The Only Living Boy in New York
Simon & Garfunkel
Track 56 on Old Friends
Producers
Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & 1 more
This is a fairly opaque message from Paul Simon to Art Garfunkel, detailing his loneliness when Garfunkel went to Mexico to act in the film Catch-22. Peter Ames Carlin… Read More
Jan. 26, 1970
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The Only Living Boy in New York Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Tom, get your plane right on time
I know your part'll go fine
Fly down to Mexico
Da-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da and here I am
The only living boy in New York
[Verse 2]
Ah, I get the news I need on the weather report
Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am
The only living boy in New York
[Refrain]
Half of the time we're gone
But we don't know where
And we don't know where
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Here I am
[Refrain]
Half of the time we're gone
But we don't know where
And we don't know where
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[Verse 3]
Tom, get your plane right on time (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
I know that you've been eager to fly now (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da
Like it shines on me (Here I am)
The only living boy in New York
The only living boy in New York
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Here I am
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Here I am
Capo: 4th fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G C
Tom, get your plane right on time
G C
I know your part'll go fine
G C C/B Am Am/G
Fly down to Mexico
D/F# C
Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am
G C
The only living boy in New York
G
G C
I get the news I need on the weather report
G C
Oh, I can gather all the news I need on the weather report
G C C/B Am Am/G
Hey, I've got nothing to do to - day but smile
D/F# C
Do-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da-n here I am
G C
The only living boy in New York
E E7
[Chorus]
Am D7/F#
Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know
G C
Where, and we don't know where
[Interlude]
G C G C G C C/B Am Am/G D/F#
C G C
Here I am
E E7
[Chorus]
Am D7/F#
Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know
G C
where, and we don't know where
[Verse 2]
G C
Tom, get your plane right on time
G C
I know that you've been eager to fly now
G C C/B Am Am/G
Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now,
D/F# Cmaj7
Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-do like it shines on me
G C
The only living boy in New York
G C
The only living boy in New York
[Break]
G G
[Instrumental]
C E Am D/F# G C C
[Interlude]
G C G C G C C/B Am Am/G D/F#
C G C
Here I am
G C G C G C C/B Am Am/G D/F#
C G C
Here I am
[Coda]
G G