Homeward Bound

by Paul Simon
from "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme."
Tabbed and transcribed by R P Kent (R.P.Kent@durham.ac.uk)
Capo on 3rd Fret.

Intro
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                                     Im sitting....       ticket....

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destination           Mmm________________   On a tour of one night stands

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    My  suitcase and guitar in hand  and  every stop is neatly planned for a

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       poet and .....

Verse 1:
  I'm sitting in the railway station, got a
  Ticket for my destination
  Mm_________
  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 : (Strum Chords)

  G        C               G
  Homeward bound, I wish I was,
           C
  Homeward bound.
  G              *                          *(w/Fill 1)
  Home, where my thoughts escaping, 
  G              *
  Home, where my music's playing,
  G              *                  D7
  Home, where my love lies waiting, silently for me.

Verse 2:

  Every day's an endless stream of
  Cigarettes and magazines
  Mmm_______
  Each town looks the same to me, the
  Movies and the factories
  And every strangers face I see
  Reminds me that I long to be.

Chorus:

Verse 3:
  
  Tonight I'll sing my songs again, I'll
  Play the game and pretend
  Mmm________
  But all my words come back to me in
  Shades of mediocrity
  Like emptiness in harmony
  I need someone to comfort me.

Chorus :

Outro:

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Fill 1:

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