Cool Papa Bell chords by Paul Simon

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4
G+G    C majorC  D MajorD

Verse 1:
  G+G
It turns out to be
 C majorC        D MajorD
A augmentedA great thing for me
    G+G
I don't worry (and)
    C majorC   D MajorD
I don't think (because)
G+G         C majorC      D MajorD
It's not my job to worry or to think
G+G    C majorC
 Not me
D MajorD
I'm more like

Verse 2:
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4
G+G  C majorC  D MajorD

G+G       C majorC       D MajorD
Every day I'm here, I'm grateful
        G+G       C majorC
And that's the gist of it
D MajorD      G+G      C majorC     D MajorD
Now, you may call that a bogus, bullshit
    G+G     C majorC
New-Age point of view

Chorus:
D MajorD          G+G   C majorC D MajorD
But check out my tattoo
          G+G   C majorC D MajorD
Says 'Wall-to-Wall Fun'
          G+G   C majorC D MajorD
Does everyone know everyone?
         G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Mr. Wall-to-Wall Fun
           G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Meet Dr. Well, Well, Well
    G+G  C majorC    D MajorD
And Cool Papa Bell
      G+G   C majorC    D MajorD
The fastest man on Earth did dwell
   G+G   C majorC   D MajorD G+G
As Cool Papa Bell

Bridge:
   C majorC    D MajorD
Motherfucker!
C majorC  G+G
Ugly word!
  C majorC     D MajorD
Ubiquitous and often heard
C majorC  G+G   C majorC      D MajorD     C majorC
As a substitute for someone's Christian name
      G+G     C majorC     D MajorD     G+G
And I think yeah, the word is ugly, all the same
 C majorC D MajorD   C majorC
Ugly got a case to make
       G+G   C majorC      D MajorD
It's not like every rodent gets a birthday cake
C majorC    G+G      C majorC     D MajorD      C majorC
No, it's, 'You're a chipmunk, how cute is that?'
    G+G     C majorC      D MajorD    C majorC
But you, you motherfucker, are a filthy rat!

        G+G   C majorC D MajorD
And well, well, well
      G+G   C majorC   D MajorD
Is it true, Papa Bell?
            G+G
That the beauties go to heaven
    C majorC     D MajorD
And the ugly go to hell
     G+G   C majorC D MajorD
Cool Papa Bell?
          G+G C majorC D MajorD
Let the tubas cry!

Verse 3:
     G+G
Have you all heard the news?
C majorC    D MajorD
'Heaven Finally Found!'
G+G     C majorC      D MajorD       G+G
Okay, it's six trillion light years away
     C majorC     D MajorD       G+G
But we're all gonna get there someday
   C majorC        D MajorD       G+G
Yes, we're all gonna get there one day
   C majorC   D MajorD      G+G         C majorC   D MajorD
And, we all gon-na, get, we all gonna get, we...
     G+G    C majorC
But, but not you
D MajorD
You stay and explain
G+G  C majorC    D MajorD         G+G
The suffering and the pain you caused
C majorC     D MajorD        G+G       C majorC   D MajorD
The thrill you feel when evil dreams come true

Chorus:
D MajorD          G+G   C majorC D MajorD
And check out my tattoo
          G+G   C majorC D MajorD
Says 'Wall-to-Wall Fun'
          G+G   C majorC D MajorD
Does everyone know everyone?
         G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Mr. Wall-to-Wall Fun
           G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Meet Dr. Well, Well, Well
    G+G  C majorC    D MajorD
And Cool Papa Bell
        G+G    C majorC    D MajorD
The fastest man on Earth did dwell
   G+G   C majorC   D MajorD G+G C majorC
As Cool Papa Bell

Outro:
D MajorD      G+G
And you’re never gonna stop him
 C majorC
Never gonna stop
 D MajorD
Never gonna stop him
   G+G
I’m never gonna stop
   C majorC
You never gonna
 D MajorD
Never gonna stop
D MajorD
No, no, you
      D MajorD
Ah, you're never gonna stop, you're never gonna stop