El Condor Pasa If I Could(Chords)

Paul Simon

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	        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-------------| 

 

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    
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 


 
 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 



 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 


CODA (freely) 
| Em | % | Em
El Condor Pasa If I Could(Chords)

Paul Simon

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