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Paul Simon - Kodachrome Chords

Chord reference D, G, A7, Em, D7, A, B7, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [G] [Em] [A7] [D] [Em] [A7] When I think [D]back on all the [D7]crap I learned in [G]high school [Em]It’s a wonder [A7]I can think at [D]all [Em] [A7] And though my [D]lack of edu[D7]cation hasn’t [G]hurt me none [Em]I can read the [A]writing on the [D]wall [D7]

Koda[G]chr[B7]o[E7]me You [E7]give us those [Am]nice bright [D]colors You give us the [G]greens of [C]summers Makes you [A]think all the [D]world’s a sunny [G]day, [B7]oh [E7]yeah! [E7]I got a [Am]Nikon [D]camera I love to take a [G]photo[C]graph So Mama, don’t [A]take my [D]Kodachrome a[G]way [G] [Bm] [Em] [A] [A7]

If you took [D]all the girls I [D7]knew when I was [G]single And [Em]brought them all to[A7]gether for one [D]night [Em] [A7] I know they’d [D]never match my [D7]sweet imagi[G]nation [Em]And everything looks [A]worse in [A7]black and [D]white [D7]

Koda[G]chr[B7]o[E7]me You [E7]give us those [Am]nice bright [D]colors You give us the [G]greens of [C]summers Makes you [A]think all the [D]world’s a sunny [G]day, [B7]oh [E7]yeah! [E7]I got a [Am]Nikon [D]camera I love to take a [G]photo[C]graph So Mama, don’t [A]take my [D]Kodachrome a[G]way [G] [Bm] [Em]

Mama, don’t [G]take my [Bm]Kodachrome a[Em]way Mama, don’t [G]take my [Bm]Kodachrome a[Em]way Mama, don’t [G]take my [Bm]Kodachrome a[Em]way

[G]Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome [Bm]Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome [Em]Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome (away)

[G]Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome ([Bm]Leave your boy so far from home) [Em]Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome (away)

[G]Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome [Bm]whew [Em]Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome (away) [G] [Bm] [Em]

Artist Paul Simon
Album There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year 1973
Key D

How to Play Kodachrome on Guitar?

Paul Simon - Kodachrome can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A7, Em, D7, A, B7, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Kodachrome with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.