Paul Simon, Me and Julio down by the Schoolyard (1971)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Paul Simon)}

INTRO: [A] [D] [A] [E] : [x8]

VERSE 1:
The [A] mama pajama rolled out of bed
And she ran to the police [D] station
When the [E] papa found out he began to shout
And he started the investi-[A]-gation [A open]

INTERLUDE:
It's against the [E] law, It was against the [A] law
What the mama [E] saw, It was against the [A] law

VERSE 2:
The [A] mama looked down and spit on the ground
Everytime my name gets [D] mentioned
The [E] papa said oy if I get that boy
I'm gonna stick him in the house of de-[A]-tention [A open]

PRE-CHORUS:
Well I'm on my [D] way, I don't know [A] where I'm going
I'm on my [D] way, I'm taking my [A] time, but I [B] don't know [E] where
Goodbye to [D] Rosie the queen of Cor-[A]-ona

CHORUS:
See [A] me and [G] Julio [D] down
By the [E] school-[A]-yard [D] [A] [E]
See [A] me and [G] Julio [D] down
By the [E] school-[A]-yard [D] [A] [E]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over PRE-CHORUS + CHORUS]

VERSE 3:
In a [A] couple of days they come and take me away
But the press let the story [D] leak
And when the [E] radical priest come to get me released
We was all on the cover of [A] Newsweek

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