The Obvious Child — Paul Simon
Chords and lyrics for The Obvious Child by Paul Simon (key of G).
Intro
[G] [G]
Verse 1
[G]I'm accustomed to a smooth ride
[D]Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite
[G]I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more
[D]I don't expect to sleep through the night
[G]Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie
[D][G][C]But I say why
[F][C]Why deny the obvious child?
[F][C][G]Why deny the obvious child?
Verse 2
[G]And in remembering a road sign
[D][C][G][D][G][C][F][C]I am remembering a girl when I was young
[G][D][C][G]And we said these songs are true
[D][C][G]These days are ours
[D][G]These tears are free
[D][C]And hey
[C][F][C]The cross is in the ballpark
[C][F][C][G]The cross is in the ballpark
Chorus
[G]We had a lot of fun
[G][D][C]We had a lot of money
[G]We had a little son and we thought we'd call him "Sonny"
[C][D][G]Sonny gets married and moves away
[C][D][G]Sonny has a baby and bills to pay
[C][D]Sonny gets sunnier
[G][C][D][G]Day by day by day by day
Verse 3
[G]I've been waking up at sunrise
[D][C][G][D][G]I've been following the light across my room
[D][G][C][F][C][G][D][G]I watch the night receive the room of my day
[D][C][G][D][G]Some people say the sky is just the sky
[D][G][C]But I say
[F][C]Why deny the obvious child?
[F][C][G]Why deny the obvious child?
Bridge
[C/G][G][C/G][D][C]Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself
[G][C/G][G][D][C]How it's strange that some rooms are like cages
[G][C/G][G][D]Sonny's yearbook from high school
[C]Is down from the shelf
[G][C/G][G][D][C]And he idly thumbs through the pages
[C][C][Am]Some have died
[G]Some have fled from themselves
[C][C][Am][G][C/G][D]Or struggled from here to get there
[C][G][C/G][G][D][C]Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls
[G][C/G][G][D][C]Runs his hand through his thinning brown hair
Outro
[G]Well I'm accustomed to a smoother ride
[D][C][G][D][G]Maybe I'm a dog that's lost his bite
[D][G][C][F][C]I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more
[G][D][G]I don't expect to sleep the night
[D][C][G][D][G]Some people say a lie is just a lie
[D][G][C][F][C]But I say the cross is in the ballpark
[F][C][G]Why deny the obvious child?