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Homeward Bound

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: Jean Marc Orliaguet 
Subject: TAB : Homeward Bound ( Paul Simon ) - from "Live Rhymin'"
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 10:56:59 +0200 (MET DST)

                           Homeward Bound ( Paul Simon )

                       ( From The Sounds Of Silence, 1965 )


                     - Transcribed from "Live Rhymin'", 1973 -

Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( [email protected] http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )

Notes :  Capo 4


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


 Chorus 


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


 Chorus ... 


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---|

            ( [email protected] http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )
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