Graceland

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # graceland chords paul simon 1986 * capo ii D G Bm A 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 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 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 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 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 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 set8