Graceland — Paul Simon
Chords and lyrics for Graceland by Paul Simon (key of E).
Intro
[F#m] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [B]
[E] [E]
Verse 1
[E]The Mississippi Delta was shining
Like a National [A]guitar
[C#m]I am following the river down the highway
Through the cradle of the Civil [B]War
Chorus
[A]I'm going to [E]Graceland, Graceland
In Memphis [B]Tennessee
[A]I'm going to [E]Graceland [D] [A]
[E]Poor boys and Pilgrims with families
And [B]we are going to [A]Graceland [E] [D] [A]
[E]My traveling companion is nine years old
He is the child of my first [B]marriage [A] [E] [D] [A]
[E]But I've reason to believe
We both will be received in [B]Graceland [A] [E] [D] [A] [E]
Verse 2
[E]She comes back to tell me she's gone
As if I didn't know [A]that
As if I didn't know my own [C#m]bed
As if I'd never [B]noticed
The way she brushed her hair from her [E]forehead
[E]And she said losing love
Is like a window in your [A]heart
[C#m]Everybody sees you're blown apart
Everybody sees the wind [B]blow
Chorus
[A]I'm going to [E]Graceland
In Memphis [B]Tennessee
[A]I'm going to [E]Graceland [D] [A]
[E]Poor boys and Pilgrims with families
And [B]we are going to [A]Graceland [E] [D] [A]
[E]And my traveling companions are ghosts and empty sockets
I'm lookin' at ghosts and [B]empties [A] [E] [D] [A]
[E]But I've reason to believe
We all will be received in [B]Graceland [A] [E] [D] [A] [E]
Verse 3
[E]There is a girl in New York City
Who calls herself the human [A]trampoline
[C#m]And sometimes when I'm falling, flying or tumbling in turmoil I say
[B]Woah, so this is what she means
She means we're bouncing into [E]Graceland
[E]And I see losing love is like a window in your heart
[A]Well everybody sees you're blown apart
[C#m]Everybody sees the wind blow, oooh
Chorus
[E]In Graceland, Graceland
[B] [A]I'm going to [E]Graceland [D] [A]
[E]For reasons I cannot explain
There's some part of me wants to see [B]Graceland [A] [E]
[D] [A]And I may be obliged to defend
Every love, every [B]ending
[A]Or maybe there's no obligations [E]now [D]
[A]Maybe I've a reason to [E]believe
We all will be [B]received
[A] [E]In Graceland
Outro
[E] [B] [A] [E] [D] [A]