Cecilia by Simon & Garfunkel — Chords & Lyrics

Level
Beginner
Key
B
Capo
4
Genres
pop, rock, lang en
Year
2006
Tempo
207 BPM

Chords in "Cecilia"

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Chorus 1

 G                C          G   
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
          C         G         D   
You're shaking my confidence daily
      C G        C         G    
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
       C         G             D   
I'm begging you please to come home
 G                C          G   
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
          C         G         D   
You're shaking my confidence daily
      C G        C         G    
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
       C         G             D   
I'm begging you please to come home
         G  
Come on home

Verse 1

 G                   C   D           G   
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
 C    D     G   
Up in my bedroom
             C       D  
I got up to wash my face
        G            C 
When I come back to bed
           D         G      
Someone's taken my place ...

Chorus 2

 G                C          G   
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
          C         G         D   
You're shaking my confidence daily
      C G        C         G    
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
       C         G             D   
I'm begging you please to come home
         G  
Come on home

Interlude 1

 G               C G C G D
Bo po bo bo ...

Verse 2

     C  G       C        G    
Jubilation, she loves me again
   C          G             D       
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
      C  G        C        G  
Jubilation, she loves me again
    C          G             D      
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing

Ending

C G  C G  C G D

What this rests on

This account rests on Paul Simon's own words — a documentary from 2011.

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