El Condor Pasa If I Could

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            El Condor Pasa (If I Could) – Paul Simon
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Written by: Daniel A Robles/Jorge Milchberg
Paul Simon as guest star in "Sesame Street" (1977)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The basic patterns for this beautiful version. There are some subtle
variations here and there (especially in the second verse). Use this
tab to develop your own version. Enjoy!
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| +   harmonic


[Intro] (freely)
  Em                                Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|---+7-----------|  
B|--------------0-|----------------|---+7-----------|  
G|------------0---|----------------|---+7-----------|  
D|----0---2/4-----\2-0---------0---|----------------|  
A|0h2-------------|----2-0-h2------|----------------|  
E|----------------|----------------| +7--------------| 

  Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|-----------+12--| 
B|--------------0-|-----------+12--| 
G|------------0---|-----------+12--| 
D|----0---2/4-----\2-0-------------| 
A|0h2-------------|----2-0---------| 
E|----------------|--------+12-----| 

  Em                                Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|---+7-----------|  
B|--------------0-|----------------|---+7-----------|  
G|------------0---|----------------|---+7-----------|  
D|----0---2/4-----\2-0---------0---|----------------|  
A|0h2-------------|----2-0-h2------|----------------|  
E|----------------|----------------| +7--------------| 

  Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|  
B|--------------0-|----0-----------|  
G|------------0---|--0-------------|  
D|----0---2/4-----| 4-----2-0-------| 
A|0h2-------------|---------2-0-h2-|  
E|----------------|----------------|  

  Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|  
B|--------0-----------0---|--------0-----------0---|  
G|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|  
D|------------2-----------|------------2-----------|  
A|------------------------|------------------------|  
E|0-----------------------| 0-----------------------| 

  Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|--0---0---0---0-| 
D|----2-------2---| 
A|----------------| 
E|0-------0-------| 


[Verse]
  Em               G           D    G          C G/B G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
B|----------------|--0---0---0---3-|--0---0---0-1-0-|--0---0---0-----|  
G|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0---2-|--0---0---0-0-0-|--0---0---0-----|  
D|----2-----------|----0-------0---|----0-----------|----0-----------|  
A|----------------|----------------|------------3-2-|----------------|  
E|0-------0---0-2-| 3-------0-------|3-------0-------|3-------3---3-2-| 

  Em          B    Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|  
B|--------------0-|----------------|  
G|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0---0-|  
D|----2-----------|----2-------2---|  
A|------------2---|----------------|  
E|0-------0-------| 0-------0-------| 


[Chorus]
  C                                 G          C G/B G        G Am7 G/B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
B|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1-----|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-1-3-|  
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-0-0-|  
D|----------------|----------------|----0-----------|----0-----------|  
A|3-------3-------| 3-------3---2-0-|------------3-2-|------------0-2-| 
E|----3-------3---|----3-----------| 3-------0-------|3-------3-3-----| 

  C                                 G          C G/B G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
B|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1-----|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-----|  
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0-----|  
D|----------------|----------------|----0-----------|----0-----------|  
A|3-------3-------| 3-------3---2-0-|------------3-2-|----------------| 
E|----3-------3---|----3-----------| 3-------0-------|3-------3---3-2-| 

  Em          B    Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|  
B|--------0-----0-|--0---------0---|  
G|--0---0---------|------0---0-----|  
D|----2-----2-----|----2---------2-|  
A|------------2---|----------------|  
E|0---------------| 0-------0-------| 


[Outro]
  Em          B    Em          B    Em          B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
B|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|  
G|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|  
D|----2-----2-----|----2-----2-----|----2-----2-----|  
A|------------2---|------------2---|------------2---|  
E|0---------------| 0---------------|0---------------| 


[Coda] (freely)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|-----------+12--|  
B|--------------0-|--------------0-|-------+12------|  
G|------------0---|------------0---|---+12----------|  
D|----0---2/4-----\2-0-------0-----|----------------|  
A|0h2-------------|----2-0-h2------|----------------|  
E|----------------|----------------| +12-------------| 

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[Intro] (freely)
| Em | % | Bm | Em | Em |
| Em | % | Bm | Em | Em |

6/8       4/4
| Em | % | Em |


[Verse]
    Em                         G
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
D     G      C G/B G        B      Em      B   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           C G/B G        B      Em      B   Em
Yes I would, if I only  could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm


[Chorus]
 C  C/G   C      C/G   C   C/G  C
Away, I'd rather sail away
C    G/B G   G/D  G       C    G/B G   G/D  G  G Am7 G/B
Like a   swan      that's here and gone
  C  C/G   C       C/G    C    C/G  C
A man gets tied up to the ground
   C     G/B G    G/D  G     C  G/B  G    G/D  G
He gives the world       its saddest sound
    /G /F#  Em      B   Em
Its saddest sound - Hm, hm


[Verse 2]
    Em                        G
I'd rather be a forest than a street
D     G      C G/B G        B      Em      B
Yes I would, if I  could, I surely would
    Em                               G
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
D     G           C G/B G        B      Em      B   Em
Yes I would, if I only  could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm


[Chorus]
 C  C/G   C      C/G   C   C/G  C
Away, I'd rather sail away
C    G/B G   G/D  G       C    G/B G   G/D  G  G Am7 G/B
Like a   swan      that's here and gone
  C  C/G   C       C/G    C    C/G  C
A man gets tied up to the ground
   C     G/B G    G/D  G     C  G/B  G    G/D  G
He gives the world       its saddest sound
    /G /F#  Em      B   Em
Its saddest sound - Hm, hm


[Outro]
B   Em
Hm, hm
B   Em
Hm, hm