Homeward Bound Tab by Paul Simon

Homeward Bound tab by Paul Simon

Guitar Tab

Homeward Bound (Paul Simon)

                       (From The Sounds Of Silence, 1965)


                     - Transcribed from "Live Rhymin'", 1973 -



Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
(jmo@fy.chalmers.se http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo)

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -



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--



Verse 1 :

    I'm...

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

    sit - ting in the...


    G/F#
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G-|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

    ti - cket   for...


    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...


     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...


     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...


   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...


     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...


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

    was...


     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, ...
   Home, ...
   Home, ...


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

    si - lently...


    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...


    G/F#
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G-|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

    ci - ga - rettes   and..


    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...


     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...


     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...


   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...


     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...


     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...


    G/F#
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G-|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

   play   the   game,...


    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...


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

   shades of...


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

    emp - ti - ness    in...


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

     need someone...


[ 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...


    G/F#
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
G-|-----------------------0-----------------------0--|
D-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

                                      si - lenty...

    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---|





            (jmo@fy.chalmers.se http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo)

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