KODACHROME Paul Simon CAPO: 2nd fret (key of A) INTRO: D D G (riff to) Em A7 D Em A7 VERSE 1: D D7 G (riff) When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school Em A7 D Em A7 It's a wonder I can think at all D D7 G (riff) And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none Em A D D7 I can read the writing on the wall CHORUS: G B7 E Am D Kodachro---oh---ome give us those nice bright colors G C Give us the greens of summers A D G B7 E Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah Am D I got a Nikon camera G C I love to take the photographs A D G Bm Em A A7 So momma don't take my Kodachrome away VERSE 2: D D7 G (riff) If you took all the girls I knew when I was single Em A7 D Em A7 And brought 'em all together for one night D D7 G (riff) I know they'd never match my sweet imagination Em A A7 D D7 And everything looks worse in black and white CHORUS: G B7 E Am D Kodachro---oh---ome give us those nice bright colors G C Give us the greens of summers A D G B7 E Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah Am D I got a Nikon camera G C I love to take the photographs A D G Bm Em So momma don't take my Kodachrome away OUTRO: G Bm Em Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away (x3) G Bm Em Mama, don't take my Kodachrome. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away G Bm Em Mama, don't take my Kodachrome. Leave your boy so far from home. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away G Bm Em Mama, don't take my Kodachrome. Whewe-ewe-ewe-ewe-ewe. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away G Bm Em (repeat and fade) G riff to Em e|----------------------------------0---| B|----------------------------------0---| G|----------------------------------0---| D|----------0-0-------------0-------2---| A|------1-2-----1-2-----1-2---------2---| E|--3-3-------------3-3-------3-2-1-0---| ***** (ALTERNATE VERSION - NO CAPO) ********************************* KODACHROME Paul Simon INTRO: E E A (riff to) F#m B7 E F#m B7 VERSE 1: E E7 A (riff) When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school F#m B7 E F#m B7 It's a wonder I can think at all E E7 A (riff) And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none F#m B E E7 I can read the writing on the wall CHORUS: A C#7 F# Bm E Kodachro---oh---ome give us those nice bright colors A D Give us the greens of summers B E A C#7 F# Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah Bm E I got a Nikon camera A D I love to take the photographs B E A C#m F#m B B7 So momma don't take my Kodachrome away VERSE 2: E E7 A (riff) If you took all the girls I knew when I was single F#m B7 E F#m B7 And brought 'em all together for one night E E7 A (riff) I know they'd never match my sweet imagination F#m B B7 E E7 And everything looks worse in black and white CHORUS: A C#7 F# Bm E Kodachro---oh---ome give us those nice bright colors A D Give us the greens of summers B E A C#7 F# Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah Bm E I got a Nikon camera A D I love to take the photographs B E A C#m F#m So momma don't take my Kodachrome away OUTRO: A C#m F#m Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away (x3) A C#m F#m Mama, don't take my Kodachrome. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away A C#m F#m Mama, don't take my Kodachrome. Leave your boy so far from home. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away A C#m F#m Mama, don't take my Kodachrome. Whewe-ewe-ewe-ewe-ewe. Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away A C#m F#m (repeat and fade) A riff to F#m e|----------------------------------2---| B|----------------------------------2---| G|----------------------------------2---| D|----------2-2-------------2-------4---| A|--0-0-3-4-----3-4-0-0-3-4---0-----4---| E|------------------------------4-3-2---|