Homeward Bound (1973 live version)

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by Paul Simon
from "The Sounds Of Silence"
transcribed from "Live Rhymin'"

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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mm, mm,

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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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mm, mm,

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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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