced girl
F
All along, along
Gm7 C
There were incidents and accidents
F | Gm7 C |
There were hints and allegations
CHORUS
F C
If you'll be my bodyguard
Gm7 C | F C | Gm7 C |
I can be your long lost pal
F C
I can call you Betty
Gm7 C
And Betty, when you call me
| F C | Gm7 C |
You can call me Al ... Call me Al ...
SOLO (pennywhistle)
| F | Gm7 C | F | Gm7 C |
| F | Gm7 C | F | Gm7 C |
| F | Gm7 C | F | Gm7 C |
| F | Gm7 C | F | Gm7 C |
INTERLUDE
(guitar and synth)
| F C Gm7 | F C F |
(full band)
| F C | Gm7 C |
| F C | Gm7 C |
| F C | Gm7 C |
VERSE
F
A man walks down the street
Gm7 Csus4 C
It's a street in a strange world
F
Maybe it's the Third World
Gm7 Csus4 C
Maybe it's his first time around
F
He doesn't speak the language
Gm7 Csus4 C
He holds no currency
F
He is a foreign man
Gm7 Csus4 C
He is surrounded by the
BRIDGE
F
Sound, the sound
Gm7 C
Cattle in the marketplace
F | Gm7 C |
Scatterlings and orphanages
F
He looks around, around
Gm7 C
He sees angels in the architecture
F
Spinning into infinity
Gm7 C
He says, Amen! and Hallelujah!
CHORUS
F C
If you'll be my bodyguard
Gm7 C | F C | Gm7 C |
I can be your long lost pal
F C
I can call you Betty
Gm7 C
And Betty, when you call me
| F C | Gm7 C |
You can call me Al ... Call me...
VERSE (instrumental)
F Gm7 Csus4 C
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na na...
F Gm7 Csus4 C
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na na na na ...
F Gm7 Csus4 C
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na na...
F Gm7 Csus4 C
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na na na na ...
BRIDGE (instrumental)
F | Gm7 C |
Mmmh, mmmh
F | Gm7 C |
Mh, mh
F | Gm7 C |
Mmmh, mmmh
F | Gm7 C |
Mh, mh
BREAK (bass solo)
| N.C. | % |
CHORUS (instrumental)
| F C | Gm7 C |
| F C | Gm7 C |
| F C | Gm7 C |
| F C | Gm7 C |
OUTRO (chorus)
F C | Gm7 F/C C |
If you'll be my bodyguard ...
| F C | Gm7 C |
F C | Gm7 F/C C |
I can call you Betty ...
| F C | Gm7 C |
F C | Gm7 F/C C |
If you'll be my bodyguard ...
| F C | Gm7 C |
F C | Gm7 F/C C |
I can call you Betty ...
| F C | Gm7 C |
(repeat and fade)
