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". 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G|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------| A|------------------------8------| E|-------------------------------| Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|8------------------------------|8------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Every day's an endless stream of G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|7---------------7--------------|7---------------7--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| cigarettes and ma - ga- zines, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|6---------------6--------------|6---------------6--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| mm- G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5---------------5--------------|5------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|--------8-------6-------5------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| mm, And G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|------------------------5------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|8-----------------------8------|8---------------8--------------| each town looks the same to me, the G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|6---------------6--------------|6---------------6--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| mo - vies and the fac - to- ries, And G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|8---------------8--------------|8---------------8--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| eve - ry stran - ger's face I see re- minds G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|8---------------8--------------|8-------6-------5--------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------8------| me that I long to be Refrain: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------5------| E|6---------------6--------------|6-----------8------------------| Home - ward G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|----------------5-------7------| A|6-----------6---6-----------6--|6-------8----------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| bound, I wish I G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|8-----------8---8--------------|8------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|----------------8--------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| was home - ward G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|----------------5-------7------| A|6-----------6---6-----------6--|6-------8----------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| bound. 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G|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------| A|------------------------8------| E|-------------------------------| To- Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|8------------------------------|8------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| night I'll sing my songs a - gain, I'll ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|7------------------------------|7------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| play the game and pre - tend, ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|6------------------------------|6------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| mm- ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5------------------------------|5------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|--------8-------6-------5------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| mm, But oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|------------------------5------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|8------------------------------|8---------------8--------------| all my words come back to me in G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|6---------------6--------------|6---------------6--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| shades of me - di- oc- ri- ty, Like G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|8---------------8--------------|8---------------8--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| emp - ti- ness in har - mo- ny, I G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|8---------------8-----------8--|8-------6-------5--------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------8------| need some - one to com - fort me. 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