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The Afterlife chords by
Paul Simon
Paul Simon

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Intro 1
C
F
C
F
C
F
C
F

C
F
C
F
C
F
C
F

C
F
C
F
C

Verse 1
C
F

After I died, and the makeup had dried
Gm
C
F
C

I went back to my place
F

No moon that night
C
F

But a heavenly light shone on my face
C
Still I
Verse 2
F

thought it was odd
C
F

There was no sign of God just
C
F
C

to usher me in
F

Then a voice from above

Sugar coated with love, said,
C
F

"let us begin"
C
You got to
Verse 3

fill out a form first

And then you wait in the line

You got to fill out a form first
G
C

And then you wait in the line
Verse 4
C

Okay, a new kid in school

Got to follow the rule

You got to learn the routine

Woah, there's a girl over there
Gm

With the sunshiny hair,
C

like a homecomin' queen
Verse 5
C

I said, "hey, what you say?

It's a glorious day,
Gm

By the way how long you
C

been dead?"

Maybe you, maybe me
Gm
C

Maybe baby makes three

But she just shook her head
Verse 6
C
F

You got to fill out a form first
C
G
C
F

And then you wait in the line
C
F
C

You got to fill out a form first
Bb
C
G
C
F
C
F
C
F
C

And then you wait in
F
Bb
C
G
C
F
C
F
C

the

line
Verse 7
C
Csus4

Buddah and Moses and all the
C

noses from narrow to flat

Had to stand in the line
Bb

Just to glimpse the divine
C
Gm
C
Gm
C

What you think about that?
Verse 8
C
Gm

Well it seems like our fate to suffer
Bb
C

And wait for the knowledge
G
Gsus4
C

we seek
Gm
F

It's all his design, no one cuts in the line
C
Bb
C

No one here, likes a sneak
Verse 9
C
G
Gsus4

You got to fill out a form first
G
C
Gsus4

And then you wait in the line
C
G

You got to fill out a form first
C
G
C

And then you wait in the line
Interlude 1
F
Gm
C
Gsus4

C
F
Gm
C
Gsus4
C
F
C

F
C

Verse 10
C
Gm
C

After you climb, up the ladder of time
F
C
Gm

The Lord God is
Gsus4
C

here
Gm
C

Face to face, in the vastness of space
Gsus4
C

Your words disappear
Verse 11
C

And you feel like swimming
Gm

in an ocean of love,
C
Gsus4
C

And the current is strong

But all that remains
Gm
F

When you try to explain is a
C
F
C

fragment of song
Verse 12
C
F

Lord is it, be bop a lu la
C
G
C

Or ooh poppa do

Lord, be bop a lu la or ooh poppa do
Outro 1

Be bop a lu la
F
C
C
C
C


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Chords
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  • F

  • Gm

    3
  • G

  • Bb

  • Csus4

  • Gsus4

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