Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Only Living Boy in New York" 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.
B E Tom, get your plane right on time B E I know your part'll go fine B E E/D# C#m C#m/B Fly down to Mexico F#/A# E Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am B E The only living boy in New York I get the news I need on the weather report I can gather all the news I need on the weather report Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am The only living boy in New York Chorus: C#m F#7/A# Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know B E Where, and we don't know where E B E G# Here I am Chorus: C#m F#7/A# Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know B E where, and we don't know where Tom, get your plane right on time I know that you've been eager to fly now Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now Da-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da Like it shines on me (Here I am...) The only living boy in New York The only living boy in New York Aaah, aaah, aaah Here I am... Aaah, aaah, aaah Here I am... You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C#m  D#  E  F#7  G#  B  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 "The Only Living Boy in New York" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Only Living Boy in New York" by Simon & Garfunkel.