Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (Live Canadian TV, 1966)
Tempo:
104 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
D
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
I'm sitting at the railway [E] station, got a ticket for my [Em] destination.
[F#]
On [Bm] a tour of one night [G] stands my suitcase and guitar in [A] hand,
and every stop is neatly planned for [E] a poet and a one man [A] band.
[D] Homeward bound, I [A] wish I was.
[D] Homeward bound, [A] home, where [Bm] my thoughts escape [A] and fall,
where [Bm] my music's playing, [A] home, [Bm] where my love lies [E] waiting silently [A] for me.
Every day's an endless stream [C#m] of cigarettes and magazines.
[G] [F#] Mmm.
[Bm] And each town looks the same to me, [G] the movies and the factories,
[A] and every stranger's face I see [Em] reminds me that [E] I long [A] to be
[D] Homeward bound, I wish [A] I was.
[D] Homeward bound, [A] home, [Em] where my [Bm] thoughts [A] escape and fall,
[Bm] where my music's [A] playing, home, [Bm] where my love lies [A] waiting [E] silently for me.
[A]
Tonight I'll sing my songs again, [E] I'll play the game and [Em] pretend.
[F#] Mmm.
[Bm] But all my words come back to me in [G] shades of mediocrity,
[A] like emptiness and harmony, [E] I need someone to comfort [A] me.
[D] Homeward bound, I wish [A] I was.
[D] Homeward bound, [A] home, [Bm] where my thoughts [A] escape and fall,
[Bm] where my [A] music's playing, home, [Bm] where my love [A] lies waiting [E]
silently [A] for me.
[E]
[Em] Silently for me.
[A] [D] [A] [N]
[A] [D] [A]
I'm sitting at the railway [E] station, got a ticket for my [Em] destination.
[F#]
On [Bm] a tour of one night [G] stands my suitcase and guitar in [A] hand,
and every stop is neatly planned for [E] a poet and a one man [A] band.
[D] Homeward bound, I [A] wish I was.
[D] Homeward bound, [A] home, where [Bm] my thoughts escape [A] and fall,
where [Bm] my music's playing, [A] home, [Bm] where my love lies [E] waiting silently [A] for me.
Every day's an endless stream [C#m] of cigarettes and magazines.
[G] [F#] Mmm.
[Bm] And each town looks the same to me, [G] the movies and the factories,
[A] and every stranger's face I see [Em] reminds me that [E] I long [A] to be
[D] Homeward bound, I wish [A] I was.
[D] Homeward bound, [A] home, [Em] where my [Bm] thoughts [A] escape and fall,
[Bm] where my music's [A] playing, home, [Bm] where my love lies [A] waiting [E] silently for me.
[A]
Tonight I'll sing my songs again, [E] I'll play the game and [Em] pretend.
[F#] Mmm.
[Bm] But all my words come back to me in [G] shades of mediocrity,
[A] like emptiness and harmony, [E] I need someone to comfort [A] me.
[D] Homeward bound, I wish [A] I was.
[D] Homeward bound, [A] home, [Bm] where my thoughts [A] escape and fall,
[Bm] where my [A] music's playing, home, [Bm] where my love [A] lies waiting [E]
silently [A] for me.
[E]
[Em] Silently for me.
[A] [D] [A] [N]
Key:
A
Bm
D
E
Em
A
Bm
D
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
I'm sitting at the railway [E] station, got a ticket for my [Em] destination.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
On [Bm] a tour of one night [G] stands my suitcase and guitar in [A] hand,
and every stop is neatly planned for [E] a poet and a one man [A] band.
_ _ [D] Homeward bound, I [A] wish I was. _
[D] Homeward bound, _ _ [A] home, where [Bm] my thoughts escape [A] and fall,
where [Bm] my music's playing, [A] home, [Bm] where my love lies [E] waiting silently [A] for me.
_ _ Every day's an endless stream [C#m] of cigarettes and magazines. _
[G] _ [F#] Mmm.
_ _ [Bm] And each town looks the same to me, [G] the movies and the factories,
[A] and every stranger's face I see [Em] reminds me that [E] I long [A] to be
_ [D] Homeward bound, I wish [A] I was.
[D] Homeward bound, _ _ [A] home, [Em] where my [Bm] thoughts [A] escape and fall,
[Bm] where my music's [A] playing, home, [Bm] where my love lies [A] waiting [E] silently for me.
[A] _ _ _
Tonight I'll sing my songs again, [E] I'll play the game and [Em] pretend.
_ _ [F#] Mmm. _ _
[Bm] But all my words come back to me in [G] shades of mediocrity,
[A] like emptiness and harmony, [E] I need someone to comfort [A] _ me.
_ [D] Homeward bound, I wish [A] I was.
[D] Homeward bound, _ _ [A] home, [Bm] where my thoughts [A] escape and fall,
[Bm] where my [A] music's playing, home, [Bm] where my love [A] lies waiting [E]
silently [A] for me.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] Silently for me.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
I'm sitting at the railway [E] station, got a ticket for my [Em] destination.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
On [Bm] a tour of one night [G] stands my suitcase and guitar in [A] hand,
and every stop is neatly planned for [E] a poet and a one man [A] band.
_ _ [D] Homeward bound, I [A] wish I was. _
[D] Homeward bound, _ _ [A] home, where [Bm] my thoughts escape [A] and fall,
where [Bm] my music's playing, [A] home, [Bm] where my love lies [E] waiting silently [A] for me.
_ _ Every day's an endless stream [C#m] of cigarettes and magazines. _
[G] _ [F#] Mmm.
_ _ [Bm] And each town looks the same to me, [G] the movies and the factories,
[A] and every stranger's face I see [Em] reminds me that [E] I long [A] to be
_ [D] Homeward bound, I wish [A] I was.
[D] Homeward bound, _ _ [A] home, [Em] where my [Bm] thoughts [A] escape and fall,
[Bm] where my music's [A] playing, home, [Bm] where my love lies [A] waiting [E] silently for me.
[A] _ _ _
Tonight I'll sing my songs again, [E] I'll play the game and [Em] pretend.
_ _ [F#] Mmm. _ _
[Bm] But all my words come back to me in [G] shades of mediocrity,
[A] like emptiness and harmony, [E] I need someone to comfort [A] _ me.
_ [D] Homeward bound, I wish [A] I was.
[D] Homeward bound, _ _ [A] home, [Bm] where my thoughts [A] escape and fall,
[Bm] where my [A] music's playing, home, [Bm] where my love [A] lies waiting [E]
silently [A] for me.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] Silently for me.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _