Jonah

Paul Simon

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Jonah

Written by Paul Simon
Key: Am
Jonah Key EmEm
Jonah Key FmFm
Jonah Key F#mF#m
Jonah Key GmGm(one step down)
Jonah Key G#mG#m(half step down)
Jonah Key AmAm(original key)
Jonah Key A#mA#m(half step up)
Jonah Key BmBm(one step up)
Jonah Key CmCm
Jonah Key C#mC#m
Jonah Key DmDm
Jonah Key D#mD#m
	  		 
 
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Intro 
  Am          slide D                             Bm7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----5-----5-----|-7-----7-----7---|-----5-----5-----|-3-----3-----3---| 
|---5-----5-----5s7-----7-----7-----|---5-----5-----4-|-----4-----4-----| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 

  Am          slide D                             Bm7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----5-----5-----|-7-----7-----7---|-----5-----5-----|-3-----1-----0---| 
|---5-----5-----5s7-----7-----7-----|---5-----5-----4-|-----2-----0-----| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 

verse 1 
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  Am                Abdim             Gmaj7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-------3---| 
|---5-----5-----5-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-------3-----| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-4-----4--3----3-| 
|-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|-3-----3-----3---|-----------------| 
      Half an hour, change your.......tune up                    sizing.. 


  Fmaj7                               Am                Dsus2 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-----0-----0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|-------0---------| 
|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-------1---------|-----3---------0-| 
|---2-----2-----2-|---2-------1-----|-----2-----------|---2---------0---| 
|-----------------|-----------------|---2-----------0-|-0-------2h3-----| 
|-----------------|-1-----1---------|-0---------------|-----------------| 
|-1-----1-----1---|---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------| 
  room up,                  checking..bars 

verse 2 
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  Am                Abdim             Gmaj7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-------3---| 
|---5-----5-----5-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|---4-------3-----| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-4-----4--3----3-| 
|-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|-3-----3-----3---|-----------------| 
      Local girls,unspoken conver----sation.                     misinfor.. 


  3/4 Fm7      4/4   Bb7         D#                D#aug 
  ,   .   ,     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-------------|-------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-------1-----|-----3-------3---|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| 
|-----1-------|---1-------1-----|---3-----3-----3-|---4-----4-----4-| 
|---1-------1-|-----------------|-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---| 
|-------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-1-------1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
  ation         plays         guitar                          They say 

Chorus 
------ 
(Can strum these chords) 
  Cm                Ab                Dm7/5-             G7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-------4---4-----|-------4-------4-|-6---6---6-6-----|-------------3---| 
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-5---5---5-5-----|---------4-------| 
|---5-----------5-|---6-------6-----|-6---6---6-6-----|-----5-----------| 
|-3---------------|-----------------|-5---5---5-5-----|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-3---------------| 
     Jonah he was   swallowed by a    whale                       but I 


  Bmaj7             Bm7     E7        Amaj7             A7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-2-----2-2-------|-------------0---|-------0---------|---------0-------| 
|-4-----4-4-------|-----3-----------|-----2-----2-----|-------2---------| 
|-3-----3-3-------|---2-------1-----|---1---------1---|-----0-----------| 
|-4-----4-4-------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------| 
|-2-----2-2-------|-2-----2---------|-0---------------|-0---------------| 
|-----------------|---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------| 
  say    theres no  truth to that     tale                         I know 


  Dmaj7             G7 (strum)        Cmaj7             Fmaj7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-------|-------------0---| 
|-1-----1-1-------|-3---------------|-0---0-0-0-------|---------1-------| 
|-2-----2-2-------|-4---------------|-0---0-0-0-------|-------2---------| 
|-0-----0-0-------|-3---------------|-2---2-2-2-------|-2-3-------------| 
|-0-----0-0-------|-5---------------|-3---3-3-3-------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
      Jonah he was      swallowed by a song 

Then one more bar of silence, then play the intro but in a synchopated unison 
pattern. 

verse 3 play as verse 1 
verse 4 play as verse 2 

Chorus 

Interlude 
--------- 
  (strum) 
  Amaj7                               Dmaj7             D/G# 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| 
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| 
|-1---------------|-1---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| 
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------| 
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------| 
   Here's to all the boys who came   a            long       carrying 

  Gmaj7             F#7               Bm7               E7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------| 
|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-4---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-1---------------| 
|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------| 
|-5---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| 
|-3---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------| 
  soft  guitars and cardboard cases   all               night  

  D#m7/5-            Dmaj7             Bm7               E7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------| 
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-1---------------| 
|-1---------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| 
  long                                  Do you wonder where those boys have 

      (dont strum) 
  D#m7/5-            Dmaj7             Bm7               E7 
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   . 
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------| 
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| 
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-1---------------| 
|-1---------------|-0---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| 
  gone                              Do you wonder where those boys have 
gone 

Fade out on strumming Amaj7 to Dmaj7 

Words 
----- 

Half an hour, change your strings and tune up 
Sizing the room up, checking the bar 

Local girls, unspoken conversation 
Misinformation, plays guitar 

They say Jonah he was swallowed by a whale, 
But I say there's no truth to that tale 
I know Jonah, he was swallowed by a song 

No one gives their dreams away too lightly 
They hold them tightly, warm against cold 

One more year of travelling round the circuit 
Then you can work it into gold 

They say Jonah he was swallowed by a whale, 
But I say there's no truth to that tale 
I know Jonah, he was swallowed by a song 

Here's to all the boys who came along 
Carrying soft guitars and cardboard cases 
All night long 
Do you wonder where those boys have gone? 
Do you wonder where those boys have gone?
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