Intro 1
G C G
G
G C G
G
G C G
G
G C G
D C G
Verse 1
G C D
Over the moutain, down in the valley
G C D
Lives a former talk-show host
G C D
Everybody knows his name
G C D
G C D
He said, "There's no doubt about it
G C D
It was the myth of fingerprint
G C
I've seen them all and man,
D G C D
they're all the same"
Chorus 1
G
Well, the sun gets weary
C G
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
C G
On the black pit town
Somebody says
C G
"What's a better thing to do?"
Well, it's not just me
C G
And it's not just you
D C G
This is all around the world
Verse 2
G C D
Out in the Indian O cean somewhere
G C D
There's a former army post
G C D
Abandoned now just like the war
G C D
G C D
And there's no doubt about it
G C D
It was the myth of fingerprint
G C
I've seen them all and man,
D G C D
they're all the same"
Chorus 2
G
Well, the sun gets bloody
C G
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
C G
On the black pit town
Somebody says
C G
"What's a better thing to do?"
Well, it's not just me
C G
And it's not just you
D C G
This is all around the world
Verse 3
G C D
Over the moutain, down in the valley
G C D
Lives a former talk-show host
G C D G C D
Far and wide his name was known
G C D
He said, "There's no doubt about it
G C D
It was the myth of fingerprint
G C D
That's why we must learn to live alone"
G C D
Outro 1
G C D G C D
Woo, woo
G C D G C D
Woah, live on, live on, live on
G C D G C D
Woo, woo
G C D G C D
Woah, live on, live on, live on
All around the world
G C D G C D
Woo, woo
G C D G C D
Woah, live on, live on, live on
All around the world
Repeat and fade out
Over the mountain
Down in the valley
Lives a former talk-show host
Everybody knows his name
He says there's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
I've seen them all and man
They're all the same
Well, the sun gets weary
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
On the black pit town
Somebody says what's a better thing to do
Well, it's not just me
And it's not just you
This is all around the world
Out in the Indian Ocean somewhere
There's a former army post
Abandoned now just like the war
And there's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
That's what that old army post was for
Well, the sun gets bloody
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
On the black pit town
Somebody says what's a better thing to do
Well, it's not just me
And it's not just you
This is all around the world
Over the mountain
Down in the valley
Lives the former talk-show host
Far and wide his name was known
He said there's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
That's why we must learn to live alone
All around the world
All around the world
All around the world
All around the world
From the album
Graceland
Paul Simon · 1986 · Track 0