The Obvious Child Lyrics

The Obvious Child - Paul Simon
Paul Simon
The Obvious Child (1989)
(Paul Simon)
From: "The Rhythm of the Saints"
Three chords for 99% of this beauty but HOW he plays them ... The chords
change incredibly quick in some places. As a consequence this tab might
look confusing but it makes sense when one sees him play. This video
of a recent live performance was very helpful when I tabbed and learned
this, so check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=EmyPkIBLLak
Enjoy!
CHORDS
ch /ch
D7sus4/G 3-x-0-2-1-3
percussion / drum intro
Bo, boh ... bo, boh
Bo, boh ... bo, boh
I'm accustomed to a smooth ride
Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite
I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more
I don't expect to sleep through the night
Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie
But I say why
Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?
And in remembering a road sign
I am remembering a girl when I was you-ou-oung
And we said these songs are true
These days are ours
These tears are free and hey
The cross is in the ballpark
The cross is in the ballpark
MIDDLE PART 1
We had a lot of fun
We had a lot of money
We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny
Sonny gets married and moves away
Sonny has a baby and bills to pay
Sonny gets sunnier day by day by day by day
Bo, boh ... bo, boh
Bo, boh ... bo, boh
I've been waking up at sunrise
I've been following the light across my room
I watch the night receive the room of my day
Some people say the sky is just the sky
But I say why
Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?
ch /ch ch /ch
| G | G D7sus4/G | G | G D7sus4/G |
ch /ch ch /ch
| G | G D7sus4/G | G | G D7sus4/G |
ch /ch
| G | G D7sus4/G |
MIDDLE PART 2
Sonny sits by the window and thinks to himself
How it's strange that some rooms are like cages
Sonny's yearbook from high school is down from the shelf
And he id-l - y thumbs through the pages
Some have died
Some have fled from themselves
Or struggled from here to get there
Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls
Runs his hands through his thinning brown hair
I'm accustomed to a smooth ride
Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite
I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more
I don't expect to sleep through the night
Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie
But I say
The cross is in the ballpark
break
Why deny the obvious child?
percussion break
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh, ooh, ooh)