Richard Cory chords by
Simon & Garfunkel (Official Version)

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Key: C# minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

B7sus4

B7sus4

B7sus4

B7sus4

B7sus4

B7sus4

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

Chorus 1
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But I work in his factory
E E 
 
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
E E 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
Bm Bm 
 
Richard Cory
B7sus4 B7sus4 
 
B7sus4 B7sus4 
 

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

Chorus 2
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But I, I work in his factory
E E 
 
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
E E 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
Bm Bm 
 
Richard Cory
B7sus4 B7sus4 
 
B7sus4 B7sus4 
 

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

Chorus 3
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But I, I work in his factory
E E 
 
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
E E 
 
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
Oh, I wish that I could be
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Richard Cory

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsB7sus4 Bm A F# E...

Chords

B7sus4
Bm
A
F#
E
D
F#sus4

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

B7sus4: x-2-2-2-0-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F#sus4: x-x-4-4-2-2

Capo: 2

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the original studio version of Richard Cory by Simon & Garfunkel, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of C# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Simon & Garfunkel's performance.

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