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Homeward Bound

Paul Simon
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Tab2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-h1-p0-----------------------------------------|
G|--0-h2-p0--2-----0-----0--------0--0-----0--------|
D|-----------3-----2--------------0-h2-----0--------|
A|-----------------------3--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3--|

I'm

Verse 1

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

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

G/F#

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

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

G/F

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|

mm, mm,

Em

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------------------0--------0--------|
G|-----------------0-----------------0--------------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|

mmm ...

Am G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0--|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

On a tour of one - night stands, my

F

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0--|
D|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|

suit - case and gui - tar in hand, and

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

eve - ry stop is neat - ly planned for a

Dsus4/A

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------|

po - et and a one - man band

G

e|--------------------------------3-----------------|
B|-----0-----------0--------------0--------0--------|
G|-----------0-----------0--------0--------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

Home - ward

Bridge

C C/B

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----|
A|--3-----------------------3-----------2-----------|
E|--------------3-----------------------------------|

bound, I wish I

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

was Home - ward

C C/B

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----|
A|--3-----------------------3-----------2-----------|
E|--------------3-----------------------------------|

bound

Chorus

G

e|--------3-----------3-----------------------------|
B|--------0--------0--0--1-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|--------0--------0--0--2-----0-----2-----0--------|
D|--------0--------------0-----0-----3-----2--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3-----------------------------------------|

Home, where my thought's escaping

Home, where my music's play - ing

Home, where my love lies waiting

D

e|-----2--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----3-----------------------0--------|
G|--------2--------------2-----------------------0--|
D|--0-----------------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------0-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3-----------3-----------|

si - lently for me

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

Verse 2

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

eve - ry day 's end - less stream of

G/F#

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

ci - ga - rettes and ma - ga - zines

G/F

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|

mm, mm,

Em

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------------------0--------0--------|
G|-----------------0-----------------0--------------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|

mmm ... and

Am G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0--|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

each town looks the same to me the

F

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0--|
D|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|

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

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

eve - ry stran - gers face I see re -

Dsus4/A

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------|

- minds me that I long to be home -

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------0--------------0-----1-----3-----|
G|-----------0-----------0--------------------------|
D|--------0-----------0-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------0-----2-----|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-----------------|

ward bound

C C/B

e|--0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----|
A|--3-----------------------3-----------2-----------|
E|--------------3-----------------------------------|

mm, I wish I

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

was Home - ward

C C/B

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----|
A|--3-----------------------3-----------2-----------|
E|--------------3-----------------------------------|

bound

Verse 3

G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

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

G/F#

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

play the game, and pre - tend

G/F

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|

mm, mm,

Em

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------------------0--------0--------|
G|-----------------0-----------------0--------------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|

mmm ...

Am G

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------------------------1-----------1--------|
G|--2--------------------------------2-----------0--|
D|--2------ strum ----------------2-----------0-----|
A|--0-----------------------0-----------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

all my words come back to me in

F

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--------------------------1-----------1--------|
G|--2--------------------------------2-----------0--|
D|--3------ strum ----------------3-----------3-----|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------1-----------1-----------|

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

G

e|--------------------------3-----------------------|
B|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|
G|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|--0------ strum ----------0------ strum ----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------3-----------------------|

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

D

e|--------------------------2-----------------------|
B|--0-----------------------3-----------------------|
G|--0-----------------------2-----------------------|
D|--0------ strum ----------0------ strum ----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------|

need someone to comfort me

Outro

D G

e|-----2--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----3-----------------------0--------------------|
G|--------2--------------2-----------------------0--------------|
D|--0-----------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

si - lently for me

G/F#

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

si - len - tly for me

G/F G

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0----------------|
G|-----------------------0-----------------------0----------|
D|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------(3)------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------)3---|
B|--0-h1-p0--------------------------------------------(0---|
G|--0-h2-p0--2-----0-----0--------0--0-----0-----------)0---|
D|-----------3-----2--------------0-h2-----0-----------(0---|
A|-----------------------3----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3------3---|

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| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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