The Obvious Child Chords by Paul Simon
- Key: Ab
- BPM: 90
- Capo: no capo
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THE OBVIOUS CHILD CHORDS
[Intro] [Verse] Ab7 ■ Well I'm accustomed to a smooth ride Ab7 Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost it's bite Db I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more Gb Db I don't expect to sleep through the night Ab7 Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie Db But I say why Db Why deny the obvious child Ab7 Why deny the obvious child Eb7 Ab7 And in remembering a road sign Eb7 Db I am remembering a girl when I was young [Chorus] Eb7 And we said these songs are true Eb7 These days are ours Ab7 Eb7 These tears are free Eb7 And hey Db The cross is in the ballpark Db The cross is in the ballpark Ab7 Ab Ab7 Db We ■ ■ had a lot of fun Db We had a lot of money Ab Db We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny ■ Eb Sonny gets married and moves away Ab7 Sonny has a baby and bills to pay Ab7 Sonny gets sunnier Eb7 Day by day by day by day Ab Ab7 Well I've ■ been waking up at sunrise [Verse] Ab7 I've been following the light across my room Db Eb I watch the night receive the room of my day Ab7 ■ Some people say the sky is just the sky Ab7 But I say Db Why deny the obvious child Ab7 Why deny the obvious child [Chorus] Ab Db Ab Db Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Db Eb Db Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself Eb Db How it's strange that some rooms are like cages Eb Sonny's yearbook from high school Db Is down from the shelf Ab Eb Db And he idly thumbs through the pages Bbm Some have died Ab Some have fled from themselves Cm Eb Or struggled from here to get there Db Eb Db Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls Eb Db Runs his hand through his thinning brown hair Ab7 Well I'm accustomed to a smoother ride Db Eb Or maybe I'm a dog that's lost his bite Db I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more Ab7 I don't expect to sleep the night Ab7 Some people say a lie is just a lie Db But I say the cross is in the ballpark Ab7 Why deny the obvious child [Inst] Db Woooooh woooh ho wooooh Eb Wooooh hoo wooooh Ab7 Db Eb Ab7 Wooooh hoo ■ ■ ■ [Outro] [End]