The Boy in the Bubble

Song

Cheers,

David Cobby

The Boy in a Bubble (Graceland albumn) by Paul Simon

Bassist Baghiti Khumalo.

Transcribed by David Cobby . Please send

any corrections or comments. The timing I've indicated is totally

approximate, but fairly easy to pick up from the actual song.

Intro. Rest for 4 bars of accordian intro then repeat the following twice :

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|2-2-----0-0-1--2--2-------------|-------------------------------0|
D|----2-2-------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------3---5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 1. Only difference from Intro is the slide up in the first bar.

Repeat twice :

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|2-2-----0-0-/4-2--2-------------|-------------------------------0|
D|----2-2-------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------3---5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Chorus. Repeat this riff 4 times :

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5|--------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\3-5-5----|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5------/|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

and then the following post-chorus bit twice:

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|------------7---5---------------|--------------------------------|
D|/7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------33--5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 2. Same as intro riff repeated twice.

Chorus. As above, including the 4 bars of post-chorus stuff.

Verse 3. Same as verse 1.

Chorus. Without the 4 bars of post-chorus. Repeat to fade.