Simon & Garfunkel - A Most Peculiar Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Most Peculiar Man" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

          D               Em
He was a most peculiar man.
That's what Missus Riordon said,
                   A7
and she should know;
              D            G
She lived upstairs from him.
                   A7            D
She said he was a most peculiar man.

          D               Em
He was a most peculiar man.
He lived all alone within a house,
              A7          D   G A7
within a room, within himself.
                 D
A most peculiar man.

He had no friends
He seldom spoke
And no one in turn ever spoke to him
‘Cause he wasn’t friendly and he didn’t care
And he wasn’t like them
Oh no, he was a most peculiar man

He died last Saturday
He turned on the gas
And he went to sleep
With the windows closed
So he’d never wake up
To his silent world
And his tiny room
And Mrs. Riordan says he has a brother somewhere
Who should be notified soon

    G               A7
And all the people said,
          D              Bm
"What a shame that he's dead,
     G           A7            D
But wasn't he a most peculiar man?"


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "A Most Peculiar Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Most Peculiar Man" by Simon & Garfunkel.