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Ace in the Hole Chords

Music by: Paul Simon
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[Intro 1]
[G]
[F][G][Em][F][G][F][G][C][F]
[G][F][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Some
people say Jesus that's the ace in the [F]hole
[G]But I never met the[Em] man [F]so
[G]I don't really know
Maybe some [Em]Christmas [F]if
I'm [G]sick and [Em]alone
[F]He [G]will look up my [Em]number
[G]Call me on the phone and say
[F]Hey, [Am]boy, [Em]where you
been so [F#dim]long
Don't you know [Cm]me
I'm your ace in [G]the hole
[C][G][F][G][Em][G]

[Verse 2]
Two hundred dol[C]lars,
[G]that's my ace in [Em]the hole
[G]When I'm down, dirty and desperate
[F]That's my [G]emergency
bank [Dm]roll [G](I got)
Two hundred dollars,
that's the price on [Em]the street
[G]If you want to get some [Em]quality
[G]That's the price you got to meet
[F](and the man says)
[Am]Hey, [Em]Junior, where you
been so [F#dim]long
Don't you know me
[Cm]I'm [Eb]your ace i[Cm]n the hole
[G][F][G]
(Talk about ace in [Em]the h[G]ole)
Once I [Em]was crazy [G]an d my

[Verse 3]
ace in the hole
[Em]Was that I knew [G]that I was crazy[Em]
[G]So I never lost my self-control
I I just walk in the [Em]middle of the road and
[G]I sleep in the [Em]middle of the bed
I [G]stop in the middle of a sentence
And the voice in the middle of my head said
[F]Hey[Am], Junior,
[Em]where you been so long[F#dim]
Don't you know [Adim]me
[Cm]I'm your a[Adim]ce in the hole[G]
[C#dim](oh yeah)[C]

[Verse 4]
Ace in [Bdim]the hole
Lean on [Abdim]me
[Am]Don't you know me
[Cm]I'm your guara[G]ntee

[Interlude 1]
[C][G]
[F]

[Verse 5]
Riding on this [F]rolling [Em]bus
Beneath a stony sky
[Am]With a slow moon rising
[D]And the smokestacks drifting by[G]
[F]In the hour when the heart is weak
And [Em]the memory is strong
[Am]When time has stopped
[D]And the bus just rolls a[G]long
Roll on, roll on
[C]Roll [G]on, roll [C]on[G]

[Interlude 2]
Roll on, roll on
[C][G][Em]
[Am][D][G][C][G]
[C][G]

[Verse 6]
[G]Some people say music that's
their ace in the [Em]hole
[G]Just your ordinary [Em]rhythm and [G]blues
Your basic rock and roll

[Verse 7]
You [G]can sit on the [Em]top of the beat
[G]You can lean on the [Em]side of the beat
[G]You can hang from the [Em]bot
tom of the [G]beat
But you got to admit that the music
is sweet
[F][Am]

[Verse 8]
[Em]
Where you been so [F#dim]long
Don't you know [Cm]me
I'm your ace in [G]the hole
[C#dim](oh yeah)[C]

[Verse 9]
Ace in the [Bdim]hole
Lean on [Abdim]me
[Am]Don't you know me
[Cm]I'm your guara[G]ntee[F]
[G][C][G]

[Interlude 3]
[F][G]
[C][G]

[Verse 10]
[G]Some people say music that's
their ace in the hole
[Cm]Just [G]your ordinary rhythm and blues
Your basic rock and roll
You can sit on the top of the beat
You can [Eb]lean on the side of the beat
[G]You can hang from the
bottom of the [G]beat
But you gotta admit that
the music is sweet

[Verse 11]
Hey, [G]Junior, I'm your ace in the hole
Hey, Junior, I'm your ace in the hole
Hey, Junior, I'm your ace in the hole
Hey, Junior,

[Outro 1]
I'm your ace in the hole
[G][G][G]
[G]
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