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............................. St. Judy's Comet ............................
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 TWO measures.
No capo (see tuning info on main page)
E7add9
e:|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------------------------|
B:|-----3-----------|--------3--------|-----------------------------------|
G:|------------1----|------------1----|----------------(%)----------------|
D:|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|-----------------------------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E:|-0-------0-------|--0-------0------|-----------------------------------|
Ooo, little sleepy boy do you
* E7add9
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B:|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G:|----------------(%)----------------|----------------(%)----------------|
D:|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A:|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
know what time it is? The
ever come to see St. Judy's Comet roll across the skies
E7add9 Amaj7
e:|-----------------------------------|-----4-----------|--4--------------|
B:|-----------------------------------|------------2----|----------2------|
G:|----------------(%)----------------|---------------2-|-----2-------2---|
D:|-----------------------------------|-----2-----------|-------2-------2-|
A:|-----------------------------------|-0-------0-------|--0-------0------|
E:|-----------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
hour of your bedtime's long been past And
and leave a spray of diamonds in its wake I
Am6 E/G# F#m6 B7 E
e:|-----------------|------------0----|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----5-----------|-5----0----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|------------5----|----4------------|--2-------2------|--1-------2---4--|
D:|-----4---------4-|----2----------2-|-----1--------1--|-----0-----------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|----------2------|-----------------|
E:|-5-------5-------|-4-------4-------|--2--------------|--0-------2---4--|
though I know .. fightin' it I can tell .. rub your eyes .. fa - din'
long to see St. Judy's Comet sparkle in your eyes when you a -
A E7add9
e:|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B:|-----2-----------|--------2--------|-----3-----------|--------3--------|
G:|------------2----|----2-------2----|------------1----|------------1----|
D:|-----2---------2-|------2-------2--|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|
A:|-0-------0-------|-0--------0------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|--0-------0------|
fast fadin' fast
wake when .. awake
E7add9
e:|-----------------------------------|
B:|-----------------------------------|
G:|----------------(%)----------------| For the second verse, return
D:|-----------------------------------| to * and repeat.
A:|-----------------------------------|
E:|-----------------------------------|
Won't you ever ..
Refrain (repeat once):
Amaj7 Am6
e:||-----4----------|--4--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:||-----------2----|----------2------|-----5-----------|--5--------------|
G:||----------------|-----2-------2---|------------5----|-------5---------|
D:||-----2--------2-|-------2-------2-|-----4---------4-|-----4-------4---|
A:||-0------0-------|--0-------0------|-0-------0-------|--0-------0------|
E:||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Little boy, little boy Won't you lay your body
Little boy, little boy Won't you close your sleepy
E7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------||
B:|----0-----0------|-0-----0----0----|----------------------------------||
G:|----7-----7------|-7-----7----7----|----------------(%)---------------||
D:|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------||
A:|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------||
E:|-0-----0-----0---|-0--0----0----0--|----------------------------------||
down?
eyes?
G#7sus C#m G#m E7 Bbm
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|----5-----5------|--5----------5---|-5-----4-----7---|---6-------------|
G:|----5-----5------|--5----------5---|-6-----4-----7---|---6-------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6---|---6-------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
E:|-4-----4-----4---|--4--------------|-------4-----7---|---6-------------|
Ain't nothin' flashin' but the fire-flies
A E7add9
e:|-----0-----------|-0---------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B:|------------2----|--------2--------|-----3-----------|--------3--------|
G:|---------------2-|----2-------2----|------------1----|------------1----|
D:|-----2---------2-|------2-------2--|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|
A:|-0-------0-------|-0--------0------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|--0-------0------|
E7add9
e:|-----------------------------------|
B:|-----------------------------------|
G:|----------------(%)----------------| For the third and fourth verses,
D:|-----------------------------------| return to * and repeat. Refrain
A:|-----------------------------------| again after the fourth verse.
E:|-----------------------------------|
Well I
Ending:
E7add9
e:|-----2-----------|--2--------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
B:|------------3----|---------3-------|--------3--------|--------3--------|
G:|---------------1-|-----1-------1---|----1-------1----|----1-------1----|
D:|-----2---------2-|-------2-------2-|------2-------2--|------2-------2--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-0-------0-------|--0--------0-----|-0--------0------|-0--------0------|
Ooo, little sleepy boy do you know what time it is?
E7add9 E7
e:|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:|-----------------------------------|------------------------3----3-----|
G:|----------------(%)----------------|--------------(%)------------1-----|
D:|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------2-----|
A:|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------2-----|
E:|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------0-----|
(strum up)
Lyrics:
Ooo, little sleepy boy do you know what time it is?
The hour of your bedtime's long been past.
And though I know you're fightin' it,
I can tell when you rub your eyes,
You're fadin' fast -- fadin' fast.
Won't you ever 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,
Oh, when you wake awake.
Little boy, little boy,
Won't you lay your body down?
Little boy, little boy,
Won't you close your weary eyes?
Ain't nothin' flashin' but the fire-flies.
Well I sang it once, sang it twice, I'm gonna sing it three times more.
I'm gonna stay 'til your resistance is overcome.
'Cause if I can't sing my boy to sleep,
You'll make your famous daddy look so dumb, look so dumb.
Won't you ever 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,
Oh, when you wake awake.
Little boy,
Won't you lay your body down?
Little boy, little boy,
Won't you close your weary eyes?
Ain't nothin' flashin' but the fire-flies.
Ooo, little sleepy boy do you know what time it is?