Mrs. Robinson chords
by Simon & GarfunkelSong Key: F# Minor (Relative to A Major)
Time Signature: 2/2
Tempo: 92 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner
Capo: 2nd fret (Play using Key of Em shapes)
Chords in E Minor: E, Em, E7, E6, G, G7, A7, Am, C, C/B, D, D7
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Mrs Robinson
Capo on 2 if playing with the video.The Relative Major Key of Em is highlighted - Transpose to any other key.
E
Intro: 2/2 ‖: | % | % | % :‖
E7
De De-de-de De-de De-de De-de De - de - | de | % |
A7
Do Do-do-do Do-do Do-do | Do | % |
D G C C/B Am
De De-de-de De-de De-de De-de De - de - | de | % |
E D7
| | % | |(And here's to)|
G Em
Chorus: And here's to you, Mrs. Rob-in-son
G Em C D7
Je-sus loves you more than you will know Wo wo wo
G Em
God bless you please, Mrs. Rob-in-son
G Em C
Heav-en holds a place for those who pray
Am E
Hey hey hey Hey hey hey | % | % | % |
E E7
1. We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
A7
We'd like to help you learn to help your-self
D7 G C C/B Am
Look a-round you all you see are sym-pa-the-tic eyes
E D7
Stroll a-round the grounds un-til you feel at home
G Em
Chorus: And here's to you, Mrs. Rob-in-son
G Em C D7
Je-sus loves you more than you will know Wo, wo wo
G Em
God bless you please, Mrs. Rob-in-son
G Em C
Heav-en holds a place for those who pray
Am E
Hey hey hey Hey hey hey | % | % | % |
E E7
2. Hide it in a hid-ing place where no one ev-er goes
A7
Put it in your pant-ry with your cup-cakes
D7 G C C/B Am
It's a lit-tle sec-ret just the Rob-in-sons af-fair
E D7
Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids
G Em
Chorus: Coo coo ca-choo, Mrs. Rob-in-son
G Em C D7
Je-sus loves you more than you will know Wo, wo wo
G Em
God bless you please, Mrs. Rob-in-son
G Em C
Heav-en holds a place for those who pray
Am E
Hey hey hey Hey hey hey | % | % | % |
E E7
3. Sit-ting on a so-fa on a Sun-day af-ter-noon
A7
Go-ing to the can-di-dates' de-bate
D7 G C C/B Am
Laugh a-bout it, shout a-bout it when you've got to choose
E D7
Ev-'ry way you look at it you lose
G Em
Chorus: Where have you gone, Joe Di Mag-gi-o?
G Em C D7
A na-tion turns its lone-ly eyes to you Woo, woo woo
G Em
What's that you say, Mrs. Rob-in-son?
G Em C
"Jolt-in Joe has left and gone a-way?"
Am E
Hey hey hey Hey hey hey | % |... repeat to fade
PS: A nice chord to end on is E6... see what you think.Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: F#m - (relative to A Major) – 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
- Piano / Original Chords Set: F#, F#m, F#7, F#6, A, A7, B7, Bm, D, D/C#, E, E7
- Time Signature: 2/2 — Two half-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately bright
- Metronome: h = 92 (h represents a half-note)
- Voice Range: F#4 – G#5
- Form/Structure: Intro – Chorus – (Verse - Chorus) x3
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major chords: E, G, C, D
- Minor chords: Em, Am
- Dominant 7th chords: E7, G7, A7, D7
- 6th chord: E6
- Slash chord: C/B
- E6 and C/B are the least common chords in this arrangement but both are very easy to play.
E6: Often used as a gentle color chord, it’s just an E major with an added 6th (C#).
C/B: A slash chord (C major with B in the bass) that creates smooth voice‑leading into Am. - Alternative Voicings: In the Intro, D and D7 can be played as D/F# and D7/F# respectively (lead with F# bass note - 6th string, 2nd fret). D7 can also be played as D7/F# throughout the song as well... see charts above.
Guitar Tab Intro
Please Note:- Chords in brackets represent chord names in relation to a guitar with a capo on the 2nd fret.
- Chords above brackets represent the actual chords without a capo.
- E5 and F#5 are power chords built from just the root and the fifth. Because they omit the 3rd — the note that makes a chord major or minor — they can be used over either quality. In a progression, E5 can substitute for E major or E minor, and F#5 can substitute for F# major or F# minor.
- E5 is played like Em, but only the bottom three sounded strings (E–B–E) are played. Leaving out the G note turns the chord into E5.
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Paul Simon
- Lyrics Begin: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
- Genre: Folk rock
- Featured Artists: Simon and Garfunkel (American folk rock duo)
- Album: Graduate
Recorded: 1967
Released: January 21, 1968 - Album: Bookends
Recorded: September 1966, January & June 1967, October 1967 – February 1968
Released: April 3, 1968 - Single:
Recorded: February 2, 1968
Released: April 5, 1968
B-side: Old Friends, Bookends
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