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.............................. Kodachrome ................................
Copyright © 1973 Paul Simon
From Paul's 1984 12-City Solo Acoustic Tour.
Transcribed by John McGann.
Although this tab is specifically from the Columbia, MD show (8/2/1984),
it should match any of the 1984 shows fairly closely since they were very
similar shows.
% indicates a repeat of the previous measure.
No capo (see tuning info on main page)
E
e:|-----------------------------------|
B:|-----------------------------------| Repeat this pattern of one eighth
G:|-----------------------------------| and two sixteenth notes for six
D:|-----------------------------------| total measures of four beats each
A:|-----------------------------------| for the intro.
E:|-0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0-|
When I think
* E A
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|--------%--------|--------%--------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---0-3-4-|-0-0-3-4---0-----|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-3-|
back on all the crap I learned in high school
lack of education hasn't hurt me none
F# B # E A B7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-------1-----1---|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2---|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-----2---|-2-2-2-0-1-1-1---|
A:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|s9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-----2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0---2-2-2---|
E:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|s7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------0-|
It's a wonder I can think at all I know my
I can read the writing on the wall
Return to * and repeat. At #, jump to:
E A C#7 F# Bm
e:|-----0-------0---|-----------------|---2-------------|---2-----2-------|
B:|-------0-------0-|-2-------2-------|---2-------------|---3-------3---3-|
G:|-------1---1-----|-2---2-2-4-------|-----3-----------|-----4-------4---|
D:|---2-------------|-2---2-2-3---3-3-|-------4---------|-4-----4---------|
A:|---------2-------|-0---0-0-4---4-4-|-4-------4-4-4-4-|-2---------------|
E:|-0---------------|-----------------|-2-------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
Koda - chro - - - - ome they give .. nice bright
E A D B7
e:|---0-----0-----0-|-----------------|-----2-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B:|-----0-----0-----|---2-------------|-3---3-3-3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G:|-----------------|---2-------------|-2---2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D:|-------2-----2---|---2-----2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0---0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A:|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
colors they .. green - - s of summers makes ... all the
E A C#7 F# trplt Bm
e:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------2----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2|-------2---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G:|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2--2--2--4--4--4|--------3--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--3--3--3|-4--------4-4-4-4|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0--0--4--4--4|-4--------4-4-4-4|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2----2-2-2-2|-----------------|
world's a sunny day oh yeah I got a Ni - kon cam -
E A D B7
e:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---3-------------|-----------0-----|
G:|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-------------|---2-----2-------|
D:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0---0-----0---|---1-----1-------|
A:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----X---4-3-0---|-2---------------|
E:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2---2-0-|
- era I love to . pho - - tograph so Mama don't take my
E A C#m F#m
e:|-----0-----0-----|---5-------5-----|---------4-------|-----------------|
B:|-------0---0-----|---5-------------|---5-------5-----|---2-----2-------|
G:|-----------------|-------------6---|-----4-------4---|---------2-------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-------7-7-------|-----------------|-----------4-4-4-|
E:|-0-0-----0---0-0-|-0---5---------0-|-4-------------0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
Kodachrome a - way
B ** E [ straight eighths now ] A
e:|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-----2---2---|
A:|s9--9-----------||-----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-3-4-0-0-3-4-|
E:|s7--7-----------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
never match my sweet i - ma - gination
A F#m B7 E ##
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---------5-|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0---------5-|
G:|-----------------|--------(2)------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------1-1-----6-|
D:|-2-2-----2-2-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------2-2-------|
A:|-0-0-3-4-0-0-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-------|
E:|-------------4-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
and brought . all together for one night
everything looks better in black and white Ko-da -
A B
e:|-5-------7-7-7-7-||
B:|-5-------7-7-7-7-||
G:|-6-------8-8-8-8-|| Return to ** and repeat one time. At ##, jump to:
D:|---7-7-7-9-9-9-9-||
A:|---7-7-7-9-9-9-9-||
E:|---5-5-5-7-7-7-7-||
I know they'd
## A C#7 F# Bm E
e:|-5-5-5-5---------|---2-----2-------|---2-------2-----|-----------------|
B:|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|---2-----2-------|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|
G:|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-----3-----------|-------4---4-----|-----0h1-----0-0-|
D:|-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------0-0-|
A:|-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|-------4---------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|
E:|-5-5-5-5---------|-2---------2-2-2-|--------------0--|-0-0-----0-0-----|
- chro - - - - ome They ... nice bright col - ors . give us .
A D B7 E
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|---0---0-0-------|---0-------------|
G:|-2-2---------2---|-2-2-2-2---------|---2---2-2-------|------1----------|
D:|-2-2---2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|---1---1-1-------|------2----------|
A:|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------4-3-0-|-2---------------|---------2-2-2-2-|
E:|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----2-----2-2-2-|-0-------0-0-0-0-|
green - - s of summers makes .. all the world's a sunny
A C#7 F# trplt Bm E
e:|-----------------|------2----------|---4-----4-------|---0-----0-------|
B:|-2-------2-------|-------2---------|-----3-----3-----|-----0-----0-----|
G:|-2-------4-------|--------3--------|-------4------(0)|-------------1-1-|
D:|-2-------3-------|-4--------4-4-4-4|-----------------|-------2---------|
A:|-0-------4---0---|-4--------4-4-4-4|-2-----------2---|-----------------|
E:|-----0-----------|-2-2-2----2-2-2-2|-----------------|-0---------------|
day oh yeah I got a Ni - - kon camera I love to ..
A D B7 E
e:|-----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|-------0---------|
B:|---2-------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|-----------------|-2-2-------2-----|---2---2-2-------|-----1-----------|
D:|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-----0-------|---1---1-1---1---|---2-------------|
A:|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------4-0-|-2-----2---------|---------2-2-2-2-|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2--(2)|-0-------0-0-0-0-|
pho - - - tograph so Mama .. take my Kodachrome a -
Repeat three times:
A C#m & F#m
e:||---5-----5------|---4-------------|---2-----2-------|-----2----------||
B:||----------------|-----5-----------|---2-----2-----2-|-----2----------||
G:||-----6-----6----|-----------------|---2-2-----2---2-|-------2--------||
D:||-------7-----7--|-------6-6-------|-----4-----------|----------------||
A:||----------------|---------4-4-4---|-----------------|----------------||
E:||-5--------------|-4-------4-4-4-0-|-2-----2-----2---|-2-2------2---4-||
- way Mama don't
take my Kodachrome a - way Mama don't
To end, jump from & and end on F#m:
F#m
e:|--2----|
B:|--2----|
G:|--2----|
D:|--4----|
A:|--4----|
E:|--2----|
- way
Lyrics:
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school,
It's a wonder I can think at all.
And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none,
I can read the writing on the wall.
Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors.
They give us the greens of summers.
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah!
I got a Nikon camera.
I love to take a photograph.
So Mama don't take my Kodachrome away.
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single,
And brought 'em all together for one night,
I know they'd never match my sweet imagination.
Everything looks better in black and white.
(refrain)
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away.
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away.
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away.