Richard Cory Chords

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                    Richard Cory – Simon and Garfunkel
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "Sounds of Silence" (1966)
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
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capo: 4th fret
play: Am
key: C#m
 
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CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
A7sus4  x-0-2-0-3-0
D5      x(0)0-2-3-x
C5      x-3-x-0-1-x
E7      0-2-0-1-0-0
E7sus4  0-2-0-2-0-0
 
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[Intro]
| A7sus4 | % | % | % |
 
 
[Verse]
     Am                             G
They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town
     Am                       E                  E7
With political connections to spread his wealth around
D5                  D5
Born into society a banker's only child
       Am   G       C               E7
He had everything a man could want: power, grace and style
 
 
[Chorus]
C                        Am
   But I ... work in his factory
      D5
And I curse the life I'm living
      D5
And I curse my poverty
      D5                         C                 Am
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be
     D5                D5        D5 C5    D5 Am
Oh I wish that I could be   -    Ri-chard Co-ry
                 (single strum)          (single strum)
 
 
[Interlude]
| A7sus4 | % |
 
 
[Verse]
    Am                              G
The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes
        Am                         E         E7
Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show
         D5                           D5
And the rumour of his parties and the orgies on his yacht
       Am     G       C          E7
Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he's got
 
 
[Chorus]
C                        Am
   But I ... work in his factory
      D5
And I curse the life I'm living
      D5
And I curse my poverty
      D5                         C                 Am
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be
     D5                D5        D5 C5    D5 Am
Oh I wish that I could be   -    Ri-chard Co-ry
                 (single strum)          (single strum)
 
 
[Interlude]
| A7sus4 |
 
 
[Verse]
   Am                           G
He freely gave to charities, he had the common touch
              Am                                   E                E7
And they were grateful for his patronage, and they thanked him very much
      D5                                   D5
So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read
Am      G         C                         Am
Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head
             (single strum)              (single strum)
 
 
[Chorus]
    C                  Am
But I ...  work in his factory
      D5
And I curse the life I'm living,
      D5
And I curse my poverty
      D5                         C                 Am
And I wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be
     D5                E7sus4    E7          [ Am ]
Oh I wish that I could be – ee - e    Richard Cory
 
 
[coda]
| Am | Am | Am | Am
(single strums)
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