Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy
written and performed by Paul Simon
from "Still Crazy After All These Years."
Transcribed by Erik Strom.
E A D9 E G#7sus4
Some folks' lives roll easy as a breeze
G#7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7
Drifting through a sum--mer night
E A
Heading for a sunny day
G# C#m C#m7 F#m
But most folks' lives, oh they stumble
B E
Lord they fall
G#7sus4 G#7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7
Through no fault of their own
E A
Most folks never catch their stars
Bm
And here I am, Lord
E A
I'm knocking at your place of business
D9 G# C# F#7-9
I know I ain't got no business here
Bm Em7 A9 Dmaj7
But you said if I ever got so low
Gmaj7 C#
I was busted,
F# B
You could be trusted
E A
Some folks' lives roll easy
D9 E G#7sus4
Some folks' lives
G#7 C#m E/B A G#7
never roll at all
C#m
Oh, they just fall
F#m
They just fall
B7 E A D9 E
Some folks' lives
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