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Cecilia Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Cecilia chords and guitar lesson. This is a great song by Simon & Garfunkel and it's actually a pretty easy song as well because it only had 3 simple chords!

The tricky part about this song is the timing of the split measures, but other than that, this one is a sure crowd pleaser. Check out the diagrams below for the chords and strumming patterns.

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Cecilia Guitar Chords:

Cecilia Strumming Patterns:

Strum:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DUDU  DU DU

Split Measures:
C         G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DUDU  DU DU

Cecilia Guitar Lesson:

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Cecilia Chord Chart:

CHORUS:
   G                        |C                    G|
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
                 |C                    G|                 D
You're shaking my confidence daily
        |C G|              |C                     G|
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
          |C                      G|                           D
I'm begging you please to come home
   G                        |C                    G|
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
                 |C                    G|                 D
You're shaking my confidence daily
        |C G|              |C                     G|
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
          |C                      G|                           D
I'm begging you please to come home
                       G
Come on home

VERSE:
 G                                  |C     D|                    | G
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
 C|      |D             G|
Up in my bedroom
G                  |C                D|
I got up to wash my face
                |G                         C|
When I come back to bed
                        |D                 G|
Someone's taken my place ...

CHORUS:
   G                        |C                    G|
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
                 |C                    G|                 D
You're shaking my confidence daily
        |C G|              |C                     G|
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
          |C                      G|                           D
I'm begging you please to come home
                        G
Come on home

INTERLUDE:
G   G   G   G
Bo po bo bo ...
|C G| |C G| D
|C G | |C G| |C G| D

BRIDGE:
       |C G|              |C               G|
Jubilation, she loves me again
    |C                 G|                     D
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
       |C G|              |C               G|
Jubilation, she loves me again
    |C                 G|                     D
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing

OUTRO: Repeat out
|C G|  |C G|  |C G| D (End on G)

This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.

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