Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Paul Simon
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A
The mama pajama rolled out of bed,
D
and she ran to the police station
E
When the papa found out, he began to shout,
A pause
and he started the investigation
N/ C E A
It's against the law; it was against the law
E A ( A D A E)
What the mama saw; it was against the law
A
The mama looked down and spit on the ground,
D
Every time my name gets mentioned
E
The papa said oy, if I get that boy,
A
I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention
Chorus
N/ C D
Well I'm on my way;
A
I don't know where I'm going
D A
I'm on my way, I'm taking my time;
B7 E
but I don't know where
D G A
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
A G D E ( A D A E)
Seeing me and Julio, down by the schoolyard
A G D E ( A D A E) pause
Seeing me and Julio, down by the schoolyard
Instrumental
(chorus) D A D A B7 E D G A A G D E A A G D E A
A
Whoa, in a couple of days, they come and take me away,
D
but the press let the story leak
E
Now when the radical priest, come to get me released,
A
we was all on the cover of Newsweek
Chorus
N/ C D
Well I'm on my way;
A
I don't know where I'm going
D A
I'm on my way, I'm taking my time;
B7 E
but I don't know where
D G A
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
A G D E ( A D A E)
Seeing me and Julio, down by the schoolyard
A G D E ( A D A E)
Seeing me and Julio, down by the schoolyard
A G D E A D A E
Seeing me and Julio, down by the schoolyard
A G D E A D A E
Seeing me and Julio, down by the schoolyard
A D A E . . . .