Words & music By Paul Simon 1973
C | |G | |D7 | |G | |C |
Was a sunny day
|G |
Not a cloud was in the sky
|D7 |
Not a negative word was heard
|Em |
From the people passing by
G |C |
'Twas a sunny day
|G |
All the birdies in the trees
|D7 |
And the radio's singing song
|G |
All the favorite melodies
|Am |
He was a navy man
D |G E |
stationed in Newport News
|Am
She was a highschool queen
|D |C |G
with nothing left to lose
E7 |Am
She was a highschool queen
|D |C |
with nothing left to lose
G |C |
Was a sunny day
|G |
Not a cloud was in the sky
|D7 |
Not a negative word was heard
|Em |
From the people passing by
G |C |
'Twas a sunny day
|G |
All the birdies in the trees
|D7 |
And the radio's singing song
|G |
All the favorite melodies
|Am |
Her name was Lorelei
D |G E|
She was his only girl
|Am
She called him "Speedoo"
|D |C |G
But his Chistian name was Mister Earl
E |Am
She called him "Speedoo"
|D |C |
But his Chistian name was Mister Earl
G |C |
Was a sunny day
|G |
Not a cloud was in the sky
|D7 |
Not a negative word was heard
|Em |
From the people passing by
G |C |
'Twas a sunny day
|G |
All the birdies in the trees
|D7 |
And the radio's singing song
|G |
All the favorite melodies
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