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50 Ways To Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon - Guitar Chords

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            Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover
Words and Music by Paul Simon, 1975


Em/G            D6               CM7                B7
"The problem is all inside your head," she said to me
Em              B7/D#    B7-9        Baug
"the answer is easy if you take it logic'lly.
Em          D6                 CM7           B7
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free;
               Em     Am7                 Em
there must be - fifty ways to leave your lover."


Em/G            D6              CM7          B7
She said, "It's really not my habit to intrude;
      Em               B7/D#        B7-9              Baug
Furthermore I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued.
     Em           D6          CM7             B7
But I'll repeat myself at the risk of being crude;
            Em       Am7                Em
there must be fifty ways to leave your lover."
Em    Am7                Em
fifty ways to leave your lover."


                  G
Just slip out the back, Jack.
           Bb
Make a new plan, Stan;
                     C5
You don't need to be coy, Roy,
                G
Just listen to me
           G
Hop on the bus, Gus;
                     Bb
You don't need to discuss much;
                  C5
Just drop off the key, Lee.
                  G
and get yourself free.


REPEAT CHORUS


Second verse:

She said, "It grieves me now to see you in such pain; I
wish there was somethin' I could do to make you smile again."
I said, "I appreciate that, and could you please explain about the
fifty ways?"

She said, "Why don't we both just sleep on it tonight;
I'm sure in the morning you'll begin to see the light."
And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right; there must be
fifty ways to leave your lover,
fifty ways to leave your lover."

REPEAT CHORUS twice.


Chords: (by request)

Em/G    322000
D6      xx0432
CM7     x32000
B7      x21202
Em      022000
B7-9    xx4505
Baug    x21003
Am7     x02213
G       355433
D7      xx0212
C5      x355xx
Bb      x13331

Hope these help, and I hope they're right!  Some of them are just plain
bizarre, so your guess is probably as good as mine.  Happy fingering!

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