I Do It For Your Love

I Do It For Your Love
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Words and Music by Paul Simon
As performed by Paul Simon on his TV Special (1977)
Original recording from 'Still Crazy After All These Years'

Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent richpkent@yahoo.co.uk

He plays this song fingerpicked on an electric... Watch out for those
wierd barre chords!

Intro
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E(no 3rd)(add D)  Bm11              A7                D6
, . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3-------|-----2---2---2-1-|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2---2-|---0-------0-0---|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

CV
   D#dim7  F#dim7    Em                Bbdim7  Am        D9
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|-------2-------5-|-------12--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-------4---|-----12--12--12--|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|---12------12----|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-12------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
h h h h h h h

Verse 1
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E(no 3rd)(add D)  Bm11              A7                D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
We were married on a rainy day     The sky was yellow and the
grass was grey

CV
   D#dim7  F#dim7    Em                Bbdim7  Am        D9
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|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
We signed the papers and we.. I   do   it for  your love
drove away

Verse 2
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E(no 3rd)(add D)  Bm11              A7                D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The rooms were musty and           all that winter we shared a cold
the pipes were old

CV      CVI       CIV
   D#dim7  F#dim7    Em                Bbdim7  D#7       G#      G#+
, . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-------4-------4-|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------8---|-----4---5---5---|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------6-----|---5-------5-----|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-----6-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6---------|-4---------------|
Drank all the orange juice..  I   do   it for  your love
that we could hold

Chorus
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CIV               CIV               CIV               CII
   Dbm               Adim7             Db      Dbmaj7    F#
, . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
|---------4-------|-----------------|-------4---------|-----------------|
|-------5-------5-|-------4---4-----|-----6-------6---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----6-------6---|-----5---5-----5-|---6-------5---5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---6-------6-----|---4-------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Found a rug in an old junk shop, brought it home to you

CI                CI                        CII       CI
Bbm               Adim7             Cm7-5   B7        Bb7
, . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
|---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----2-------2-|-------1---1-----|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
|-3---3-------3---|-----2---2-----2-|-3---3---2---2---|-1---1---1---1-1-|
|-3-3-------3-----|---1-------------|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-3-3-----2-2-----|-1-1---1---1-----|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
Along the way the colours ran the orange bled the blue

Harmonica Solo (play verse chords up to Em
for twice their original duration),
the pattern is more of a strummed feel, then fingerpick the Bbdim7 and
carry on from there into the chorus again


Verse 3
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E(no 3rd)(add D)  Bm11              A7                D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The sting of reason the splash of tears.    The northern and the
southern hemispheres.

CV
   D#dim7  F#dim7    Em                Bbdim7  Am7
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|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-------5---------|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
Love emerges and it disappears.. I   do   it for  your love

CIII
   Am7               G                 Gmaj7
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|-------5---------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----5---------5-|-------3---------|---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-----||
|---5---------5---|-----4-----------|---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-----||
|-----------4-----|---5-------------|---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-----||
|---------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-------------3---||
I do it for your love

Tha Gmaj7 is Paul just mucking about after he finishes on the G