Proof
written and performed by Paul Simon
from "Rhythm Of The Saints."
Transcribed by Erik Strom.
G C C/D G Dm7 C
Soon our fortunes will be made, my darling
D G C C/D G Dm7
And we will leave this loathsome little town
C D G C C/D G G9 C C/D
Silver bells jingling from your black lizard boots, my baby
G C C/D G Dm7
Silver foil to trim your wedding gown
C C/D G C C/G G D7 G D7
G C C/G G D7
G C C/D G
It's true the tools of love wear down
Dm7 C
Time passes
D G
A mind wanders
C C/D G Dm7
It seems mindless, but it does
C D G C C/D G G9 C C/D
Sometimes I see your face as if through reading glasses
G C C/D G Dm7
And your smile seems softer than it was
C C/D G7 G D bass
G
Proof
C
Some people gonna call you up
D G C D
Tell you something that you already know
G
Proof
C D
Sane people go crazy on you
G
Say "No man, that was not
The deal we made
C D
I got to go, I got to go"
G
Faith
C D G
Faith is an island in the setting sun
C D G
But proof, yes
C D G C D G C D G C D
Proof is the bottom line for everyone
G C D G C D
Helah, wahela a tonga he hela
G C D G C D
Helah, wahela a tonga he hela
G C
My face, my race
D G
Don't matter anymore
C
My sex, my cheques
D G C D D bass
Accepted at the door
G
Proof
C
Some people gonna call you up
D G C D
Tell you something that you already know
G
Proof
C D
Sane people go crazy on you
G
Say "No man, that was not
The deal we made
C D
I got to go, I got to go"
G
Faith
C D G
Faith is an island in the setting sun
C D G
But proof, yes
C D G C D G C D G C D
Proof is the bottom line for everyone
G C D G C
Half moon hiding in the clouds, my darling
D G C D G
And the sky is flecked with signs of hope
C D G C D G C
Raise your weary wings against the rain, my baby
D G C D G C G D bass
Wash your tangled curls with gambler's soap
G
Proof
C
Some people gonna call you up
D G C D
Tell you something that you already know
G
Proof
C D
Sane people go crazy on you
G
Say "No man, that was not
The deal we made
C D
I got to go, I got to go"
G
Faith
C D G
Faith is an island in the setting sun
C D G
But proof, yes
C D G C D G C D G C D
Proof is the bottom line for everyone
Repeat and fade:
G C D G C D
Helah, wahela a tonga he hela
G C D G C D
Helah, wahela a tonga he hela
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