Cheers, David Cobby The Boy in a Bubble (Graceland albumn) by Paul Simon Bassist Baghiti Khumalo. Transcribed by David Cobby. Please send any corrections or comments. The timing I've indicated is totally approximate, but fairly easy to pick up from the actual song. Intro. Rest for 4 bars of accordian intro then repeat the following twice : 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|2-2-----0-0-1--2--2-------------|-------------------------------0| D|----2-2-------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------3---5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Verse 1. Only difference from Intro is the slide up in the first bar. Repeat twice : 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|2-2-----0-0-/4-2--2-------------|-------------------------------0| D|----2-2-------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------3---5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Chorus. Repeat this riff 4 times : 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5|--------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\3-5-5----|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5------/| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| and then the following post-chorus bit twice: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|------------7---5---------------|--------------------------------| D|/7------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------33--5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Verse 2. Same as intro riff repeated twice. Chorus. As above, including the 4 bars of post-chorus stuff. Verse 3. Same as verse 1. Chorus. Without the 4 bars of post-chorus. Repeat to fade.