Paul Simon – Homeward Bound tab

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From: Jean Marc Orliaguet 
Subject: TAB : Homeward Bound ( Paul Simon ) - from "Live Rhymin'"
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 10:56:59 +0200 (MET DST)

                           Homeward Bound ( Paul Simon )

                       ( From The Sounds Of Silence, 1965 )


                     - Transcribed from "Live Rhymin'", 1973 -

Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( jmo@fy.chalmers.se http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )

Notes :  Capo 4


Intro :

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                                                      I'm

Verse 1 :

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    sit - ting   in    the  rail - way  sta - tion got a


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    ti - cket   for   my    des - ti - na - tion


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    mmm  ...


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    On     a    tour   of   one - night stands, my


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   suit - case  and   gui - tar   in   hand, and


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    eve - ry   stop  is  neat - ly   planned  for a


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     po -  et   and   a one - man     band


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                                        Home - ward

Bridge :

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   bound,                          I   wish    I


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    was                                 Home - ward


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   bound


Chorus :

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   Home,            where my thought's escaping
   Home,            where my music's play - ing
   Home,            where my  love   lies waiting


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    si - lently     for      me


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Verse 2 :

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    eve - ry    day   's    end - less stream  of


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    ci - ga - rettes   and  ma - ga - zines


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                                              mm,  mm,


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    mmm  ...                                     and


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    each  town  looks the  same   to    me    the


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   mo - vies    and   the   fac - to - ries, and


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    eve - ry   stran - gers face   I   see    re -


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  - minds me   that    I   long   to    be       home -


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   ward bound


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                             mm,   I   wish    I


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    was                                 Home - ward


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   bound


[ Chorus ]


Verse 3 :

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 tonight  I'll  sing  my    songs  a - gain   I'll


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   play   the   game,      and       pre -        tend


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    mmm  ...


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    all   my   words  come  back  to   me     in


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   shades of     me - di -   o  - cri - ty    like


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    emp - ti - ness    in   har - mo -  ny     I


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     need someone   to comfort            me


[ Chorus ... ]


Outro :

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    si - lently     for      me


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                            si - len - tly  for me

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