Richard Cory
Simon And GarfunkelVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro
They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town
With political connections to spread his wealth around
Born into society a banker's only child
He had everything a man could want; power, grace and style
But I -- work in his factory
And i curse the life I'm living,
And I curse my poverty
And i wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be
Oh I wish that i could be - Richard Cory
The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes
Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show
And the rumours of his parties and the orgies on his yacht
Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he's got
But I -- work in his factory
And I curse the life I'm living,
And I curse my poverty
And i wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be
Oh I wish that i could be - Richard Cory
He freely gave to charities, he had the common touch
And they were grateful for his patronage, and they thanked him very much
So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read
Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head
But I -- work in his factory
And i curse the life I'm living,
And I curse my poverty
And i wish that I could be, oh I wish that I could be
Oh I wish that i could be - Richard Cory
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Readable chord sheet for Richard Cory by Simon And Garfunkel
Intro [A7] [Am]They say that Richard Cory owns one [G]half of this whole town With [Am]political connections to [E7]spread his wealth around [D5]Born into society a banker's only child He had [Am]every[G]thing a [C]man could want; [E7]power, grace and style [C]But I -- work in his [Am]factory And i [D5]curse the life I'm living, And I curse my poverty And i wish that I could be, [C]oh I wish that I could [Am]be Oh I [D5]wish that i could [D7]be - Richard [Am]Cory The p[Am]apers print his picture almost [G]everywhere he goes Richard C[Am]ory at the opera, Richard [E7]Cory at a show And the r[D5]umours of his parties and the orgies on his yacht Oh, he s[Am]urely m[G]ust be h[C]appy with e[E7]verything he's got [C]But I -- work in his [Am]factory And I [D5]curse the life I'm living, And I curse my poverty And i wish that I could be, [C]oh I wish that I could [Am]be Oh I [D5]wish that i could [D7]be - Richard [Am]Cory He f[Am]reely gave to charities, he [G]had the common touch And they were g[Am]rateful for his patronage, and they [E7]thanked him very much So my [D5]mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read [Am]Richard [G]Cory went [C]home last night and put a [Am]bullet through his head [C]But I -- work in his [Am]factory And i [D5]curse the life I'm living, And I curse my poverty And i wish that I could be, [C]oh I wish that I could [Am]be Oh I [D5]wish that i could [E7]be - Richard [Am]Cory