You Can Call Me Al original guitar chords by
Paul Simon

1989•Pop•2.4K views•

Key: F major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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A man walks down the street

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He says, "Why am I soft in the middle, now?

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Why am I soft in the middle?

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The rest of my life is so hard

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I need a photo-opportunity

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I want a shot at redemption

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Don't want to end up a cartoon

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In a cartoon graveyard"

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Bonedigger, Bonedigger

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Dogs in the moonlight

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Far away in my well-lit door

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Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly

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Get these mutts away from me

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You know, I don't find this stuff

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amusing anymore

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Chorus 1

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If you'll be my bodyguard

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I can be your long lost pal

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I can call you Betty

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And Betty, when you call me,

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you can call me Al

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Verse 2

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A man walks down the street

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He says, "Why am I short of attention?

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Got a short little span of attention

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And, whoa, my nights are so long

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Where's my wife and family?

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What if I die here?

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Who'll be my role model

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Now that my role model is gone, gone?"

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He ducked back down the alley

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With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl

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All along along,

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There were incidents and accidents

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There were hints and allegations

Chorus 2

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If you'll be my bodyguard

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I can be your long lost pal

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I can call you Betty

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And Betty, when you call me,

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you can call me Al

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Call me Al

Solo 1

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Verse 3

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A man walks down the street

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It's a street in a strange world

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Maybe it's the third world

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Maybe it's his first time around

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Doesn't speak the language

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He holds no currency

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He is a foreign man

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He is surrounded by the sound, the sound

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Cattle in the marketplace

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Scatterings and orphanages

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He looks around, around

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He sees angels in the architecture

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Spinning in infinity

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He says, "Amen and Hallelujah!"

Chorus 3

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If you'll be my bodyguard

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I can be your long lost pal

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I can call you Betty

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And Betty, when you call me,

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you can call me Al

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Call me Al

Interlude 1

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Na na na na, na na na na

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Na na na na, na na na-na na-na

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Na na na na, na-na na-na na na

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Solo 2

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Outro 1

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If you'll be my bodyguard

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I can call you Betty

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I can call you Betty

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The original key of You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon is F major.

The primary chords used in You Can Call Me Al are F, C, Bb, Gm.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Paul Simon.

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You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.