Homeward Bound
Simon and Garfunkel
Written by Paul Simon; released as a single with "Leaves That Are Green" as
the B-side, and on the album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme".
Intro:
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I'm
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sittin' in the rail - way sta - tion, got a
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ticket for my des - ti- na - tion,
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mm,
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On a tour of one night stands, my
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suit - case and guitar in hand, And
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eve - ry stop is neat - ly planned for a
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po - et and a one - man band.
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Home - ward
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bound, I wish I
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was home - ward
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bound.
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Home, where my thought's es - ca - ping,
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home, where my mu - sic's pla - ying,
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Home, where my love lies wai - ting
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si - lent - ly for me.
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Verse:
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Every day's an endless stream of
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cigarettes and ma - ga- zines,
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mm, And
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each town looks the same to me, the
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mo - vies and the fac - to- ries, And
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eve - ry stran - ger's face I see re- minds
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me that I long to be
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/simon_and_garfunkel/homeward_bound_btab.html ]
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bound, I wish I
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was home - ward
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bound.
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Home, where my thought's es - ca - ping,
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home, where my mu - sic's pla - ying,
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Home, where my love lies wai - ting
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si - lent - ly for me.
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To-
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night I'll sing my songs a - gain, I'll
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play the game and pre - tend,
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all my words come back to me in
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shades of me - di- oc- ri- ty, Like
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emp - ti- ness in har - mo- ny, I
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need some - one to com - fort me.
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Home - ward
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bound, I wish I
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was home - ward
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bound.
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Home, where my thought's es - ca - ping,
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home, where my mu - sic's pla - ying,
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Home, where my love lies wai - ting
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si - lent - ly for me,
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Outro:
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si - lent - ly for
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me.
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