Loves Me Like A Rock chords by Paul Simon (Official Version)

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Intro 1

C/G

Verse 1
G 
When I was a little boy
C/G 
G 
(When I was just  a boy)
And the devil called my name
(When I was just a boy)
C7 
I'd say, "Now who do (who)
G 
Who do you think you're fooling?"
C/G 
G 
(When I was just  a boy)
G 
I'm a consecrated boy
C/G 
G 
(When I was just  a boy)
C7 
Singer in a Sunday choir
G 
D7 
Oh, my mama loves me, she loves me

Chorus 1
G 
Em 
She get down on her knees and hug me
C 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
Oh, she loves me like a rock
C 
F 
C 
She rock me like the rock of ages
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
And loves me
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
She love  me, love me, love  me, love me
G 
C/G 
G 

Verse 2
When I was grown to be a man
G 
C/G 
G 
(Grown to be    a man)
And the devil would call my name
(Grown to be a man)
C7 
I'd say "now who do (who)
G 
Who do you think you're fooling?"
C/G 
G 
(Grown to be    a man)
G 
I'm a consummated man
C/G 
G 
(Grown to be    a man)
C7 
I can snatch a little purity
G 
D7 
My mama loves me, she loves me

Chorus 2
G 
Em 
She get down on her knees and hug me
G/D 
C 
G 
C/G 
G 
Oh, she   loves me like a rock
C 
F 
C 
She rock me like the rock of ages
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
And loves me
G 
C/G 
G 
She love  me, love me,
C/G 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
love  me, love me
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
And if    I was the Presi

Verse 3
G 
dent
C/G 
G 
(Was the presi dent)
The minute the Congress called my name
C/G 
G 
(Was the presi dent)
C7 
I'd say "now who do (who)
G 
Who do you think you're fooling?"
(Who do you think you're fooling?...)
G 
I've got the presidential seal
C/G 
G 
(Was the presi dent)
C7 
I'm up on the presidential podium
G 
D7 
My mama loves me, she loves me

Chorus 3
G 
Em 
She get down on her knees and hug me
G/D 
C 
G 
C/G 
G 
Oh, she   loves me like a rock
C 
F 
C 
She rock me like the rock of ages
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
And love me
G 
C/G 
G 
She love  me, love me,
C/G 
G 
love  me, love me
C/G 
G 
(Loves me like  a rock)
C/G 
G 
She love  me, love me,
C/G 
G 
love  me, love me
C/G 
G 
(Loves me like  a rock)
She love me, love me,
love me, love me
C/G 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
(Loves me like  a rock)
G 
G7 
(Loves me like a rock)

Outro 1
C7 
Na na na na na na
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
G 
(Loves me like  a rock)
G 
G 
(Loves me like a rock)
C7 
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
(Loves me like  a rock)
G 
G7 
(Loves me like a rock)
C7 
Na na na na na na
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
G 
C/G 
G 
(Loves me like  a rock)
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
(Loves me like  a rock)
C7 
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
G 
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock)
G 
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock)
C7 
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
G 
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock)
C7 
F 
C 
(Loves me like a rock, oh baby)
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 145

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

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This is the definitive original version of Loves Me Like A Rock by Paul Simon, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Loves Me Like A Rock the way Paul Simon intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Loves Me Like A Rock

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