• Song:

    Run That Body Down

  • Artist:

    Paul Simon

  • Album:

    The Studio Recordings 1...

Bm           Em    |A     D  |A |D7 |  
  Went to my doctor yesterday  

Bm |F#   |G |Bm |  
  A-A-A-A-ah,   

            Em     |A    D |A |D7  
 she said I seem to be O.K.  

Bm | F# |G |  
  A-A-A-A-ah,   
A A7      |  
    She said  

D                            |  |  
"Paul, you better look around  

Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G 

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?"  


Bm           Em    |A     D  |A |D7 |  
I came back home and I went to bed  


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  

A A7      |D                           |  |  
    I said "Peg, you better look around 

Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G 

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 F#+ F#|  
Who-o, now, who you foolin?" 


Bm Em|A D|A |D7 |Bm |F#+ |G |Bm | Em|A D|A |D7 |Bm |F#+ |G  

 D                           
"Kid, you better look around 

Em (7th fret)| D (5th fret)| Bm | Em/G 

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?"      

D Bm|Em A |D Bm|Em F#+| Bm
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