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Paul Simon
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A D A The first time I heard “Peggy Sue”A E A I was twelve years oldA D A Russians up in rocket shipsA E A And the war was coldA D Now many wars have come and goneE A Genocide still goes onF#m D Buddy Holly still goes onA E A But his catalog was soldA D A First time I smoked Guess what?Continúa después del anuncioA E A Paranoid.A D A First time I heard “Satisfaction”A E A I was young and unemployedA D Down the decades every yearE A Summer leaves and my birthday’s hereF#m D And all my friends stand up and cheerA E A And say, “Man, you’re old”D Getting oldG OldC F E You’re getting old We celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day And Buddha found nirvana along the lotus way About 1,500 years ago the messenger Mohammed spoke And his wisdom like a river flowed Through hills of gold Wisdom is old The Koran is old The Bible is old Greatest story ever told Disagreements? Work ‘em out The human race has walked the earth for 2.7 million And we estimate the universe at 13–14 billion When all these numbers tumble into your imagination Consider that the Lord was there before creation God is old We’re not old God is old He made the mold