I Do It For Your Love tab by Paul Simon

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I Do It For Your Love
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Words and Music by Paul Simon
As performed by Paul Simon on his TV Special (1977)
Original recording from 'Still Crazy After All These Years'

Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent [email protected]

He plays this song fingerpicked on an electric... Watch out for those
wierd barre chords!

Intro
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 E(no 3rd)(add D MajorD) Bm11Bm11       A7A7        D6D6
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|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3-------|-----2---2---2-1-|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2---2-|---0-------0-0---|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                   CV
 Ebdim7Ebdim7 Gbdim7Gbdim7  E minorEm        Bbdim7Bbdim7 A minorAm    D9D9
 , . , . , . , .  , . , . , . , .  , . , . , . , .  , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|-------12--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-------4---|-----12--12--12--|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|---12------12----|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-12------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
          h h h h h h h

Verse 1
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 E(no 3rd)(add D MajorD) Bm11Bm11       A7A7        D6D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    We were married ...
                   CV
 Ebdim7Ebdim7 Gbdim7Gbdim7  E minorEm        Bbdim7Bbdim7 A minorAm    D9D9
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|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
  We signed the ...

Verse 2
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 E(no 3rd)(add D MajorD) Bm11Bm11       A7A7        D6D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   The rooms were musty ...
                   CV   CVI    CIV
 Ebdim7Ebdim7 Gbdim7Gbdim7  E minorEm        Bbdim7Bbdim7 Eb7Eb7    AbAb   AbAb+
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|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-------4-------4-|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------8---|-----4---5---5---|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------6-----|---5-------5-----|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-----6-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6---------|-4---------------|
  Drank all the ...

Chorus
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 CIV        CIV        CIV        CII
 DbmDbm        Adim7Adim7       DbDb   Dbmaj7Dbmaj7  GbGb
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|---------4-------|-----------------|-------4---------|-----------------|
|-------5-------5-|-------4---4-----|-----6-------6---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----6-------6---|-----5---5-----5-|---6-------5---5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---6-------6-----|---4-------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
    Found a rug ...

 CI        CI            CII    CI
 BbmBbm        Adim7Adim7       Cm7-5  B7B7    Bb7Bb7
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|---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----2-------2-|-------1---1-----|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
|-3---3-------3---|-----2---2-----2-|-3---3---2---2---|-1---1---1---1-1-|
|-3-3-------3-----|---1-------------|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-3-3-----2-2-----|-1-1---1---1-----|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
   Along the way ...

Harmonica Solo (play verse chords up to E minorEm
for twice their original duration),
the pattern is more of a strummed feel, then fingerpick the Bbdim7Bbdim7 and
carry on from there into the chorus again

Verse 3
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 E(no 3rd)(add D MajorD) Bm11Bm11       A7A7        D6D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    The sting of reason ...
                   CV
 Ebdim7Ebdim7 Gbdim7Gbdim7  E minorEm        Bbdim7Bbdim7 Am7Am7
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|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-------5---------|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
  Love emerges ...

          CIII
 Am7Am7        G+G         Gmaj7Gmaj7
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|-------5---------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----5---------5-|-------3---------|---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-----||
|---5---------5---|-----4-----------|---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-----||
|-----------4-----|---5-------------|---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-----||
|---------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-------------3---||
  I do it ...

Tha Gmaj7Gmaj7 is Paul just mucking about after he finishes on the G+G


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* Rich Kent; email [email protected] ; http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d213ga *
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