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............................. Punky's Dilemma .............................

Copyright © 1968 Paul Simon

From the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967.

Transcribed by John McGann.

% indicates a repeat of the previous measure.


Capo 5th fret  (see tuning info on main page)

     Cmaj7
e:|--0--------------|--0-0-----3------|--0--------------|--0-0-----3------|
B:|--0--------------|--0-0----------0-|--0--------------|--0-0----------0-|
G:|--0-----strum----|--0-0--0-------0-|--0-----strum----|--0-0--0-------0-|
D:|--2--------------|--2-2--2-------2-|--2--------------|--2-2--2-------2-|
A:|--3--------------|--3-3--3----3----|--3--------------|--3-3--3----3----|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


     Cmaj7             Dm7               G                 Cmaj7
e:|--0--------------|--1--------------|-----------------|--0-0-----3------|
B:|--0--------------|--1--------------|--0--------------|--0-0----------0-|
G:|--0-----strum----|--2-----strum----|--0-----strum----|--0-0--0-------0-|
D:|--2--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2-2--2-------2-|
A:|--3--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|--3-3--3----3----|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|

    Wish  I  was a   Kellogg's cornflake   floating in my bowl..movies


     Cmaj7                               Dm7               C
e:|-----------------|--0--------------|--1-1-0-0-1-1----|--0--------------|
B:|-----------------|--0--------------|--1-1-0-0-1-1-0--|--1--------------|
G:|--------%--------|--0-----strum----|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|--0-----strum----|
D:|-----------------|--2--------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2--------------|
A:|-----------------|--3--------------|------0-0--------|--3--------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                         Relaxin'    a-while                     livin' in


     Cmaj7             F                                   Cmaj7
e:|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
B:|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
G:|--0-----strum----|--------strum----|--------%--------|--0-----strum----|
D:|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
A:|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
E:|-----------------|--1--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

    style             Talkin' to a rasin who .... plays L.A.


     Cmaj7             G/B  Am7          F/A   G/A
e:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|----0------------|
B:|-----------------|--0-0--1-1-1-----|--1-----3----3---|----3------------|
G:|-------%---------|--0-0--0-0-0-----|--2-----4----4---|----4---strum----|
D:|-----------------|--0-0--2-2-2-----|--3-----5----5---|----5------------|
A:|-----------------|--2-2--0-0-0-----|--0-----0----0---|----0------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                      Casually  ...    toupee


     G/A
e:|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|
G:|--------%--------|
D:|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|

                    (return to beginning and repeat)


South California break:

     F/A                                 Cmaj7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------|--0-0----3-------|
B:|--1--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|--0-0---------0--|
G:|--2-----strum----|--------%--------|--0-----strum----|--0-0-0-------0--|
D:|--3--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|--2-2-2-------2--|
A:|--0--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|--3-3-3----3-----|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

     Aaaaaaah ...      South     Cali - fornia


Ending:

     Cmaj7
e:|--0--------------|
B:|--0--------------|
G:|--0--------------|
D:|--2--------------|
A:|--3--------------|
E:|-----------------|


Lyrics:

Wish I was a Kellogg's Cornflake,
Floatin' in my bowl takin' movies,
Relaxin' awhile,
Livin' in style,
Talkin' to a raisin who occasionally plays L.A.,
Casually glancing at his toupee.

Wish I was an English muffin,
'Bout to make the most out of a toaster.
I'd ease myself down,
Comin' up brown.
I prefer boysenberry more than any ordinary jam.
I'm a "Citizen's for Boysenberry Jam" fan.

Ah, South California.

If I become a first lieutenant,
Would you put my photo on your piano?
"To Maryjane --
Best Wishes, Martin."
Old Roger, draft-dodger,
Leavin' by the basement door.
Everybody knows what he's tippy-toeing down there for.