Run That Body Down Chords

by Paul Simon
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Igold [a] 1,160.
3 contributors total, last edit on Jul 4, 2022
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Chords

Bm
Em
A
D
D7
F#
G
A7
F#+
Em7
G6
A7/G
Dmaj7
B
G#m7
C#m
D+5
G/A

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[Verse 1]
Bm           Em    |A     D  |A |D7 |
  Went to my doctor yesterday
 
[Riff 1]
 
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-------4--3--2---|
E|-0--2------------|
 
Bm |F#   |G |Bm |
A-A-A-A-ah,
            Em     |A    D |A |D7
 she said I seem to be O.K.
 
(Repeat Riff 1)
 
Bm | F# |G |
  A-A-A-A-ah,
A A7      |
    She said
 
[Chorus 1]
D                            |  |
"Paul, you better look around
 
Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G
 
[Riff 2]
 
e|--7-7--5-5--2-2--0-0--|
B|--8-8--7-7--3-3--0-0--|
G|--7-7--7-7--4-4--0-0--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
 
G            |A7                |
 How long you think that you can
D             D7   |
Run that body down?
G         A7                   |D
 How many nights you think that you can
            D7  |G F#+|Bm |
Do what you been do-o-in'
Em7 A7           |D       Bm|Em F#
Who,  now who you foolin?"
 
[Verse 2]
Bm           Em    |A     D  |A |D7 |
I came back home and I went to bed
 
(Repeat Riff 1)
 
Bm |F#+          |G |Bm  |
Ah, I was resting my head
             Em        |A
My wife came in and she said
        D           |A
"What's wrong, sweet boy, what's wrong?"
Bm   |F#+               |G    |
  Ah, I told her what's wrong
 
[Chorus 2]
A A7      |D                           |  |
    I said "Peg, you better look around
 
Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G
 
(Repeat Riff 2)
 
G6            A7                |
 How long you think that you can
D             D7   |
Run that body down?
Em        A7         A7/G       D
 How many nights you think that you can
        Dmaj7 D7   G F#+|Bm |
Do what you   been do-o-in'
Em7   A7           |D       Bm|
Who-o, now, who you foolin?"
| Em7 A7 |    |D       Bm |
       Who you foolin?"
| Em7 A7 |    |D       Bm |
       Who you foolin?"
 
Em F#+ F#|
 
[Interlude]
| B | % | G#m7 | % |
| C#m B | A | D+5 |
 
          2/4
| Bm  Em | A | D | Em | Bm |
          2/4
| Bm  Em | A | Dmaj7 | Em | Bm |
 
| G/A | A |
 
[Chorus 3]
 D
"Kid, you better look around
 
Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G
 
(Repeat Riff 2)
 
G             A7                |
 How long you think that you can
D             D7   |
Run that body down?
G         A7                   |D
 How many nights you think that you can
            D7   G F#+|Bm |
Do what you been do-o-in'
Em A7              |D      Bm|Em A
Who-o, now, who you foolin?"
 
[Outro]
D Bm|Em A |D Bm|Em F#+| Bm
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19 comments
Beijing-Fender
Great tab, thank you! What is F#+?
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KylerD
can you explain the part after he say "paul you better look around"? What does that part look like? Also does anyone know the little bass line that he plays before he doe the "ahhhhh" part in every verse?
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phubbyawesomegu
Do you mind if I copy and paste this into a full album tab? Will credit you!
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