St. Judy's Comet
by Paul Simon
from "There Goes Rhymin' Simon."
Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent rkent@mistral.co.uk
This great little song comes from the album 'There Goes Rhymin' Simon'
Its got some cool chords and Paul is up to his usual picking technique.
The intro is the same as the start of the verse...
Intro and verse1
----------------
E9 (repeat loads)
e:-------------------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------------3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1--------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Ooo little sleepy boy do you know what time it
2x only
e:------(0)----------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------3-----3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1-------:|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----:|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
is well the hour of your bedtimes long been
Amaj7
e:-------4----------------4-----------------------|
B:----------------2----------------2--------------|
G:---------------------------------------2--------|
D:-------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----|
A:-0-----------0----------0-----------0-----------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
past and
Am E7
e:-------0-----------------------0----------------|
B:-------1--------1--------------0--------0-------|
G:-------2-----------------------1----------------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0----|
A:-0-----------0----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------4-----------4----------|
though I know you're fighting it I can
F#m B E
e:-2-----------2----------0-----------------------|
B:-2-----------4----------0-----------------------|
G:-2--------2--4----------1--------1-----x-----x--|
D:-------4-----------4----------2-----------------|
A:-------------2----------------------------------|
E:-2----------------------0-----------2-----4-----|
tell when you rub your eyes you're fad ing
A
e:-------0-----------------0------------------------|
B:-------2--------2-----------------2---------------|
G:-------2--------------------------------2---------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2------|
A:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|
fast ooh fading fast
Now play verse 2 as verse 1
Verse2
------
Won't you run, come see St Judy's Comet roll across the skies
And leave a spray of diamonds in it's wake.
I long to see St Judy's Comet sparkle in your eyes when you awake
Ooh when you wake awake
Chorus
------
Amaj7
e:-------4----------------4-----------------------|
B:----------------2----------------2--------------|
G:---------------------------------------2--------|
D:-------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----|
A:-0-----------0----------0-----------0-----------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
Little boy
Am E7
e:-------0-----------------------0-----------------|
B:-------1--------1--------------0--------0--------|
G:-------2-----------------------1-----------------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----|
A:-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------4-----------4-----------|
won't you lay your body down
E9
e:-------2-----------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------------3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1--------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
e:-------------------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------3-----3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1--------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Amaj7
e:-------4----------------4-----------------------|
B:----------------2----------------2--------------|
G:---------------------------------------2--------|
D:-------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----|
A:-0-----------0----------0-----------0-----------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
Little boy
Am E7
e:-------0-----------------------0-----------------|
B:-------1--------1--------------0--------0--------|
G:-------2-----------------------1-----------------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----|
A:-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------4-----------4-----------|
won't you close your weary eyes?
E9
e:-------2-----------------2-----------------------|
B:----------------3-----------------3--------------|
G:----------------------------------------1--------|
D:-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
F#11+ (Ab bass!)
e:---------------------------------4---------------|
B:-------5-----------------4-h5--------------------|
G:-------5--------5-----------------------5--------|
D:-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------|
Ain't nothing flashing but the
Dbm7 Cm7 Bm7
e:-4-----------3-----------2-----------------------|
B:-5-----------4-----------3--------------3--------|
G:-4-----------3-----------2--------2--------------|
D:-------------------------------4-----------4-----|
A:-4-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
fire flies
Bbm7 A
e:-1-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------------|
B:-2--------------2--------2--------------2--------2---------------------|
G:-1--------1--------------2--------2--------------2--------2-----0-----0|
D:-------3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------2---------------|
A:-1-----------1-----------0-----------0-----------0---------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------3-----2---|
fire flies
Back to the E9.
Verse 3
-------
Well I sang it once and I sang it twice, I'm gonna sing it three times more
I'm gonna stay until your resistance is overcome
Because if I can't sing my boy to sleep, well it makes your famous
Daddy look so dumb, look so dumb.
Repeat Verse2
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse1
Fade out on verse tab....
Back to document index