Richard Cory chords by
Simon & Garfunkel

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Key: C# minor

Intro 1

Am

Am

Am

Am

Am

Am

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
They say that Richard Cory
G G 
 
Owns one half of this whole town
Am Am 
 
With political connections
E E 
 
To spread his wealth around
D D 
 
Born into society, a banker's only child
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
He had everything a man could want
E E 
 
Power, grace, and style

Chorus 1
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
But I work in his factory
D D 
 
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
D D 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
Am Am 
 
Richard Cory
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
The papers print his picture
G G 
 
Almost everywhere he goes
Am Am 
 
Richard Cory at the opera
E E 
 
Richard Cory at a show
D D 
 
And the rumors of his parties
And the orgies on his yacht
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Oh, he surely must be happy
E E 
 
With everything he's got

Chorus 2
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
But I, I work in his factory
D D 
 
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
D D 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
Am Am 
 
Richard Cory
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
He freely gave to charity
G G 
 
He had the common touch
Am Am 
 
And they were grateful for his patronage
E E 
 
And they thanked him very much
D D 
 
So my mind was filled with wonder
When the evening headlines read
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
"Richard Cory went home last night
Am Am 
 
And put a bullet through his head"

Chorus 3
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
But I, I work in his factory
D D 
 
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
D D 
 
E E 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Richard Cory

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