Homeward Bound
Paul Simon

Simon & Garfunkel
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
1966
This is the easiest picking song by S&G I've found.  It is a lot
of fun, so enjoy it!  Just imagine being a 22-year-old kid sitting
in a railroad station wishing he was home with his girlfriend,
and you've got it.


Capo 3rd INTRO: G F C G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-0---0h1p0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-0---0h2p0---2---|-0-----------0---|-0---------------|-----------------| D:-------------3---|-2---2-------0h2-|-0---------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
This is the part behind the verse: I'm sitting in...railway... ticket for... destination.. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D:----0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0-----0--| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E:-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----| ooooh____ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| B:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| G:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| D:----0-----0--|----0-----0--|----2-----2--|-----2---2p0-----| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------3\2-| E:-1-----1-----|-1-----1-----|-0-----0-----|-0---------------| On a tour of one night stands..suitcase and guitar in hand Am F + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----| G:-------2-----0---|-------2-----0---|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---| D:-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-----3-----------|-----3-----------| A:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------| (Thumb) Every stop is neatly planned... poet and a one man band G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----| G:-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---| D:-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
Here, strum the chords. CHORUS G C Homeward bound G I wish I was C Homeward bound G Home, where my thought's escapin Home, where my music's playin' Home, where my love lies waiting D7 Silently for me On "for me", begin playing the second verse tab.
This is the ending: for me Silently + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D:----0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0-----0--| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E:-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----| for me (same as intro) (strum) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----3-------| B:-------------|-------------|-0---0h1p0-------|-----------------|-------------|----0--------| G:-------------|-------------|-0---0h2p0---2---|-0-----------0---|-0-----------|---0---------| D:----0-----0--|----0-----0--|-------------3---|-2---2-------0h2-|-0-----------|--0----------| A:-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-------------|-------------| E:-1-----1-----|-1-----1-----|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
LYRICS: I'm sitting in a railway station Got a ticket for my destination Ooooh On a tour of one-night stands My suitcase and guitar in hand And every stop is neatly planned For a poet and a one-man band CHORUS Homeward bound I wish I was Homeward bound Home, where my thought's escapin Home, where my music's playin' Home, where my love lies waiting Silently for me Every day's an endless stream Of cigarettes and magazines Ooooh But each town looks the same to me The movies and the factories And every stranger's face I see Reminds me that I long to be CHORUS Tonight I'll sing my songs again I'll play the game and pretend Ooooh But all my words come back to me In shades of mediocrity Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me CHORUS Silently for me

Created on 4-24-97 by Daniel E. Smith.