Mam G a pajama rolled outta bed, and she ran to the police s C tation
When the D copper found out, he began to shout, and he started the invest G igation
It's against the D law, it was against the l G aw
What my mama D saw, it was against the l G aw
Mama looked down and she spit on the ground ever time my name gets mentioned
The copper said oy, if I get that boy
I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention
Well I'm on my wa C y, I don't know w G here I'm goin'
I'm on my C way, takin' my G time, but I d A on't know w D here
Goodbye R C osie, the queen of Co G rona
Seein' me and Ju F lio d C own by the sch D ooly G ard C G D
Seein' me and Ju F lio d C own by the sch D ooly G ard C G D
(Instrumental break)
In a couple of days they're gonna take me away
But the press let the story leak
Now the radical priest come to get me released
And we was all on the cover of Newsweek
And I'm on my way, I don't know where I'm goin'
But I'm on my way, I'm takin' my time, but I don't know where
Goodbye Rosie, queen of Corona
Seein' me and Julio down by the schoolyard
Seein' me and Julio down by the schoolyard
Seein' me and Julio down by the schoolyard
Acknowledge-To:
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
by Paul Simon
Intro: A D | A E | A D | A E |
A Mama Pajama rolled out of bed
and she ran to the police D station
When the E papa found out he began to shout
and that's what started the investi A gation D A
But it's against the l E aw, it was against the A law
What the mama E saw, was against the A law
Well the mama looks down and she spit on the ground
Every time my name gets mentioned
And the papa says "Oy, when I get that boy
I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention!"
And I'm on my D way, I don't know A where I'm going
I'm on my D way, takin' my t A ime but I d B on't know w E here
Goodbye to R D osie, Queen of A Corona
See you, A me, and G Julio D down by the E school A yar D d A E
See you, A me, and G Julio D down by the E school A yard
break: D |D |A |A |D |D |A B|E |D |D
A |A |A G |D E | A D | A E |A G |D E | A D | A E |
In a couple of days they come and take me away
But the press let the story leak
And when the radical priest come and get me released
We's all on the cover of Newsweek.
And I'm on my way, I don't know where I'm going
I'm on my way, takin' my time but I don't know where
Goodbye to Rosie, Queen of Corona
See you, me, and Julio down by the schoolyard
See you, me, and Julio down by the schoolyard
Note: intro pattern can be played using a D6 instead of D. If so,
play the intro as follows.
A = |x07655|
D6= |xx7777|
E = |xxx454|
This song also works well if one guitar plays in A as described and
the other capos 2 and plays in G.
From: Harlan L Thompson
ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD- Paul Simon
G/D A/D G/D D (rpt)
G Mama pajama rolled outta bed, she ran to the police st C ation
When the p D apa found out
he began to shout and started the investi G gation
It's against the l D aw, it was against the la G w
What what mama D saw, it was against the l G aw
The mama look down and spit on the ground
Every time my name gets mentioned
The papa said "oy, if I get that boy
I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention"
CHORUS:
Well I'm on my wa C y, I don't know w G here I'm goin'
I'm on my C way, takin' my G time, but I d A on't know w D here
Goodbye to R C osie, the que F en of Co G rona
See you, me and J F ulio C/E down by the scho D olyard G C G D
Seein' me and Ju F lio d C/E own by the schoolya D rd G C G D
(Instrumental break)
In a couple of days they come and take me away
But the press let the story leak
And when the radical priest come to get me released
We was all on the cover of Newsweek ...CHORUS
See you, m G e and Jul F io d C/E own by the sch D oolyard G C G D
G/D: x x 0 4 3 3 A/D: x x 0 6 5 5
C/E: 0 2 0 0 3 0
(from Paul Simon, 1971)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
Paul Simon
