One Trick Pony Chords & Lyrics Artist: Paul Simon

Tuning: Standard
 
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CHORDS
 
        E-A-D-G-B-e
Am7     x-0-2-0-1-0
D7      x-x-0-2-1-2
D/F#    2-x-0-2-3-2
Bm7b5   x-2-3-2-3-x
E7      0-2-0-1-0-0
Bdim    x-2-3-4-3-x
C9      x-3-2-3-3(3)
F#dim   2-x-1-2-1-x
C/G     3-x-2-0-1-0
E/G#    4-x-0-1-0-0
C/Bb    x-1-2-0-1-0
Bb9     x-1-0-1-1-1
Amadd11 x-0-5-5-3-0
 
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RIFF VERSE
  Am7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------%----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----------3---|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-------0--3--3--|---------0---3--|----------------|----------------|
 
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INTRO
| Am7 | % | % | % |
| Am7 | % | % | % |
 
 
VERSE
Am7
 He's a one-trick pony
Am7                             | Am7 | % |
 One trick is all that horse can do
       D7
He does one trick only
D7                                   | Am7 | % |
 It's the principle source of his revenue
            G              D/F#
And when he steps into the spotlight
        F                    Bm7b5
You can feel the heat of his heart
     E7    [ Am7 ]
Come rising through
 
 
INTERLUDE
| Am7 | % |
 
 
VERSE
Am7
 See how he dances
Am7                           | Am7 | % |
 See how he loops from side to side
D7
 See how he prances
D7                              | Am7 | % |
 The way his hooves just seem to glide
     G                D/F#
He's just a one-trick pony, that's all he is
F       Bm7b5      E7         [ Am7 ]
 But he turns that trick with pride
 
 
INTERLUDE
| Am7 | Am7   Bdim |
 
 
CHORUS
   [Bdim]  C             C9
He makes it look so easy, he looks so clean
F                      F#dim7
 He moves like God's immaculate machine
           C/G
He makes me think about
             E7/G#
All of these extra moves I make
             Am
And all this herky-jerky motion
        C/Bb
And the bag of tricks it takes
   F                           Bb9
To get me through my working day
         [ Am7 ]
One-trick pony
 
 
INTERLUDE
| Am7 | % | % | % |
 
 
VERSE
Am7
 He's a one-trick pony
Am7                       | Am7 | % |
 He either fails or he succeeds
            D7
He gives his testimony
D7                     | Am7 | % |
 Then he relaxes in the weeds
             G               D/F#
He's got one trick to last a lifetime
F           Bm7b5 E7  | Am7 | % |
 But that's all a pony needs - yeah, that's all he needs
 
 
SOLO
| Am7 | % | % | % |
| D7 | % | Am7 | % |
| G D/F# | F   Bm7b5 E7 |
| Am7 | Am7   Bdim |
 
 
CHORUS
C                 C9
 He looks so easy, he looks so clean
F                      F#dim7
 He moves like God's immaculate machine
           C/G
He makes me think about
             E7/G#
All of these extra moves I make
             Am
And all this herky-jerky motion
        C/Bb
And the bag of tricks it takes
   F                           Bb9
To get me through my working day
         | Am7 | % |
One-trick pony
         | Am7 | % |
One-trick pony
 
 
[Coda]
| Am7 | % |
  One-trick pony
| Am7 | % |
  One-trick pony
| Am7 | % |
  One-trick pony (take me for a ride)
| Am7 |            | Am7 | Amadd11
  One-trick pony