The Afterlife
Paul Simon
Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)We Chords Seal: This chord has been reviewed to meet the official criteria of our Quality Team.
E = 022100 A = x02220 Bm = x24432
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[Intro]
E A Bm A E Bm A E
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[Verse 1]
E A Bm A
After I died, and the make-up had dried,
E Bm A E
I went back to my place,
E A Bm A E Bm A E
No moon that night, but a heavenly light shone--- on my face,
E A
Still, I thought it was odd,
Bm A E Bm A E
There was no sign of God just to usher me in,
E A Bm A
Then a voice from a - bove, sugar - coated with love,
E Bm A E
Said, "Let us be - gin!"
[Chorus]
E A Bm A
You got to fill out a form first,
E Bm A E
And then you wait in the line,
E A Bm A
You got to fill out a form first,
E Bm A E
And then you wait in the line
[Verse 2]
E A Bm A
Okay, a new kid in school got to follow the rule,
E Bm A E
You got to learn the rou - tine,
E A Bm A
Woh, there's a girl over there, with the sunshiny hair,
E Bm A E
Like a Homecoming Queen,
E A Bm A
I said, "Hey, what you say? It's a glorious day,
E Bm A E
By the way, how long you been dead?
E A Bm A
Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three!"
E Bm A E
But she just shook her head
[Chorus]
E A Bm A
You got to fill out a form first,
E Bm A E
And then you wait in the line,
E A Bm A
You got to fill out a form first,
E Bm A E
And then you wait in the line
[Break]
E A Bm A E Bm A E
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[Verse 3]
E A Bm A E Bm A E
Buddah and Moses, and all the noses from narrow to flat,
E A Bm A
Had to stand in the line, just to glimpse the di - vine,
E Bm A E
What'cha think about that?
E A Bm A
Well, it seems like our fate's to suffer and wait...
E Bm A E
...for the knowledge we seek,
E A Bm A
It's all his de - sign, no one cuts in the line,
E Bm A E
No one here likes a sneak
[Chorus]
E A Bm A
You got to fill out a form first,
E Bm A E
And then you wait in the line,
E A Bm A
You got to fill out a form first,
E Bm A E
And then you wait in the line
[Break]
E A Bm A E Bm A E
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[Verse 4]
E A Bm A
After you climb up the ladder of time,
E Bm A E
The Lord God is near,
E A Bm A
Face to face, in the vastness of space,
E Bm A E
Your words disap - pear,
E A Bm A
And you feel like swimming in an ocean of love,
E Bm A E
And the current is strong,
E A Bm A
But all that re - mains when you try to ex - plain...
E Bm A E
...Is a fragment of song
[Verse 5]
E A Bm A
Lord, is it, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',
E Bm A E
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?
E A Bm A
Lord, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',
E Bm A E
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?
E A Bm A E Bm A E
'Be - Bop - A - Lula' ('Ooo - Poppa - Doo', yeah!)
[Coda -Repeats]
E A Bm A E Bm A E
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VERB ON TWO Option in STANDARD TUNING:
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Db)
[Intro]
C F Gm F C Gm F C
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[Verse 1]
C F Gm F
After I died, and the make-up had dried,
C Gm F C
I went back to my place,
C F Gm F C Gm F C
No moon that night, but a heavenly light shone--- on my face,
C F
Still, I thought it was odd,
Gm F C Gm F C
There was no sign of God just to usher me in,
C F Gm F
Then a voice from a - bove, sugar - coated with love,
C Gm F C
Said, "Let us be - gin!"
[Chorus]
C F Gm F
You got to fill out a form first,
C Gm F C
And then you wait in the line,
C F Gm F
You got to fill out a form first,
C Gm F C
And then you wait in the line
[Verse 2]
C F Gm F
Okay, a new kid in school got to follow the rule,
C Gm F C
You got to learn the rou - tine,
C F Gm F
Woh, there's a girl over there, with the sunshiny hair,
C Gm F C
Like a Homecoming Queen,
C F Gm F
I said, "Hey, what you say? It's a glorious day,
C Gm F C
By the way, how long you been dead?"
C F Gm F
Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three,
C Gm F C
But she just shook her head
[Chorus]
C F Gm F
You got to fill out a form first,
C Gm F C
And then you wait in the line,
C F Gm F
You got to fill out a form first,
C Gm F C
And then you wait in the line
[Break]
C F Gm F C Gm F C
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x3]
[Verse 3]
C F Gm F C Gm F C
Buddah and Moses, and all the noses from narrow to flat,
C F Gm F
Had to stand in the line, just to glimpse the di - vine,
C Gm F C
What'cha think about that?
C F Gm F
Well, it seems like our fate's to suffer and wait...
C Gm F C
...for the knowledge we seek,
C F Gm F
It's all his de - sign, no one cuts in the line,
C Gm F C
No one here likes a sneak
[Chorus]
C F Gm F
You got to fill out a form first,
C Gm F C
And then you wait in the line,
C F Gm F
You got to fill out a form first,
C Gm F C
And then you wait in the line
[Break]
C F Gm F C Gm F C
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x3]
[Verse 4]
C F Gm F
After you climb up the ladder of time,
C Gm F C
The Lord God is near,
C F Gm F
Face to face, in the vastness of space,
C Gm F C
Your words disap - pear,
C F Gm F
And you feel like swimming in an ocean of love,
C Gm F C
And the current is strong,
C F Gm F
But all that re - mains when you try to ex - plain...
C Gm F C
...Is a fragment of song
[Verse 5]
C F Gm F
Lord, is it, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',
C Gm F C
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?
C F Gm F
Lord, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',
C Gm F C
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?
C F Gm F C Gm F C
'Be - Bop - A - Lula' ('Ooo - Poppa - Doo', yeah!)
[Coda -Repeats]
C F Gm F C Gm F C
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