Late in the Evening

Paul Simon

Late in the evening - Paul Simon One-trick pony Intro: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| A|-----3--------------3---3------------| x2 E|---1------------------1--------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| D|-----3--------------3---3------------| A|---1------------------1--------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| A|-----3--------------3---3------------| E|---1------------------1--------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| D|-----3--------------3---3------------| A|---1------------------1--------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| A|-----3--------------3---3------------| E|---1------------------1--------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------5--7--5------------5--7--5\--| D|-5---5--------------5---5------------| A|---3------------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| D|-----3--------------3---3------------| A|---1------------------1--------------| E|-------------------------------------| Verse 1: (use intro patterns for each chord) The first thing I remember I was lying in my bed I couldn't of been no more Than one or two I remember there's a radio Comin' from the room next door And my mother laughed The way some ladies do Chorus: When it's late in the evening And the music's seeping through Verse 2: The next thing I remember I am walking down the street I'm feeling all right I'm with my boys, I'm with my troops, yeah! And down along the avenue Some guys were shooting pool And I heard the sound Of a cappella groups, yeah Chorus: Singing late in the evening And all the girls out on the stoops, yeah! Verse 4: Then I learned to play some lead guitar I was underage in this funky bar And I stepped outside to smoke myself a "J" And when I came back to the room Everybody just seemed to move And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play Chorus: And it was late in the evening And I blew that room away Instrumental: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| A|-----3--------------3---3------------| E|---1------------------1--------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| D|-----3--------------3---3------------| A|---1------------------1--------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| A|-----3--------------3---3------------| E|---1------------------1--------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| D|-----3--------------3---3------------| A|---1------------------1--------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------5--7--5------------5--7--5\--| D|-5---5--------------5---5------------| A|---3------------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------3--5--3------------3--5--3---| D|-----3--------------3---3------------| A|---1------------------1--------------| E|-------------------------------------| Verse 5: The first thing I remember When you came into my life I said I'm gonna get that girl No matter what I do Well I guess I'd been in love before And once or twice I been on the floor But I never loved no one The way that I loved you Chorus 2: And it was late in the evening And all the music seeping through Instrumental Chorus 2 End:

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