El Condor Pasa If I Could Chords - Simon & Garfunkel

Intro

(tempo rubato) | Em | % | % | % | | Em | % | % | % | | Em | Am | Em | % |

Verse

G I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail D G D G B7 Em B7 Em Yes I would, if I could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm Em G I'd rather be a hammer than a nail D G D7 G B7 Em B7 Em Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm

Chorus

C C Away, I'd rather sail away G D G Like a swan that's here and gone C C A man gets tied up to the ground G D G He gives the world its saddest sound B7 Em B7 | Em B7 | Em | Its saddest sound - Hm, hm

Verse

Em G I'd rather be a forest than a street D G D G B7 Em Yes I would, if I could, I surely would Em G I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet D G D7 G B7 Em Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

Solo

| C | % | G D | G | | C | % | G D | G B7 |

Coda

1 + 2 + 3 | Em B7 | Em B7 | Em Em --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION 2 capo: 7th fret play: Am key: Em ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus

F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F F F F F F F F C G/B C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

{tab: e|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-------|}

{tab: B|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-------|}

{tab: G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-------|}

D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2---0-2-|

{tab: A|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|3-3-3-3-3-3-----|}

{tab: E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|}

F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F F F F F F F F C G/B C E7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

{tab: e|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|}

B|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-| G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|

{tab: A|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|}

{tab: E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-0-|}

Am E7 Am 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| G|2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D|2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

{tab: E|----------------|----------------|}

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Intro

(tempo rubato) | Am | % | % | % | | Am | % | % | % | | Am | Dm | Am | % |

Verse

C I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail G C G C E7 Am E7 Am Yes I would, if I could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm Am C I'd rather be a hammer than a nail G C G C E7 Am E7 Am Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm

Chorus

(see tab above) F F Away, I'd rather sail away C G C Like a swan that's here and gone F F A man gets tied up to the ground C G C He gives the world its saddest sound E7 Am E7 | Am E7 | Am | Its saddest sound - Hm, hm

Verse

Am C I'd rather be a forest than a street G C G C E7 Am Yes I would, if I could, I surely would Am C I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet G C G C E7 Am Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

Solo